The number of international students in the U.S. grew by 12% in the 2022-23 academic year – the largest single-year increase in more than 40 years.
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A fragile global economy is at stake as U.S. and China seek to cool tensions at APEC summit
President Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are set to meet Wednesday on the summit’s sidelines.
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New rule would make it easier for millions of American workers to unionize – but businesses are pushing back
Critics say the new rule is an overreach by the labor-friendly Biden administration that undermines independent business owners.
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27 years after his death, Tupac could soon win his first Grammy
The rapper, who was killed in 1996, received a relatively little-noticed nomination Friday in the category of best music film for ‘Dear Mama,’ a five-part FX docuseries.
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The Supreme Court says it is adopting a code of ethics, but it has no means of enforcement
The new code of conduct, agreed to by all nine justices, does not appear to impose any significant new requirements on them, despite sustained criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts from wealthy benefactors.
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Republican Tim Scott announces he is dropping out of 2024 presidential race
The South Carolina senator made the surprise announcement Sunday night on Fox News.
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Five U.S. service members killed in helicopter crash over Mediterranean, military says
The military’s European Command said all five crew members on board were killed when the aircraft went down ‘during a routine air refueling mission as part of military training.’
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Russian missile hits Liberia-flagged ship in Odesa, Ukraine’s main Black Sea port
The strike killed a port worker and wounded another while also injuring 3 citizens of the Philippines who are crew members on the ship.
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Arkansas man receives world’s first eye transplant, a step toward one day restoring sight
It’s far too soon to know if Aaron James, who was injured in an accident, will ever see through his new left eye, but surgeons hoped replacing it would yield better cosmetic results for his new face. So far, it’s doing just that.
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Judge in Alaska upholds Biden administration’s approval of massive Willow oil-drilling project
The massive project has drawn the ire of environmentalists who accuse the president of backpedaling on his pledge to combat climate change.