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Boeing aims for Starliner astronaut launch Monday after delays, $1.5 billion spent
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Boeing has spent more than $1.5 billion to develop its CST-100 Starliner amid years of delays, but the payoff on its deal with NASA is on the horizon with the first human test flight set for launch...Read more
Popular Las Vegas music festival canceled by threat of strong winds
LAS VEGAS — Saturday’s “Lovers & Friends” festival in Las Vegas has been canceled, according to a statement posted on the event’s social media accounts late Friday night.
This was to be the third installment of ...Read more
Trump campaign talks up prospects of flipping 2 states to GOP
Donald Trump’s campaign sought to stir enthusiasm among prospective donors to his White House bid, contending that the ex-president has a chance to go on offense and expand the electoral map.
Trump’s team said its ...Read more
Gas stove pollution harms poor and minority Americans most, study finds
Cooking with gas poses a health risk, but new research shows that risk isn’t evenly distributed.
Poorer Americans and racial and ethnic minority groups are disproportionately exposed to harmful gas stove pollutants, ...Read more
Attorney General Merrick Garland to speak at marshal's memorial service in North Carolina
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland will deliver remarks at a memorial service in Charlotte on Monday for slain Deputy U.S. Marshal Thomas M. “Tommy” Weeks Jr.
Weeks was a 48-year-old father of ...Read more
Dave Chappelle attacker suing Hollywood Bowl security for negligence
A man who rushed the stage and attacked comedian Dave Chappelle during a show in 2022 is now suing the venue where the incident took place and the security who failed to stop him.
Isaiah Lee, who served 270 days in jail ...Read more
Encampments spread across California universities. Are they living on borrowed time?
LOS ANGELES — After police forcibly removed Pro-Palestinian encampments at two universities this week, college leaders across California are grappling with how to move forward with protests on other campuses.
The high-...Read more
As protests roil college campuses, young voters' support for Biden hangs in the balance
After days of protests roiling college campuses, President Joe Biden broke his silence with a short, terse speech condemning the chaos and calling for order, while also holding up protest as a fundamental American right.
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Gaza truce talks set to restart in Egypt with hopes for deal
A Hamas delegation has reportedly arrived in Cairo for new talks aimed at reaching a cease-fire in Gaza, where the war between the Iran-backed militant group and Israel is nearing the seven-month mark.
Reports in Saudi ...Read more
Oil-rich Chad's junta leader set to win vote as US ties fray
Chad’s military ruler Mahamat Deby is almost certain to win the country’s May 6 presidential election, cementing the ruling junta’s power in a move that could jeopardize the future of U.S. military engagement in the ...Read more
Use of ‘white privilege’ makes online discussions more polarized and less constructive
A wide variety of historical, economic and cultural forces combine to allow a larger percentage of whites to climb up the socioeconomic ladder than Blacks and Hispanics.
Some people call the combined effects of ...Read more
Beer and spirits have more detrimental effects on the waistline and on cardiovascular disease risk than red or white wine
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
Drinking beer and spirits is linked to elevated levels of visceral fat – the harmful type of fat that is associated with an increased risk of...Read more
In election year, US Rep. Mary Peltola walks a complicated path on fisheries and oil drilling
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola of Alaska this week unexpectedly pulled her support for a Republican-led bill that seeks to pave the way for more oil drilling in the state, opening her up to criticism from ...Read more
Cinco de Mayo: You might be surprised how long it's been celebrated in the U.S.
Cinco de Mayo celebrates the Mexican victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla, which took place on May 5, 1862.
It is not observed as a national holiday in Mexico, but schools in Puebla, where the battle took place...Read more
California floats extending health insurance subsidies to all adult immigrants
Marisol Pantoja Toribio found a lump in her breast in early January. Uninsured and living in California without legal status and without her family, the usually happy-go-lucky 43-year-old quickly realized how limited her ...Read more
New Jersey family repatriates rare artifacts to Philadelphia's Mexican Consulate
In a repatriation ceremony at the Consulate of Mexico in Philadelphia on Wednesday, a collection of culturally significant archaeological pieces — some going back almost 2,500 years — was returned to the Mexican people...Read more
Before mob attack, UCLA police chief was ordered to create security plan but didn't, sources say
LOS ANGELES — On the morning before a mob attacked a pro-Palestinian student encampment at UCLA, campus Police Chief John Thomas assured university leadership that he could mobilize law enforcement “in minutes” — a...Read more
As humans, we all want self-respect – and keeping that in mind might be the missing ingredient when you try to change someone’s mind
Why is persuasion so hard, even when you have facts on your side?
As a philosopher, I’m especially interested in persuasion – not just how to convince someone, but how to do it ethically, without ...Read more
What Shakespeare can teach us about racism
William Shakespeare’s famous tragedy “Othello” is often the first play that comes to mind when people think of Shakespeare and race. And if not “Othello,” then folks usually name “The Merchant of Venice,” ...Read more
Many immigrants to the US are fleeing violence and persecution − here’s how the federal government can help cities absorb them
Immigration has become a defining issue in the 2024 elections and a major challenge in many U.S. cities. Over the past several years, wars and armed conflict, violent persecution and desperate poverty have displaced ...Read more
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