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D.C.’s largest high school allows pro-Palestinian film after lawsuit
The settlement between ACLU-D.C. and Jackson-Reed High School averts a legal showdown over the Arab Student Union’s outreach efforts following the Israel-Gaza war.
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Catholic school can fire gay drama teacher for marrying, court rules
The decision comes from an appellate court that in recent years has become one of the most progressive in the country.
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Dog hit by car loses leg, is adopted by firefighter who helped her
“You would never know she has three legs; she is already jumping on the couch and running across the house,” said firefighter Anthony Pulvino.
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Read the daily court transcripts from Trump’s N.Y. hush money trial
Access the daily court transcripts from former president Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York, including testimony from David Pecker and Stormy Daniels.
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What Stormy Daniels said happened in Trump’s hotel suite, from the transcript
Despite objections from Donald Trump’s attorneys, adult-film actress Daniels shared details of the alleged sexual encounter in the New York hush money trial.
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For college faculty, supporting protesters is a new job — and risk
College faculty members said they’ve felt a duty to support their students during pro-Palestinian protests even as they’ve faced arrests and suspensions.
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Conservative judges say they will boycott Columbia University students
The judges accused Columbia of becoming “ground zero for the explosion of student disruptions, anti-semitism, and hatred for diverse viewpoints on campuses.”
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Stormy Daniels testifies about alleged sexual encounter with Trump
Stormy Daniels, the adult-film actress at the center of Donald Trump’s hush money trial, testified about a sexual encounter she says she had with him.
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Judge indefinitely delays Trump’s classified documents trial in Florida
U.S. Judge Aileen M. Cannon said there are too many pre-trial issues to address to set a new trial date now.
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Canceled: Graduations allow us to marvel at collective ambition
The traditional campuswide graduation ceremonies have the ability to serve as a symbolic rebuke to isolation, self-centeredness and timidity.
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Boy Scouts rebrands as Scouting America, dropping gendered name
The change comes as the scouting organization tries to move past years of turmoil, including sexual abuse allegations and a public battle with the Girl Scouts.
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Pastor survives mid-sermon shooting attempt after gunman’s weapon jams
After the attempted church attack, the man’s cousin was found fatally shot later the same day.
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Live updates: Witness testimony to continue in Trump’s hush money trial
Witness testimony continues Tuesday in Donald Trump’s trial on charges of business fraud related to a hush money payment.
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The moment a judge threatened Trump with jail, from the trial transcript
“Mr. Trump, it’s important to understand that the last thing I want to do is to put you in jail,” New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan said at the trial.
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Postal worker finds WWII-era letters, drives 5 hours to deliver them
As a Marine Corps veteran who served in Iraq, Alvin Gauthier felt a personal connection to the wartime letters. “I had to find the family,” he said.
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Large tornado hits cities in northeast Oklahoma as storms sweep Plains
One person is reported dead after a tornado swept through the cities of Barnsdall and Bartlesville in northeastern Oklahoma late Monday, as dangerous storms swept across the Plains.
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A child heard ‘monsters’ in her room. It was 50,000 bees in the wall.
Ashley Massis Class said she didn’t believe her 3-year-old until a beekeeper found tens of thousands of bees inside the wall, along with 100 pounds of honeycomb.
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How Fat Leonard compromised admirals in charge of Navy intelligence
Book excerpt: The Malaysian con man tempted admirals Ted “Twig” Branch and Bruce Loveless with cigars, meals and women — creating a counterintelligence disaster
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Looking Trump in the eye, the N.Y. judge warns he may jail him
The judge in Trump’s N.Y. criminal trial found him in contempt of court — the tenth violation of a gag order — and warned that he was flirting with jail time.
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