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New campus protest rules spur an outcry from college faculty 10/22/2024 12:04am • Dissent is thriving this fall at American colleges, and not just among student activists. With student protests limited by new restrictions, faculty have taken up the cause. To faculty, new protest rules threaten freedom of speech ��� and the freedom to think, both central to university life. This s In Nevada, immigration is a nuanced issue. But the politics of it is painted in black and white 10/21/2024 07:25pm • BAKER, Nev. (AP) ��� Few things say America like Janille and Tom Baker's ranch, with its grazing cattle, scrub brush-dotted desert and snow-capped mountains. If only they could get American citizens to work on it. The ranch in remote eastern Nevada produces around 10,000 tons of hay annually, and Most voters think the economy is poor, but split on whether Trump or Harris can fix it: AP-NORC poll 10/21/2024 06:51am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Voters remain largely divided over whether they prefer Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Kamala Harris to handle key economic issues, although Harris earns slightly better marks on elements such as taxes for the middle class, according to a new poll. A majority of registered Vasso Papandreou, champion of women in Greek politics, dies at 79 10/19/2024 05:55pm • ATHENS, Greece (AP) ��� Vasso Papandreou, a trailblazing Greek politician who served as a government minister, European commissioner and leading advocate for women���s representation in politics, has died at her home in an Athens suburb. She was 79. No cause of death was given, but she had been in p Takeaways from AP's reporting on how Arizona voters view the economy with the election close at hand 10/19/2024 12:07pm • MESA, Ariz. (AP) ��� The Arizona economy by many measures is flourishing, but it doesn't feel that way for a lot of voters in the presidential battleground state as they consider their choices on Nov. 5. Voters are hearing Democrats and Republicans promise to help the middle class if they win. But v American despair: In Arizona, high home prices and limited prospects shape voters' presidential pick 10/19/2024 11:57am • MESA, Ariz. (AP) ��� Karl Peterson has been living the cruel inverse of the American dream. His rent keeps getting higher, but his apartments keep getting smaller. Peterson left the Midwest nine years ago for the epicenter of an economic boom, only to gradually learn that endless sunshine and desert Md. Democratic Party will spend thousands to target 'extremist' school board candidates 10/19/2024 10:17am • The Maryland Democratic Party will spend ���tens of thousands of dollars��� targeting at least 18 school board candidates that it says are looking to bring a ���hateful��� and ���right-wing agenda��� to schools. It is a first for the party, which has never before involved itself in the nonpartisa Right-wing influencers hyped anti-Ukraine videos made by a TV producer also funded by Russian media 10/18/2024 11:47am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Kremlin could not have asked for better publicity at a better time when Ben Swann, a self-described independent journalist who promotes conspiracy theories, released a 12-part video series he promised would reveal dark truths about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Swa Trump is consistently inconsistent on abortion and reproductive rights 10/17/2024 08:42am • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Donald Trump has had a tough time finding a consistent message to questions about abortion and reproductive rights. The former president has constantly shifted his stances or offered vague, contradictory and at times nonsensical answers to questions on an issue that has become a maj A Guide to Calling in Sick 10/16/2024 08:00pm • Calling in sick can induce anxiety for workers who wonder when to call, what to say and how to say it. They may question whether they are truly sick enough to take the day off or worry that missing work will reflect poorly on them. "First, there is a worry about the work they are going to miss," say Middle East latest: Israeli jets pummel southern Lebanon and Beirut's suburbs 10/16/2024 02:25pm • Israeli jets struck southern Lebanon and Beirut's southern suburbs on Wednesday, killing at least 27 people including a city mayor, Lebanese officials said. Hezbollah acting leader Sheikh Naim Kassem declared Tuesday that the Lebanese militant group would ramp up attacks on Israel in response to an Moscow and Beijing announce further cooperation during international group meeting in Pakistan 10/16/2024 10:24am • ISLAMABAD (AP) ��� Leaders and top officials from an international group founded to counter Western alliances met in Pakistan's capital Wednesday, with Moscow and Beijing announcing they will boost cooperation. The 23rd meeting of the China-and Russia-founded Shanghai Cooperation Organization was he Middle East latest: Hezbollah's acting leader says the group is focused on hurting Israel 10/15/2024 11:55pm • Hezbollah���s acting leader declared Tuesday that the Lebanese militant group is focused on ���hurting the enemy��� by targeting Haifa and other parts of Israel, including Tel Aviv. Sheikh Naim Kassem, Hezbollah���s deputy chief, vowed in a televised speech to ���defeat our enemies and drive them ou Harris announces a new plan to empower Black men as she tries to energize them to vote for her 10/14/2024 08:46pm • ERIE, Pa. (AP) ��� Vice President Kamala Harris announced a plan on Monday to give Black men more economic opportunities and other chances to thrive as she works to energize a key voting bloc that has Democrats concerned about a lack of enthusiasm. Harris' plan includes providing forgivable busines The Latest: Trump and Harris make appearances in Pennsylvania, the largest battleground state 10/14/2024 08:38pm • Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump took their presidential campaigns back to Pennsylvania on Monday. About 7 million votes are up for grabs in the election's largest battleground state, where mail-in voting is well underway. Harris spoke in Erie while Trump held a town hall in suburb