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Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling international students

Thursday, May 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration has barred Harvard from allowing international students to enroll at the university, after the school lost its ability to use the Student and Exchange Visitor Program.The SEVP program allows for noncitizens to study at the university under a specific... Read More.

New head of Social Security, hired from Wall Street, tells staff he had to Google the job when he was offered it

Thursday, May 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The newly sworn-in head of the Social Security Administration told agency staff this week that when he was first offered the job in the Trump administration, he wasn't familiar with the position and had to look it up online.Frank Bisignano, a former... Read More.

Dan Brown bringing new Robert Langdon series to Netflix

Thursday, May 22 by ABC News

Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code character Robert Langdon is ready for a new adventure at Netflix.The author is bringing his upcoming new novel, The Secret of Secrets, to the small screen with the help of former Lost showrunner Carlton Cuse. According to Tudum, the story follows the brilliant symbologist Langdon... Read More.

Former Harvard morgue manager pleads guilty to trafficking body parts from donated cadavers

Thursday, May 22 by ABC News

(BOSTON) -- The former manager of the Harvard Medical School morgue pleaded guilty to stealing body parts from cadavers donated to the Boston institution and then selling them, federal prosecutors said.Cedric Lodge, 57, of Goffstown, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty to transporting stolen human remains,... Read More.

Woman found guilty of stowing away on Delta flight from New York to Paris

Thursday, May 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A federal jury has convicted Svetlana Dali of stowing away on a Delta flight to Paris last November after passing through security in a lane reserved for crewmembers and bypassing gate agents by blending in with boarding passengers.Dali had been charged... Read More.

Own the guitar Joel gave Ellie in The Last of Us

Thursday, May 22 by ABC News

Start practicing “Future Days” by Pearl Jam. You can now own the guitar Joel gave Ellie in The Last of Us.Taylor Guitars has teamed up with Sony Pictures Consumer Products and HBO to release a replica of the acoustic guitar featured in the show, complete with the... Read More.

2 Israeli Embassy staffers killed in act of terror in Washington, DC

Thursday, May 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Two staff members with the Israeli Embassy -- a couple about to get engaged -- were gunned down outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday in what FBI Director Kash Patel called an "act of terror."The... Read More.

Bitcoin hits a record high. Heres why.

Thursday, May 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Bitcoin surged to a record high on Thursday, vaulting more than 3% in early trading and hurtling past $110,000 for the first time.The price of bitcoin stood at $111,385 on Thursday, extending a sharp rise that stretches back to the... Read More.

Khaaaaaaan! William Shatner plots tour that includes screening of classic 1982 Star Trek film

Thursday, May 22 by ABC News

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is a favorite of Trekkers everywhere, which is why William Shatner is taking it on the road.The man who played Captain James T. Kirk in Star Trek will tour the U.S. this summer... Read More.

Supreme Court blocks Oklahoma from launching taxpayer-funded religious charter school

Thursday, May 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday, in a rare deadlocked 4-4 ruling, said Oklahoma cannot create the nation's first religious charter school funded directly with taxpayer dollars.Justice Amy Coney Barrett, a Catholic, did not take part in the decision, recusing from the case... Read More.

Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling international students

Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling international students

Dan Brown bringing new Robert Langdon series to Netflix

Former Harvard morgue manager pleads guilty to trafficking body parts from donated cadavers

Woman found guilty of stowing away on Delta flight from New York to Paris

Own the guitar Joel gave Ellie in The Last of Us

2 Israeli Embassy staffers killed in act of terror in Washington, DC

Bitcoin hits a record high. Heres why.

Khaaaaaaan! William Shatner plots tour that includes screening of classic 1982 Star Trek film

Supreme Court blocks Oklahoma from launching taxpayer-funded religious charter school

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