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College protesters want ���amnesty.��� At stake: Tuition, legal charges, grades and graduation 04/28/2024 12:53pm • Maryam Alwan figured the worst was over after New York City police in riot gear arrested her and other protesters on the Columbia University campus, loaded them onto buses and held them in custody for hours. But the next evening, the college junior received an email from the university. Alwan and ot Utah GOP picks Trump-backed mayor as nominee to replace Sen. Mitt Romney, but primary foes await 04/28/2024 04:28am • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ��� The Utah Republican Party on Saturday selected Trent Staggs as its nominee to replace Mitt Romney in the U.S. Senate, hours after the local official received former President Donald Trump���s endorsement. While the endorsement carried Staggs through convention with more than Anti-war protesters dig in as some schools close encampments after reports of antisemitic activity 04/27/2024 10:40pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� As students protesting the Israel-Hamas war at college campuses across U.S. dug in Saturday and dozens of demonstrators were arrested, some universities moved to shut down encampments after reports of antisemitic activity. With the death toll mounting in the war in Gaza, protesters DC region well represented at NFL Draft. Here's what you need to know about each local selected 04/27/2024 08:08pm • This weekend, 257 athletes lived out the dream of hearing their name called at the NFL Draft, and the D.C. area was well represented. Three local players were selected in the first round alone, including Caleb Williams, the No. 1 overall pick and prize of the draft. First round Caleb Willia Iraqi authorities are investigating the killing of a social media influencer 04/27/2024 03:25pm • BAGHDAD (AP) ��� Iraqi authorities on Saturday were investigating the killing of a well-known social media influencer, who was shot by an armed motorcyclist in front of her home in central Baghdad. Ghufran Mahdi Sawadi, known as ���Um Fahad," was popular on the social media sites TikTok and Instagra As EU election campaigns kick off in Germany, the Ukraine war, rise of far right are dominant themes 04/27/2024 12:51pm • BERLIN (AP) ��� Several German parties on Saturday kicked off their campaigns for the election of the European Parliament in June with a focus on issues such as the war in Ukraine and support by many European voters for far-right nationalist parties across the continent. German Chancellor Olaf Schol Class of 2024 reflects on college years marked by COVID-19, protests and life's lost milestones 04/27/2024 01:04am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� On a recent afternoon, Grant Oh zigzagged across the University of Southern California campus as if he was conquering an obstacle course, coming up against police blockade after police blockade on his way to his apartment while officers arrested demonstrators protesting the Isra Rooting for Trump to fail has made his stock shorters millions 04/26/2024 10:02pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Rooting for Donald Trump to fail has rarely been this profitable. Just ask a hardy band of mostly amateur Wall Street investors who have collectively made tens of millions of dollars over the past month by betting that the stock price of his social media business ��� Truth Social � Egypt sends delegation to Israel, its latest effort to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas 04/26/2024 01:09pm • CAIRO (AP) ��� Egypt sent a high-level delegation to Israel for talks Friday seeking to push through a cease-fire agreement with Hamas and avert an Israeli offensive on Gaza���s town of Rafah ��� on the border with Egypt ��� which it warned could ruin regional stability, officials said. Egypt���s t Antony Blinken meets with China's President Xi as US, China spar over bilateral and global issues 04/26/2024 10:01am • BEIJING (AP) ��� U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior Chinese officials, stressing the importance of ���responsibly managing��� the differences between the United States and China as the two sides butted heads over a number of contentious bil These are the countries where TikTok is already banned 04/26/2024 09:47am • LONDON (AP) ��� TikTok is in the crosshairs of authorities in the U.S., where new law threatens a nationwide ban unless its China-based parent ByteDance divests. It would be the biggest blow yet to the popular video-sharing app, which has faced various restrictions around the world. TikTok is alrea The TikTok law kicks off a new showdown between Beijing and Washington. What's coming next? 04/26/2024 02:43am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� TikTok is gearing up for a legal fight against a U.S. law that would force the social media platform to break ties with its China-based parent company, a move almost certainly backed by Chinese authorities as the bitter U.S.-China rivalry threatens the future of a wildly popular Trading Trump: Truth Social's first month of trading has sent investors on a ride 04/26/2024 12:04am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� There have been lawsuits, short-selling and rampant speculation. Now, as Trump Media & Technology Group approaches its first month as a publicly traded company, it���s clear that ��� like the man it���s named after ��� there���s nothing typical about the stock. ���If I woke 10 Places to Retire Abroad on Social Security Alone 04/25/2024 08:00pm • If you're hoping to stretch your retirement dollars as far as possible, a move abroad could significantly lower your cost of living. 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