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Amy Wax, a tenured law professor at the University of Pennsylvania, is finally being punished for her repeated racist, homophobic, and bigoted statements
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Amy Wax, a tenured law professor at the University of Pennsylvania, is finally being punished for her repeated racist, homophobic, and bigoted statements

After a years-long disciplinary procedure, Amy Wax, a tenured law professor at the University of Pennsylvania, is finally being punished for her racist, homophobic, and bigoted statements. Although Wax is not being fired, she is being publicly reprimanded, will be suspended for a year with half pay (starting fall 2025), will lose summer pay in perpetuity, will lose the honor of her named chair, and is required to note that she speaks for herself and not as a University or Penn Carey Law School faculty member during public appearances.

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‘Shōgun’ makes history with a record-breaking 18 Emmy wins
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‘Shōgun’ makes history with a record-breaking 18 Emmy wins

‘Shōgun’ just made history with a record-breaking 18 Emmy wins — the most for any show in a single year. After already winning 14 Creative Arts Emmys, the show won another four last night including Best Drama Series, Best Actress in a Drama Series (Anna Sawai), and Best Actor in a Drama Series (Hiroyuki Sanada).

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Is MSG now okay for you just because a white person says so?
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Is MSG now okay for you just because a white person says so?

By now, you’ve probably seen cucumber salads taking over your feeds on Instagram and TikTok. Many of these recipes are a close variation of the Asian cucumber salads that we all grew up eating in our restaurants and homes. And guess what? They all include MSG — an ingredient that people used as an excuse to ridicule and shun Asian foods for decades.

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A community impact analysis says the proposed 76ers arena in Center City Philadelphia could have a negative impact on half of Chinatown’s small businesses
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A community impact analysis says the proposed 76ers arena in Center City Philadelphia could have a negative impact on half of Chinatown’s small businesses

BJH Advisors and Sojourner Consulting — paid by the City of Philadelphia — has completed and published a community impact analysis that seeks to provide an “an unbiased assessment” of how the proposed 76ers arena (known as 76 Place) in Center City Philadelphia would impact the surrounding communities.

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