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As Trump threatens the Smithsonian, Congress is on the sidelines

As the White House accuses the Smithsonian Institution of “ideological capture,” it’s put members of Congress in a tough spot as they weigh what, if anything, they can do. A 162-page White House report released last weekend singled out the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, saying it “no longer…

Roll Call

A judge demanded Trump’s name come down from the Kennedy Center. Now, he wants to know why tarps block the view

Lawyers fighting to keep the president’s name off the building say the venue is waging ‘a petty act of defiance’ that is ‘willfully sabotaging’ the facade to appeal to Trump’s ego

The Independent UK

Construction crew strips Trump’s name from Kennedy Center after president loses another legal battle

Judges reject Trump administration’s 11th-hour attempt to rename iconic venue after himself while legal battle continues

The Independent UK

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Trump mad at ruling on Kennedy Center

The president's late-night social media tirade ended with a threat to hand the institution back to Congress

Salon

Judge blocks moves to add Trump to Kennedy Center name

A federal judge in Washington on Friday blocked the Trump administration’s moves to rename the Kennedy Center after President Donald Trump and close the center for two years — and gave two weeks for removal of the changed signage on the building’s façade. The opinion and order came in a…

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Space shuttle Discovery fight continues as Texas senators rope Department of Justice into their tug-of-war with Smithsonian

Things seem to be escalating quickly…

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The Smithsonian might have to cut space shuttle Discovery into pieces to get it to Texas

In a letter to Congress, museum officials have warned the shuttle may need to be partially disassembled in order to be transferred, risking irreversible damage to one of the most meticulously preserved pieces of spaceflight history.

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'The Smithsonian Institution owns the Discovery.' Museum resists Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' plan to move space shuttle to Houston

The Smithsonian Institution says NASA relinquished full ownership of Space Shuttle Discovery, but Congress wants to force the vehicle's relocation.

Space

Why President Donald Trump now has a problem with the Smithsonian

Trump believes institutions have fallen prey to ‘woke’ ideology

The Independent UK

Donald Trump orders removal of 'anti-American ideology' from top US museums and threatens to cut funding

The US president has told the Smithsonian Institution, which operates 21 museums visited by 30 million visitors every year, to eliminate ‘divisive narratives’ from programs

Evening Standard

Unearthed notebooks shed light on Victorian genius who inspired Einstein

Michael Faraday’s illustrated notes that show how radical scientist began his theories at London’s Royal Institution to go online

The Guardian - UK

Hiring a Research Fellow in Free Speech Law for 1 or 2 Years, at the Hoover Institution (Stanford)

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Reason

Hiring a Research Fellow in Free Speech Law for 1 or 2 Years, at the Hoover Institution (Stanford)

This was just announced today; if you're interested, please apply, and if you know people who might be interested, please pass this along to them. Opportunity for Post-JD Scholars The Hoover Institution at Stanford University is seeking an outstanding early-career legal scholar interested in researching free speech law, in preparation…

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How do we know the UK’s sugar tax is working?

The soft drinks industry levy came into effect in the UK in early 2018. The first study to investigate the effect of this “sugar tax” on individual-level consumption has just been published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. The headline finding is that adults reduced their daily added…

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Hiring a Research Fellow in Free Speech Law for 1 or 2 Years, at the Hoover Institution (Stanford)

This was just announced Friday: Opportunity for Post-JD Scholars The Hoover Institution at Stanford University is seeking an outstanding early-career legal scholar who is interested in doing research on free speech law, in preparation for seeking an academic position at a law school or elsewhere. If you are selected, you…

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Amid Privacy Trial Allegedly 'The Trust Is Gone' Between Prince Harry And The Royal Family

Allegedly "the trust is gone" between Prince Harry and the Royal Family as the privacy trial continues.

The Independent UK

Prince Harry blames royal family for delay in hacking suit

Prince Harry has blamed the royal family for a delay in bringing his phone hacking lawsuit against the publisher of The Daily Mail

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Prince Harry slams Buckingham Palace in phone-hacking case

Prince Harry has accused Buckingham Palace in court documents of withholding information from him about phone-hacking.

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The Guardian - UK

Prince Harry: royals ‘agreed not to sue’ newspapers over phone hacking

Harry says he was conditioned to accept family’s view that they should not dare take on UK newspaper industry

Evening Standard

Prince Harry: Royal Family hid evidence of phone hacking

Prince Harry has accused the Royal Family of hiding evidence of phone hacking from him and his brother for years.

The Independent UK

Prince Harry claims Buckingham Palace ‘withheld’ information about historic phone hacking for ‘long time’

Duke says information withheld as a claim could ‘open a can of worms’

The Hindu

July 30 — Remembering the Founder of the Cancer Institute (WIA), Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy

Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy made several appeals to set up a specialized cancer centre in the city of Madras.

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