Lawmakers Praise UNC Chapel Hill Students for Defending American Flag

Several lawmakers praised students at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill for defending the American flag from protesters.

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Exclusive: DOJ civil rights leader says she was a victim of abuse in extraordinary statement

The leader of the Justice Department’s civil rights division, Kristen Clarke, said in an extraordinary personal statement shared with CNN that she was a victim of years-long domestic abuse and chose not to disclose an expunged arrest record from that period during the Senate confirmation process.

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College decision day passes many students by as financial aid delays linger

Held-up aid packages are finally rolling in after FAFSA issues pushed the typical May 1 enrollment deadline deep into June at some schools.

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In Bankruptcy, Giuliani Set a $43,000 Monthly Budget. Creditors Are Skeptical.

The former New York mayor and Trump lawyer actually spent nearly $120,000 in January, and his creditors say he is still not turning over required financial information.

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Southeast Asian Americans face the brunt of racist attacks among Asians in U.S., new study finds

While many Americans believe anti-Asian hate has passed, experts say many communities are still living in fear.

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With ‘Turtles All the Way Down,’ John Green Cinema Returns

“I have no issues with resurrecting 2014 culture,” “The Fault in Our Stars ” author told The Daily Beast’s Obsessed, while talking about his new movie.

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Republican AGs File Suit Against Biden’s ATF Over Background Check Rule

Republican AGs Ken Paxton of Texas and Kris Kobach of Kansas announced a lawsuit against a background check rule imposed by the Biden administration.

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Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer is out of action, and it's a problem, top Marine Corps general says

Gen. Eric M. Smith highlighted the impact of the USS Boxer's repair work on Marine aviation assets and crisis response.

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OnPolitics: Marjorie Taylor Greene makes her move to oust Speaker Mike Johnson

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., said on Wednesday she's calling up a vote next week to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.

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Congressional Investigators Recommend Nonprofit behind Wuhan-Lab Funding Be Criminally Investigated

Lawmakers argue that EcoHealth Alliance should also be cut off from future federal funding given its ties to the Wuhan lab.

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Mike Johnson Just Dissed Marjorie Taylor Greene In The Most Southern Way

The House speaker kept his cool while delivering an icy reply to her efforts to discredit and possibly demote him.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Changed 1 Letter In 'MAGA' — And It Didn't Go So Well

The Georgia congresswoman awkwardly placed a blue and yellow "MUGA" hat atop a poster of House leaders Mike Johnson and Hakeem Jeffries.

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Donald Trump at Rally: Wisconsin Families on Average Lost $20k-$30K Due to Bidenflation 'Tax'

Donald Trump is expected to lay out the horrible effects Bidenflaiton has had on Wisconsin families at a rally in Waukesha on Wednesday.

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Harvey Weinstein will be retried in New York after rape conviction overturned

Weinstein appeared in court before Judge Curtis Farber, more than four years after his conviction was hailed as a milestone for the #MeToo movement.

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From Florida to Arizona, Abortion Politics Dominate the 2024 Race

As a six-week ban takes effect in Florida, and Arizona legislators move to repeal their 1864 law restricting the procedure, Democrats hope the issue will help carry them through a tough political environment.

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Weinstein Wheeled Into Court as Prosecutors Vow to Retry Him

“Jessica Mann, one of the sexual assault victims in this case, is not backing down and is committed to knowing that justice is served again,” a prosecutor said Wednesday afternoon.

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College Democrats Have A Serious Warning For Biden

The Biden White House has pursued a “cold shoulder strategy for its own base and all Americans who want to see an end to this war,” the group said.

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Watch Live: Donald Trump Holds Rally in Waukesha, Wisconsin

Former President Donald Trump will speak to supporters at a rally in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Wednesday, May 1.

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Trump Media shares collapsed, rallied, and are collapsing again. No one knows why.

Trump Media & Technology stock goes up, and then goes down. It's performing like a true meme stock.

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Will the Summer of Anti-Israel Protests Be Enough to Split Biden’s Delicate Coalition?

‘It’s a lose-lose,’ New York Democrat Ritchie Torres said of his party’s political dynamics surrounding the recent campus unrest.

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The View’s Sunny Hostin mocks Donald Trump for ‘farting up a storm’ in court

The former US president has been widely reported to have been flatulent throughout his ongoing trial

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Collusion in Health Care Pricing? Regulators Are Asked to Investigate

A data analytics firm has helped big health insurers cut payments to doctors, raising concerns about possible price fixing.

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Biden’s Electoral College Challenge

How demographic change is scrambling the geography of the 2024 presidential race

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'Monster' behind North Carolina toddler's wall revealed to be hive of over 50,000 bees

Thermal camera imaging unearthed more than 50,000 bees in the wall of a 3-year-old's room

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NH's delegates for Biden will count in 2024. But will NH primary be first in 2028?

Granite State Democrats shouldn't celebrate: the DNC’s decision doesn't mean New Hampshire will be the first primary officially again in 2028.

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Watch live as Kamala Harris delivers remarks on Florida’s six-week abortion ban

Watch live as Kamala Harris delivers remarks from Jacksonville, Florida, as the state’s six-week abortion ban takes effect on Wednesday 1 May.

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Florida man and woman arrested on charges of trafficking 2 Cuban women

Vicenta Polanco, 30, and Luis Ariel Escalante, 24, were arrested Tuesday on human trafficking and prostitution charges, Miami-Dade jail records showed.

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Federal Reserve holds rates steady. Here's what that means for your money.

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How China's J-20 stacks up to USA's F-22 fighter jet

The US claims China stole American tech to make a copycat of the F-22 Raptor, known as the J-20 Mighty Dragon. We compare the two fighter jets.

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Americans increasingly worried about economy as election looms: poll

Immigration once again was the top issue of concern for Americans in April, new polling shows worries about the economy are a strong second.

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Air Force preparing new charges against airman who leaked classified info on Discord

The Air Force is preparing new charges within the military justice system against the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman who pleaded guilty in federal court earlier this year to posting a trove of highly classified intelligence reports and other documents on social media, according to an Air Force spokesperson.

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Meta's AI search is weird and uncanny — and I'm not sure who it's for

Facebook and Instagram have added an "Ask Meta AI" function to their search bars. Why are you doing this to me, Meta?!

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'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary says interest rates won't budge this year: 'I'm sorry, it's just reality'

"I'm investing under the premise that we're going to be living with this rate cycle staying the same for the rest of the year," he told Fox Business.

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Husband of F1 Heiress Delivers Whiny Tirade Against Tipping

Sam Palmer took to Instagram from the couch of his $30.5 million Los Angeles mansion to speak his insanely out-of-touch truth.

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Ancestral lands of the Muscogee in Georgia would become a national park under bills in Congress

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's congressional delegation introduced legislation Wednesday to protect some of the ancestral lands of the Muscogee tribe as a national park and preserve.

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Trump, abortion, homelessness: Protesters rally at Supreme Court for historic 2024 cases

Between Fall and mid-Summer, protesters gather at the U.S. Supreme Court while arguments are heard. See how the 2024 docket is rallying activists.

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Speaker Mike Johnson: MTG's Motion to Oust Me is 'Wrong'

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) criticized the motion to vacate that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is bringing against him next week.

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The real reason self-driving cars are not ready for prime time

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Text of the policy statement the Federal Reserve released Wednesday

WASHINGTON (AP) — Below is the statement the Federal Reserve released Wednesday after its latest policy meeting ended:

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Biden to travel to North Carolina to meet with families of officers killed in deadly shooting

President Joe Biden is expected to travel to North Carolina on Thursday to meet with the family members of four officers killed earlier this week in the deadliest attack on U.S. law enforcement since 2016.

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This Is the Worst Thing About Modern Romantic Comedies

From “Anyone But You” to “Ticket to Paradise,” bad lighting is ruining the rom-com. Why does each one I watch lately look like a high-definition commercial for allergy medication?

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Anna Delvey’s Ex-Lawyer Says Spirit Airlines Dispute Put Her in Psych Ward

“It seems to me that, no matter what I do, I find conflict,” disbarred attorney Audrey Thomas told The Daily Beast of her recent issue with Spirit Airlines.

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Why Florida is banning a kind of meat that doesn’t really exist

Gov. Ron DeSantis’s ban on cell-cultivated, "lab-grown" meat is about protecting Big Ag.

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Arizona Senate Repeals 1864 Abortion Ban

The governor is expected to sign the repeal immediately — a huge win for pro-choice advocates in the state — but the near-total ban will still be in effect for some time.

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New Progressive PAC Targets 8 Key House Races in California

The super PAC, Battleground California, said it would drive turnout among voters of color to try to flip seats that are seen as crucial to winning control of the House this fall.

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Trump Airs Bizarre Theory About Campus Protests

In a break from his hush money trial, Trump has his own ideas about what “the Radical Left Lunatics” are up to.

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At least 55 hurt after a University of Southern California bus and a train collide in L.A.

Two of the victims were hospitalized with serious injuries and 16 others were transported in fair condition, officials said.

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Here's what changed in the new Fed statement

This is a comparison of Wednesday's Federal Open Market Committee statement with the one issued after the Fed's previous policymaking meeting in March.

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Pro-Palestinian protests reach some high schools amid widespread college demonstrations

Some high school students around the country are organizing walkouts to protest in support of Palestinians and against the ongoing war in Gaza.

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FACT CHECK: Images Claiming To Show Evidence That Moon Landing Was Fake Are AI-Generated

The images were created using artificial intelligence

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