Lev Akabas

1 week ago | sportico.com | Eben Novy-Williams |Lev Akabas |Daniel Libit

The U.S. government is threatening to revoke Harvard’s ability to enroll international students, a cohort that makes up at least 21% of the school’s athletes. The Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday that it would cancel two federal grants to the Ivy League school, and it demanded “detailed records” on what it described without specifics as “illegal and violent activities” by Harvard’s foreign student visa holders.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Eben Novy-Williams |Lev Akabas |Daniel Libit

The U.S. government is threatening to revoke Harvard’s ability to enroll international students, a cohort that makes up at least 21% of the school’s athletes. The Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday that it would cancel two federal grants to the Ivy League school, and it demanded “detailed records” on what it described without specifics as “illegal and violent activities” by Harvard’s foreign student visa holders.

1 week ago | wp.me | Kurt Badenhausen |Lev Akabas

The NBA playoffs tip off this week with the Oklahoma City Thunder coming in as the slight favorite over the Boston Celtics to win the title, with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers the next top picks. The Thunder were the NBA’s youngest team and also had one of its lowest payrolls, but Thunder players can earn an NBA-high $12.4 million in total bonuses if they win the title after posting the best record in the NBA.

1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Kurt Badenhausen |Lev Akabas

The NBA playoffs tip off this week with the Oklahoma City Thunder coming in as the slight favorite over the Boston Celtics to win the title, with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers the next top picks. AdvertisementThe Thunder were the NBA’s youngest team and also had one of its lowest payrolls, but Thunder players can earn an NBA-high $12.4 million in total bonuses if they win the title after posting the best record in the NBA.

2 weeks ago | sportico.com | Lev Akabas

On Wednesday, the stock market surged after President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on the reciprocal tariffs that had gone into effect hours earlier, except for an increased tariff on imports from China. The S&P 500 index rose 9.5%, largely rebounding from last week’s historic drop following the initial news of the tariffs.