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Heartbreak, anger and many questions follow University of the Arts’ abrupt decision to close

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM and MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Fallout is spreading over the impending closure of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. The nearly 150-year-old school says it plans to close its doors Friday. The abrupt decision shocked and angered students, parents and faculty alike and has raised questions about governance

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House Republicans issue criminal referrals of James and Hunter Biden to DOJ

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The Republican-led committees leading an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden on Wednesday referred the president’s son and brother to the Department of Justice, recommending they be charged with making false statements to Congress during their respective closed-door interviews earlier this year. The Republican committee chairmen laid out their case

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YouTube toughens policy on gun videos and youth; critics say proof will be in enforcement

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — YouTube is changing its policies about firearm videos in an effort to keep potentially dangerous content from reaching underage users. The video sharing platform owned by Google said Wednesday it will prohibit any videos demonstrating how to remove firearm safety devices. In addition, videos showing homemade guns,

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YouTube toughens policy on gun videos and youth; critics say proof will be in enforcement

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — YouTube is changing its policies about firearm videos in an effort to keep potentially dangerous content from reaching underage users. The video sharing platform owned by Google said Wednesday it will prohibit any videos demonstrating how to remove firearm safety devices. In addition, videos showing homemade guns,

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UN chief wants a tax on profits of fossil fuel companies, calling them ‘godfathers of climate chaos’

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has called for a “windfall” tax on profits of fossil fuel companies to help pay for the fight against global warming. He calls them the “godfathers of climate chaos.” Guterres spoke in a bid to revive the world’s focus on climate change at

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He helped turn Detroit’s riverfront into an attraction. Feds say he stole $40M while doing it

By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Authorities in Detroit have charged a man with embezzling millions of dollars from a group that has turned Detroit’s riverfront into a popular attraction. William Smith was chief financial officer at the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy until he was recently fired. Federal prosecutors say he used the group’s

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New Mexico voters oust incumbents from Legislature with positive implications for paid family leave

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico voters have ousted several incumbents from the Democratic-led Legislature in the state’s primary election amid tensions over paid family leave initiatives and a reckoning with accusations of sexual harassment. Ballots were being tallied Wednesday after voters picked their partisan favorites to reshape a

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