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Cornell students voice frustration at public hearing over rape caseStudents have called for drastic change at Cornell University as a result of an alleged gang rape in 2024, with one using an emotional student assembly on Thursday to say: “We’re absolutely ashamed of the events that happened on campus.”Students and faculty members say the investigation into the incident has cast a “dark cloud” over the campus – stirring anger, concern over fraternity culture, and a backlash against the university’s handling of the situation.At Thursday’s assembly, some labelled the perceived lack of justice a “disgrace” and criticised the prestigious university, which…
Getty ImagesStray Kids are one of K-Pop’s biggest live acts, and recently headlined the Rock In Rio Festival, alongside Elton JohnOne of the world’s biggest K-pop groups, Stray Kids, are joining BTS in boycotting the 2027 Grammy Awards.The move comes after the introduction of a controversial new category for Asian pop music, which critics fear will ghettoise genres like K-Pop and J-Pop.BTS announced they would not submit songs for consideration in any category in July, saying they hoped their music “can be heard and loved for what it is, rather than being divided by region or language”.Stray Kids, who recently…
Hochul: ‘What we learned yesterday raised… troubling questions’New York Governor Kathy Hochul has said the woman at the centre of the Cornell University rape case was “failed” at “every turn”. The woman, known as Jane Doe in legal documents, alleges she was drugged and raped by several men at a fraternity house in 2024. The case was investigated at the time but no charges were laid. It recently reopened after the woman filed a civil lawsuit last month that thrust the allegations into the national spotlight. At a news conference on Friday, Hochul said she was “deeply disturbed” by how…
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LIVEWoman in Cornell University rape case was ‘failed at every turn’, New York governor saysThe woman filed a civil lawsuit against the Ivy League university alleging she was drugged and raped at a fraternity house.
Getty ImagesWorkforces remained unchanged across major sectors, from tech to retail. American firms are choosing to hold steady rather than hire or fire staffThe US jobs market saw a sharp slowdown in September, with employers adding just 29,000 jobs in the final update before the midterm elections. Headcounts were little changed in major sectors from tech to retail as hiring fell significantly from August, according to figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Meanwhile, the unemployment rate rose slightly from 4.1% in August to 4.2% in September. The figures signal a cooling US economy, which experts said reduced the…
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LIVEHundreds of French schools closed as minister says 40 head teachers injured in student protestsPolice in several cities across the country have been deployed to deal with the demonstrations. More than 1,900 people have been arrested.
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ReutersAdemba Allans is making it “cool” to vote in Kenya.The student journalist turned civic mobiliser launched a voter registration drive on social media earlier this year, using snappy selfies infused with music and humour to target young people.The result astonished him and many observers of Kenyan politics – by the time the registration period ended, 2.6 million new voters across the country had signed up. He is aiming to get another 2.3 million on board in the next round.”It was the Gen Z way of doing politics,” he tells me. “Fun, trendy, sexy, fashionable. Because of how we created the…