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Worse than that, and looking at that a pattern starts to develop...

You were closer to the situation than I was and I was only a teenager during the breakout of HIV/AIDS, so I'll trust your judgment. Have read and watched a few only moderately biased documentaries and the made-for TV movie "And the Band Played On". It was a weird time, and we've learned a hell of a lot more factual information regarding the disease. I wish it on no one, however leftists still blame the Reagan administration without blaming reckless sexual and drug behavior.

Piers Morgan had a heated exchange with Cornell University student Austin Franco Tuesday after Franco stood by his comments saying he would not want to be "working for a Jew" after rejecting an internship last month.

Franco came under fire last month after rejecting New York City startup VryfID co-founders Gabe and Aiden Einhorn for an interview by attacking their religious background.

"Not interested in working for a Jew. Thanks," Franco reportedly wrote back.

While listening to Franco's side of the story on his show, "Piers Morgan Uncensored," Morgan was shocked that Franco refused to take back or apologize for his incendiary comment despite him and his parents facing backlash.

Franco also revealed Wednesday that, after his recent appearance on Morgan's show, his parents informed him that they would be kicking him out of their home.

"I will be kicked out of my home on August 1," he said. "Any support you can provide would be greatly appreciated, as would any advice. I have reiterated that my parents do not share my views, and it seems they no longer wish to provide me with a home to live in.

The University of Houston is considering removing nearly 100 courses—including classes on women’s studies, LGBT studies, ethnic studies, climate change, and black liberation theology—from its core curriculum as part of a review required under Texas Senate Bill 37.

If approved by the University of Houston System Board of Regents, the proposal would remove core designation from roughly 40 percent of the university’s general education offerings while leaving the courses available as electives or major requirements.

Senate Bill 37, signed into law in 2025, requires governing boards at Texas public universities to review their core curricula every five years and certify that courses meet state standards for foundational knowledge, civic engagement, and workforce preparation. The law also expands governing boards’ authority over curriculum oversight and limits faculty senates’ role in certain academic governance decisions.

A university curriculum review committee examined nearly 260 core courses during the winter and spring semesters before recommending that about 160 remain in the core curriculum and roughly 100 lose their designation.

Courses recommended for removal from the core curriculum include “Introduction to Women’s Studies,” “Introduction to LGBT Studies,” “Introduction to Ethnic Studies,” “Black Liberation Theology,” “Mexican American Urban Communities,” “Latino Leadership, Activism, and Organizing,” “Intro to Global Climate Change,” “Sexuality and Society,” “Liberals vs. Conservatives: FDR to Present,” and “Left, Right, and Center.”