The law also bans courses that include viewpoints with which the governor disagrees, prompting a statewide faculty union to argue that presenting a variety of perspectives is ‘a bedrock of democracy.’
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Debt ceiling: McCarthy says ‘no progress’ ahead of talks Tuesday with Biden
President Biden remains hopeful that an agreement could be reached with Republicans to avoid what would be an unprecedented debt default, which could trigger a financial catastrophe.
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UK promises attack drones, more missiles for Ukraine as Zelensky meets Sunak
This is the 5th European country Zelensky has visited in the past 3 days, after Italy, the Vatican, Germany and France.
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European human rights summit to step up aid for Ukraine to counter Russian invasion
Europe’s pre-eminent human rights organization is holding a 2-day summit in Reykjavik starting Tuesday and will center on the war in Ukraine, one of its member states.
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China sentences 78-year-old U.S. citizen to life in prison on spying charges
Details of the charges against John Shing-Wan Leung, who also holds permanent residency in Hong Kong, have not been publicly released.
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Native American leader and advocate for tribal sovereignty Joe A. Garcia dies at 70
Joe A. Garcia was a former two-time president of the the National Congress of American Indians.
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Baby, 10-year-old among 4 wounded in Northern California shooting, police say
Officers responded around 10 p.m. Saturday following reports of gunfire near an intersection northeast of downtown.
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Ukraine’s Zelensky makes surprise visit to Paris for talks with French President Macron
Macron’s office announced the Paris leg of Zelensky’s trip, and France dispatched a plane to pick up Zelensky in Germany.
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Shooting at Arizona neighborhood gathering kills 2, wounds 5
The incident happened just before 11 p.m. Saturday in the city of Yuma, a police spokesperson said.
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Family with disabled children among hundreds of Gaza’s homeless after latest fighting with Israel
At the start of the offensive, aircraft targeted the apartments and homes of three Islamic Jihad commanders without warning, killing them.