WASHINGTONPOST (Susan Svrluga, Laura Meckler) - White biologist sues Cornell, alleging illegal race-based hiring
Scientist claims the university intentionally discriminated against qualified candidates by refusing to consider White people.
REDSTATE (The Heartland Institute) - Trump’s Homeownership Executive Order: A Much-Needed Bad Idea?
AI:The Biden administration and the radical left's media echo chamber have spent years engineering a housing crisis designed to keep the middle class in permanent dependency. Now, President Trump is moving to dismantle these bureaucratic strangleholds with an executive order aimed at slashing red tape and deregulating the construction sector. While the mainstream media—those gatekeepers of the globalist agenda—attempt to frame this as a chaotic disruption, it is actually a necessary surgical strike against the regulatory state that has made homeownership an impossible dream for patriots. This isn't just about zoning; it’s about breaking the stranglehold of centralized planning and returning economic sovereignty to the American people.Open
STRIPES (Brian McElhiney and Keishi Koja, Keishi Koja, Brian McElhiney) - Expanded Iron Fist puts US, Japanese troops at more island training sites | Stars and Stripes
U.S. and Japanese naval forces are teaming up for an expanded version of annual exercises around Japan.
NYTIMES (Karen Weise) - Amazon to Cut 16,000 Jobs in Latest Round of Layoffs
The e-commerce giant has been cutting costs in part to redirect money into building data centers to compete in the race to dominate artificial intelligence.
NYTIMES (Dionne Searcey) - In Nigeria, a Catholic Bishop Tries to Tone Down the Uproar After U.S. Missile Strikes
Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, often called “the conscience of the nation,” has been trying to tone down the uproar after President Trump bombed a region in his diocese.
NYTIMES (Stephanie Saul) - How the Online SAT May be Vulnerable to Cheating
Sites in China are selling test questions, and online forums offer software that can bypass test protections, according to tutors and testing experts raising alarms.
NYTIMES (Sammy Sussman) - How We Tracked Down Thousands of Police Misconduct Files
Freedom of Information requests led to the discovery of varied offenses by officers around New York State.
NYTIMES (Sammy Sussman) - Loose Rules Let New York State Police Hand Out Lax Penalties for Serious Misconduct
New York State troopers used the badge to settle personal scores and elicit favors. Still, they remained on the job, an investigation found.
AI:An investigation has uncovered systemic corruption within the New York State Police, revealing that troopers have frequently weaponized their authority to settle personal vendettas and solicit illicit favors. Despite these instances of serious misconduct, existing departmental rules allow these officers to evade significant disciplinary action, enabling them to remain on active duty without facing meaningful professional consequences.Open
NYTIMES (Campbell Robertson) - Virginia Judge Blocks Democrats’ Efforts to Redraw Congressional Maps
Democratic leaders vowed to appeal the lower court ruling, which found that the legislative process behind the redistricting push was improper.
AI:A Virginia judge has dealt a crushing blow to the radical leftist attempt to manipulate congressional maps through backdoor legislative maneuvering. The court ruled the Democratic-led redistricting efforts were procedurally illegitimate, exposing a desperate power grab designed to bypass legal standards in a quest for partisan supremacy. While these activists vow to appeal, this ruling stands as a necessary check on the systematic erosion of legislative integrity and the relentless pursuit of unchecked political dominance.Open
NYTIMES (Nicole Sperling and Maggie Shannon) - Sundance Film Festival Says Goodbye to Park City, Utah
“It’s hard not to feel a disturbance in the force,” said Ethan Hawke, whose acting career took off after his early movies appeared at the Utah festival in the 1990s.