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World'It's Never Too Late to Study': This Inspiring Thai Granny Earned Her Bachelor's Degree at 91A grandmother in Thailand proves that learning is a life-long endeavor by earning her university degree at the tender age of 91. Kimlan Jinakul wanted to attend university as a young girl but never had the chance until now
U.S.The Brutal Murder of an Elderly Veteran Has Renewed Pressure on Baltimore to Tackle HomicidesA 97-year-old man was murdered in his pajamas late last month inside his Baltimore home, becoming one of the city's oldest homicide victims and reigniting a heated debate about how to resolve its alarming record of violence
U.S.Airbnb Has Blocked the Accounts of Attendees of a Far-Right RallyAirbnb has deleted the accounts of some users affiliated with far-right political groups attending a "Unite the Right" rally. The company determined that they planned to use booked properties for activities viewed as "antithetical" to the service's community guidelines
TechGoogle Has Fired the Employee Who Wrote an Anti-Diversity Tirade, Report SaysGoogle has reportedly fired an employee who wrote a scathing internal memo critical of the company's diversity policies. Bloomberg reports that the engineer responsible for the note confirmed that he was dismissed for "perpetuating gender stereotypes"
U.S.This 9-Year-Old 'Guardian of the Galaxy' Wants to Be NASA's Planetary Protection OfficerNASA's recent announcement that it will be hiring a new Planetary Protection Officer may have inspired a few whimsical jokes and science fiction fantasies, but a fourth-grader from New Jersey took the vacancy seriously enough to submit a handwritten application
World'It's Never Too Late to Study': This Inspiring Thai Granny Earned Her Bachelor's Degree at 91A grandmother in Thailand proves that learning is a life-long endeavor by earning her university degree at the tender age of 91. Kimlan Jinakul wanted to attend university as a young girl but never had the chance until now
U.S.The Brutal Murder of an Elderly Veteran Has Renewed Pressure on Baltimore to Tackle HomicidesA 97-year-old man was murdered in his pajamas late last month inside his Baltimore home, becoming one of the city's oldest homicide victims and reigniting a heated debate about how to resolve its alarming record of violence
U.S.Airbnb Has Blocked the Accounts of Attendees of a Far-Right RallyAirbnb has deleted the accounts of some users affiliated with far-right political groups attending a "Unite the Right" rally. The company determined that they planned to use booked properties for activities viewed as "antithetical" to the service's community guidelines
TechGoogle Has Fired the Employee Who Wrote an Anti-Diversity Tirade, Report SaysGoogle has reportedly fired an employee who wrote a scathing internal memo critical of the company's diversity policies. Bloomberg reports that the engineer responsible for the note confirmed that he was dismissed for "perpetuating gender stereotypes"
U.S.This 9-Year-Old 'Guardian of the Galaxy' Wants to Be NASA's Planetary Protection OfficerNASA's recent announcement that it will be hiring a new Planetary Protection Officer may have inspired a few whimsical jokes and science fiction fantasies, but a fourth-grader from New Jersey took the vacancy seriously enough to submit a handwritten application
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