There are proposals from Republicans in Congress to increase the tax on large endowments, potentially to 14 percent, much higher than the 1.4 percent put in place eight years ago. Assuming a 10 percent return, that would leave Harvard with a tax bill of about $742,000,000, roughly equal to what it spent on financial aid…
File photo: TMC leader Derek O’Brien (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Derek O’Brien has called on Christian-run educational institutions in India to reconnect with their alumni, stating that they could be the strongest advocates for the community. Speaking at the ‘Speak Up’ dialogue in Bengaluru on Sunday, he highlighted the significant…
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Every once in a while, Derek Bender will send a text to one of his former teammates. Or he’ll call, and leave a voicemail. But, after what happened on Sept. 6, he has not received one text back. Not one call. He’s been left on read, a ghosted pariah to a team…
MINNEAPOLIS: Minneapolis officials have agreed to pay $600,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a woman who claimed that former police officer Derek Chauvin forcefully removed her from her vehicle and pinned her to the ground with his knee in January 2020. The incident occurred just four months before Chauvin’s actions led to the death…
Derek Humphry, a British-born journalist whose experience helping his terminally-ill wife end her life led him to become a crusading pioneer in the right-to-die movement and publish “Final Exit,” a best-selling guide to suicide, died on Jan. 2 in Eugene, Ore. He was 94. His death, at a hospice facility, was announced by his family….