Arts and Media
November 2018
CNN Sues Trump
Following a contentious news conference, CNN correspondent Jim Acosta’s credentials to cover the White House have been revoked.
Following a contentious news conference, CNN correspondent Jim Acosta’s credentials to cover the White House have been revoked.
The University of Texas Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management has received a $3 million gift from North Texas real estate luminaires Donna and Herb Weitzman. The gift will create the Herbert D. Weitzman Institute for Real Estate. Scholarships will be available for eligible undergraduate finance and administration students with a concentration on real estate.
Lawyers have subpoenaed Trump Productions LLC and MGM Holdings Inc. to obtain unaired tapes of the reality TV show “The Apprentice” as part of their case against President Donald Trump’s ending of special protections that shield some immigrants from deportation. Specifically, the lawyers are seeking footage where Trump "uses racial and/or ethnic slurs" or "makes remarks concerning race, nationality and/or ethnic background."
With the number of Venezuela migrants fleeing their nation rising, Colombia have moved the homeless migrants to a camp inside a soccer field. The field itself is filled with cots and yellow tents, and the creation of the camp has sparked a protest.
Hundreds of members of the migrant caravan have reached the U.S./Mexico border and are currently staying in shelters and tents in Tijuana, Mexico. The members have said that they are going to wait for other migrants to arrive before making their next move.
The rock band Mana is being honored as the first group ever to receive the Latin Recording Academy’s Person of the Year. The four members of the group were recognized for both their philanthropic efforts, as well as their creative accomplishments.
Betsy DeVos proposed overhauling how higher education institutions handle sexual misconduct complaints, including narrowing what cases schools would be required to investigate.
The University of California has extended their undergraduate application deadline for students affected by the recent wildfires and granting fee waivers.
Following protests on Sunday, the U.S. installed new security barriers at the busiest border crossing with Mexico and in the process closed off border traffic for several hours.
Those on the wildfires missing list has dropped to approximately 1,000. President Donald Trump has stated that there is no reason for him to listen to the killing of Jamal Khashoggi.
President Donald Trump’s asylum ban regarding immigrants who illegally cross the southern border of the U.S. has been barred by U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar.
Via a unanimous vote by the board, the Medical University of South Carolina is moving forward on buying four hospitals all of which are owned by Community Health Systems.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was awarded a $14.7 million grant from the NFL to examine 20-year neurologic health outcomes in former NFL players.
The Pentagon has told Congress that using thousands of troops to secure the U.S.-Mexico border will cost in the neighborhood of $210 million.
Wilshire Law Firm in Los Angeles is expanding its biannual academic scholarship program to four awards instead of two for the 2019-2020 academic year.