Politics & Policy
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Ely Lilly's new weight-loss drug shows average 85-pound loss in late-stage clinical trials
The results match those of bariatric surgery, which helps those who have the surgery lose 25% to 35% of their total body weight.
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DOJ charges 15 in Minnesota for more than $90 million in alleged fraud
Public fraud in Minnesota became a national issue in the wake of viral reporting from independent journalist Nick Shirley.
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Trump on Cuba: 'We're gonna help them along'
Notably, the Department of Justice this week indicted Raul Castro, 94, over his alleged involvement in shooting down an airplane in the 1990s.
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Trump suggests DOJ indicted Cuellar because he 'wouldn’t play Crooked Joe’s Open Border game'
"CROOKED JOE BIDEN IS A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY!" Trump wrote on Truth Social.
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Columbia cancels university-wide commencement after protests
The school pledged to focus on keeping the smaller ceremonies "safe, respectful, and running smoothly."
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Dominion Energy dismisses attempts by groups to halt offshore wind construction
Three groups filed a preliminary injunction to prevent Dominion from commencing construction on the project.
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Columbia president calls building takeover 'violent act' that jeopardized campus security
She said "many people" involved in the encampment were "largely peaceful."
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Colleges kowtow to protesters but are met with blowback from donors
Even schools that have not come to an agreement with protesters have lost donors.
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Federal government working with left-wing groups to implement ‘Bidenbucks’: public records show
The executive order for "Bidenbucks" was based on an initiative by the progressive group Demos. One of the key topics being pushed is having felons' voting rights restored. One of the representatives at the DOJ-attended meeting said "felony disenfranchisement is voter suppression."
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Sadiq Khan wins third term as mayor of London
Khan was first elected as mayor in 2016 and is a member of the Labour Party.
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As abortion issue plays out in U.S. state houses, battle in Italy moves to abortion clinics
Meanwhile, European nations appear to have moved toward more conservative stances on other hot-button issues like immigration, transgenderism
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University of Michigan commencement interrupted by pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters
“Disclose, divest, we will not stop, we will not rest,” students chanted.
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Oklahoma state school superintendent says the state will sue over Biden's changes to Title IX
The federal Department of Education says public schools that don't comply with the new regulations will not receiving federal funding.