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Harvard University will temporarily waive its requirement that applicants submit their SAT or ACT standardized test scores due to “insurmountable challenges in scheduling tests” related to the coronavirus pandemic, the Ivy League school announced Tuesday. “In the face of unprecedented uncertainty and anxiety surrounding the coronavirus and the economy, we want to be helpful in any …
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Joe Biden’s presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee raised more than $80 million in May, a record monthly fundraising haul for the former vice president this campaign season. The presumptive Democratic nominee along with the DNC pulled in $80.8 million in May, surging past April’s fundraising haul of slightly more than $60.5 million. In April, the Biden …
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants to help four million Americans register to vote through a new information campaign the social media platform is set to announce Wednesday. Zuckerberg outlined the multifaceted initiative in an op-ed published in USA Today, where he also said Facebook will continue to clamp down on election interference ahead of the …
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One week after James Gorman announced that Morgan Stanley would diversify its leadership and spend millions to raise up its black executives, a woman who spent 16 years in charge of diversity at the firm called him a hypocrite. Marilyn Booker, a 26-year Morgan Stanley veteran who left in December, is suing the $895 billion …
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The alumni committee of the prestigious Bronx prep school Horace Mann is facing furious calls to remove Attorney General Bill Barr from their distinguished-alumni list following reports that law enforcement followed his orders to aggressively clear protesters in DC for a Donald Trump photo op. US Park Police and the National Guard swept protesters out …
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HBO Max is crafting a “slow and careful” return for “Gone With the Wind” to the streaming service. But actress Queen Latifah is over it already. “Let ‘Gone With the Wind’ be gone with the wind,” the award-winning actress told The Associated Press in a recent interview. HBO Max has been under fire since it …
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NBC is making it 2006 again, through science or magic: “30 Rock” is returning to the Peacock next month for a new, original remotely-produced event that will also double as an upfront special for the NBCUniversal properties. The special, which will air Thursday, July 16 at 8 p.m. on NBC, will feature the return of …
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Some fans want more than an Instagram post to get their Jay Cutler fix. Over the weekend, the former Bears quarterback — whose divorce from wife Kristin Cavallari was announced in April — shared a series of photos from his latest adventures, ranging from a dinner outdoors to roasting marshmallows. “No wrong way to mallow,” …
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Atlanta media mogul Tyler Perry will pay college tuition for all four of Rayshard Brooks’ children, one day after he vowed to pick up the tab for the slain man’s funeral, according to a report. Perry, best known for his “Madea” film franchise, will make sure Brooks’ three daughters, ages 1, 2 and 8, and …
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Video obtained by Fox 5 shows Washington, DC, residents having a wild west shootout right along the street Friday just before 7 p.m. Fox 5 reports the shootout lasted just under two minutes and left one person injured. Sirens can be heard on the video toward the end of the shootout and the shooters nonchalantly put …
Harvard University will temporarily waive its requirement that applicants submit their SAT or ACT standardized test scores due to “insurmountable challenges in scheduling tests” related to the coronavirus pandemic, the Ivy League school announced Tuesday. “In the face of unprecedented uncertainty and anxiety surrounding the coronavirus and the economy, we want to be helpful in any …
