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San Francisco Chronicle
11 hours ago
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
How Metro athletes fared at CIF State Track and Field championships
How Metro athletes finish in Saturday's CIF State Track and Field championships in Clovis (Fresno County): METRO MEDALISTS FIRST: Prince Babalola-Buchango (St. Ignatius), 200 (20.79), Kira Gant Hatcher (St. Mary's) triple jump (40-5), Jaden Jefferson (De La Salle), 100 (10.27), Khaliq Muhammad (Pittsburg), pole vault (17-10½), Hanne Thomsen (Montgomery), 3,200 (9:48.98) SECOND: Santia Ali (Clayton Valley), triple jump (39-10¾), Benjamin Bouie (Crystal Springs Uplands), 1,600 (4:04.84), Babalola-Buchango (St. Ignatius), 110 HH (13.59), Maya Ifo Desai (Mitty) girls discus (154-3), El Cerrito boys 4x100 relay (40.72), Landon Pretre (Menlo School), 3,200 (8:54.25), Hannah Rutherford (Mountain View), 400 (54.27), Thomsen (Montgomery), 1,600 (4:35.69) THIRD: St. Francis 4x800 girls relay (8:57.49), Sabrina Zanetto (St. Francis), 800 (2:09.22) More For You Trans athlete embraced as California track and field champion by peers while adult activists duel FOURTH: Avery Boyse (Burlingame) 12-2), Kinga Czajkowska (Palo Alto), 1,600 (4:42.91), De La Salle 4x100 relay (40.80), Jefferson (De La Salle), 200 (20.86), Corinne Jones (St. Mary's), triple jump (38-8½), Ellie McCuskey-Hay (St. Ignatius) long jump (19-3), Rachael Osicka (California), high jump (5-6), Pittsburg girls 4x100 relay (46.42), Kaleb Pleis (San Ramon Valley), long jump (23-9½), Aydon Stefanopoulos (Los Gatos), 1,600 (4:06.68) FIFTH: Babalola-Buchango (St. Ignatius), 100 (10.56), Ben Stout (Amador Valley), high jump (6-7), Evan Usher (Woodside), shot put (58-4¾), discus (179-11) SIXTH: Khairee Baker (American Canyon), 100 (10.61), Bellarmine 4x800 relay (7:44.84), Devon Bertoli (Cardinal Newman), shot put (57-9¼), Emmanuel Fitzgerald (San Mateo), discus (177-10), Joshua Haven (Bellarmine), 300 hurdles (37.87), Kimiko Hirahara (Las Lomas), high jump (5-5), Annalise Horn (Redwood), long jump (18-9½), Tristan Kippes (Palo Alto), 800 (1:52.35), Grady Wachob (Benicia), high jump (6-7) SEVENTH: Anthony Dean (De La Salle), triple jump (47-6½), Daniela Hughes (Los Altos), triple jump (38-5½), McCuskey-Hay (St. Ignatius), 100 (11.63), Joshua Taylor (King's Academy), shot put (56-11½) EIGHTH: Amaya Bharadwaj (Palo Alto), 1,600 (4:48.14), Miles Cook (Sacred Heart Cathedral), 1,600 (4:10.73), Amaya DeFlorimonte (Bishop O'Dowd), triple jump (38-1), Case Jacobson (St. Francis), shot put (56-3½), McCuskey-Hay (St. Ignatius), 200 (24.31), Ryan Shen (Monta Vista), long jump (22-7¼), Lily Symon (Los Altos), 800 (2:10.24) Girls: Long Beach Wilson 46, Long Beach Poly 28, Santiago 28, Jurupa Valley 27, Carlsbad 25
USA Today
4 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
What would the Dallas Mavericks trade for vet Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday?
What would the Dallas Mavericks trade for vet Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday? What would the Dallas Mavericks trade for vet Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday? With respected, connected NBA reporters like Marc Stein sharing rumbles about the Mavs eyeing the likes of Holiday as a potential trade target at the exact same moment we are seeing copious speculation that the UCLA alum is one of the more likely players for the Celtics to trade to try to tame their rapidly ballooning payroll and tax bill, the potential for a deal between the 2024 NBA Finals opponents has never seemed higher. But if such a deal were to happen, it would be a bit of a complicated dance given the goals each of the two franchises are working with as much as the parameters the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) allows them to do such trades in. Cohost of the CLNS Media "Garden Report" podcast, Bobby Manning, recently say down with Tim Cato from DLLS Sports to talk it all over. Check it out below! If you enjoy this pod, check out the "How Bout Them Celtics," "First to the Floor," and the many other New England sports podcasts available on the CLNS Media network:
Yahoo
5 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Fact Check: Clarifying claims surrounding Harvard's free Constitution course
Claim: Harvard University will offer a free online course for every U.S. citizen covering basic U.S. government, understanding the Constitution and "How to Recognize a Dictatorship Takeover 101." Rating: What's True: Harvard University offers a free online course called "American Government: Constitutional Foundations" via its edX program. The course is free not just to U.S. citizens but to anyone in the world. A new session was due to start on May 27, 2025, though the course has been around since at least 2018, according to the course instructor. What's False: While the course covers the basics of how the U.S. government and the Constitution work, there is no evidence of a section within in covering "How to Recognize a Dictatorship Takeover 101." Around May 24, 2025, a claim (archived) started circulating that Harvard University would offer a free online course for every U.S. citizen covering basic U.S. government, understanding the Constitution and "How to Recognize a Dictatorship Takeover 101." Harvard University set to launch FREE college courses online for every US Citizen. Highlighting basic U.S. government, understanding the Constitution, and How to recognize a Dictatorship takeover 101. Harvard University. — Brad (@BraddrofliT) May 24, 2025 A popular early version of the claim posted on X read: "Harvard University set to launch FREE college courses online for every US Citizen. Highlighting basic U.S. government, understanding the Constitution, and How to recognize a Dictatorship takeover 101. Harvard University." The claim also circulated on Facebook (archived), Threads (archived), Instagram (archived), Reddit (archived), Bluesky (archived) and TikTok (archived) with similar text. Snopes readers emailed to ask if the claim was true. Harvard does offer a free online course called "American Government: Constitutional Foundations." The course, according to Harvard University's website, "explores the origins of U.S. political culture, how that culture informed the Constitution, and how that framework continues to influence the country's politics and policies." Harvard delivers the course through edX, a platform that hosts free college-level courses from universities including Harvard. The courses are free not just for U.S. citizens but for people around the world. However, though a new session was due to start on May 27, Thomas E. Patterson, the course's instructor, said via email the course launched "pre-COVID," meaning before the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. Harvard and Patterson last updated the course in 2024, he added. Sarah Kennedy-O'Reilly, assistant director at Harvard Public Affairs & Communications, said via email that edX launched in 2012. She added that: "These courses take roughly 12 – 18 months to build online so none have been created in response to recent events." Additionally, we found no evidence of a section within the course on "How to Recognize a Dictatorship Takeover 101." Therefore, we rate this claim mostly true. The claim circulated as Harvard University made headlines over its ongoing conflict with the Trump administration. Harvard twice filed lawsuits against the Trump administration — first in April and again in May 2025, after the administration sought to strip the university of its right to admit international students. In early May 2025, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon announced that Harvard would no longer receive federal grants, accusing the university of engaging in "a systemic pattern of violating federal law." Later that month, a federal judge temporarily blocked the administration's attempt to stop Harvard from enrolling international students. Harvard's lawsuit remained pending. According to Harvard University's website, "American Government: Constitutional Foundations" covered the origins of U.S. political culture, the Constitution's provisions for limited government, limits to popular influence, the division of power between the federal and state governments, the individual rights held by today's Americans, the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause, the 1964 Civil Rights Act and affirmative action. Patterson said the course was "not about a particular administration but rather constitutional design with contemporary and historical examples." American Government: Constitutional Foundations | Harvard University. 9 July 2018, BINKLEY, COLLIN. "Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration from barring Foreign Student Enrollment at Harvard." AP News, 23 May 2025, Burga, Solcyré. "Breaking Down the Harvard vs. Trump Timeline." TIME, 6 May 2025, "Can Anyone Use edX?" edX Learner Help Center, Accessed 27 May 2025. EDSecMcMahon. "Dear @Harvard :" X, 5 May 2025, edX. "HarvardX: American Government: Constitutional Foundations." edX, 27 May 2025, Powell, Alvin. "Harvard Files Lawsuit against Trump Administration." Harvard Gazette, 22 Apr. 2025, ---. "University Sues Administration over Move to Bar International Students, Scholars." Harvard Gazette, 23 May 2025, Rose, Andy. "Attacks on Harvard by Trump Administration Have Built for Months. A Timeline of the Dispute." CNN, 26 Apr. 2025,
Yahoo
5 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Fact Check: Clarifying claims surrounding Harvard's free Constitution course
Claim: Harvard University will offer a free online course for every U.S. citizen covering basic U.S. government, understanding the Constitution and "How to Recognize a Dictatorship Takeover 101." Rating: What's True: Harvard University offers a free online course called "American Government: Constitutional Foundations" via its edX program. The course is free not just to U.S. citizens but to anyone in the world. A new session was due to start on May 27, 2025, though the course has been around since at least 2018, according to the course instructor. What's False: While the course covers the basics of how the U.S. government and the Constitution work, there is no evidence of a section within in covering "How to Recognize a Dictatorship Takeover 101." Around May 24, 2025, a claim (archived) started circulating that Harvard University would offer a free online course for every U.S. citizen covering basic U.S. government, understanding the Constitution and "How to Recognize a Dictatorship Takeover 101." A popular early version of the claim posted on X read: "Harvard University set to launch FREE college courses online for every US Citizen. Highlighting basic U.S. government, understanding the Constitution, and How to recognize a Dictatorship takeover 101. Harvard University." The claim also circulated on Facebook (archived), Threads (archived), Instagram (archived), Reddit (archived), Bluesky (archived) and TikTok (archived) with similar text. Snopes readers emailed to ask if the claim was true. Harvard does offer a free online course called "American Government: Constitutional Foundations." The course, according to Harvard University's website, "explores the origins of U.S. political culture, how that culture informed the Constitution, and how that framework continues to influence the country's politics and policies." Harvard delivers the course through edX, a platform that hosts free college-level courses from universities including Harvard. The courses are free not just for U.S. citizens but for people around the world. However, though a new session was due to start on May 27, Thomas E. Patterson, the course's instructor, said via email the course launched "pre-COVID," meaning before the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. Harvard and Patterson last updated the course in 2024, he added. Sarah Kennedy-O'Reilly, assistant director at Harvard Public Affairs & Communications, said via email that edX launched in 2012. She added that: "These courses take roughly 12 – 18 months to build online so none have been created in response to recent events." Additionally, we found no evidence of a section within the course on "How to Recognize a Dictatorship Takeover 101." Therefore, we rate this claim mostly true. The claim circulated as Harvard University made headlines over its ongoing conflict with the Trump administration. Harvard twice filed lawsuits against the Trump administration — first in April and again in May 2025, after the administration sought to strip the university of its right to admit international students. In early May 2025, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon announced that Harvard would no longer receive federal grants, accusing the university of engaging in "a systemic pattern of violating federal law." Later that month, a federal judge temporarily blocked the administration's attempt to stop Harvard from enrolling international students. Harvard's lawsuit remained pending. According to Harvard University's website, "American Government: Constitutional Foundations" covered the origins of U.S. political culture, the Constitution's provisions for limited government, limits to popular influence, the division of power between the federal and state governments, the individual rights held by today's Americans, the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause, the 1964 Civil Rights Act and affirmative action. Patterson said the course was "not about a particular administration but rather constitutional design with contemporary and historical examples." American Government: Constitutional Foundations | Harvard University. 9 July 2018, BINKLEY, COLLIN. "Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration from barring Foreign Student Enrollment at Harvard." AP News, 23 May 2025, Burga, Solcyré. "Breaking Down the Harvard vs. Trump Timeline." TIME, 6 May 2025, "Can Anyone Use edX?" edX Learner Help Center, Accessed 27 May 2025. EDSecMcMahon. "Dear @Harvard :" X, 5 May 2025, edX. "HarvardX: American Government: Constitutional Foundations." edX, 27 May 2025, Powell, Alvin. "Harvard Files Lawsuit against Trump Administration." Harvard Gazette, 22 Apr. 2025, ---. "University Sues Administration over Move to Bar International Students, Scholars." Harvard Gazette, 23 May 2025, Rose, Andy. "Attacks on Harvard by Trump Administration Have Built for Months. A Timeline of the Dispute." CNN, 26 Apr. 2025,
International Business Times
6 days ago
- Business
- International Business Times
Who Is Francesca Gino? Harvard University Fires Star Professor for Fabricating Research Used in Studies on 'Dishonesty'
Harvard University has fired a professor after finding out that she had fabricated research used in studies related to dishonesty. Francesca Gino, a star business professor at the Ivy League school, was officially fired from her position last week after Harvard administrators notified the business faculty of their decision, according to GHB. The university launched an investigation into Gino's research back in 2023 after at least three data analysts—Uri Simonsohn, Leif Nelson, and Joe Simmons—shared what they claimed was proof of extensive academic misconduct in at least four studies Gino had co-authored. The three analysts also said that they "believe that many more Gino-authored papers contain fake data." Honestly Dishonest Gino had been a rising star at Harvard, with her behavioral research on cheating, lying, and dishonesty receiving widespread media attention over the past ten years. However, scrutiny over her work began with a 2012 study she co-authored, which claimed that asking people to sign an honesty pledge at the beginning of a form, rather than at the end, led to more truthful answers. That particular study was retracted in 2021 due to apparent data manipulation by another researcher involved in the project, which was based on three separate lab experiments. Several years later, an internal review concluded that Gino had fabricated data to support her findings in at least four of her published studies. According to The Daily Beast, Harvard had not stripped a professor of their tenure in decades and offered no further comment on the matter. When the investigation began in 2023, Gino responded on her personal website, firmly rejecting the accusations made against her. "There is one thing I know for sure: I did not commit academic fraud. I did not manipulate data to produce a particular result," it reads. "I did not falsify data to bolster any result. I did not commit the offense I am accused of. Period." After allegation started to spread, Gino was placed on administrative leave. The journal Psychological Science also withdrew two of her published articles, saying that the decision was based on recommendations from the Research Integrity Office at Harvard Business School (HBS). In both instances, the journal noted that an independent forensic firm hired by HBS had found "discrepancies" between the final published data and earlier versions from Gino's behavioral research. Completely Exposed Separately, Harvard requested the withdrawal of a third study published by Gino in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and according to the Financial Times, the journal's publisher planned to pull the article in its September 2023 edition. The two papers recently withdrawn by Psychological Science included a 2015 study titled "The Moral Virtue of Authenticity: How Inauthenticity Produces Feelings of Immorality and Impurity" and a 2014 study called "Evil Genius? How Dishonesty Can Lead to Greater Creativity." The 2020 paper published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, which is now set to be retracted, was titled "Why Connect? Moral Consequences of Networking with a Promotion or Prevention Focus." The study "Evil Genius" included five separate lab experiments involving human participants, who were given chances to act dishonestly by exaggerating their performance on certain tasks, followed by assessments of their creativity. According to the original abstract, the research claimed that "acting dishonestly leads to greater creativity in subsequent tasks." In August 2023, Gino fired back at the university and filed a $25 million lawsuit, alleging she was the victim of a "smear campaign." The 100-page complaint, filed in federal court in Massachusetts, accused Harvard and the three data analysts of defaming her by spreading false accusations of academic misconduct. "I want to be very clear: I have never, ever falsified data or engaged in research misconduct of any kind," Gino said. In her lawsuit, Gino argued that any irregularities in the spreadsheets could have been caused by research assistants manually transferring data from paper forms—a method that is inherently susceptible to human mistakes. Gino's lawsuit further claimed that Harvard conducted an unjust and biased investigation into the data fraud accusations. She alleged that the university "overlooked evidence that could have cleared her" and introduced a new policy for handling academic misconduct cases that was enforced solely in her situation. Once a prominent figure in behavioral science, Gino had received numerous awards and widespread media attention for her popular research. She was also one of Harvard's highest-paid professors, earning over $1 million a year.
