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Month: November 2023

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says war against Hamas will not stop after a cease-fire

By JOSEF FEDERMAN and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Hamas on Wednesday appeared close to a deal that would temporarily halt their devastating six-week war and release dozens of hostages being held in the Gaza Strip in exchange for Palestinians in Israeli prisons. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his Cabinet

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University of Tampa is the seventh college facing a Department of Education investigation in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war

By Katie Lobosco and Rene Marsh, CNN Washington (CNN) — The University of Tampa and a Florida school district, Hillsborough County Schools, are the latest schools to face an investigation by the Department of Education related to alleged incidents of discrimination. The investigations were made public Tuesday by the department, which added them to an online list of

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China is expanding its crackdown on mosques to regions outside Xinjiang, Human Rights Watch says

By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press A report by Human Rights Watch says the Chinese government has expanded its campaign of closing mosques to regions other than Xinjiang, where for years it has been blamed for persecuting Muslim minorities. The report says authorities have closed mosques in the northern Ningxia region as well as Gansu province,

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Colorado Supreme Court to hear appeals in 14th Amendment challenge to Trump’s candidacy

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Colorado Supreme Court has agreed to hear appeals in a 14th Amendment challenge to former President Donald Trump’s candidacy and scheduled oral arguments for December 6. Trump’s team and the group trying to remove him from the Colorado ballot based on the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban” appealed different

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Susan Sarandon is no longer represented by UTA after comments made at pro-Palestinian rally

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — United Talent Agency, one of Hollywood’s premiere talent agencies, is “no longer representing Susan Sarandon” in light of recent comments she made at a pro-Palestinian rally, a spokesperson for the company told CNN on Tuesday. Sarandon, an Oscar-winning actor, has attended at least two pro-Palestinian rallies in recent weeks in New York City. At one that took

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California can share gun owners’ personal information with researchers, appeals court rules

By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A state appeals court ruled that California can continue providing personal information of gun owners to researchers to study gun violence, reversing last year’s decision by a lower court judge who said such data sharing violates privacy rights. In 2021, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a

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California can share gun owners’ personal information with researchers, appeals court rules

By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A state appeals court ruled that California can continue providing personal information of gun owners to researchers to study gun violence, reversing last year’s decision by a lower court judge who said such data sharing violates privacy rights. In 2021, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a

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