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Yale ditches controversial test-optional policy, saying it hurts lower-income applicants

Yale University on Thursday said it will reinstate standardized testing requirements for incoming students — joining a handful of elite schools that have ditched...

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Kellogg's CEO faces backlash after suggesting people should eat cereal for dinner to save money

Kellogg’s CEO Gary Pilnick advised shoppers chalking up more of their paychecks to soaring grocery bills than they have in the past three decades...

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Montana Lawmakers Have Voted To Ban TikTok

Montana lawmakers passed a bill on Friday banning TikTok from operating in the state amid growing concerns about the app’s suspected ties to the...

Business

Hunt urges Shein boss to pursue blockbuster London float

Jeremy Hunt has held talks with the boss of Shein, the Chinese-founded fast fashion giant, in a bid to persuade the company to commit...

Business

Predator Elliott returns with £750m bid for electricals chain Currys

The investment firm which owns Waterstones has returned with a second offer for Currys, the electrical goods chain, amid investor hopes of a rare...

Sports

NHL trades we’d like to see before the deadline: Rangers, Golden Knights take big swings

Open Extended Reactions The 2023-24 NHL trade season is well underway, kicked off by the Elias Lindholm trade on the eve of All-Star Weekend....

Business

Post Office scandal: Bill to compensate victims will be more than £1bn – as no financial talks with Fujitsu under way

More than £1bn will be spent on compensating victims of the Post Office’s faulty Horizon IT software, according to a senior civil servant. Only...

Politics

Sir Keir Starmer faces possible probe over claims he put pressure on Speaker over Gaza debate

Sir Keir Starmer is facing a possible parliamentary investigation over allegations he put pressure on the Speaker in a debate on Gaza last week....

World

Two bodies found in search for missing TV presenter Jesse Baird and his partner

Two bodies have been found in the search for a missing Australian TV presenter and his partner, who were allegedly killed by a police...

World

Couple ‘likely dead’ after yacht hijacked by escaped convicts

An American couple who disappeared a week ago after their catamaran was hijacked by three escaped convicts are likely dead, police have said. Police...

World

Taylor Swift’s dad accused of punching photographer in face after Sydney show

An Australian photographer claims he was punched by Taylor Swift’s dad in Sydney following the singer’s concert. Ben McDonald said he told police the...

World

Japan’s moon lander makes ‘miracle’ response to signal from Earth

Japan’s first moon lander has responded to a signal from Earth in what has been hailed as a “miracle” by the country’s space agency....

Business

Food and fashion push retail inflation towards ‘two-year low’

The annual rate of shop price inflation has eased to its lowest level for almost two years, according to an industry reading that credits...

Couple who disappeared after yacht was hijacked by escaped convicts ‘likely dead’

An American couple who disappeared a week ago after their catamaran was hijacked by three escaped convicts are likely dead, police have said. Police...

Matthew Perry’s X account ‘hacked by fraudsters’ urging donation to fake foundation

The X account of Matthew Perry has been targeted by hackers, according to reports. A foundation set up in honour of the Friends star,...

Man who set himself on fire in front of Israeli embassy in Washington DC has died

A US Air Force member who set himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington DC has died. The man –...

‘Bogus’ Interpol red notice kept mum from El Salvador in US immigration detention for six years

A woman spent six years languishing in US immigration detention due to a “bogus” Interpol red notice stemming from a harassment campaign by a...

World

Israel – Hamas war: Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners swap proposal sent to Hamas after Paris talks

A proposal to swap Israeli hostages held in Gaza for Palestinian prisoners has been sent to Hamas, according to reports. It follows several days...

Producer accuses Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of forcing him to have sex with prostitutes

A music producer has accused Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of sexually assaulting him and forcing him to have sex with prostitutes. The suit, filed in...

Business

‘Real danger’ UK will miss out on economic growth without green plan – CBI economists warn

The UK will “miss out” on economic growth unless it finally comes up with an industrial strategy to green the economy, the leading business...