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Putin’s plagiarism, fake Ukrainian degrees and other tales of world leaders accused of academic fraud

A recent college admissions scandal in the United States, which revealed that wealthy parents had bribed officials at elite universities, exposed the price some people are willing to pay to say, “I went to an Ivy League school.” In a

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Vanderbilt, off winless SEC run, hires Stackhouse – ESPN

Vanderbilt, off winless SEC run, hires Stackhouse  ESPN REPORT: Vanderbilt To Hire Jerry Stackhouse As Head Basketball Coach  The Daily Caller Vanderbilt hires former NBA star Jerry Stackhouse to be its men’s basketball coach  CBS Sports Jerry Stackhouse as Vanderbilt basketball coach? Well,

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Peter Kraus dishes on the market

During my recent conversation with Peter Kraus, which was supposed to be focused on Aperture and its launch of the Aperture New World Opportunities Fund, I couldn’t help veering off into tangents about the market in general. Below is Kraus’

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Muere hombre de Miami que había sido golpeado por un famoso actor mexicano

Juan Ricardo Hernández, el anciano que el domingo fue golpeado por el actor mexicano Pablo Lyle falleció este jueves … Click to Continue »

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PM: ‘Shame on’ Gantz for suggesting Baumel’s return timed for political gain

Netanyahu charges that his chief election rival ‘didn’t even make an effort to show up’ at funeral of soldier whose body was brought back to Israel after 37 years

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Video allegedly shows Mexican telenovela star’s road rage incident

A man punched by Mexican telenovela star Pablo Lyle after a traffic incident in Miami Sunday died Thursday at Jackson Memorial, hospital officials said. Police had charged Lyle with assault; he’d posted bond, left U.S. … Click to Continue »

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Trump snubs White House correspondents’ dinner – again

Donald Trump says he will skipping the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner again this year, because it is “so boring and so negative”.

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Should the SAT be optional? Bribery scandal renews debate

The scheme in which wealthy parents allegedly bribed their children’s way into top schools also has highlighted deeper concerns about the fairness of using SAT and ACT tests — gatekeepers for a U.S. admissions system already seen as favoring wealth

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U.S. military admits civilian deaths in Somalia airstrike

Just weeks after insisting that American airstrikes in Somalia had killed no civilians, U.S. Africa Command said Friday that new information reveals that a woman and a child died last April when a U.S. strike targeted al-Shabab militants.

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For Miami butt lift doctor, medical board proposes permanent ban on cosmetic surgery

Florida’s medical board accused a Miami surgeon on Friday of misleading patients, endangering their lives and lacking sufficient training to perform cosmetic surgery after one of his patients died in … Click to Continue »

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