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Today The Atlantic announces Democracy at a Crossroads, a three-stop tour bringing Atlantic writers to colleges and universities across the country to discuss crucial issues shaping the 2024 election cycle. The first event is Thursday, May 2, at 5:30 p.m. PT at the University of Nevada, Reno with Atlantic staff writers Elaina Plott Calabro, Adam Harris, and Ron Brownstein and contributing writer Evan Smith. During the event, Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar will also be interviewed by Jon Ralston, founder of The Nevada Independent, about the importance of free and fair elections. The event in Reno is free, and attendees can RSVP here.During Democracy at a Crossroads, Atlantic journalists will discuss topics that are central to democracy and this election, including: navigating the rise of political polarization, the future of immigration reform, the high stakes for higher education, the gun-control crisis, the social impact of this election, the next era of climate-change reform, and the role of journalism and technology. The tour will continue September 12 in Atlanta at Morehouse College, and will be open to all students in the Atlanta University Center Consortium; and at Michigan State University in October.The Atlantic has made covering persistent threats to democracy a top editorial priority, including the magazine’s recent January/February 2024 issue, If Trump Wins, with essays by 24 Atlantic writers––experts in foreign and domestic policy, economics, and national security––on the consequences if Donald Trump were to be elected again. Its writers have reported a number of extensive recent profiles of elected officials and party leaders such as Vice President Kamala Harris, Speaker Mike Johnson, General Mark Milley, California Governor Gavin Newsom, and Senator Mitt Romney.As part of efforts to introduce The Atlantic to new audiences and grow readership among students, last summer The Atlantic launched an academic group subscription, which gives entire student bodies and faculty digital access to The Atlantic’s journalism and 167-year archive. Half a million students and educators can now access The Atlantic through this subscription offering.Press contact for inquiries: press@theatlantic.com

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led six states in suing the Department of Education due to the overhaul of Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act.

Mandisa's father, John Hundley, opened up to Fox News Digital about his daughter's cause of death. The "American Idol" alum was found dead in her home April 18.

FIRST ON FOX: The House Judiciary Committee is investigating a top prosecutor on Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case against former President Trump for his past work as a senior Justice Department official during the Biden administration.

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Martinelli's recalled one lot of its beloved apple juice being sold at major retailers across the US including Target, Whole Foods and Publix over high levels of inorganic arsenic.

The medical examiner has released results following the death of an Oklahoma teenage boy whose body was found naked along a rural highway on Labor Day of 2023.

The DEA is planning to recommend reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, moving it from Schedule 1 to Schedule 3, sources told ABC News

The Cubs and Mets play at Citi Field Tuesday night in a matchup that could see several runs scored in the early innings.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy.

Two Bernese Mountain dogs -- Sasha and Mocha -- are at the center of a lawsuit filed by Utah-based tech billionaire Matthew Prince.

Foreigners coming to the City of Light are showing a lack of awareness that tipping culture in France is much different than in the US and other nations.

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Doorbell camera footage captured the moment a sword-wielding man who attacked five people — wounding four people and killing a 14-year-old boy — was Tasered by London police before being taken into custody.

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The Knicks return to the Garden on Tuesday night with hopes of closing out the series.

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Fox Nation's multi-part series "Surviving a Serial Killer" follows the survival story of Lisa McVey, who escaped the clutches of an evasive serial killer and lived to tell the tale.

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Bill Ayers, the co-founder of the far-left militant group the Weather Underground, spoke to anti-Israel agitators at a University of Chicago encampment.

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