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Maryland allocates record funds to child care. For some families, it still may not be enough
BALTIMORE — Mindy Bowman started online classes to get her psychology degree because she feels it will make her a better mom. To meet that goal, she sends her 2-year-old daughter to day care three days a week, which ...Read more
Police block off MIT pro-Palestine encampment, administration threatens to suspend student protesters
MIT will suspend any student protesters who did not leave the Kresge lawn by 2:30 p.m. Monday, the administration said in a letter to the campus community — leading police to block off the encampment and droves of new ...Read more
Emerson urging Suffolk DA to not charge pro-Palestinian protesters 'rewards their disruptive conduct,' ADL leader says
BOSTON — The head of the Anti-Defamation League is calling out Emerson College’s president for his handling of the pro-Palestinian protests, saying the campus leader urging the DA to not pursue charges “rewards their...Read more
Penn weighs risk of removing encampment, saying it 'is causing fear for many'
PHILADELPHIA — University of Pennsylvania interim President J. Larry Jameson, in a Monday email to the campus, reiterated that the pro-Palestinian encampment should come down, but said the university is weighing its ...Read more
Emory moves main graduation, Columbia cancels after campus protests
ATLANTA — After more than a week of pro-Palestinian demonstrations on its Atlanta campus, Emory University announced Monday it will move its commencement ceremonies from campus to the Gas South District in Duluth.
In a ...Read more
Pro-Palestine protesters erect encampment at UC Davis amid nationwide protests over war
DAVIS, Calif. — A group of pro-Palestine protesters erected an encampment Monday at UC Davis amid a nationwide chorus of protesters on campuses calling on universities to divest from Israel amid the war in Gaza.
The ...Read more
Pro-Palestinian protesters gather outside Met Gala in Manhattan
NEW YORK — Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered near the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Manhattan’s Upper East Side early Monday evening as A-list stars and celebrities began arriving for the annual Met Gala ...Read more
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting: 5 takeaways for investors
Berkshire Hathaway shareholders flocked to Omaha, Nebraska, on Saturday to hear from CEO Warren Buffett and other Berkshire executives. For about 5 hours, Buffett took questions on Berkshire’s many businesses, investing ...Read more
Elizabeth Holmes projected release from prison is moved closer
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has shaved more than four months off her prison sentence, according to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.
Holmes, 40, was sentenced to 11 years and three months for defrauding investors in her ...Read more
Workers switching jobs find the grass isn't always greener elsewhere
Switching jobs typically makes workers happier. Now, it’s more likely to leave them more miserable than before.
People who left a job for a new one reported being less satisfied at work than those who stayed put, ...Read more
4 men plead no contest in gang shooting case that illuminated California police officers' racist text messages
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Four men pleaded no contest Monday in a sweeping gang shooting case that illuminated reams of racist text messages shared between dozens of Antioch police officers.
Terryon Pugh, Eric Windom, Keyshawn...Read more
First attempt of Boeing Starliner mission with humans aboard is scrubbed
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner will have to wait at least another day for its first human spaceflight as teams scrubbed a Monday night launch attempt.
With just over two hours on the countdown clock before a planned 10:34 p...Read more
Sexual abuse was rampant at Illinois youth facilities, lawsuit claims
Sexual abuse of juvenile detainees was rampant in youth centers across Illinois for more than two decades, according to a sweeping lawsuit filed Monday.
One claimant was about 14 years old when he was raped repeatedly –...Read more
Colorado's latest 'assault' weapons ban made it further than ever, but it's now set to be shelved
DENVER — A Colorado bill to ban the sale, transfer and manufacturing of many high-powered, semi-automatic firearms is set to die Tuesday amid opposition in the state Senate, a month after the measure passed a historic ...Read more
Prosecutors in Trump's hush money case unveil potentially damning paper trail
NEW YORK — A potential smoking gun shown to jurors at Donald Trump’s Manhattan hush money trial on Monday appeared to harm his defense that money doled out to Michael Cohen from the White House was for payment for ...Read more
White House environmental official tours PFAS-site in Minnesota
A member of President Joe Biden's administration stopped in the city of Lake Elmo, Minnesota, on Monday to talk PFAS with local officials, visiting an area that's been at the forefront of contamination just three weeks ...Read more
Hamas says it accepts cease-fire as Israel orders Palestinians to evacuate eastern Rafah
BEIRUT — Hamas announced Monday that it accepted a cease-fire agreement with Israel in Gaza, a diplomatic breakthrough that came hours after Israel ordered civilians in eastern Rafah to evacuate in what was seen as a ...Read more
Judge Merchan threatens Trump with jail time for gag order violations in hush money trial
NEW YORK — Donald Trump was threatened with jail time by Manhattan Judge Juan Merchan on Monday after being found in criminal contempt again for the tenth violation of a gag order in his hush money case.
In his sternest...Read more
Greene won't move against Johnson just yet
WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will not move to oust Speaker Mike Johnson Monday night and will instead continue to talk with him following a nearly two-hour meeting between the two and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky...Read more
Putin orders tactical nuclear drills on eve of his new term
President Vladimir Putin ordered Russia’s military to carry out combat drills involving tactical nuclear weapons, ramping up his confrontation with the West just a day before his inauguration for a fifth term.
The army ...Read more
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