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The Department of Education has launched an investigation into foreign cash secretly flowing into U.S. universities and sent letters to Georgetown University and Texas A&M Thursday. A Senate report found that 70 percent of colleges that took money from a Chinese propaganda program broke the law by not disclosing it. Almost all of the colleges contracted to shape U.S. textbooks on the Middle East received massive funding from countries in the region. The Department of Education is going after U.S universities over supposed ties to foreign governments, after some allegedly took huge quantities of foreign cash and hid it from regulators. At the top of the list are Georgetown University and Texas A&M, which have taken hundreds of millions of dollars from the government of Qatar, a middle eastern nation with suspected links to international terrorism.Both schools received letters from the Department of Education Thursday saying they should have disclosed that funding but their … [Read more...] about FOREIGN MEDDLING: Department Of Education Going After Elite Colleges For Allegedly Taking And Hiding Foreign Cash

Portland State University professor Peter Boghossian tweeted an image showcasing the details for a class at the school, entitled, “Queer Ecologies,” which will encourage students to start “rethinking the nature of nature.” Some of the topics that will be discussed in the course include “Queering settler colonialism” and “Queering science,” among others.“This class uses a queer lens to understand bodies, places and the environment,” reads the description for Portland State University’s course, “Queer Ecologies.” Portland State assistant professor of philosophy Peter Boghossian tweeted an image of a flyer disseminating the details of the class on Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/WvjiWV1OgB — Peter Boghossian (@peterboghossian) December 10, 2019 “Queer Ecologies – Rethinking the Nature of Nature,” reads the flyer’s headline. “We explore how gender, sexuality, and queer … [Read more...] about Portland State ‘Queer Ecologies’ Course Will Instruct Students on ‘Queering Science’

A regional cartel boss in Jalisco on the run for more than two years died in a hail of gunfire while trying to escape from Mexican security forces. The gun battle took place in Lagos de Jalisco. Known as “El Tun Tun”, 33-year-old Leobardo (last name unknown) N, was described by the Jalisco Attorney General’s Office as the regional boss for Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), responsible for more than 30 cartel-ordered hit jobs. El Tun Tun is a suspect in a recent execution of five police officers in the Mexican state of Guanajuato. In Jalisco, El Tun Tun earned various arrest warrants on murder and drug trafficking charges. The cartel kingpin was killed when he tried to escape after Mexican authorities located him driving along a local highway. After refusing to stop, police chased El Tun Tun and a short gun battle ensued–where the cartel kingpin died and a woman was injured. Prior to the operation that killed him, El Tun Tun was able to evade six previous … [Read more...] about Cartel Boss Killed by Mexican State Police in Jalisco

ATLANTA, GA — The ripple effect of other metro Atlanta hospitals handling trauma patients diverted from Grady Memorial Hospital has prompted a state of emergency in Fulton County. Gov. Brian Kemp on Friday declared a state of emergency as a result of damage at Grady following a burst 24-inch water pipe a week ago. The declaration allows Kemp to activate the Georgia Emergency Management Agency so it can bring in a mobile hospital unit room from North Carolina, WSB reports. On Dec. 7, a pipe burst and water damaged several floors of the hospital and its electrical system. Flooding on the sixth floor and two other floors must be repaired, along with electrical issues, which could take up to three months, Grady officials said in a statement. The hospital transferred 150 of its 700 patients to other medical centers over the past week, WSB said. As of Friday, patient transfers have stopped. Staring Friday morning, Grady again began accepting trauma, stroke, and burn patients only. … [Read more...] about State Of Emergency Declared To Help Metro Atlanta Hospitals

Airside Mobile, Inc., the developer of the popular Mobile Passport app which is authorized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to expedite travelers through entry processes at more than 30 U.S. major airports and cruise ports, is teaming up with Expedited Travel to offer RushMyPassport services to get a new U.S. passport in as little as 24 hours. ARLINGTON, Va. (PRWEB) December 13, 2019 Airside Mobile, Inc., the developer of the popular Mobile Passport app which is authorized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to expedite travelers through entry processes at more than 30 U.S. major airports and cruise ports, is teaming up with Expedited Travel to offer RushMyPassport services to get a new U.S. passport in as little as 24 hours. With Mobile Passport, travelers save time by securely submitting their passport information and customs declaration form to CBP on their mobile device, then proceeding to designated Mobile Passport Control lanes when entering the United States. … [Read more...] about Airside Mobile Announces Partnership with Expedited Travel to Offer Passport Renewal Services in the Mobile Passport app