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Divestment From Israel Is a Rallying Cry for College Protesters
The campaign is likely to have a negligible impact on the companies or Israel, but activists see divestment as a clear way to force colleges to take action on the issue.
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FDA Approves Antibiotic to Treat Urinary Infections
Pivmecillinam, which has been used in Europe for decades, will become available next year to women 18 and older.
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Dairy Cows Transported Between States Must Now Be Tested for Bird Flu
Since a new form of bird flu arrived in 2022, federal officials have sought to reassure Americans that the threat to the public remained low.
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Heisman Trophy returned to Bush after 14 years
The Heisman Trust is returning the Heisman Trophy to Reggie Bush and a replica to USC after the former running back had forfeited the award in 2010.
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Supreme Court Appears Sharply Divided in Emergency Abortion Case
The justices weighed whether a federal law aimed at protecting access to emergency medical care superseded Idaho’s near-total abortion ban.
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Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook
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Special Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
410 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
East-Central Subtropical Atlantic:
An area of low pressure located about 900 miles northwest of the
Cabo Verde Islands has been producing a small but persistent area
of showers and thunderstorms to the east of its center since this
morning. However, the low is forecast to move southwestward at 10
to 15 mph into an area of stronger upper-level winds tonight and
tomorrow, and additional development is not expected.
No additional Special Tropical Weather Outlooks are scheduled for
this system unless conditions warrant. Regularly scheduled
Tropical Weather Outlooks will resume on May 15, 2024, and Special
Tropical Weather Outlooks will be issued as necessary during the
remainder of the off-season.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...10 percent.
$$
Forecaster Berg/Brown
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Biden Signs a $95.3 Billion Aid Package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
The $95.3 billion measure comes after months of gridlock in Congress that put the centerpiece of President Biden’s foreign policy in jeopardy.
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Mayor Adams Walks Back Budget Cuts Many Saw as Unnecessary
The mayor released a revised $111.6 billion budget, which included $2.3 billion that would restore some funding for schools and cultural institutions.
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Bengals pick up option on WR Chase for '25
The Bengals have picked up the fifth-year option on Ja'Marr Chase's rookie deal that will be worth an estimated $21.8 million for the 2025 season.
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Nets' Fernandez: Retaining Claxton a 'priority'
New Brooklyn Nets coach Jordi Fernandez wasted no time making his feelings known about the roster -- and, specifically, the status of unrestricted free agent center Nic Claxton, who Fernandez said was a "priority" to retain in free agency.
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Giants' Snell scratched from start, placed on IL
The Giants scratched Blake Snell from his scheduled start Wednesday and placed the two-time Cy Young Award winner on the 15-day IL with a left adductor strain.
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U.S. Secretly Shipped New Long-Range Missiles to Ukraine
Ukrainian forces for the first time used a longer-range version of weapons known as ATACMS, striking an airfield in Crimea and Russian troops in southeastern Ukraine.
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The Supreme Court Should Not Come Between Trump and Voters
The court’s delay may have stripped citizens of the criminal justice system’s most effective mechanism for determining disputed facts: a trial.
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Inside Lawmakers’ Secretive Push to Pass the TikTok Bill
A tiny group of lawmakers huddled in private about a year ago, aiming to keep the discussions away from TikTok lobbyists while bulletproofing a bill that could ban the app.
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Supreme Court Arguments on Idaho’s Abortion Ban: 5 Takeaways
The court’s ruling could extend to at least half a dozen other states that have similarly restrictive bans, and the implications of the case could stretch beyond abortion.
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Takeaways From the Supreme Court Argument on Idaho’s Abortion Ban
The court’s ruling could extend to at least half a dozen other states that have similarly restrictive bans, and the implications of the case could stretch beyond abortion.
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'No one saw this coming': How the potential 2024 No. 1 MLB draft pick almost didn't play college baseball
Georgia baseball star Charlie Condon is only two home runs away from breaking Georgia's career home run record.
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Mining the MLB cellar for fantasy baseball gold
Tristan H. Cockcroft searches for fantasy value from MLB cellar dwellers in Miami, Chicago and Colorado.
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5 Moments That Have Defined Trump’s Hush-Money Trial So Far
Trials are wars of words. These are some of the most memorable that have been spoken as a jury hears the criminal case against Donald J. Trump.
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NATO Puts on a Show of Force in the Shadow of Russia’s War
The alliance’s largest exercises offer a preview of what the opening of a Great Power conflict could look like. How it ends is a different story.
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