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TikTok under scrutiny in Australia over security, data concerns
Australia is scrutinizing the popular Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok for any risks it may pose to users around potential foreign interference and data privacy issues, government sources told Reuters.
As courts usher in technology, some clients being left behind, lawyers say
The pandemic has propelled Ontario’s justice system into the 21st century, with video and audio conference calls, email exchanges and electronic documents replacing many antiquated systems, but it’s also leaving...
WWE The Horror Show: The Fiend returns
The Fiend returned for the first time since April as Bray Wyatt battled Universal Champion Bran Strowman in a Swamp Fight at The Horror Show at Extreme Rules.
National 'Strike for Black Lives' to fight racism, low wages
Thousands of workers in dozens of cities nationwide will walk off the job briefly on Monday to demand companies and governments take action to defeat systemic racism, in an event...
Addressing anti-Black racism in post-secondary institutions can transform Canada after the COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 has brought issues of racism and inequality in our education systems into stark relief. We must now consider the role of colleges and universities in transforming Canada for the...
Science fiction explores the interconnectedness revealed by the coronavirus pandemic
In the early days of the coronavirus outbreak, a theory widely shared on social media suggested that a science fiction text, Dean Koontz's 1981 science fiction novel, The Eyes of...
Ontario launches intellectual property action plan to keep ideas, innovations in province
Premier Doug Ford says companies and innovations started in Ontario should have every opportunity to remain in the province, rather than being sold off to other companies in the U.S....
Trader Joe's to rebrand products after complaints over 'racist' packaging
U.S. grocery store chain Trader Joe's said it will change the packaging of its international food products after an online petition called its branding "racist."
Many U.S. retailers to begin requiring masks for shoppers on Monday
Starting Monday, customers will have to wear a mask or face covering is they visit a number of retailers nationwide.
Trader Joe's to rebrand some products after petition calls for removal of 'racist' packaging
U.S. grocery store chain Trader Joe's said it will change the packaging of its international food products after an online petition called its branding "racist."
Iran executes man accused of spying for CIA, Mossad
Tehran on Monday executed an Iranian man convicted of spying for the United States and Israel, according to state-run media.
Kim Jong Un “severely rebukes” officials over hospital construction
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un slammed officials in charge of the construction of a major new hospital in Pyongyang, criticizing them for economic mismanagement and ordering their firing, state...
FBI investigating shooting at federal judge's N.J. home
The Federal Bureau of Investigation said it was an investigating a shooting at the New Jersey home of federal Judge Esther Salas.
White House pushing back against funding in Republican coronavirus bill
The Trump administration has been pushing back against plans to include billions of dollars in funding for COVID-19 testing and contact tracing and the CDC in an upcoming relief bill...
White House pushing back against funding in Republican coronavirus bill
The Trump administration has been pushing back against plans to include billions of dollars in funding for COVID-19 testing and contact tracing and the CDC in an upcoming relief bill...
'Selma' actor Stephan James honors the late John Lewis
Stephan James, the actor who played John Lewis in the film "Selma," paid tribute on Twitter to the late congressman and civil rights icon this weekend.
Looking back at dining on campus through the years
For nearly four centuries, Harvard University has educated young people — and fed them. When the University responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in March by curtailing on-campus operations and sending students home, it...
Researchers investigate a plague of locusts in East Africa
A plague of locusts has descended on East Africa, devouring crops, trees, and pasture as they move. The first generation, which emerged at the end of last year, numbered in the hundreds...
Julie Rikelman, ’93, J.D. ’97, discusses her Supreme Court win
Julie Rikelman ’93, J.D. ’97, has taken the fight for access to abortion to the Supreme Court and won. A warrior for reproductive rights, Rikelman was the lead litigator for the plaintiff...
COVID-19 leaving some Americans sick and hungry
This is part of our Coronavirus Update series in which Harvard specialists in epidemiology, infectious disease, economics, politics, and other disciplines offer insights into what the latest developments in the COVID-19 outbreak may...
Hong Kong’s future unsettled as China tightens the leash
Sweeping new national security legislation giving Chinese authorities powers to quash demonstrations and punish dissenters sparked protests in Hong Kong on Wednesday, the 23rd anniversary of the transfer of the territory from British...
Higher ed leaders back Harvard-MIT fight against ICE rules
Harvard University wasted no time pushing back against a federal order requiring international students to attend classes in person this fall, a directive that would force those at colleges and universities that will be...
In intervention study, MOOCs don’t make the grade
Hopes were sky-high about eight years ago when massive open online courses, known as MOOCs, emerged prominently on the scene. Proponents hoped the free offerings would democratize and revolutionize education by making high-quality...
Star-Friedman Challenge awards 7 cutting-edge science projects
In this moment of great global uncertainty, the Star-Friedman Challenge for Promising Scientific Research is helping Harvard researchers rise to the challenge. Funds from the Challenge are enabling their continued creative scientific pursuits,...
Climate Change Solutions Fund bets on next generation
An octet of grants awarded just weeks before the COVID-19 crisis closed Harvard’s gates are beginning to show the fruits of the research for which they paid. The projects, which leverage the unique...
Harvard libraries hit the books again
When Harvard Library Access Services Director Amy Boucher returned to the Yard at the end of June, she entered a different Widener Library than the one she’d left in mid-March. Re-shelving carts filled...
Pandemic? What pandemic? Trump reelection ads ignore coronavirus
A surge of coronavirus cases in Florida and Arizona comes as Democratic TV ads in battleground states pound Trump on his pandemic response.
Zachary Quinto, Khary Payton to voice characters in 'Invincible'
"NOS4A2" star Zachary Quinto and "The Walking Dead" actor Khary Payton have signed on to voice characters in Amazon's upcoming animated series, "Invincible."