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Embattled NPR president and CEO Katherine Maher sidestepped a question about whether she should prioritize “viewpoint diversity” in the newsroom in the wake of the resignation of a veteran editor who sounded the alarm about the organization’s liberal groupthink. During a conversation Wednesday at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Maher was asked about “viewpoint diversity,” a topic NPR’s senior …

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, vetoed bills on Tuesday that would have codified biological sex definitions and permitted teachers in public schools to read or have a copy of the Ten Commandments in their classrooms. The move drew criticism from the state Senate Republican caucus, who said Hobbs is “abandoning God” and that laws “should be based in objective …

Controversial videos of Katherine Maher discussing her views on “the truth” and the First Amendment have resurfaced as the new NPR CEO continues to face online backlash and scrutiny. At the Atlantic Council’s 360/Open Summit in June 2021, Maher, then the CEO of Wikimedia which oversees Wikipedia, discussed efforts to push back against disinformation and the “challenge” of the First …

Admitted adulterers are more loyal to their cell phone providers and real estate agent than their spouses, according to controversial online dating service Ashley Madison, which caters to married people and uses the slogan, “Life is short. Have an affair.” Ashley Madison conducted a survey to determine how faithful members are outside the bedroom, and the results show that adulterers …

Using the term “illegal alien” is reportedly an infraction worthy of suspension in a North Carolina high school. In an email to the Carolina Journal, Leah McGhee described an incident in Central Davidson High School in Lexington where her 16-year-old son was suspended for three days last week over the term. According to McGhee, an English teacher was giving an …

1980s teen icon Molly Ringwald said the John Hughes-directed “Brat Pack” movies would look a lot different if remade today — nearly 40 years after the originals — particularly because they couldn’t be so “White.” “Those movies, the movies that I am so well known for, they were very much of the time. And, if you were to remake that …

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), pressed Columbia University’s president about pro-Hamas professors on campus during a congressional hearing Wednesday. Stefanik, a senior member of the Education and the Workforce Committee, had numerous rounds in which she attacked the Columbia president for antisemitism on campus under her watch. “I’m talking about the faculty members who are supporting terror,” Rep. Stefanik said while …

NPR is under fire again, this time for punishing the veteran editor who took his concerns public about the liberal takeover of its newsroom. The organization’s in-house media correspondent David Folkenflik reported Tuesday that Uri Berliner, NPR’s senior business editor who wrote the bombshell essay about his employer’s bias, was placed on a five-day suspension without pay that began Friday. …

Scottish conservatives attempted to repeal a controversial new hate speech law Wednesday, saying its passage made Scotland an “international mockery.” The Scottish parliament voted to keep the Hate Crime and Public Order Act after a challenge from Scottish Conservatives, which cited concerns that its vague wording, expansive coverage and potentially selective enforcement could be disastrous for common people. Sky News …

Actor John Leguizamo attacked a piñata in a fit of rage Tuesday after learning former President Donald Trump was gaining support among Latino voters. After he mocked an ad from the Trump campaign targeting Latino voters, the “Daily Show” guest host expressed dismay over polls showing he was gaining ground with Latinos. “I mean, clearly, Trump isn’t making any effort …