Top companies are on students' divest list. But does it really work?
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Campus protesters want administrators to sell off investments in companies with ties to Israel. Here's a look at what divestment means — and why universities are saying no ..read more
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Bestselling novelist Paul Auster, author of 'The New York Trilogy,' dies at 77
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A leading figure in his generation of postmodern American writers, Auster wrote more than 20 novels, including City of Glass, Sunset Park, 4 3 2 1 and The Brooklyn Follies ..read more
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Judges block Louisiana's congressional map. A Supreme Court appeal is likely
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A federal court has blocked Louisiana's new congressional map in a case that could determine the balance of power in the next Congress and set up another Supreme Court test of the Voting Rights Act ..read more
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Christian conservatives wrestle with shifting GOP stance on Arizona abortion ban
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After former President Donald Trump and Arizona GOP senate candidate Kari Lake distanced themselves from the law, some abortion rights opponents are left wondering who they can count on ..read more
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New York police have cleared Hamilton Hall and the encampment at Columbia University
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New York police arrested dozens of people on two campuses Tuesday night after officers cleared out a Columbia University building occupied by protesters ..read more
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Open enrollment starts soon in Kansas. At least one local district says there's no space available
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A state law passed in 2022 goes into effect this year and lets Kansas students attend schools outside the districts where they live, as long as there is space available. Some districts have begun posting the number of slots they’ll have open for out-of-district students ..read more
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Google worker says the company is 'silencing our voices' after dozens are fired
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The tech giant fired 28 employees who took part in a protest over the company's Project Nimbus contract with the Israeli government. One fired worker tells her story ..read more
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The first 'Jinx' ended with a hot mic murder admission. 'Part Two' shocks as well
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The Jinx ended with Robert Durst, a wealthy man suspected of multiple murders, making self-incriminating statements on a hot mic. Part Two picks up where the original left off: arrest and conviction ..read more
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Which scientists get mentioned in the news? Mostly ones with Anglo names, says study
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A new study finds that in news stories about scientific research, U.S. media were less likely to mention a scientist if they had an East Asian or African name, as compared to one with an Anglo name ..read more
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A new play peers into a band's life, from the inside
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Stereophonic, a new play on Broadway with music by Arcade Fire's Will Butler, tracks the volatile creation of a rock and roll album over the course of a year in the 1970s ..read more
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