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Moral 'failures' of academic leaders wouldn't have seen accountability if not for Congress: Stefanik
House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., responded Tuesday to Harvard President Claudine Gay’s resignation, telling Fox News the “failure of leadership” by Gay and now-former University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill would not have been met with accountability if not for Congress.
Stefanik’s stern questioning last month of Magill, Gay and Massachusetts Institute of Technology President Sally Kornbluth on the subject of virulent antisemitism on campus has been credited for leading to the resignations of Magill and Gay, who stepped down Tuesday.
Stefanik told “America Reports” all three women offered “morally bankrupt” testimony in response to what she called an extremely simple question – whether calling for Jewish genocide violates academic codes of conduct at each institution.
Each collegiate leader offered a different version of “it depends on the context,” Stefanik recounted, saying that as a Harvard graduate herself, she recognized Gay’s failure of leadership from the start.
HARVARD PRESIDENT CLAUDINE GAY RESIGNS
“We have seen… from Claudine Gay a failure of moral leadership, but also a failure of academic integrity, which is a cornerstone of any higher education institution,” she said. “So I called for her resignation as I did for all three [presidents] because of their abject failure in that congressional testimony and their failure to protect Jewish students.”
“This is long overdue. It should not have taken the Harvard Corporation Board this long to demand her resignation.”
She said members of Harvard’s corporation are also “complicit” in covering up Gay’s reported repeated plagiarism; separate from her controversial House testimony – connecting the sudden scrutiny of her past written works with the fallout from her disastrous hearing performance.
HARVARD PRESIDENT CLAUDINE GAY FACES SIX NEW PLAGIARISM CHARGES: REPORT
“You have to remember, she was selected as president of Harvard in a shorter executive search than any other previous president. And they should have found out that there were 50 credible allegations of plagiarism and the fact that the Harvard Corporation, we now know, knew about that before the congressional hearing and tried to cover it up and threatened media outlets to sue them is a disgrace,” Stefanik added.
“When you are a board of any university, you need to make sure that your president, your faculty and your students uphold the rigors of academic integrity…”
“So this accountability would not have happened were it not for the very clear moral questions at the hearing.”
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In her resignation letter, Gay said it has been “distressing” to have people doubt her commitment to confronting hate and “upholding scholarly rigor,” claiming she has been since subjected to “threats fueled by racial animus.”
Prominent Harvard alumni Alan Dershowitz and billionaire hedgefunder Bill Ackman have been noted critics of Gay in the time since her testimony to Stefanik.
Dershowitz offered repeated criticism on Fox News, while Ackman was notably vociferous on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Gay did have a few defenders following her resignation, including Al Sharpton. The MSNBC host reportedly wrote that his organization plans to picket outside Ackman’s offices, according to CNN.
In regard to Harvard’s future, Stefanik said the college should prove it will have a new direction of leadership protecting Jewish students facing threats and assaults.
“This congressional investigation is not going to stop because of the resignation of these university presidents. There are deep institutional rots in these formerly prestigious universities, whether it’s their DEI offices or whether it’s the antisemitism that we see raging on college campuses,” she said.
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Charlotte Hornets (31-31, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (41-20, second in the Eastern Conference)
Boston; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Celtics -6.5; over/under is 214.5
BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte is looking to keep its five-game win streak alive when the Hornets take on Boston.
The Celtics are 27-13 against Eastern Conference opponents. Boston is sixth in the NBA with 46.2 rebounds led by Nikola Vucevic averaging 8.8.
The Hornets are 19-21 in conference matchups. Charlotte is 7-8 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 15.0 turnovers per game.
The Celtics average 15.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.7 more made shots on average than the 12.8 per game the Hornets allow. The Hornets average 16.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.1 more made shots on average than the 13.9 per game the Celtics allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jaylen Brown is averaging 29 points, 7.1 rebounds and five assists for the Celtics. Payton Pritchard is averaging 17 points and 5.8 assists over the past 10 games.
Kon Knueppel is averaging 19.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists for the Hornets. Brandon Miller is averaging 22.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.6 assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Celtics: 8-2, averaging 109.4 points, 50.7 rebounds, 27.1 assists, 6.1 steals and 6.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 98.5 points per game.
Hornets: 7-3, averaging 117.3 points, 47.8 rebounds, 27.4 assists, 8.5 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 106.2 points.
INJURIES: Celtics: Jayson Tatum: out (achilles), Neemias Queta: day to day (rest).
Hornets: Coby White: day to day (injury management).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
The bodies of two young girls were found inside suitcases in Cleveland, Ohio, police said on Tuesday.
In a press conference, Cleveland Police Chief Dorothy Todd said on Tuesday that the bodies of the two girls were found in suitcases buried in shallow graves on Monday evening. One of the girls was believed to be between the ages of 8 and 13 years old, while the other was believed to be 10 to 14 years old. Neither girl was identified as of Tuesday night.
“This is a priority,” Todd said during Tuesday’s press conference. “This is a traumatic event for our officers, for the community, and this is just such a tragic incident, but we are trying to develop any leads we can.”
Police said there are no active missing persons reports in Cleveland that match the two victims.
Officials said someone walking their dog near East 162nd Street and Midland Avenue found what appeared to be a body inside a suitcase around 6 p.m. on Monday. When officers responded to the scene near Ginn Academy, they found one of the bodies stuffed in a suitcase in a shallow grave. The second shallow grave with the body stuffed in a suitcase was found after officers searched the area.
“This is a field close to the school over there,” Todd said. “This is just a residential neighborhood that I’m sure a lot of people do frequent.”
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office has custody of the bodies and will identify the girls. Todd said there is no clear indication of possible causes of death for the girls or how long the girls were there.
“It was some time, so it’s not something that was recent,” Todd said.
There is no suspect, Todd added. Anyone with information can contact the Cleveland police at 216-623-5464.
“Usually in residential areas, you know what’s happening in your neighborhood, something just seems a little bit off,” Todd said. “That’s why we’re asking that anyone who has anything that they believe to be information directly related to or suspicious, that they give us a call.”
A multi-vehicle crash temporarily close Interstate 84 on Tuesday night.
The crash happened around 8:30 p.m. and involved four cars, according to the Hartford Fire Department.
Fire crews arrived at the scene and helped one of the drivers who was trapped. The driver was then taken to a local hospital for evaluation and treatment.
Four other people reported minor injuries but declined ambulance treatment at the scene, officials said.
I-84 East was temporarily shut down as crews responded but has since reopened.
The Connecticut State Police is investigating the crash.
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