• 監管機構 Office for Students 因 Sussex University 處理教授跨性別權利觀點抗議活動的方式而開出罰單,此項裁決對其造成沉重打擊。
• 在高等法院駁回有關該大學違反涉及前教授 Kathleen Stock 言論自由法規的指控後,Sussex University 撤銷了由英格蘭高等教育監管機構開出的 585,000 英鎊罰款。
• 法院駁回了監管機構針對 Sussex University 如何處理因 Stock 教授對跨性別權利的看法而引發的抗議,以及她隨後於 2021 年辭職而進行的長期調查,這對 Office for Students 的信譽和管理造成了嚴重損害。閱讀更多...
First recorded in 687BC, the meteoroids were once part of the tail of a comet discovered in 1861This week, the annual Lyrid meteor shower returns to the spring skies. Although active since 16 April, the shower peaks during the late evening of Wednesday 22 April and early the next morning.The chart shows the view looking east from London at 00.01 (BST) on Thursday 23 April. The origin point of the meteors, known as the radiant, is labelled Lyrids. It sits in the constellation of Lyra, the Lyre, close to the bright star of Vega. Continue reading...
Not ‘reasonable’ to impose that Siena Hopper, 25, with no criminal history, should be excluded from City of Sydney except for work or to attend courtFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA judge has overturned the bail conditions imposed by police on a Sydney anti-Herzog protester with no criminal history, saying the conditions were not “reasonable”.Lawyer Wael Skaf made an application before the Downing Centre local court to vary Siena Hopper’s bail conditions, which barred her from attending any “unlawful protests” and included a condition that she not enter the City of Sydney except for work or to attend court. Continue reading...
• Usain Bolt, 39, competed in the 4x100-meter relay at the New York Grand Prix on Friday, marking his official return to competitive sprinting after a five-year retirement.
• Bolt's relay team finished second with a time of 39.12 seconds, demonstrating unexpected competitiveness for the legendary sprinter.
• The return came as part of a exhibition series celebrating the careers of track and field's all-time greats.
Clarence Curtis Jordan was convicted in 1978 but hadn’t had a lawyer for over 30 yearsThe Texas court of criminal appeals has overturned the death sentence of Clarence Curtis Jordan, a 70-year-old man with intellectual disabilities, who spent nearly 50 years on death row – much of that time without a lawyer.Jordan was convicted in 1978 for the murder of Joe L Williams, a 40-year-old grocer in Houston, and was sentenced to death. In the years that followed, courts determined that Jordan, who has intellectual disabilities, was “incompetent”, making him ineligible for execution under constitutional standards. Continue reading...
• Ottawa Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot returned to noncontact practice on Tuesday, signaling a faster-than-anticipated recovery from injury.
• Chabot has recorded 31 points (7 goals, 24 assists) in 55 games this season while averaging 22:34 of ice time before his injury.
• The early return to practice suggests the Senators could have Chabot available sooner than originally projected for the remainder of the regular season.
• Amanda Bynes is releasing her new single 'Girlfriend' on April 10, marking her return to music after nearly 4 years away from the scene.
• The track blends EDM and rap elements and is described as "built around a strong hook and confident, flirt-heavy energy," featuring Los Angeles-based rapper Fenix Flexin.
• Bynes, known for roles in 'She's The Man' and 'Easy A,' teased the collaboration on social media, calling the music "straight fire."
‘Here we go, ready or not, let’s do the news,’ Guthrie said, two months after the disappearance of her mother, NancySign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxToday show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie made an emotional return to the NBC morning show on Monday, 64 days after her mother, Nancy, was abducted from her home in Phoenix, Arizona.“Welcome to Today on this Monday morning. We are so glad you started your week with us, and it’s good to be home,” Guthrie told viewers. Continue reading...
Brady Ebert, a former member of the Grammy-winning US hardcore band, allegedly hit the father of Brendan Yates with his carBrady Ebert, the former guitarist of the Grammy-winning US hardcore band Turnstile, has been charged with attempted second-degree murder after allegedly hitting the father of the band’s frontman, Brendan Yates, with his car.On 29 March, police found William Yates outside his home with “trauma to his lower extremities”, with a broken bone protruding from his leg, according to the Baltimore Banner. Continue reading...