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From Campus to the Courts, the “Palestine Exception” Rules University Crackdowns

LAST WEEK, police at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland arrested four students on felony vandalism charges in relation to protests against Israel’s war on Gaza. The students were transferred to the…

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Why Trump’s Tariffs Could Raise Grocery Prices

On the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump spoke of the burden grocery prices were placing on Americans and promised to help bring relief to more households. It’s a vow that may have…

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Abu Ghraib Detainees Awarded $42 Million in Torture Trial Against U.S. Defense Contractor

A federal jury held a defense contractor legally responsible for contributing to the abuse of detainees at Abu Ghraib for the first time on Tuesday. The jury awarded a total of $42…

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As Trump Seeks Mass Deportations, Workplace Raids May Not Help Much

Just over a year into Donald Trump’s first term as President, immigration agents raided a meat processing plant in Bean Station, Tennessee, arresting 104 workers. It was the largest worksite raid in…

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Shipping Giant Maersk Violated Spanish Embargo on Sending Military Goods to Israel, Researchers Say

In late October, yet another video from Gaza showed dozens of Palestinian men rounded up, blindfolded, and hauled away by Israeli soldiers. In the footage, broadcast by an Israeli news channel, the…

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These Races Still Don’t Have a Clear Winner Two Weeks After Election Day

While the U.S. presidential contest was decided fairly quickly—with the Associated Press calling Donald Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris early Wednesday, Nov. 6, the morning after voters headed to the polls—in a…

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What We Do—and Don’t—Know About the Matt Gaetz Allegations

President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to pick Matt Gaetz as Attorney General has cast a spotlight on the embattled Florida lawmaker’s legal and ethical troubles. Gaetz, a fierce defender of Trump and critic…

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‘We Are Reeling’: Trump’s Pick of Tulsi Gabbard Alarms Intelligence Community

Robert F. Kennedy. Matt Gaetz. Pete Hegseth. The flurry of announcements this week from Donald Trump revealing his planned cabinet for a second term have drawn stunned responses across the federal government.…

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Cops in Riot Gear Storm Penn Students’ House in Month-Old Vandalism Case

Last Friday, 13 police officers gathered in the early morning hours outside an off-campus residential building in West Philadelphia. It was the home of several University of Pennsylvania students. Donning their full…

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