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Labour on course for power: 5 takeaways from UK elections
The governing Conservatives suffered heavy defeats in a set of local elections on Thursday, adding to the sense that Prime... Read More
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Labour mayor wins cap triumphant election run for Keir Starmer
Labour wins in the U.K.’s two biggest cities completed a string of local election successes by opposition leader Keir Starmer that showed his party firmly on course for victory at a general election later this year.
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Eight arrested in multimillion-dollar retail theft operation, LA County sheriff's officials say
LOS ANGELES — Eight people have been arrested on suspicion of organized retail theft after authorities discovered several million dollars' worth of stolen medicines, cosmetics and other merchandise at multiple Los ...Read more
Bodies found in Baja California during search for missing tourists, Mexican officials say
MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials said three bodies have been found in the same remote stretch of Baja California where two Australian brothers and their American friend went missing last week while on a surf trip.
The ...Read more
Tufts encampment protesting Israel comes down, but demonstrators vow to continue fight
BOSTON — The protest encampment at Tufts University has come down, but the students who put up the tents say they will continue to fight until the school fully divests from Israel.
Tufts Students for Justice in ...Read more
Is the NYPD too political? Cops drive Gaza protest narrative with slick video of Columbia raid
NEW YORK — The video begins over ominous music in a New York City Police Department command center with top brass mulling over surveillance video of a man waving a Palestinian flag and ends with police officials talking ...Read more
Group of students call for University of Michigan to divest from Israel at commencement, but speeches continue
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A group of about 50 graduating students stood and called for the University of Michigan to divest from companies with ties to Israel at the spring commencement ceremony Saturday, but the speeches ...Read more
Police use chemical spray, handcuff protesters, arrest nonstudent outside University of Michigan museum
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Police used a chemical spray to disperse a large crowd and handcuff pro-Palestinian protesters during a chaotic scene outside the University of Michigan Museum of Art on Friday night, according to ...Read more
Faculty senate committee urged Penn to 'de-escalate tensions' and 'find a negotiated resolution'
PHILADELPHIA — At a special meeting of the University of Pennsylvania faculty senate executive committee early this week, members expressed differing views about the pro-Palestinian encampment but concurred that the ...Read more
Boeing faces critical launch Monday ferrying astronauts to the International Space Station
LOS ANGELES — Ferrying astronauts to the International Space Station has almost become routine — but not for Boeing and not on Monday, when after years of delay it's finally set to launch two crew members to the ...Read more
Boeing aims for Starliner astronaut launch Monday after delays, $1.5 billion spent
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Boeing has spent more than $1.5 billion to develop its CST-100 Starliner amid years of delays, but the payoff on its deal with NASA is on the horizon with the first human test flight set for launch...Read more
Togo's initial vote count shows family dynasty on track to extend 57-year rule
Togo’s ruling party opened up a commanding lead as the vote count from this week’s parliamentary vote passed the half-way mark, setting the stage for the family dynasty of President Faure Gnassingbé to extend its 57-...Read more
Gas stove pollution harms poor and minority Americans most, study finds
Cooking with gas poses a health risk, but new research shows that risk isn’t evenly distributed.
Poorer Americans and racial and ethnic minority groups are disproportionately exposed to harmful gas stove pollutants, ...Read more
Attorney General Merrick Garland to speak at marshal's memorial service in North Carolina
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland will deliver remarks at a memorial service in Charlotte on Monday for slain Deputy U.S. Marshal Thomas M. “Tommy” Weeks Jr.
Weeks was a 48-year-old father of ...Read more
Encampments spread across California universities. Are they living on borrowed time?
LOS ANGELES — After police forcibly removed Pro-Palestinian encampments at two universities this week, college leaders across California are grappling with how to move forward with protests on other campuses.
The high-...Read more
Gaza truce talks set to restart in Egypt with hopes for deal
A Hamas delegation has reportedly arrived in Cairo for new talks aimed at reaching a cease-fire in Gaza, where the war between the Iran-backed militant group and Israel is nearing the seven-month mark.
Reports in Saudi ...Read more
Oil-rich Chad's junta leader set to win vote as US ties fray
Chad’s military ruler Mahamat Deby is almost certain to win the country’s May 6 presidential election, cementing the ruling junta’s power in a move that could jeopardize the future of U.S. military engagement in the ...Read more
Sadiq Khan vows more climate action after London mayor win
London Mayor Sadiq Khan pledged to press ahead with “world-leading green action” after comfortably winning a historic third term, a result that will bolster expectations for a Labour Party victory in a general election...Read more
Use of ‘white privilege’ makes online discussions more polarized and less constructive
A wide variety of historical, economic and cultural forces combine to allow a larger percentage of whites to climb up the socioeconomic ladder than Blacks and Hispanics.
Some people call the combined effects of ...Read more
Beer and spirits have more detrimental effects on the waistline and on cardiovascular disease risk than red or white wine
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
Drinking beer and spirits is linked to elevated levels of visceral fat – the harmful type of fat that is associated with an increased risk of...Read more
In election year, US Rep. Mary Peltola walks a complicated path on fisheries and oil drilling
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola of Alaska this week unexpectedly pulled her support for a Republican-led bill that seeks to pave the way for more oil drilling in the state, opening her up to criticism from ...Read more
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