Republicans in Congress have denounced the protests and demanded action to stop them, thrusting university officials into the center of the charged political debate over Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza.
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Pro-Palestine group demands Colby College cut ties with Israel
Colby officials responded to the initial email, sent by a group that calls itself “Colby Action for Palestine.”
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Federal Reserve says interest rates will stay at 20-year high until inflation further cools
The Fed chair stressed, as he has before, that the central bank’s decision on when to cut rates will depend on the latest economic data.
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New Russia sanctions target weapons development and countries assisting in sanctions evasion
Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly railed against several rounds of U.S. and Western sanctions, claiming last year that they are ‘illegitimate sanctions’ on his country.
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Biden administration to clear $6.1 billion in debt of former Art Institutes students
The decision covers 317,000 borrowers who attended the defunct for-profit chain of schools from January 2004 to October 2017.
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House Speaker fracas threatens several business-related bills
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell also is signaling he will continue to oppose the marijuana banking bill. McConnell has previously helped block the bill.
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Senate passes Russian uranium import ban, sending to Biden
Russia provided almost a quarter of the enriched uranium used to fuel America’s fleet of more than 90 commercial reactors, making it the No. 1 foreign supplier.
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Musk undercuts Tesla chargers Biden had lauded as ‘a big deal’
Tax credits aimed at cultivating a domestic EV and battery manufacturing industry were a key element of Biden’s signature climate bill.
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Utah cat with fondness for cardboard takes surprise trip to California in an Amazon box
Since word got out, owner Carrie Clark has been sharing her cat’s story, with advice to microchip your pets and to double-check your Amazon boxes before returning them.
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Florida’s 6-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors worry women will lose access to health care
The new ban has an exception for saving a woman’s life, as well as in cases involving rape and incest. But health care workers are still prevented from performing an abortion on a nonviable pregnancy that they know may become deadly.