Your weekend must reads🗞️
The University of Pennsylvania suddenly finds itself at the center of the college antisemitism controversy. Climate change is making the world's weather downright weird. And genealogical services are unearthing family secrets that some subscribers say might have been better left buried.
👋Welcome to the weekend! I'm John Riley, and now is a great time to take a look at some of the best stories of the week from Paste BN.
But first, football: The three-week, 41-game college bowl season kicks off Saturday. We rank the games from best to worst.
Antisemitism storm hits Ivy League's 'friendliest' school for Jews
🔵The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, regarded as one of the nation’s premier schools of higher learning, historically kept its doors open to Jewish students when other Ivy League colleges limited their enrollment or kept them out altogether. Today, the university is at the epicenter of the clash over free speech and antisemitism. Read more
- Formal rebuke: House resolution denounces university presidents' testimony
- Harvard controversy: University leaders affirm support for president to remain
Climate change is bringing weirder weather
🌡️The world's weather is lurching from one extreme to another more often, researchers say. These extremes – intense downpours, record heat waves and more – are “one of the most direct ways” people experience climate change, said the latest National Climate Assessment. Read more
- Historic resolution: World's leaders endorse commitment to transition from fossil fuels
- Ancient climate: Earth used to be way hotter than it is now
- Tipping points: 5 disastrous climate scenarios
When genetic screening gifts aren't fun anymore
😮Genealogical services like Ancestry and 23&Me have unraveled many a family mystery – for better or worse. If you're planning to sign up for genealogical programs, think carefully before clicking submit. You may not love what they find, and experts say you must prepare yourself for whatever truths trickle out. Read more
'This was all a shock': When DNA test kits unearth family secrets, long-lost siblings
Keep scrolling: There are more great stories below.👇 See you next week!