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Secrets, lies and payoffs laid bare in week 1 of Trump trial testimony
The Trump trial in New York: Witness David Pecker faces cross-examination
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What students say about the protests rocking their campuses
As pro-Palestinian protests spread to college campuses across the country, the lives of many students have been upended.
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Live updates: David Pecker to return to stand for cross-examination in Trump’s hush money trial
Donald Trump’s defense team is expected to continue cross-examining ex-National Enquirer publisher David Pecker on Friday in Trump’s hush money trial in New York.
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Images of injured wolf, muzzled in a bar, draw fury over Wyo. hunting laws
Video shows a man bringing an injured wolf to a bar in Sublette County, Wyo., sparking international outrage about wolf hunting and animal abuse laws in the state.
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Senate pursues action against AI deepfakes in election campaigns
A Senate hearing highlights the dangers of bogus, artificial intelligence materials in elections. A bill was introduced in 2023, but the urgency is now.
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Secret meetings, social chatter: How the Columbia protest sparked a student revolt
The student protests over the war in Gaza are the culmination of months of activism and covert planning. Social media and smartphones have supercharged the growing revolt.
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Where campus protests have led to arrests across the U.S.
Dozens of protests have broken out at colleges and universities in recent days, leading to arrests on some campuses.
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Criticism, praise of Texas Gov. after dramatic use of troopers on protesters
The three-term governor on Wednesday ordered scores of riot gear-clad state troopers to arrest protesters on the University of Texas Austin campus.
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Trump focused on campaign, not family, when facing media, trial witness says
Trump sought to block damaging media reports during the 2016 campaign but did not seem worried about how his family would feel about them, witness testifies
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An N.Y. court tossed Harvey Weinstein’s conviction. Could it help Trump?
Legal experts said the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s trial will have to scrutinize the appeals court’s decision.
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USC cancels main commencement ceremony as campus is roiled by protests
The University of Southern California cancelled its main commencement ceremony, citing safety measures put in place in the days since the Los Angeles school has been rocked by student-led protests against the war in Gaza.
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Black college president says it’s time to fix Black-Jewish relations
The president of Dillard University, a historically Black college, has relaunched its National Center for Black-Jewish Relations. But the plan has become entangled by the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
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Live updates: Ex-National Enquirer publisher to continue testimony at Trump’s hush money trial
Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker is expected to continue his testimony in Donald Trump’s trial on allegations of business fraud related to hush money payments.
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Police arrest 108 at Emerson College as antiwar student protests spread
Pro-Palestinian protests spread at colleges across the country, with dozens of arrests at the University of Southern California and the University of Texas at Austin.
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Chiropractor works on giraffe, is nuzzled: ‘Giraffes are just giant dogs?’
Three quick videos of Joren Whitley adjusting Gerry the giraffe’s neck and jaw have been together viewed more than 48 million times on TikTok,
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Colleges brace for more protests as graduation season approaches
Colleges are set to welcome students and their families for commencements in coming weeks as student-led protests rock campuses across the country.
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Columbia president facing intense pressure on numerous fronts
Amid protests at Columbia University and calls for President Minouche Shafik to resign, the school’s Board of Trustees expressed support for her Wednesday.
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