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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 2025

Page

9

Elite colleges struck by White House funding deals and freezes

Across Columbia Brown Penn UCLA Harvard Cornell Northwestern Duke and others the Trump administration has used federal research funding to pressure universities. Columbia agreed to a 200 million fine and 21 million for a compensation fund while adopting a federal antisemitism definition. Brown agreed to 50 million and similar protections on speech and curriculum. UCLA faces a 1 billion settlement goal amid civil rights concerns. Harvard faces more than 2.6 billion in frozen grants as lawsuits unfold.

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Closure of Midwest chain leaves dozens without local papers

Dozens of Midwest and West communities lost their newspapers as News Media Corp announced abrupt closures due to financial problems. The Rochelle Illinois based publisher ends 14 Wyoming operations 7 in Illinois 5 in Arizona 4 in South Dakota and 1 in Nebraska leaving towns like Brookings South Dakota without local press and legal notice coverage. The move follows years of print industry struggles with revenue declines and staff layoffs across the country.

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