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[Americana:] Harvard Sues Ex-HBS Professor Gino for Defamation, Accusing Her of Falsifying Evidence

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Baker Library is located on the Harvard Business School campus in Allston.  By  Kaitlyn M. Rabinovitz By  Evan H.C. Epstein  and  Graham W. Lee , Crimson Staff Writers, The Harvard Crimson ,  Yesterday [Sept 12] Harvard sued behavioral scientist Francesca Gino for defamation in August, alleging the former Harvard Business School professor sent the school a falsified dataset to prove she did not commit data fraud. The University’s lawyers accused Gino of modifying a spreadsheet on her laptop, then manually backdating it to 2010, so it would appear that she had been sent false data by another researcher rather than altered it herself. Gino, who rose to prominence for her work on honesty, was accused in 2021 of manipulating data in four studies. HBS placed her on administrative leave in 2023 after an  internal investigation  determined she had committed research misconduct, then fired her in May after revoking her tenure. But Gino has battled Harvar...
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Trump issues an ultimatum for NATO countries on Russia sanctions

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Politics •  6 min read   By Betsy Klein, Kevin Liptak, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Emmanuel Miculita, Mitchell McCluskey CNN Politics  [ Published on 9/13/25 7:50 PM ] Updated 4 hr ago   A general view shows the oil refinery of the Lukoil company in Volgograd, Russia April 22, 2022 ( Reuters) President Donald Trump issued an ultimatum to NATO allies in a letter Saturday [Sep 13] , saying the US will issue “major” sanctions on Russia only when they agree to do the same and stop buying oil from Russia. Meeting Trump’s demands would mark a major shift among the alliance, and there are major questions as to whether there would be collective interest in taking these steps. “I am ready to do major Sanctions on Russia when all NATO Nations have agreed, and started, to do the same thing, and when all NATO Nations STOP BUYING OIL FROM RUSSIA,” he said in a  post  to social media, quoting what he said was a letter sent to his NATO counterparts. He continued, “As yo...
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Abraham Lincoln advice ...

"With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan - to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and a lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations." From Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address March 4, 1865 [Quote from a recent comment on the Internet on the shooting in Utah]
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[Americana:] An image of the President of the United States

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Credit... Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times
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Global Update: Trump Says He Will Impose More Sanctions on Russia if NATO Does

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News on the places you follow, The New York Times Sept 13 [ see also] ...  As Sabotage in Europe Mounts, So Do Calls to Retaliate Against Russia Drones in Poland and GPS jamming attributed to Russia have intensified a debate over whether the West should impose stiffer penalties for such “hybrid warfare.” Because you follow:  Russia, Ukraine 7.4-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Russia’s Far East The quake briefly triggered tsunami alerts at nearby coastlines, less than two months after a larger earthquake sent tsunami waves across the Pacific. Because you follow:  Russia
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These Charts Show How Putin Is Defying Trump by Escalating Airstrikes on Ukraine

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Russia has significantly stepped up its drone and missile strikes this year  By Jane Lytvynenko, Ming Li and Emma Brown  The Wall Street Journal , Sept. 13, 2025 11:00 am ET Quick Summary -- Since President Trump took office, Russia has escalated strikes on Ukraine, hitting targets including civilian buildings.  -- Russia’s increased drone production has enabled intense bombardments, despite Ukraine’s steady interception rate. KYIV, Ukraine—Russia has significantly escalated  strikes on Ukraine  since President Trump took office, data show, defying his call for peace by increasing the range of buildings hit, including civilian ones. The rise in strikes reflects Russia’s growing munitions production and Russian President  Vladimir Putin’s  avowed determination to achieve his goal of dominating Ukraine by military means. The most intense bombardments of the war occurred this summer as Russia used drones and missiles to target Ukrainian cities. ...
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