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The Scottish comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli has appeared in court charged with alleged sex-related offences against three women at locations including at a BBC studio, with a trial date set for November. Mr Kohli appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Friday to face a total of six charges against three different women between 2007 and 2016. The 56-year-old Celebrity Big Brother contestant denies the charges. Alleged locations include the BBC studios at Pacific Quay, Glasgow, where he allegedly indecently assaulted a woman by squeezing her bottom and trying to hug her between April 2007 and September 2008. It is also...

The Iowa Attorney General’s Office on Wednesday opened an investigation into the University of Iowa after an official there was video recorded saying she and others at the school continue to advance diversity, equity and inclusion despite policies and a state law prohibiting it. A 2024 state law prohibits public funding for DEI programs. The Iowa Board of Regents in November 2023 also directed universities to abolish all “diversity, equity, and inclusion” initiatives at public universities. But an undercover video obtained by Fox News shows Drea Tinoco, assistant director for Leadership and Student Organization Development at the University of Iowa,...

Civil rights experts say program could be ‘violating the law’ The “Black Scholars Matter” program at California State University Northridge violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 according to a new federal complaint shared with The College Fix. Civil rights activist Mark Perry filed a complaint against the program, which he called a “racially exclusionary program that illegally excludes and discriminates against non-Black students.” He cited evidence found on the program’s website, including the program’s description, comments from the founder, and promotional videos featuring exclusively black students. “CSUN offers, operates, administers, and promotes the racially discriminatory program...

Arizona, Louisiana, Pennsylvania treasurers among those to sign.. A group of 26 financial officers from 21 states sent letters to 18 major financial institutions this week, warning them to abandon environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices if they wish to continue doing business with their states. The letters said ESG has undermined the traditional fiduciary duty that firms owe their clients, focusing solely on financial return, and instead prioritizes advancing political agendas. “Fiduciary duty has long been a critical safeguard that facilitated efficient capital allocation grounded in financial merit rather than political ideology,” the letter said. “But that clarity is...

Remember the good all days when you went to college to study astronomy, literature, engineering, or American history? Now you go to learn about sexual minorities and lavender activism. And that despite crackdowns by the Trump administration. While some universities like Columbia are now trying to put up at least a pretense of reform, the reality is that the people running most of our academic institutions are almost entirely leftist ideologues. They are simply going to use tricks like renaming DEI departments and hosting events with less fanfare while engaging in the same propagandizing. Don’t let them get away without...

A violent mob attack in downtown Cincinnati is going viral, and it’s not hard to see why. The video shows a white man being thrown to the ground and brutally beaten by a large group of black people. When a woman rushes in to help, she’s knocked out cold, slammed to the pavement with a blow to the head.. People are sharing the footage because it looks like a hate crime. Plain and simple. Fox News: Police in Cincinnati are investigating a viral video that shows what appears to be a violent brawl in the downtown section of the city....

The maniac gunman who killed at least five people at 345 Park Avenue on Monday evening was identified as a 27-year-old Las Vegas man, according to law enforcement sources. Shane Tamura was named by sources as the shooter who stormed the 44-floor swanky Midtown office building and opened fire, killing one police officer and at least four civilians.

A new report finds that the JAMA Network ran more articles recently mentioning “inequity” than “asthma.” In his novel The Magic Mountain, Thomas Mann describes wealthy European consumptives who retreat to a sanitorium high in the Swiss Alps, convinced that thin air aids in treating pulmonary tuberculosis. In their self-contained community, they affirm their faith in contemporary medical practices while delaying the demands of life in the “flatlands.” Medical researchers, it seems, are retreating to a sanatorium of their own. Based on our analysis, leading medical journals increasingly lean left and are abandoning scientific principles in service of progressive ideology....

Diversity is a ‘core value’ but Minnesota State Mankato won’t share with the public what an ‘equity lens’ in coaching means When Minnesota State University-Mankato defensive linemen hit tackling dummies and run sprints this summer, they will do so under the watchful eye of a coach with an “equity lens.” But how exactly the coaching staff defines “equity” and “anti-racism” remains shrouded in mystery, since the school denied a College Fix request to view submitted diversity statements. The Fix requested copies of the diversity statements submitted by its defensive assistant coaching applicants as required by a May job posting. The...

During a hearing in front of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, Harmeet Dhillon provided compelling testimony about how the Trump administration is rapidly weeding out discriminatory policies and practices across America. Dhillon used the "Ending Illegal DEI Discrimination & Preferences: Enforcing Our Civil Rights Laws" hearing as a report card on her tenure after the first 100 days in office, in which she said "under the leadership of Attorney General Pam Bondi," they have been working diligently to "end illegal DEI [Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion] for all Americans," including in...

New hire will assist with Office of Diversity Samford University in Alabama is advertising a job for a “diversity” staffer after removing “diversity, equity, and inclusion” references from its website following media inquiries. “The Program Coordinator for the Office of Student Success and Diversity will … work collaboratively to create an inclusive campus environment where all students feel welcomed, valued, and supported,” the job description states. The coordinator will plan and implement “diversity-focused programs and events that promote cultural awareness, engagement, and belonging among students, faculty, and staff,” it states. The description also states that the new hire will assist...

A US-bound Delta flight with at least 150 people onboard was forced to hit the brakes during takeoff in Mexico this week when another jet nearly landed on top of it. Delta Flight 590 had just started rolling down the runway at Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez in Mexico City on Monday when the regional AeroMéxico plane suddenly flew overhead and landed in front of it, Flightradar 24 data showed. The regional jet came within less than 200 feet of the Atlanta-bound Delta flight, CNN reported.

Discriminatory and divisive DEI ideology has no place in medical education,’ watchdog says The Association of American Medical Colleges continues to infuse “diversity, equity, and inclusion” ideology into medical education despite scrubbing DEI programs and commitments from its website, a medical advocacy group found. Two experts told The College Fix that DEI in medical schools jeopardizes funding, lowers standards for students, and damages trust in doctors. A recent report from Do No Harm states the Association of American Medical Colleges has recently “taken steps to remove dozens of the more explicit and overt endorsements of DEI from its website” following...

An American tourist was stabbed in the chest while traveling on a regional train from Melegnano to Milan, in the latest of over 260 violent incidents reported on Italy’s rail network so far this year. The 27-year-old victim was attacked on Tuesday morning near San Giuliano Milanese train station by a group of three or four young men described as of North African origin, who reportedly attempted to steal his gold necklace before fleeing the scene. The attackers, armed with a knife, stabbed the tourist in the neck and chest before escaping at the next station. Footage from the San...

A diversity day at a secondary school in Warwickshire ended in upset and apologies after a 12-year-old girl wearing a union flag dress was prevented from delivering a speech she had written about British culture. Pupils at Bilton school in the village of Bilton, Rugby, were invited to take part in “culture day”, dedicated to “recognising and celebrating the rich cultural diversity within our school community”. Children were encouraged to wear outfits that reflected their nationality or family heritage to the event last Friday. ............................. In a post on Facebook last Friday, Field wrote: “On my way to collect my...

"What's important is that I'm not the last African American fire chief." The Austin Firefighters Association intends to hold a vote of no confidence on Fire Chief Joel G. Baker over his failure to deploy advance teams to flood ravaged Kerr County ahead of the destruction. Now, it has been revealed that Baker, the first black fire chief in Austin, prioritized diversity goals shortly after coming onto the job. He's been accused of not deploying Austin's specialized teams ahead of the destruction, despite having been asked by the state to do so, because Texas was delayed in reimbursing the department...

Memo offers a snapshot of how personal statements can be used to skirt affirmative action ban... At the end of finals period each May, the Duke Law Journal hosts a two-week-long competition to select its next crop of editors. Applicants write a 12-page memo, or casenote, analyzing an appellate court decision, as well as a 500-word essay about what they would "contribute" to the journal. Students are chosen based on their grades, casenotes, and personal statements. Less than 20 percent of the class makes it onto the law review, which is overseen by Duke Law School and has no legal...

Four people were caught on video awkwardly bird-napping a massive swan in Queens — as activists fear the missing bird may have met its end as an animal sacrifice or because of a a senior prank. The four — including one minor — were busted after snatching the mute female swan Saturday at Frank M. Charles Memorial Park in Howard Beach, according to US Park Police. Authorities didn’t immediately release the names of the alleged bird-brained bandits, but local officials and activists speculate the bird could have met an unsavory fate as some of the birds have ended up on...

200 California bar exam takers have had their failing scores adjusted to “pass.” ... In 2025, American students from kindergarten through law school are dumber than they’ve ever been, and we needn’t look beyond the nation’s abysmal math and English literacy NAEP scores to prove it. In 2025, American students from kindergarten through law school are dumber than they’ve ever been, and we needn’t look beyond the nation’s abysmal math and English literacy NAEP scores to prove it. Now, more than 200 California bar exam takers have had their failing scores adjusted to “pass,” indicating that the newest crop of...

Federal prosecutors and law enforcement believe they've solved the biggest jewelry heist in U.S. history. In the middle of the night, on July 11, 2022, thieves broke into the trailer of a Brinks big rig parked at a truck stop on the stretch of I-5 freeway known as The Grapevine. The Grapevine is a 40-mile stretch of road that is the bane of every trucker's trip between the Central Valley, over the Tehachapi Mountains, and down again into the Los Angeles County basin. The worst part of it is the six-mile-long, 6% grade in which truckers travel a snail's pace,...