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Cornell faculty vote 'no confidence' in university leadership after alleged fraternity gang rape
Cornell University's Faculty Senate has voted "no confidence" in the school's leadership over its handling of sexual assault allegations on campus.
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2 Justice Department officials resign, including US attorney who oversaw 'grand conspiracy' probe
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US military carries out new targeted strike on Iran as Tehran's leaders weigh mediator's proposals
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AI stocks halt their brutal, worldwide sell-off as Wall Street trims its loss for the week
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Pope Leo XIV arrives in Uruguay at start of South American tour less than a month after lung surgery
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Immigration
Lawyers: Man shot by ICE agents jailed in 'deplorable conditions'
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NY officials failing to hand over immigrants charged with crimes, DHS says
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Tumultuous politics of immigration could upend governor's race
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China confirms discussions are underway on a historic Xi-Trump-Putin meeting
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Ousted Paraguayan president placed under house arrest after bank collapse
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Former pro-democracy lawmaker sentenced to 12½ years in Macao's first national security case
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Stephen Miller replaces Susie Wiles as Trump's White House chief of staff after GOP's midterm defeat
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Powerful Haitian gang reaches out to state disarmament group as gunfights persist
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US Justice Department drops bid to force California to set aside disputed ballots
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The Latest: Trump replaces Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff
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Meghan's estranged father arrested and charged with possessing child sexual abuse materials
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Secret Service arrests man near White House after he said he heard voices telling him to kill Trump
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Democrat Nancy Lacore wins election to U.S. House in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District
Trump discusses Middle East de-escalation with Qatar's emir, and other Mideast news
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Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy is discharged from hospital after a stroke and goes to rehab facility
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Jury begins deliberating in the trial of the ex-officer accused of killing Sandra Birchmore
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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy presses Western allies for clear postwar security guarantees
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Green March anniversary reflects enduring divisions as UN mission winds down in Western Sahara
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Officer killed, 3 officers and bystander wounded in Denver-area bus shootout
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Desert icons collapse as southwestern US gets pummeled with rain and flooding
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SpaceXAI started Southaven data center construction without water permits, Mississippi alleges
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Grieving father of Florida Learjet co-pilot defends his daughter's reputation after crash
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The final day of voting begins in New Zealand's election as an unusual law bans any talk of politics
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DTE, Consumers sue to block 'money out of politics' proposal approved by voters
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Why it's still too early to call the US Senate race in Mississippi
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Storms that caused 1-in-1,000 year flood event in Tennessee and Georgia move up Atlantic coast
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Panda fans flock to Zoo Atlanta for the debut of Ping Ping and Fu Shuang
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