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UC Irvine lecturer's post about Nick Shirley draws backlash
A University of California, Irvine lecturer is facing scrutiny after appearing to endorse violence against conservative activist Nick Shirley ahead of Shirley's scheduled appearance before the Harvard…
Source: Washington Times
Hollywood, tech executives ramp up security spending amid threats
MANGIONE AFTERMATH: Hollywood and Silicon Valley executives are pouring millions of dollars into private security as threats against corporate leaders climb, a trend security consultants say…
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Trump says Iran war will end after midterm elections, as fighting continues in in Strait of Hormuz
President Trump said Wednesday he believes the Iran war will end shortly after the midterm elections in November.
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Trump's PAC channels midterm spending through new pop-up group
President Trump's political operation appears to be channeling major midterm spending through a newly formed group, called a pop-up PAC because it won't have to reveal its funding until late in the…
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China challenges Western alliances
At the 25th anniversary session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed an alternative model to Western alliances.
Source: Washington Times
Charlie Kirk's murder has chilled campus free speech, report finds
The assassination of Charlie Kirk last year at Utah Valley University contributed to colleges nationwide tightening free-speech restrictions, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression…
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5 questions about Zelenskyy's criticism of the international response to Russian strikes
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow must face consequences for its winter bombing campaign, as U.S.-brokered peace talks yielded no breakthrough.
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John Malkovich cancels Tel Aviv show over fabricated quote
Actor JOHN MALKOVICH has pulled out of a planned April performance in Tel Aviv after an Israeli production circulated a press release quoting him with language he says he never used. The press release…
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Nike exits S&P 100 after nearly 18-year run
Nike will drop out of the S&P 100 before trading opens Sept. 21, ending a nearly 18-year run in the index as the company's stock trades near a 12-year low.
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Feds move to shut down Chinese cyberscam factory
The federal government has seized a Chinese-run online scammers' marketplace, blocked more than $50 million in laundered cryptocurrency, slapped sanctions on the operators and sent a strike force to…
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Rabbis, U.S. Jews feel unsettled as High Holy Days approach amid antisemitism fears
As the High Holy Days approach, rabbis in the United States say their congregations are deeply unsettled by antisemitic threats and aware of sharp divisions in their own communities. But many are also…
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State education board finalizes anti-Islamic rewrite of Texas social studies lessons
State Board of Education members on Friday approved a rewrite of what Texas high schoolers learn in social studies, disregarding pleas from Muslims who testified that schools should teach how people…
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America backslides on Sept. 11's hard lessons about IDs, intel agencies and ports of entry
A quarter-century after 9/11, the consensus around securing IDs is fraying, and the same is true for other security lessons from the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history.
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Pink amplifies backlash against Macklemore over 'Free Palestine' remarks
Pop star PINK has waded into the controversy surrounding rapper Macklemore's pro-Palestinian remarks at Ed Sheeran's MetLife Stadium concerts, reposting an Instagram Story from the advocacy group…
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Ohio missionary pleads guilty to sexually abusing minors during Haiti mission trips
A Millersburg, Ohio, man has pleaded guilty to two counts of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with minors in Haiti, according to the Justice Department.
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Virginia man convicted of stealing $2.5 million from community investors
A federal jury in Alexandria, Virginia, convicted Jihoon Park, 52, of Chantilly, Virginia, on charges stemming from a scheme that victimized individuals and defrauded a U.S. Bankruptcy Court, the…
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Paul Walker's brother won't help revive late actor's character for 'Fast' franchise finale
Cody Walker, the younger brother of the late actor Paul Walker, says he has no plans to help bring his brother's "Fast & Furious" character, Brian O'Conner, back to the screen for the franchise's…
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Stocks fall on Wall Street as oil prices jump back above $100 a barrel after Iran war escalates
Stocks fell on Wall Street Wednesday as the price of crude oil rose back above $100 a barrel amid further escalation in the U.S. war with Iran.
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Suspect in Brooklyn parade shooting was out on bail for attempted murder
The man accused of shooting another man at this week's West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn was out on bail on attempted murder charges stemming from a separate shooting.
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An appeals court is considering a push to restrict most common abortion method
A panel of federal judges heard arguments Wednesday over whether prescribing rules should be tightened for a key drug used in the most common abortion method in the United States, one of several…
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