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India Today
27-05-2025
- Business
- India Today
In new Trump move, Harvard to lose US government contracts worth $100 million
The Trump administration is asking federal agencies to cancel contracts with Harvard University worth about USD 100 million, a senior administration official said Tuesday, intensifying the President's clash with the nation's oldest and wealthiest government already has cancelled more than USD 2.6 billion in federal research grants for Ivy League School, which has pushed back on the administration's demands for changes to several of its draft letter from the General Services Administration directs agencies to review contracts with the university and seek alternate vendors. The administration plans to send a version of the letter Tuesday, the official said. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe internal deliberations. The New York Times first reported on the letter. President Donald Trump has railed against Harvard, calling it a hotbed of liberalism and antisemitism. The school filed a lawsuit April 21 over the administration's calls for changes to the university's leadership, governance and admissions policies. Since then, the administration has slashed the school's federal funding, moved to cut off enrolment of international students and threatened its tax-exempt INCLUDE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHThe administration has identified about 30 contracts across nine agencies to be reviewed for cancellation, according to another administration official who was not authorized to speak publicly and provided details on the condition of contracts total roughly $100 million. They include executive training for Department of Homeland Security officials, research on health outcomes related to energy drinks and a contract for graduate student research with contracts that are deemed critical are being directed not to halt them immediately, but to devise a plan to transition to a different vendor other than letter applies only to federal contracts with Harvard and not its remaining research FUND TO BOOST TRADE SCHOOLSTrump laid into Harvard on social media over the weekend, threatening to cut an additional USD 3 billion in federal grants and give it to trade schools across the United States. He did not explain which grants he was referring to or how they could be president also accused Harvard of refusing to release the names of its foreign students. In a new line of attack, he argued that students' home countries pay nothing toward their education and that some of the countries are 'not at all friendly to the United States". International students are not eligible for federal financial aid, but Harvard offers its own aid to foreign and domestic students alike.'We are still waiting for the Foreign Student Lists from Harvard so that we can determine, after a ridiculous expenditure of BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, how many radicalised lunatics, troublemakers all, should not be let back into our Country,' Trump said on social wasn't clear exactly what he was demanding. The federal government already has access to visa information and other records on foreign students at Harvard and other Department of Homeland Security has demanded that Harvard turn over a trove of files related to its foreign students, including disciplinary records and records related to 'dangerous or violent activity.'Harvard says it complied, but the agency said its response fell short and moved to revoke the university's ability to enroll foreign students. A federal judge in Boston temporarily blocked the move after Harvard NATIONS RESPONDJapan's government said Tuesday that it's looking for ways to help Harvard's foreign students. Education Minister Toshiko Abe told reporters she planned to ask Japanese universities to compile measures to support international University of Tokyo, Japan's top school, is considering temporarily accepting some Harvard students hit by the Trump Watch
The Hill
02-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
Trump Vows To REVOKE Harvard's Tax Exempt Status After Freezing $2B In Funding
President Trump announced Friday in a Truth Social post that he plans to strip Harvard University of its tax-exempt status, escalating his feud with the Ivy League School.
CNN
24-04-2025
- Politics
- CNN
CNN10: The big stories of Friday 4/25, explained in 10 minutes
Today on CNN 10, we learn about what started Harvard University's battle over federal funding with the White House as the Ivy League School takes the government to court. We also find out how superstar gymnast Simone Biles is feeling about competing in the 2028 Olympic games. And we'll get a preview of funeral preparations for Pope Francis as mourners continue to flock to the Vatican, before meeting the St. Louis Zoo's newest baby elephant. All this and more on today's CNN 10!
CNN
24-04-2025
- Politics
- CNN
CNN10: The big stories of Friday 4/25, explained in 10 minutes
Today on CNN 10, we learn about what started Harvard University's battle over federal funding with the White House as the Ivy League School takes the government to court. We also find out how superstar gymnast Simone Biles is feeling about competing in the 2028 Olympic games. And we'll get a preview of funeral preparations for Pope Francis as mourners continue to flock to the Vatican, before meeting the St. Louis Zoo's newest baby elephant. All this and more on today's CNN 10!
Yahoo
26-02-2025
- Yahoo
Princeton man shared eerie poems on social media before allegedly killing former star athlete brother, cat
The Princeton, New Jersey, man accused of killing his former college athlete brother and a cat, allegedly with a knife and golf club, posted eerie messages to social media months ago. Matthew Hertgen, 31, is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of his 26-year-old brother, Joseph Hertgen. He is also charged with third- and fourth-degree weapons charges related to possession of a golf club and knife, as well as animal cruelty related to the death of a family cat. "Who are you trying to strangle? And what god are you serving?" Hertgen wrote in one poem published to Facebook in September 2024. "I can see the knives sharpening. I can hear the arrows whizzing. I can feel my heart beating. But can he?" The September poem becomes increasingly violent, describing a bloody strangulation. Princeton Man Accused Of Killing Former Star Athlete Brother, Cat With Golf Club, Knife Near Ivy League School Hertgen posted a different poem in May 2024, writing: "Do you like to watch me suffer? Do you like to crush me with pain? Do you like to hear me moan? Now what is it that you want me to do this time? Do you want me to burn everything down?" Read On The Fox News App GET REAL-TIME UPDATES DIRECTLY ON THE True Crime Hub Hertgen's social media presence a decade ago appeared more normal, featuring photos of himself playing soccer or hanging out with friends. Wealthy New Jersey Town Pet Store Owner Shot With Crossbow After Exotic Bird Robbery Authorities have yet to describe any kind of motive related to Hertgen's murder charges. SIGN UP TO GET True Crime Newsletter Princeton police initially responded to a 911 call on Feb. 22 around 11:16 p.m. reporting a fire and a dead body at the Michelle Mews Apartments complex. "When officers responded to the scene, they found Matthew Hertgen, who was determined to be the 9-1-1 caller, in the residence along with the body of the victim, which exhibited signs of blunt force trauma and lacerations," the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office said in a press release. Follow The Fox True Crime Team On X Joseph Hertgen was pronounced dead at the scene, and his autopsy results are pending. Local and state officials are investigating the 26-year-old's death as a homicide. Both brothers played college soccer — Matthew at Wesleyan University in Connecticut and Joseph at the University of Michigan. An investigation into Joseph's death is ongoing. Mercer County authorities are asking anyone with information about the alleged crime to contact the Homicide Task Force Sgt. Will Jett at 609-331-5010 or Det. Karl Johnson at article source: Princeton man shared eerie poems on social media before allegedly killing former star athlete brother, cat
