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UChicago Says Free Speech Is Sacred. Some Students See Hypocrisy.
The University of Chicago has built a brand around the idea that its students should be unafraid to encounter ideas…
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When Buying a Home Is Treated as a National Security Threat
A new Florida law prohibits many Chinese citizens from buying homes because of national security concerns. Critics say it has…
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When Prison and Mental Illness Amount to a Death Sentence
Markus Johnson slumped naked against the wall of his cell, skin flecked with pepper spray, his face a mask of…
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Driver Dies After Crashing Into Barrier Near the White House
The Secret Service said the incident posed no threat to the public, and President Biden was in Delaware at the…
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A FAFSA Fiasco Has Students Still Asking: Which College Can They Afford?
The new application for federal tuition aid was meant to be simpler. High school seniors say it has been anything…
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Gallows Humor and Talk of Escape: Trump’s Possible Return Rattles Capital
At Washington dinner parties, dark jokes abound about where to go into exile if the former president reclaims the White…
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How One Latino Pastor Became a Foot Soldier for Trump
On a recent Tuesday evening, two teenage boys approached their pastor, Camilo Perez, before Bible study. They wanted his take…
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Here Come a Trillion Cicadas. The Midwest is Abuzz.
As the third graders of Cumberland Elementary in the Chicago suburbs colored, clipped and glued paper to make cicadas with…
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A Battle Over Beer Split a Texas Town’s Biggest Party
ACROSS THE COUNTRY A Battle Over Beer Split a Texas Town’s Biggest Party Muenster, Texas, has hosted a German-heritage festival…
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Just What Kind of a Third-Party Candidate Is R.F.K. Jr.?
Categorizing previous third-party bids helps us understand where he fits in and where he might wind up.