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Oklahoma university instructor on leave after failing Bible-based essay on gender
An instructor at the University of Oklahoma has been placed on leave after a student complained that she received a failing grade on a paper that cited the Bible to assert that the “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic."Samantha Fulnecky, 20, filed a complaint with the administration, the latest flashpoint in the ongoing debate over academic freedom on college campuses amid President Donald Trump’s push to end diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and restrict how campuses discuss issues of race, gender and sexuality.
“OU remains firmly committed... Read More
Longest US government shutdown cost Delta Air Lines $200 million
The longest government shutdown on record cost Delta Air Lines an estimated $200 million, CEO Ed Bastian said Wednesday in the first disclosure by a U.S. airline regarding the shutdown’s financial impact.Bastian told investors that refunds “grew significantly” while bookings slowed amid the uncertainty in air travel caused by the 43-day shutdown, contributing to Delta's loss of about 25 cents per share.
The shutdown, which began Oct. 1, led to long delays at major airports and historic flight cancellations at 40 of the country's busiest airports as more unpaid... Read More
Rescuers race in search for survivors after last week's floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand
BATANG TORU, Indonesia (AP) — Rescue teams raced Wednesday to reach communities isolated by last week's catastrophic floods and landslides in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand as over 900 people remained missing and the scope of economic damage became clearer.Over 1,400 were killed: at least 780 in Indonesia, 465 in Sri Lanka and 185 in Thailand, as well as three in Malaysia. Many villages remained buried under mud and debris, with power and telecommunications out.
Indonesia and Thailand, both middle-income economies, have been able to mobilize extensive rescue... Read More
Pentagon knew boat attack left survivors but still launched a follow-on strike, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon knew there were survivors after a September attack on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea and the U.S. military still carried out a follow-up strike, according to two people familiar with the matter.The rationale for the second strike was that it was needed to sink the vessel, according to the people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss it publicly. The Trump administration says all 11 people aboard were killed.
What remains unclear was who ordered the... Read More
President Trump's contempt shocks the country's largest Somali community
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Even for a president who has long made clear he’s no fan of Somalia, the latest round of White House contempt was a shock Wednesday in the country’s largest Somali community.“They contribute nothing. I don’t want them in our country,” President Donald Trump told reporters during a Tuesday Cabinet meeting. “We can go one way or the other, and we’re going to go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country.”
Trump doubled down Wednesday: “Somalians should be out of here. They’ve destroyed our country.”
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Entertainment
- Doctor who sold ketamine to 'Friends' star Matthew Perry gets 2 1/2 years in prison
- Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, has died at age 84
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