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☆ Jonathan Levin, Dean of Business School, Is Stanford’s New President
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Stephanie Saul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Stanford University’s next president will be Jonathan Levin, an economist who currently serves as dean of the graduate business school and whose association with the university dates back to his undergraduate days in the 1990s. Dr. Levin’s selection, announced on Thursday, was based partly on his deep understanding of the university’s culture, the school said. His appointment is also viewed as a stabilizing force, as Stanford faces turmoil stemming from protests over the Israel-Hamas war, as well as controversy over a predecessor, Marc Tessier-Lavigne, who resigned as president last summer amid questions about the quality of scientific research that was conducted in labs he supervised. Jerry Yang, the technology entrepreneur who is the chair of Stanford’s board of trustees, said that the selection committee chose Dr. Levin, 51, as someone who could chart a course for the university during these politically fraught times.

Persons: Stanford University’s, Jonathan Levin, Marc Tessier, Lavigne, Jerry Yang, Levin Locations: Stanford, Israel

☆ Gerald M. Levin, Time Warner Chief in a Merger Debacle, Dies at 84
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Chris Kornelis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Gerald M. Levin, a “visionary” media executive, as he was often described, who became C.E.O. of the world’s largest media company, Time Warner, and an architect of its merger with America Online, widely considered the worst corporate marriage in American history, died on Wednesday. Mr. Levin had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Mr. Levin was Time Warner’s chief executive when he and his counterpart at AOL at the time, Steve Case, devised what was then the largest business merger in U.S. history. Instead, it became shorthand for the excesses of the turn-of-the-century dot-com bubble and the era of so-called synergy.

Persons: Gerald M, Levin, Time Warner, Jake Maia Arlow, Mr, Levin’s, Steve Case, Warner, Henry Luce, Jack Warner Organizations: Time, America Online, AOL, Jan, America, American, Hollywood Locations: Long Beach, Calif, Virginia

☆ What to watch for on Super Tuesday
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Gregory Krieg | Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Here are 9 things to watch for:The night the lights go out on HaleyBarring a stunning upset – actually, multiple stunning upsets across the country – Super Tuesday is looking like the end of the road for Haley. While Haley has said she would stay in the race through at least Super Tuesday, she has not hinted at an exit. A North Carolina governor’s race with implications up and down the ballotOn a Super Tuesday with an unusual lack of spice, the North Carolina gubernatorial primary is a rare exception. Mark Robinson and Democratic state Attorney General Josh Stein are expected to coast to their parties’ respective nominations. Down-ballot in Texas, there’s more to watch, starting with the payback campaign of Attorney General Ken Paxton.

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☆ Daria Trepova: Russian woman sentenced to 27 years over explosion that killed ultranationalist military blogger
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Anna Chernova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A Russian court has sentenced Daria Trepova to 27 years in prison for the murder of pro-Kremlin blogger Vladlen Tatarsky, who was killed in an explosion at a St. Petersburg cafe last year. Before his death, Tatarsky was one of Russia’s most outspoken and ultranationalist military bloggers, known for his ardent pro-war commentary and occasional criticism of Moscow’s battlefield failures. Trepova was arrested soon after on suspicion she had handed over the explosive device, hidden in a statue, to Tatarsky, state media Tass reported at the time. Tatarsky supported the war in Ukraine and had gained popularity by providing analysis and commentary on Telegram, much of which advocated for a harsher approach towards Ukraine. He had since written several books and previously fought among Russian forces in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, in 2014.

Persons: Daria Trepova, Vladlen Tatarsky, Tatarsky, Trepova, Dmitry Rylov, Maxim Fomin, Victor Pelevin’s, ’ Organizations: CNN, Kremlin, Tass, Vesti, Russian Locations: St, Petersburg, Tatarsky, Ukraine, Donbas

☆ White House condemns Fox News for ‘standing up on behalf of hate’ after host attacks CNN anchors’ Jewish heritage
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The White House denounced Fox News on Friday, blasting the right-wing network for “standing up on behalf of hate” after one of its hosts attacked the Jewish heritage of two CNN anchors over their coverage of the Israel-Hamas war. “Lying to insult the pain that families suffered in the Holocaust has absolutely no place in America. But Levin stood by his comments Thursday night while responding to CNN’s condemnation of his remarks. The White House in recent months has assumed an aggressive posture toward Fox News, calling out some of the extremist rhetoric that the network’s hosts have made. And earlier this week, the White House denounced the comments made by Watters, which Fox News has remained silent on.

Persons: “, – Fox, ” Andrew Bates, Mark Levin, Wolf Blitzer, Jake Tapper, Levin, Tapper, ”, Levin’s, ” Bates, Jesse Watters, he’s ‘, ” Levin, —, Poppy Harlow, Democratic Sen, Dick Durbin, Greg Gutfeld, Adolf Hitler’s Nazi, Watters Organizations: CNN, Fox News, Fox, White, Biden, Nazi, ” CNN, Democratic Locations: Israel, America, Arab

Political Cartoons View All 1223 ImagesNow the agency is aiming to further reduce lead levels in drinking water and tighten a rule that failed to prevent recent drinking water crises in cities like Flint, Michigan and Newark, New Jersey. Bernstein said he is hopeful “that as we remove lead pipes, we’re going to see the numbers continue to fall. “CDC’s work was used in other cities with elevated water lead levels to dampen citizen concerns,” the congressional report said. Joe Cotruvo, a former director of the Drinking Water Standards Division at EPA, said the existing regulations work and should be credited with significantly reducing lead in drinking water, they just aren’t properly enforced. Lead pipes in both cities were rapidly removed and lead levels dropped.

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