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Campus and Community New efforts will ensure that there will be more undergraduate students, especially from middle-income families. March 17, 2025 Please read for 3 minutes File photos by Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff photographers Harvard University President Alan M. Gerber and Dean of Edgeley Family Arts and Sciences Hopi Hextra announced Monday that Harvard University is free for students in families with annual incomes under $100,000 and no tuition fees. With this significant expansion of financial aid, which will begin in 2025-26, Harvard is more affordable than ever before for more students, especially middle-income families. “When Harvard University is financially reached…

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Justin Bieber in my happy place with Haley and Kid Laroy!!! Published March 17, 2025 at 6:54 AM PDT Justin Bieber has recently become real about feeling unworthy…but it appears he treated himself in the happiest place on the planet with a great support group! JB, along with his wife Haley Bieber and Buddy Kid Laroy, runs across Disneyland and lives in a California theme park over the weekend. Naturally, he dropped a lot of IG photos to prove that. The team was all in – riding a wild roller coaster, shaking Mickey’s ears and sampling everything Disneyland had to…

Rwanda cut diplomatic ties with Belgium and said it was “consistently damaged” by European countries during the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Brussels has called on European countries to sanction Rwanda for support for M23, a rebel group at the heart of Dr. Congo’s crisis.Authorities in Rwandan’s capital, Kigali, gave Belgian diplomats 48 hours to leave the country.Previous colonial power, Belgium, said it would respond to these measures, and is labelled as a Rwandan decision.Despite allegations from the United Nations and the United States, Rwanda has rejected the M23’s support. In a statement Monday, Kigali accused Brussels…

Steak ‘n Shake COO Daniel Edwards joins “Fox & Friends” to discuss companies that are switching from fried food to beef fat in vegetable oil. PepsiCo announced Monday that it will acquire prebiotic soda brand Poppi for $1.95 billion as the food and drink giant attempts to capitalize on growing consumer demand for healthy products. The transaction includes an expected cash tax of $300 million, with a net purchase price of $1.65 billion, which is part of Pepsi’s strategy to expand its “better” offering.PepsiCo CEO Ramon Ragualta said in a statement Monday that the company has evolved its beverage and…

To strengthen Liberia’s diplomatic position on the global stage, Liberian Foreign Minister Sarah Bethorrow Nyanti led a high-level delegation in Bamako, Mali on Thursday, March 13, 2025, calling for support for the non-permanent seat of Liberia in Mali (UNSC). Minister Nyanti met with Assisimi Goita, President of Mali’s transition, accompanied by Aide Madame Saran Kaba Jones, Chief of Staff and Representative of International Organizations, David Nawa. During the meeting, she conveyed a special message from President Joseph Boachey, expressing her commitment to strengthening regional cooperation for Liberia, and rallied the support of sister countries in her candidacy for UNSC. Minister…

The fight over Liberian railway infrastructure was strengthened as Liberia (AML) officially warned the Liberian government (GOL) of potential legal action if it proceeded with a proposed contract to grant multi-user railway access to Ivan Ho Atlantic (formerly HPX). In a leaked email addressed to the Liberian Supervisors’ Council Committee (IMCC), AML CEO Miciel van der Merwe alleged that the government’s plan to allow other companies to access the Yekepa-Buchanan railway is directly violating AML’s existing Mineral Development Agreement (MDA). The development moved towards the implementation of Executive Order 136, which would establish a framework for an independent railway operator…

In a hurry to get Colossus up and running, Musk’s AI company relies on the same environmentally friendly, natural gas-powered turbines used to recover power in natural disasters. By Forbes staff member Cyrus Fariver When Memphis, a Tennessee grid, failed to provide all the power needed to power Xai’s new Colossus data center, the Elon Musk LED Artificial Intelligence Company turned to a rapid, dirty solution: a mobile natural gas turbine. These power plants on the wheels are usually a last resort in emergencies and not a permanent solution. For example, they were important in restoring Puerto Rico’s electricity after…

The Lagos State Police Commander arrested two suspected armed robbers at Corgotedo along the Lecchieps Expressway. The suspects identified as Emmanuel Cretus, 32, and 27-year-old Adegal Joshua were arrested around 4am during daily security patrols. Police recovered automatic pistols and five ammunition from them. Confirming his arrest at the X-handle, Command’s spokesman Benjamin Handyin said: “Officers of the Lagos State Police Commander on Morning Patrol intercepted Emmanuel Cretus, 32, and Adegall Joshua, 27, at Coratedo along the Lecchiaja Expressway at about 4am. “What recovered from them was a semi-automatic pistol and five rounds of live ammunition. An investigation is underway.”…

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell joked that he opened his show in an extraordinary way on March 11, cutting back on his network and dedicating most of his time to corporate brother, business channel CNBC. “It’s a really exciting time to watch CNBC, especially if you watch CNBC during normal times,” the host told Rachel Madow in a handoff banter, adding that the business network “usually brings reasonable people to sleep.” While that may sound harsh, the turmoil of the Trump administration’s opening game has driven business channels into the storm with his interactions on and off actions related to tariffs and…