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Sep 04 2022
News
Colleges burn through Covid cash trying to soften inflation for students
Benedict College President Roslyn Clark Artis wanted her football players to learn about nutrition when she invited a health expert to speak with them. Instead, Artis learned that some of her students didn’t have enough money to eat.
“One of our students stood up and said. … ‘I live off campus. I can’t afford food some days,’” Artis said in an interview.
About a dozen more of the
PoliticoAug 04 2020
Background
More Research Could Help Prevent Gun Violence in America
Do gun-free zones prevent mass shootings, or encourage them? The truth is, no one has enough good evidence to say for sure.
America spends more research money studying hernias and peptic ulcers than it does studying gun violence. As a result, we don't know whether assault-weapon bans reduce homicides, or whether better background checks might prevent accidental shootings. We don't even
RAND CorporationAug 23 2022
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A Decision on Student Loan 'Forgiveness' Coming Soon
President Biden will soon decide on “canceling” up to $10,000 in student loans for millions of borrowers as the Aug. 31 deadline nears, when loan payments are scheduled to begin again after a pause implemented to help young professionals cope with the pandemic-related economic downturn.
Internal White House discussions are considering extending the pandemic-related pause in addition to
TownhallAug 12 2022
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Author Salman Rushdie stabbed on stage before a lecture in New York
Famed author Salman Rushdie, who has endured death threats from extremists for decades, was stabbed Friday before a scheduled lecture in western New York, according to state police.
A man stormed the stage at the Chautauqua Institution, about 70 miles south of Buffalo, at about 11 a.m. and attacked the 75-year-old Rushdie and an interviewer, New York State Police Maj. Eugene J.
Jul 19 2022
Analysis
How often does a ‘good guy with a gun’ end an attack?
A shooting at an Indiana mall Sunday that left three innocent people dead and two more injured could have been far worse if not for the actions of an armed civilian, authorities say.
Police are calling 22-year-old Elisjsha Dicken a hero after they say he shot and killed the suspected 20-year-old gunman with a firearm he was legally carrying.
“Many more people would have died last
NewsNationApr 28 2022
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Russia Making Slow Progress in Bid to Cut Off Ukrainian Forces
Russia’s military is gradually seizing more territory in Ukraine’s east, pushing south from the city of Izyum with the apparent aim of cutting off Ukrainian forces, as President Biden sent Congress a $33 billion request to fund weapons and provide longer-term economic assistance to President Volodymyr Zelensky’s government.
Wall Street Journal (News)Sep 20 2022
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Bexar County Sheriff announces investigation into how migrants went from Texas to Martha's Vineyard
A Texas sheriff said Monday evening his agency will open an investigation into the transportation of 48 Venezuelan migrants from the state to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar, a Democrat, told reporters at a Monday news conference that his understanding was that on Wednesday a Venezuelan migrant was paid a "bird dog fee" to recruit 50 migrants from a
CNN DigitalOct 13 2014
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On Front Lines Against Ebola, Training A Matter Of Life Or Death
One of the biggest roadblocks in West Africa to containing the Ebola outbreak is the lack of isolation wards for people who are infected.
NPR (Online News)Oct 19 2021
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North Korea Test-Fires Another Ballistic Missile Hours After U.S. Offers To Restart Dialog
North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile into the sea on Tuesday, according to the South Korean and Japanese militaries, signaling a continuation of its recent weapon tests which comes just hours after a U.S. official called for efforts to restart dialog with Pyongyang.
The launch of the ballistic missile took place near the city of Sinpo—where North Korea docks its submarines—the
ForbesJan 21 2020
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Trump Administration Plans to Expand Travel Restrictions to Seven Countries
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration plans to add seven countries to a group of nations subject to travel restrictions, including Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, along with others in Africa and Asia, according to administration officials who have seen the list.
The new restrictions would apply to travelers and immigrants from Belarus, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan
Wall Street Journal (News)