Northwestern settles with Trump administration in $75M deal to regain federal funding
The university will pay $75 million over three years to end the Trump administration’s investigations into antisemitism on its campus
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- Strait of Hormuz closed again, Iran says, as ships attacked
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- Pope says ‘tyrants’ speech was not aimed at Trump
- Venezuela’s Machado to hold Madrid rally as opposition frozen out after Maduro capture
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Corbyn’s new party faces crisis as cofounder skips first day of conference
Internal rifts deepen in Corbyn’s party as cofounder Sultana refuses to attend conference amid expulsion concerns.
Read MoreGaza death toll surpasses 70,000, says health ministry
Two Palestinian children reportedly killed on Saturday as Israel continues its strikes after latest ceasefire The Palestinian death toll has
Read MoreYour Party’s first conference shows little sign of achieving fresh start
Differences between Zarah Sultana and Jeremy Corbyn and over admitting Socialist Workers members mean rows look likely to continue When
Read MorePope Leo visits Blue Mosque in Turkiye’s Istanbul
The pope is visiting Turkiye until Sunday on his first overseas trip as pontiff, which also includes a visit to
Read MoreTargeting Venezuela and Pardoning Honduran Ex-President, Trump Contradicts Himself
President Trump’s statements on social media less than 24 hours apart showed the dissonance in his campaign against drug trafficking.
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FDA to raise hurdles for vaccines, faulting COVID shots for 10 kids’ deaths
Food and Drug Administration officials say they will ratchet up requirements for vaccine studies, citing concerns about COVID shots for
Read MoreVenezuela denounces ‘colonialist threat’ as Trump orders airspace closed
President made declaration in a social media post, after FAA last week warned airlines of ‘worsening security situation’ The Venezuelan
Read MoreUS whistleblower exposes Biden administration’s Israel cover-up
Whistleblower Steve Gabavics tells Marc Lamont Hill how the US dismissed Israel’s killing of an Al Jazeera journalist.
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A major winter storm disrupts travel as millions head home after Thanksgiving
The storm will spread through the Midwest and Great Lakes regions over the weekend with “widespread heavy snowfall and hazardous
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