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Nearly 100 people arrested at Columbia, NYPD says after clearing Hamilton Hall

There is only one way in, or out, of Columbia University’s Morningside Heights campus — and only students who live there and essential maintenance staff are allowed through.
Image: Columbia University Issues Deadline For Gaza Encampment To Vacate Campus
Image: Columbia University Issues Deadline For Gaza Encampment To Vacate Campus

Pro-Palestinian student groups say an autonomous group has occupied Columbia University's Hamilton Hall

A school official said "dozens" of students entered the academic building on Columbia's Manhattan campus and "face expulsion" for doing so.
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Georgia governor signs bill into law restricting land sales to some Chinese citizens

Critics said the measure — and others like it — reflected xenophobia and would harm immigrant communities.
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Mississippi lawmakers quietly kill bills to restrict legal recognition of trans people

One bill would have restricted transgender people’s use of bathrooms and locker rooms in public buildings, including university dormitories.
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Jenifer Branning
Rita Potts Parks
Dana McLean
Jill Ford
Becky Currie
Angela Burks Hill

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Image: Tate Reeves
Jenifer Branning
Rita Potts Parks
Dana McLean
Jill Ford
Becky Currie
Angela Burks Hill

politics political politicians

$1.3 billion Powerball win draws attention to a little-known immigrant culture in the U.S.

“I am born in Laos, but I am not Laotian,” Cheng “Charlie” Saephan said at a news conference after his win. “I am Iu Mien.”
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lotto lottery powerball

Columbia's near-total lockdown over protests called extreme and divisive by students and staff

Administrators cite security concerns for the move to close the campus grounds to everyone except essential employees and students who live on campus.
Columbia University students and personnel wait in line
Columbia University students and personnel wait in line

Deceased suspect identified in fatal shooting of four officers in N.C.

Terry Clark Hughes Jr., 39, had been wanted on a felony charge of fleeing to elude arrest in connection with a Jan. 6 incident in Lincoln County.
The crime scene on Tuesday where law enforcement officers were serving a warrant on Monday for possession of a firearm by a felon in Charlotte, N. C.
The crime scene on Tuesday where law enforcement officers were serving a warrant on Monday for possession of a firearm by a felon in Charlotte, N. C.
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United Methodists begin to reverse long-standing anti-LGBTQ policies

The actions follow a historic schism in what was long the third-largest denomination in the U.S.
Image: Bishop Sandra Steiner Ball presides at a session of the General Conference of the United Methodist Church on April 29, in Charlotte, N.C.
Image: Bishop Sandra Steiner Ball presides at a session of the General Conference of the United Methodist Church on April 29, in Charlotte, N.C.
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Did LeBron James play his final game with the Lakers? 'I'm not going to answer that'

If the NBA superstar declines a player option, he will become a free agent this summer.
LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers drives against Kentavious Caldwell-Pope of the Denver Nuggets in the fourth quarter during game two of the Western Conference First Round Playoffs at Ball Arena on April 22, 2024 in Denver.
LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers drives against Kentavious Caldwell-Pope of the Denver Nuggets in the fourth quarter during game two of the Western Conference First Round Playoffs at Ball Arena on April 22, 2024 in Denver.
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Florida 3-year-old shoots himself in the foot with school officer mom's gun

Stephanie Jerez was arrested and charged with child neglect with great bodily harm, Homestead police said.
Homestead Police Department car
Homestead Police Department car

Get screened for breast cancer starting at age 40, new recommendations say

Women in their 40s and older should get a mammogram every other year, according to official new guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
Medical personnel use a mammogram to examine a woman's breast for breast cancer.
Medical personnel use a mammogram to examine a woman's breast for breast cancer.