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Student Editorial Boards Rebuke College Officials for Protest Decisions
Around the nation, editorial boards at college newspapers have defended free speech and pro-Palestinian protesters in recent weeks.
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Biden Will Speak at Morehouse and West Point Graduations
President Biden will deliver the commencement addresses in May as U.S. support for Israel fuels protests on other campuses.
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FTC Bans Worker Noncompete Clauses
The rule would prohibit companies from limiting their employees’ ability to work for rivals, a change that could increase competition and boost wages.
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The Way Advisers Handle Your Retirement Money Is About to Change
More investment professionals will be required to act in their customers’ best interest when providing advice about their retirement money.
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To Be (Visibly) Jewish in the Ivy League
Behavior that would be scandalous if aimed at other minorities are treated as understandable or even commendable when directed at Jews.
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Senate Votes to Push Ukraine and Israel Aid Bill Toward Final Passage
The test vote reflected overwhelming bipartisan support for the long-stalled $95.3 billion aid package, which President Biden has urged lawmakers to pass quickly so he can sign it into law.
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I’m a Columbia Professor. The Protests on My Campus Are Not Justice.
I do not believe that the Columbia demonstrators are driven by antisemitism, but their actions have gone way too far.
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Justice Dept. Reaches $138.7 Million Settlement Over FBI’s Failures in Nassar Case
The settlement likely signifies the end of a yearslong effort by U.S. Olympic gymnasts to seek justice for early failures by the F.B.I. to investigate Lawrence G. Nassar, the team’s doctor.
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New Study Bolsters Idea of Athletic Differences Between Men and Trans Women
Research financed by the International Olympic Committee introduced new data to the unsettled and fractious debate about bans on transgender athletes.
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UN Calls for Inquiry After Mass Graves Found at 2 Gaza Hospitals
Palestinian officials said scores of bodies had been found, some shot in the head, at one hospital after Israeli forces withdrew. Israel said it had dug up and reburied some bodies in a search for hostages.
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These Voters Haven’t Missed an Election in at Least 50 Years
A relatively small share of voters participate in off-year elections, and even fewer make a habit of it. Counties in Pennsylvania honor voters who show up every time.
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National Enquirer’s Help for Trump Broke Norms Even in the Tabloid World
The tabloid’s parent company was fined for breaking federal election laws after spending money to buy and bury stories that could have harmed Donald J. Trump’s campaign.
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Gag Order Hearing Is Heated as Judge Considers Citing Trump for Contempt
Justice Juan M. Merchan, overseeing Donald J. Trump’s criminal trial, warned the former president’s lawyer that he was losing credibility.
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New Meloni Law in Italy May Embolden Anti-Abortion Activists
The measure, largely restating existing law, shows the prime minister’s skill at reassuring her right-wing base without sacrificing her increasingly mainstream image.
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G.M. Reports Big Jump in Profit on Gasoline Car Sales
General Motors has struggled with electric vehicles and in foreign markets but it is selling lots of combustion engine cars and trucks in North America.
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How G.M. Tricked Millions of Drivers Into Being Spied On (Including Me)
This privacy reporter and her husband bought a Chevrolet Bolt in December. Two risk-profiling companies had been getting detailed data about their driving ever since.
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Planned Parenthood Plans $10 Million Boost for Democrats in North Carolina
The party is banking on abortion access as an issue to animate the state’s competitive race for governor and, they hope, galvanize voters for President Biden.
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Student Protest Movement Could Cause a Tumultuous End to School Year
Columbia University offered students a virtual option for classes. Protesters were arrested at Yale and New York University. And new protest encampments popped up on several campuses.
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Terry Carter, Barrier-Breaking Actor and Documentarian, Dies at 95
He was the only Black actor on “Combat!” and “The Phil Silvers Show,” then made well regarded documentaries on luminaries like Duke Ellington and Katherine Dunham.
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How ‘The Squad’ and Like-Minded Progressives Have Changed Their Party
The left’s position on Israel has now become the Democratic Party’s, hinting at greater influence to come.
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