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US Student Wins Court Appeal to Study in Israel

A U.S. student who supported pro-Palestinian boycott campaigns against Israel will be allowed to study in Israel after the Israeli Supreme Court overturned her deportation order. Lawyers representing University of Florida student Laura Alqasem said Thursday’s decision “is a victory for free speech, academic freedom, and the rule of law.” The 22-year-old student had been …

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US Student Wins Court Appeal to Study in Israel

A U.S. student who supported pro-Palestinian boycott campaigns against Israel will be allowed to study in Israel after the Israeli Supreme Court overturned her deportation order. Lawyers representing University of Florida student Laura Alqasem said Thursday’s decision “is a victory for free speech, academic freedom, and the rule of law.” The 22-year-old student had been …

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US Downgrades Jerusalem Diplomatic Mission to Palestinians

The United States on Thursday downgraded the status of its main diplomatic mission to the Palestinians by placing it under the authority of the U.S. Embassy to Israel. The move, which was immediately denounced by the Palestinians and hailed by Israel, is the latest Trump administration decision to align with Israeli government views and a …

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US Downgrades Jerusalem Diplomatic Mission to Palestinians

The United States on Thursday downgraded the status of its main diplomatic mission to the Palestinians by placing it under the authority of the U.S. Embassy to Israel. The move, which was immediately denounced by the Palestinians and hailed by Israel, is the latest Trump administration decision to align with Israeli government views and a …

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More Rain Expected Amid Central Texas Flooding

A continued threat of flooding is forecast in parts of Central Texas as more rain is expected in the area and dams along the swollen Colorado River release water downstream, officials said Wednesday. National Weather Service forecaster Jason Runyen said the already-saturated area was expected to get an additional 1 to 2 inches (3 to …

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More Rain Expected Amid Central Texas Flooding

A continued threat of flooding is forecast in parts of Central Texas as more rain is expected in the area and dams along the swollen Colorado River release water downstream, officials said Wednesday. National Weather Service forecaster Jason Runyen said the already-saturated area was expected to get an additional 1 to 2 inches (3 to …

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Trump Criticizes California Wildfire Work, Threatens Funding

U.S. President Donald Trump Wednesday rekindled his criticism of California’s wildfire prevention steps and threatened to withhold billions of dollars of federal funding amid one of the most destructive fire seasons on record. “It’s hurting our budget, it’s hurting our country and they better get their act together,” Trump said at a Cabinet meeting about …

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Trump Criticizes California Wildfire Work, Threatens Funding

U.S. President Donald Trump Wednesday rekindled his criticism of California’s wildfire prevention steps and threatened to withhold billions of dollars of federal funding amid one of the most destructive fire seasons on record. “It’s hurting our budget, it’s hurting our country and they better get their act together,” Trump said at a Cabinet meeting about …

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Email: Political Appointee to Lead Interior Department Watchdog

The Trump administration is moving to reassign a political appointee at the Department of Housing and Urban Development to lead an internal watchdog agency at the Interior Department. An email sent by HUD Secretary Ben Carson to staff says assistant HUD secretary Suzanne Israel Tufts will take over as acting inspector general at Interior. Tufts …

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Email: Political Appointee to Lead Interior Department Watchdog

The Trump administration is moving to reassign a political appointee at the Department of Housing and Urban Development to lead an internal watchdog agency at the Interior Department. An email sent by HUD Secretary Ben Carson to staff says assistant HUD secretary Suzanne Israel Tufts will take over as acting inspector general at Interior. Tufts …

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Pompeo: Saudis Promised to ‘Show the Entire World’ Results of Missing Journalist Probe

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is meeting Wednesday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after getting assurances from Saudi leaders that they will “show the entire world” results of a thorough investigation into the disappearance of a U.S.-based Saudi journalist. Jamal Khashoggi, a critic of the Saudi monarchy who wrote for the Washington Post, …

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Delayed Obama For-Profit Fraud Protection Ordered Into Force

Students defrauded by for-profit colleges scored an important victory on Tuesday, when a court cleared the way for an Obama-era policy that will make it easier for them to get their student loans forgiven. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos had said the regulation, known as borrower defense, made discharging loans too easy and was unfair to …

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Trump Criticizes Condemnation of Saudi Arabia in Journalist’s Disappearance

President Donald Trump criticized growing condemnation of Saudi Arabia and allegations it is behind the disappearance of a Saudi journalist, saying, “Here we go again with, you know, you’re guilty until proven innocent,” in an interview Tuesday with the Associated Press. Trump compared the case of Jamal Khashoggi, a missing journalist who was critical of …

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In Florida, Determining Hurricane Death Toll Proves Elusive

In Florida, a grim task is unwinding slowly: Finding out how many people were killed in Hurricane Michael.   The storm that ravaged Florida’s Panhandle left incredible destruction stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to the state border, but getting a firm grasp on how many died is proving somewhat elusive. The state has officially …

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Blind Athlete Achieves Dream: Hiking Grand Canyon

Blind Paralympic cyclist Shawn Cheshire, 43, recently faced her biggest challenge — a rim-to-rim hike through the Grand Canyon. Cheshire crossed 68 kilometers of steep and uneven terrain, hiking through the night and finishing in 24 hours and 15 minutes — believed to be a record by a blind hiker. “The last couple of years, …

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Probe of Missing Saudi Journalist Brings Consulate Search, US Secretary of State Visit

The search for what happened to missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi progressed on several fronts Tuesday, with Turkish crime scene investigators finishing an inspection of the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meeting with Saudi leaders in Riyadh. The U.S.-based cable television network CNN and the New York Times also …

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Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Dies at 65

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who visualized the indispensability of the personal computer more than 40 years ago, died Monday at 65. Allen’s family said he died in Seattle of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a form of cancer he had been battling off and on since 2009. After persuading high school friend Bill Gates to drop out of …

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Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Dies at 65

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who visualized the indispensability of the personal computer more than 40 years ago, died Monday at 65. Allen’s family said he died in Seattle of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a form of cancer he had been battling off and on since 2009. After persuading high school friend Bill Gates to drop out of …

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Washington Catholic Archdiocese Names 28 Former Clergy Who Committed Abuse 

The Catholic Church in Washington has released the names of 28 former clergy members that it says were “credibly” accused of sexual abuse since 1948. A letter released Monday by the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said the move is “a necessary step towards full transparency and accountability and the process of healing.” The archdiocese said …

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Washington Catholic Archdiocese Names 28 Former Clergy Who Committed Abuse 

The Catholic Church in Washington has released the names of 28 former clergy members that it says were “credibly” accused of sexual abuse since 1948. A letter released Monday by the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said the move is “a necessary step towards full transparency and accountability and the process of healing.” The archdiocese said …

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Why More Americans Are Moving to Smaller Cities

More Americans are moving to smaller cities in search of a better quality of life. They’re leaving places like Los Angeles, Chicago and New York for mid-sized cities such as Phoenix, Las Vegas and Dallas, according to an analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau. A huge draw for these second-tier cities is that …

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Why More Americans Are Moving to Smaller Cities

More Americans are moving to smaller cities in search of a better quality of life. They’re leaving places like Los Angeles, Chicago and New York for mid-sized cities such as Phoenix, Las Vegas and Dallas, according to an analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau. A huge draw for these second-tier cities is that …

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Warren DNA Analysis Points to Native American Heritage

Responding to years of derision by President Donald Trump and other critics, Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday released a report on a DNA analysis that provides strong evidence she does, in fact, have Native American heritage. The analysis on the Massachusetts Democrat was done by Stanford University professor Carlos D. Bustamante. He concluded Warren’s ancestry …

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Warren DNA Analysis Points to Native American Heritage

Responding to years of derision by President Donald Trump and other critics, Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday released a report on a DNA analysis that provides strong evidence she does, in fact, have Native American heritage. The analysis on the Massachusetts Democrat was done by Stanford University professor Carlos D. Bustamante. He concluded Warren’s ancestry …

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Sears Files for Chapter 11 Amid Plunging Sales, Massive Debt

Sears has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, buckling under its massive debt load and staggering losses.  Sears once dominated the American retail landscape. But the big question is whether the shrunken version of itself can be viable or will it be forced to go out of business, closing the final chapter for an iconic …

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Sears Files for Chapter 11 Amid Plunging Sales, Massive Debt

Sears has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, buckling under its massive debt load and staggering losses.  Sears once dominated the American retail landscape. But the big question is whether the shrunken version of itself can be viable or will it be forced to go out of business, closing the final chapter for an iconic …

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