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Kimberly Guilfoyle resigned as the US ambassador to Greece on Tuesday after the White House asked her to step down.

Guilfoyle had been the subject of a string of damaging reports that first appeared in The Wall Street Journal about her potential conflicts of interest.

For example, a Republican donor said that Guilfoyle had asked him to wire her a hundred thousand dollars to pay off her credit card just before her Senate confirmation hearing last year, promising to serve as the donor's, quote, "ride or die in the Trump world" if he sent the money.

In a social media post, Guilfoyle said she planned to, quote, "vigorously defend her name, reputation, and integrity." And Pope Leo XIV was diagnosed with lung cancer on Tuesday, and a lower lobe of his right lung was removed during surgery.

The Vatican said in a statement that the operation was successful and there were no complications, but didn't specify whether the Pope would undergo further treatment.

Finally, Cornell University announced that it was banning parties at fraternity houses for the rest of the academic year in response to a student's allegation of gang rape in October twenty twenty-four.

The university also said that it would add experienced sexual assault investigators to work with its police force.

Cornell's president told The Times that the ban would allow for a thorough review of frat life on campus to determine whether it could safely resume.

Here's what else you need to know today.

Kimberly Guilfoyle resigned as the US ambassador to Greece on Tuesday after the White House asked her to step down.

Guilfoyle had been the subject of a string of damaging reports that first appeared in The Wall Street Journal about her potential conflicts of interest.

For example, a Republican donor said that Guilfoyle had asked him to wire her a hundred thousand dollars to pay off her credit card just before her Senate confirmation hearing last year, promising to serve as the donor's, quote, "ride or die in the Trump world" if he sent the money.

In a social media post, Guilfoyle said she planned to, quote, "vigorously defend her name, reputation, and integrity." And Pope Leo XIV was diagnosed with lung cancer on Tuesday, and a lower lobe of his right lung was removed during surgery.

The Vatican said in a statement that the operation was successful and there were no complications, but didn't specify whether the Pope would undergo further treatment.

Finally, Cornell University announced that it was banning parties at fraternity houses for the rest of the academic year in response to a student's allegation of gang rape in October twenty twenty-four.

The university also said that it would add experienced sexual assault investigators to work with its police force.

Cornell's president told The Times that the ban would allow for a thorough review of frat life on campus to determine whether it could safely resume.