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USC's move to cancel commencement amid protests draws criticism from students, alumni

USC's move to cancel commencement amid protests draws criticism from students, alumni

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of Southern California's decision Thursday to cancel its main graduation ceremony, a move that came 10 days after administrators said the student valedictorian who had expressed support for Palestinians would not be
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17 states challenge federal rules entitling workers to accommodations for abortion

17 states challenge federal rules entitling workers to accommodations for abortion

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.
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Opposition BC United seeks to prevent convicted dangerous offenders from name changes

Opposition BC United seeks to prevent convicted dangerous offenders from name changes

VICTORIA — British Columbia's Opposition leader says community safety should come before protection of privacy rights for dangerous people.
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Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers

Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday voted to restore “net neutrality” rules that prevent broadband internet providers such as Comcast and Verizon from favoring some sites and apps over others.
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B.C.'s Joffre Lakes Park to have partial closure, allowing for conservation, tourism

B.C.'s Joffre Lakes Park to have partial closure, allowing for conservation, tourism

PEMBERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA — An agreement between the B.C. government and the First Nations that manage Joffre Lakes Provincial Park will see the popular tourist spot closed for part of the year to protect its "natural and cultural values.
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Biden celebrates computer chip factories, pitching voters on American 'comeback'

Biden celebrates computer chip factories, pitching voters on American 'comeback'

SYRACUSE, N.Y.
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Trump downplays deadly Charlottesville rally by comparing it to campus protests over Gaza war

Trump downplays deadly Charlottesville rally by comparing it to campus protests over Gaza war

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump on Thursday claimed the 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, was “nothing” compared to ongoing pro-Palestinian campus protests, the latest instance in which he has downplayed a racist incident that
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These people were charged with interfering in the 2020 election. Some are still in politics today

These people were charged with interfering in the 2020 election. Some are still in politics today

ATLANTA (AP) — As Donald Trump seeks a return to the White House, criminal charges are piling up for the people who tried to help him stay there in 2020 by promoting false theories of voter fraud.
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Recreational marijuana backers can gather signatures for North Dakota ballot initiative

Recreational marijuana backers can gather signatures for North Dakota ballot initiative

BISMARCK, N.D.
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Guilbeault seeking ways to end benzene exposure from Sarnia styrene plant

Guilbeault seeking ways to end benzene exposure from Sarnia styrene plant

OTTAWA — Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is looking for options to protect a southern Ontario First Nation from repeated exposure to benzene from a nearby chemical plant, as the plant issues a new warning about air pollution.
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