The Department of Education is investigating a complaint that Jewish students were excluded from clubs and that a teaching assistant made anti-Semitic remarks.
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Veteran New York judge named as arbiter in Trump Mar-a-Lago probe
The judge also grants Raymond Dearie access to the entire tranche of documents seized from the property even though the Justice Department had said the arbiter shouldn’t be permitted to inspect the batch of classified records.
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Ukraine’s president: Mass grave found near recaptured city
A mass grave of Ukrainian soldiers and unknown buried civilians was found in the forest of recently recaptured city of Izium.
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Putin thanks China’s Xi for his ‘balanced’ stand on Ukraine
Xi’s government, which said it had a ‘no-limits’ friendship with Moscow before the invasion of Ukraine, has refused to criticize Russia’s military actions.
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‘Torment of hell’: Ukraine medic describes Russian torture
A Ukrainian volunteer medic captured by Russian forces during their deadly siege of the port city of Mariupol has told U.S. lawmakers how Russians routinely tortured her and other prisoners, killing many.
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After cancellation, Democrats look to reduce future student debt
The election-season bill has dim odds of passage in the House and virtually no hope in the Senate.
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U.S. Census data shows a nation changed by COVID-19
The number of people working from home tripled, home values grew and the percentage of people who spend more than a third of their income on rent went up.
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London mourners brave 9-hour wait to say goodbye to queen
Thousands of mourners are waiting in line to file past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II as she lies in state at Westminster Hall.
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Florida’s DeSantis defends sending migrants to Martha’s Vineyard. Critics blast ‘inhumane’ stunt.
The flights were billed as part of a new program to ‘remove’ illegal immigrants from Florida, but a Massachusetts lawmaker said 1 of the flights originated in Texas.
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Jan. 6 rioter who wore ‘Camp Auschwitz’ sweatshirt gets jail term
Robert Keith Packer ‘attacked the very government that gave him the freedom to express those beliefs, no matter how abhorrent or evil they may be,’ the prosecutor said of the anti-Semitic messages he wore.