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Columbia suspends pro-Palestinian protesters after encampment talks stall

By Julia Harte and Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Columbia University on Monday began suspending pro-Palestinian student activists who refused to dismantle a protest camp on the New York City

Hong Kong businesses shut shop as city struggles to revive post pandemic

By Jessie Pang, Joyce Zhou and Edward Cho HONG KONG (Reuters) - When Jacky Yu, 48, opened his Japanese gift shop in Hong Kong more than a decade ago, the tourist and shopping district of Mong Kok was

The unexpected, under-the-radar Senate race in Michigan that could determine control of the chamber

The retirement of Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow has opened a Senate seat in Michigan

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Indiana's presidential and state primaries

The race for the White House tops the ballot Tuesday in Indiana’s presidential and state primaries

Bombardier reveals NetJets as buyer of 12 Challenger business jets

(Reuters) -Canada's Bombardier said on Wednesday NetJets was the customer for the order of 12 Challenger 3500 business jets announced in December.

UK's governing Conservatives set for historic losses in local polls as Labour urges general election

Britain’s governing Conservative Party is suffering heavy losses as local election results pour in Friday, which are cementing expectations that the Labour Party is headed for power for the first time in 14 years at a U.K. general election that will take place in coming months

Universities take steps to prevent pro-Palestinian protest disruptions of graduation ceremonies

Some U.S. universities with weekend graduation ceremonies are taking steps to keep a lid on possible disruptions

EU, US urge Georgia to halt ‘foreign agents’ bill as protests continue

By Felix Light TBILISI (Reuters) -The European Union and U.S. on Thursday condemned legislation making its way through Georgia's parliament on "foreign agents" and thousands of protesters snarled

Berkeley takes light touch on Gaza protests. Columbia called the police

By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - At Columbia University, tensions between the administration and students protesting over Israel's war in Gaza have reached the point that scores of New York City police

Cicadas are so noisy in a South Carolina county that residents are calling the police

Emerging cicadas are so loud in one South Carolina county that residents are calling the sheriff’s office asking why they can hear sirens or a loud roar

Utah cat with a fondness for cardboard takes surprise trip to California in an Amazon box

A 6-year-old house cat from Utah likes hiding and playing with cardboard

Damaged in war, a vibrant church in Ukraine rises as a symbol of the country's faith and culture

An extraordinary new church is bringing spiritual comfort to war-weary residents of the Ukrainian village of Lypivka this Orthodox Easter season

How a small Oregon town sparked a nationwide debate on homelessness  

By Deborah Bloom GRANTS PASS, Oregon (Reuters) - On a sunny afternoon in a grassy park by the river, Amber Rockwell loaded a black, steel cart with a tent, suitcases, bags, camping stove and a plastic

A tornado hit an Oklahoma newsroom built in the 1920s. The damage isn't stopping the presses

A weekly newspaper in a rural Oklahoma community was at the center of a path of destruction

After VW plant victory, UAW sets its sights on Mercedes in Alabama

By Nora Eckert CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers has made history by winning its first unionization vote at an auto factory in the U.S. South.

Tennessee lawmakers pass bill allowing teachers to carry guns in schools

By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Tennessee lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill that would allow the state's teachers to carry concealed handguns at school, as protesters yelled their opposition from the

Cavaliers, Mavericks trying to close out 1st-round NBA playoff series in Game 6s

The Orlando Magic desperately want an opportunity to go back on the road

New York made Donald Trump and could convict him. But for now, he's using it to campaign

After a years-long breakup with his hometown, former President Donald Trump is back in New York, this time as a criminal defendant

Need a hotel in the US for Graduation Day? Good luck

By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) -If you think getting tickets to a Taylor Swift concert or the World Series is tough, try booking a hotel room in an American college town for Graduation Day.

Pacers celebrate 1st playoff series victory in a decade, beating Bucks 120-98 in Game 6

Obi Toppin scored 21 points, T

Gaza protests grow at US colleges, thousands demonstrate in Brooklyn

By Cath Turner and Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Protests against Israel filled streets in Brooklyn and escalated at universities across the United States, some of which included Jewish Passover

Soccer-Rubiales ordered to make monthly court appearances, restricted to leave Spain

By Fernando Kallas MADRID (Reuters) - Luis Rubiales, the disgraced former Spanish soccer federation (RFEF) chief, will have to appear before a local court in Madrid at least once a month and will need

Dutch scale down World War II remembrance to keep ceremony safe

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The city of Amsterdam on Tuesday said it would severely restrict attendance to the annual national World War II remembrance on May 4, in a bid to keep the ceremony safe and to

Riot police, protesters clash in Paris during May Day protests

PARIS (Reuters) - French police said they arrested 45 people in Paris and that 12 officers had been injured during traditional May Day protests on Wednesday, though the demonstrations were far more

Two months to count election ballots? California's long tallies turn election day into weeks, months

Nearly two months after the election, a recount settled the outcome in a Northern California U.S. House primary contest

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