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Opinion

Currency of the heart a precious commodity

Columns

“Relationships are the currency of the heart.” – Author unknown In the past nine months, I have covered topics dealing with empathy and emotional manipulation. This next article centers on currency of the heart. You may ask, “What is it?” Well, think of “currency of the heart” as ...

Cornell University to pay $60M in deal to restore federal funding

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Cornell University has agreed to pay $60 million and accept the Trump administration's interpretation of civil rights laws in order to restore federal funding and end investigations into the Ivy League school. Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff announced the agreement on ...

Georgia, not New York, told the big story

Columns

Tuesday brought encouraging results for Democrats eyeing a sweep in next year's midterms. But the most notable portent wasn't the governor's races won by Abigail Spanberger in Virginia or Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey. Nor was it Zohran Mamdani's election as mayor of New York City. The most ...

High court weighs appeal to overturn same-sex marriage

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A call to overturn the landmark Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide is on the agenda Friday for the justices' closed-door conference. Among the new cases the justices are expected to consider is a longshot appeal from Kim Davis, the former ...