A wave of pro-Palestinian protests spread and intensified on Wednesday as students gathered on campuses around the country, in some cases facing off with the police, in a widening showdown …
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Arizona Democrats Advance 3rd Attempt to Repeal 1864 Abortion Law
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesArizona took a major step on Wednesday toward scrapping an 1864 law banning abortion, when three Republican lawmakers in the state House of Representatives broke ranks with their party and …
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With the 2024 primary season entering the homestretch — and the presidential matchup already set — hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians cast their ballots on Tuesday in Senate and House …
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Midnight Deadline to End Protest Encampment at Columbia University Passes With No Sign of Police
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA midnight deadline set by Columbia University late on Tuesday for an encampment of student protesters to disband passed without signs of police moving onto the campus to quell the …
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How the Senate Voted on Foreign Aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Senate on Tuesday passed the long-stalled $95.3 billion package of aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, along with legislation that could lead to a ban on TikTok, clearing the …
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Student Editorial Boards Rebuke College Officials for Protest Decisions
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAs protests over the Israel-Hamas war have erupted at U.S. universities in recent months, student journalists have been reporting daily as their campuses have been embroiled in debates over free …
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Why an Oregon Case Before the Supreme Court Matters So Much to California
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Supreme Court began hearing a case yesterday that could have profound implications for how the United States deals with its escalating homelessness crisis. The case, City of Grants Pass …
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The City of Baltimore has said that the owner and manager of the cargo ship that brought down the Francis Scott Key Bridge last month are directly responsible for the …
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A Night Different From Others as Pro-Palestinian Protests Break for Seder
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesOn the first night of Passover, the singsong of the Four Questions echoed from Jewish homes and gatherings around the world, including from unlikely, contested spaces: the center of pro-Palestinian …
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Prime Minister James Marape of Papua New Guinea has hit back at President Biden’s suggestion that his uncle, a U.S. serviceman whose plane went down in the Pacific Ocean off …