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An Estimated 500,000 Children Died Following USAID Cuts (opens the original)
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Boston University infectious disease modeler Brooke Nichols estimates that the abrupt stopping of USAID funding resulted in more than 700,000 deaths over one year, including more than half a million children in developing countries. These are modeled estimates, not individually documented deaths. But they attempt to quantify the human consequences of abruptly ending programs providing medical care, nutrition assistance and other humanitarian aid. I’ll let the reader decide what history should re
Racist? Florida Revives “Gator Bait.” Some Traditions Should Stay Buried. (opens the original)
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ESPN News Services reported this weekend that the University of Florida has revived its “Gator Bait” cheer, more than six years after the university discontinued it. The phrase carries a grotesque historical association. Racist imagery from the late 19th and early 20th centuries depicted Black children as bait used to lure alligators. There is an important distinction. When then-UF President Kent Fuchs discontinued the cheer in 2020, he said he knew of no evidence of racism associated with its u
Young Black Girl Suicide? Many Remain Skeptical. (opens the original)
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Maveah Griffith and Caitlin McGlade, investigative reporters for The Charlotte Observer, published a story today (7/22/2026) about the death of 16-year-old Juliana Umba Nzita. She was found hanging from a tree near a local church on May 8th, 2026. Four days later, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department ruled the death a suicide. Questions have been raised about the investigation, including the decision not to perform an autopsy and whether other forensic evidence was adequately examined. Th
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