Harvard Sees Early Admission Applications Drop by 17 Percent, After College and Its president Claudine Gay Were Roiled by Anti-Semitism and Plagiarizing Scandals

by Admin | Dec 16, 2023

The Daily Mail Harvard received its lowest number of early admission applications in years following a spew of controversies surrounding anti-Semitism and plagiarism. The Ivy League university saw a 17 percent drop in applications from students applying through early...

U.S. Senate Staffer Caught Filming Himself Having Sex in Judiciary Committee Room Has Been Fired

by Just the News | Dec 16, 2023

by Just the News Staff   A staffer for Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., who was caught filming himself having sex in the Judiciary Committee hearing room, has been fired, according to a statement from the senator’s office circulating on X, formerly Twitter. “Aidan...

Arizona Sends National Guard to the Border as Illegal Immigrants Pour In

by Star News Staff | Dec 16, 2023

by Jennie Taer   Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs announced Friday that troops would be deployed to the southern border after her requests for help from the White House fell on deaf ears. The governor signed an executive order to allow the troops to assist...

Hundreds Gather at Google’s San Francisco Office to Protest $1.2 Billion Contract with Israel

by Admin | Dec 16, 2023

SF Gate More than 400 protesters gathered at Google’s San Francisco office on Thursday to demand the tech company cut ties with Israel’s government. Occupying a block of Market Street, attendees chanted, held up Palestinian flags, waved signs and listened to speeches...

In the Name of ‘Fake News,’ NewsGuard Extorts Sites to Follow the Government Narrative

by Admin | Dec 16, 2023

The New York Post  Half a century ago, George Orwell, writing on literary censorship, wrote that “unpopular ideas can be silenced, and inconvenient facts kept dark, without the need for any official ban.” That dynamic now broadly extends to an opaque network of...

Senate Staffer Caught Filming Gay Sex Tape in Senate Hearing Room

by Admin | Dec 16, 2023

Daily Caller Leaked amateur pornography shows a congressional staffer having anal sex with an unknown man in the Senate hearing room, video obtained by the Daily Caller shows. The alleged staffer can also be seen in a photo, naked on all fours, looking back at the...

Radical Michigan Imam Believed to Have Inspired London Terror Attack Calls for Muslims to Wage Jihad in U.S.

by Admin | Dec 16, 2023

New York Post An extremist Michigan cleric whose hate-filled sermons were said to have inspired the London Bridge terrorist attack has called on American Muslims to wage Jihad against the “infidel West” — and blamed the US led by “senile Pharaoh” Biden for what he...

Jewish Alumni Group: Harvard Aims to Reduce Jews to 1-2 Percent of Student Population

by Admin | Dec 16, 2023

Breitbart News Harvard University may intend to reduce the proportion of Jews in its student body to 1-2 percent, roughly the Jewish share of the U.S. population, according to a newsletter published by a new group of Jewish alumni of the institution. In a “December...

State Rep. Alex Kolodin Sentenced to 18 Months Probation by Arizona Bar for Filing 2020 Election Lawsuits

by Rachel Alexander | Dec 16, 2023

The State Bar of Arizona has been aggressively pursuing disciplinary charges against attorneys who challenged alleged election irregularities and illegalities in 2020 and 2022. Proceedings against State Representative Alex Kolodin (R-Scottsdale) recently concluded...

Republican State Lawmakers Block University of Pennsylvania Funding over Antisemitism Response

by Star News Staff | Dec 16, 2023

by Kate Anderson   The Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted down legislation Wednesday providing over $33 million in state funding for the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) veterinary school due to concerns about antisemitism on campus, according to The...

Prosecutors Say Former Facebook DEI Executive ‘Abused a Position of Trust’ When Defrauding Company $4 Million

by Tom Pappert | Dec 16, 2023

Barbara Furlow-Smiles, a Georgia resident and former Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) executive at Facebook, admitted on Tuesday to defrauding the company of more than $4 million from 2017 until 2021. Federal prosecutors said Furlow-Smiles “abused a...

Virginia Teacher Fired for Not Using Student’s Preferred Pronouns Wins Major Victory

by Star News Staff | Dec 16, 2023

by Sarah Parshall Perry and Seth Lucas   In a gratifying win for religious freedom and free speech, the Virginia Supreme Court concluded Thursday that embattled Virginia high school teacher Peter Vlaming, who had been fired over his refusal to use a student’s...

Minneapolis Public Schools Renames Patrick Henry High School

by Star News Staff | Dec 16, 2023

by Luke Sprinkel   On Tuesday, school board members of Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) unanimously approved a resolution to rename Patrick Henry High School. The new name, Camden High School, will take effect on July 1, 2024. Yusuf Abdullah, the associate...

Wisconsin University System Accepts $800 Million Deal in Exchange for Slashing Diversity Efforts

by Star News Staff | Dec 16, 2023

by Brandon Poulter   The University of Wisconsin System accepted an $800 million deal with the state legislature on Wednesday that requires them to slash their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) departments, according to the Associated Press. The UW Board of...

Florida Senate Committee Advances Deregulation Bills for School Districts

by The Center Square | Dec 16, 2023

by Andrew Powell   Florida lawmakers advanced three new pieces of legislation this week designed to lessen regulatory burdens for school districts. Senate Bill 7000, which is titled the Deregulation of Public Schools/Instructional, Administrative, and Support...

Man Charged in Murder of Detroit Synagogue Leader

by Just the News | Dec 16, 2023

by Ben Whedon   Authorities have charged a man with the murder of Detroit synagogue President Samantha Woll, who was found stabbed to death on Oct. 21 outside of her home. Detroit man Michael Jackson-Bolanos (pictured above) was charged with Woll’s murder,...

Pentagon Falls 41,000 Short of Reduced Military Recruitment Goals

by The Center Square | Dec 16, 2023

by Brett Rowland   The Pentagon came up short on its recruitment goals. The Defense Department’s senior officials testified Wednesday about shortfalls in Army, Navy and Air Force recruiting in the fiscal year that ended in September at a hearing of the...

Pro-Palestine, Anti-Israel Group to Hold ‘Tennessee Statewide Protest’ in Nashville This Weekend

by Kaitlin Housler | Dec 16, 2023

Another pro-Palestine rally is scheduled to be held this weekend in downtown Nashville, the organization Nashville Youth for Palestine announced on social media. The group’s “Tennessee Statewide Protest” is planned to be held on Sunday at Cumberland Park from 2:00...

Commentary: As Planned Parenthood’s Abortion Market Share Goes Up, So Does Its Taxpayer Funding

by Star News Staff | Dec 16, 2023

by Connor Semelsberger   To borrow from an old saying, nothing can be certain except for death and taxpayer funding for the abortion industry. At the request of pro-life members of Congress, the Government Accountability Office released the latest round of data...

Impeachment Inquiry Zeroes in on Origin of Hunter Biden’s China Deals While Joe Biden Was VP

by Just the News | Dec 16, 2023

by Steven Richards and John Solomon   Congress has assembled a growing body of evidence that Hunter Biden’s dealings with a Chinese energy company that landed the family millions of dollars in 2017 actually began in 2015 and may have involved a meeting with his...

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Grants Executive Clemency to 22, Expedites Probation for Convicted Murderer-Turned-Theology Student

by Tom Pappert | Dec 16, 2023

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee granted executive clemency to 22 Tennesseans on Friday, and also expedited probation for a woman who is currently pursuing a master’s degree in theology while incarcerated for murder. In his third round of clemency since taking...