Our review of MTV’s latest “Video Music Awards” promo is pretty much the same as Vulture Mark’s — Taylor Swift = genius, Katy Perry = surprised by relevance — but we are extremely excited by the brief appearance of Blair Waldorf. [Vulture]
THE FEED
An onerous Trump immigration rule for colleges draws an immediate court challenge
Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology filed a lawsuit in District Court in Boston Wednesday morning against the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to University President Lawrence S. Bacow.
The lawsuit seeks a temporary restraining order and preliminary and permanent injunctive relief to bar the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement from enforcing federal guidelines barring international students attending colleges and universities offering only online courses from staying in the United States.
The guidelines would mandate that they transfer to an institution offering in-person instruction or risk “immigration consequences including, but not limited to, the initiation of removal proceedings.”
Another well-known American business hits the skids
The coronavirus pandemic has now claimed one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious retailers.
Brooks Brothers — pioneer of the polo and uniform of the polished prepster — filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday, as it continues to search for a buyer.
The retailer, founded in 1818, boasts of having dressed 40 U.S. presidents and countless investment bankers. Early to the office-casual look, it became known for its crisp oxfords and jaunty sports jackets. But rent had become a burden, and the pandemic torpedoed a sale process that began in 2019.
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Things continue to go very much in the wrong direction in Texas
BREAKING: Texas set a single day high in new deaths from COVID-19. Texas is reporting 2,715 people have died from the virus - up 60 from yesterday.
- Also record 10K positive tests in one day
- And almost 9,300 lab confirmed hospitalizations
—@JeremySWallace
- Also record 10K positive tests in one day
- And almost 9,300 lab confirmed hospitalizations
Everything is fine
Photo: @washingtonpost/Twitter
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Trump follows through on his threat as coronavirus cases surge in America
The Trump admin has informed Congress that the United States is officially beginning the process of withdrawing from the World Health Organization. https://t.co/vs0UTBRh4R
—@kylegriffin1
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One of the juicy revelations from Mary Trump’s forthcoming book
As a high school student in Queens, Ms. Trump writes, Donald Trump paid someone to take a precollegiate test, the SAT, on his behalf. The high score the proxy earned for him, Ms. Trump adds, helped the young Mr. Trump to later gain admittance as an undergraduate to the University of Pennsylvania’s prestigious Wharton business school.
Mr. Trump has often boasted about attending Wharton, which he has referred to as “the best school in the world” and “super genius stuff.”
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BREAKING Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19
—@BillWeirCNN
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Trump’s new (false) argument: Sure, 130,000 have died, but…
“COVID-19 (China Virus) Death Rate PLUNGES From Peak In U.S.” A Tenfold Decrease In Mortality. The Washington Times @WashTimes Valerie Richardson. We have the lowest Mortality Rate in the World. The Fake News should be reporting these most important of facts, but they don’t!
—@realDonaldTrump
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The mayor of Atlanta — and a possible Biden VP pick — tests positive for COVID-19
COVID-19 has literally hit home. I have had NO symptoms and have tested positive.
—@KeishaBottoms
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