Accusing Harvard University of allowing antisemitism to fester on its campus, the Trump administration announced Monday it is reviewing nearly $9 billion in federal grants and hundreds of millions in contracts awarded to the elite school. “Harvard’s failure to protect students on campus from anti-Semitic discrimination – all while promoting divisive ideologies over free inquiry
Brazil’s top financial policy body banned some pension funds from investing in cryptocurrencies because they are too risky. The National Monetary Council (CMN) forbade closed pension entities known as Entidades Fechadas de Previdência Complementar (EFPCs) from allocating any portion of their guarantee reserves into bitcoin (BTC) or other digital currencies. The EFPCs manage retirement savings
31 Mar 2025 Marine Le Pen is barred from running for public office for five years, with the court also handing the far-right leader a four-year prison sentence, with two years suspended and two years’ home detention, and a €100,000 fine. Marine Le Pen The leader of the French far-right has been blocked from running
FRAMINGHAM — “Canceled.” That’s the dreaded word Jean McMurray, executive director of the Worcester County Food Bank in Shrewsbury, saw next to her most recent online order she had made. Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Northeast Regional Office confirmed to the state’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) that Massachusetts’ $3.4
Editor’s note: This is the second installment in a four-part series highlighting major Jefferson County organizations helping those with mental health issues. The next story will look at the work of Trinity Health System, particularly its behavioral health division. STEUBENVILLE — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claims the U.S. is undergoing
The financial watchdog says the superannuation industry needs to do better after a review they undertook found that, in more than three-quarters of death benefit claims, super funds were responsible for delays caused by processing issues within their control. Death benefits refer to the remaining superannuation balance in a member’s account after they pass away,
Altoona Area seniors Colton Chathams and Lanie Wilt perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on manikins Wednesday during a lab at the Curry Innovation Center. The students are participating in a new patient care technician program through Saint Francis University and will take their exams to become certified PCTs in August. Mirror photo by Matt Churella Bishop Guilfoyle
After commencing a discussion on Flexi Cap Funds in the last column, let us now turn the spotlight on some of the larger funds from this category and how they have performed over time frames of 6 months, 1 year, 3 years and 5 years. These include HDFC Flexi Cap Fund, Parag Parikh Flexi Cap
Local officials took a step to disburse $250,000 of opioid settlement funds to pay for a recovery house for those with a dual diagnosis of substance use and mental health disorders that are also involved in the county’s problem-solving courts. The Substance Abuse Advisory and Accountability Committee (SAAAC) has unanimously consented to use the funds
EUREKA — Since 2008, the Tobacco Valley Animal Shelter has been a go-to spot for animal rescue in Lincoln County. After recently severing its contract with the county, the shelter found itself struggling financially. That was until a local property owner approached the shelter’s director, Wendy Anderson with the idea of raffling off 32 acres