Students continue to protest at campuses across the country, despite the risk of arrest. Some schools now threaten demonstrators with disciplinary action, while others promise the opposite.
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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.
The changes will happen next month. City officials say it will improve traffic flow and safety in the downtown area.
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Illinois' legalization of recreational cannabis has resulted in significant revenue and career opportunities. The University of Illinois Springfield Continuing and Professional Education (CAPE) unit now offers educational training to prepare for work in the industry through five different cannabis certificate programs. Rob Kerr, Executive Director Innovation and Opporunity, UIS; and Max Simon, CEO at Green Flower, a cannabis education company; join Community Voices to share the need to understand the complexities of the field.
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The Cardinals' owners claimed public funding for Busch Stadium would revitalize downtown. That didn’t happen — yet they’re preparing for another multi-million dollar ask.
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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.
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In a new interview with TIME Magazine, Trump promises to prosecute President Biden, unleash the National Guard on immigrants and says it's "irrelevant" if he's comfortable criminalizing abortions.
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The Justice Department is expected to propose a new, lower classification for marijuana that would lessen restrictions on the drug. But there's another review process to come.
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The New York Daily News, the Chicago Tribune and others contend that the tech companies illegally copied their work without seeking permission or ever paying the publishers.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady this week — and possibly for months to come — as policymakers try to sort through mixed signals about the U.S. economy.
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Nicaragua brought the case arguing that by providing arms to Israel, Germany is failing to prevent possible genocide against Palestinians in Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza.
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A rise in breast cancer among younger women prompted the U.S. Preventive Task Force to issue new screening guidelines. They recommend mammograms every other year, starting at age 40.
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Judge Juan Merchan previously issued a gag order that specifically bars Trump from making or directing others to make public statements about potential jurors, court staff or family members of staff.
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It was a crowded Tony Award season this year, with 36 eligible musicals and plays opening on Broadway stages.
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Photographer Andrés Mario de Varona recounts his relationship with Aaron Garcia, which began outside a gas station near his home in Santa Fe, through a series of photos captured between 2020 and 2023.
Many authors are concerned about the use of their copyrighted material in generative AI models. At the same time, some are actively experimenting with the technology.
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