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It has been a rough month for Ron DeSantis’s rightwing rebranding of higher education in Florida. Embarrassments at two high-profile universities where the Republican governor has been waging his culture war against “woke” have forced his administration into something of a cleanup.Sarasota’s New College, the once liberal arts school subjected to a “hostile takeover” by well-rewarded, ultra-conservative DeSantis allies, was exposed by the city’s Herald-Tribune for dumping thousands of library books, including a clear-out of its gender and diversity center.Democratic politicians likened it to Nazi-era book burning, and a preview of the extremist Project 2025 agenda linked to the Republican…

IIn the fall of 2012, 18-year-old Danielle Collins enrolled at the University of Florida and joined a tennis team that had just won the NCAA championship. The team was composed of the best college players. Unfortunately, she is not one of them. During his year in Gainesville, Collins failed to crack the lineup.Collins and I first spoke on the phone in May, when she was coming off back-to-back wins on the hard courts in Miami and the green clay in Charleston. She is currently ranked 11th in the world and plans to retire at the end of the 2024 season…

A capsule wardrobe is the kind of thing that most of us chalk up as a nice idea, but not one that is actually achievable in the real world. The need for outfits for different occasions, seasons and moods seems to dictate against a wardrobe stripped back to its bare bones.The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more.But what if you could pare the chaos back to a lean, considered edit of only the items you need? Having bare rail between hangers sounds fantastically cathartic, and not needing to…

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship superstar Ronda Rousey has issued her most detailed apology yet for denying involvement in the Sandy Hook school shooting after Reddit users criticized her during a Q&A session on the platform There was overwhelming criticism.On Tuesday, Rousey participated in one of the “Ask Me Anything” discussions celebrities often have with Reddit users. soon submerged People have expressed skepticism and resentment that she spread misinformation about the 2012 attack in Newtown, Conn., that killed 20 schoolchildren.The retired mixed martial artist a statement On Friday, she decided to use one of her social media accounts to promote the…

Prosecutors in Italy are investigating potential manslaughter charges relating to the sinking of the superyacht Bayesian as a body believed to be Mike Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter, Hannah, was recovered.The Bayesian sank off the coast of Sicily early on Monday morning when the area was hit by violent storms. Seven people, including the British tech entrepreneur Lynch, died.After four days of searching, the body of Hannah, the sixth and final person missing from the luxury yacht, was recovered on Friday, according to the Italian coastguard.The Press Association news agency reported a green body bag was seen being brought to Porticello from…

timeThe road from Everton to Liverpool has not been easy. Nick Barmby was the last. If the other route goes further – think of Kevin Sheedy, Peter Beardsley, Abel Xavier – the thing is still not done. so, Jarrad Branthwaite Heading to Anfield, the deal had been brewing. Will it happen? The offer was for £63m, plus £7m in add-ons, to reward the Stanley Park centre-back. If Everton fans are used to seeing their stars sold too early – Wayne Rooney, Franny Jeffers, John Stones easily come to mind – then maybe John Tex New bosses under Trump may block…

When Matthew finished his teacher training in 2006, he was nervous and excited about starting a new job. “I’d moved from Birmingham back to Manchester and I was going to be teaching performing arts at a sixth form college in Salford,” he says.Early in the first term, he found himself huddled over the photocopier, frantically printing out copies of Jim Cartwright’s play Road for his class. “You were meant to put in your photocopying requests a day early and I’d forgotten,” he says. “I was trying to print them as fast as I could, conscious that I was taking up…

Keely Hodgkinson had her season ended by injury less than three weeks after becoming the Olympic 800m champion. The 22-year-old Briton was due to compete in the Diamond League in September and his victory in Paris was the most watched Olympic event on British terrestrial television.”I’m not racing anymore!! Unfortunately I had a little injury, but we accomplished everything I hoped to do this year, thank you all for the love and support! See you on the track next year.Hodgkinson has won all nine 800m races this year and upon returning from France she immediately set her sights on breaking…

So, what do we think? Come December, is “rawdogging” going to be Oxford University Press’s word of the year? It’s certainly a strong contender. Around this time last year, rawdogging – originally slang for sex without a condom – wasn’t the sort of word you would hear in polite conversation or find in the pages of the Guardian and the BBC. Now, it’s everywhere and being used, largely by gen Z, for the most innocuous situations. Drink black coffee? You’re rawdogging caffeine! Don’t drink coffee at all? You’re rawdogging your mornings! Just finished a nine-hour flight with no entertainment but…

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck. Ross and Rachel. Jadon Sancho and Manchester United. The on-and-off relationship has led to speculation about their latest status.Sancho and Manchester United confirmed their contract when Sancho first arrived at Old Trafford in 2021. Returning to Dortmund on loan, they took another short break. When Sancho returned to United this summer, the England international and United appeared to be reunited, with Ten Hag saying the pair had “moved on” from their rift.But, just like Bennifer, Sancho and United may now be getting divorced. chelsea are reportedly looking to sign the striker. It would be a…