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Asian American students push to reveal what the ‘model minority’ myth hides

Between three jobs and a full academic course schedule, University of Washington senior Sam Le is always on the go. He also plans to graduate on time this June. But that wasn’t the case when he was a freshman and nearly flunked out. “I was taking hard classes early on and I was commuting really […]

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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

While vacationing in Mexico, American spring breakers chanted “build that wall”

A Mexican newspaper blasted a group of young Americans visiting Cancun on spring break after witnesses said they broke into chants of “Build that wall” earlier this month and refused to stop, despite complaints. In an editorial published Friday, The Yucatan Times said the incident was not isolated but was part of a growing number

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International, Travel and Food, USA

US spy agencies ‘may have picked up Trump communications’

Donald Trump’s communications may have been swept up in intelligence gathering on suspected foreign agents, according to explosive allegations made by the Republican head of the House intelligence committee. Devin Nunes — who worked on Trump’s transition team and is now leading an investigation into possible links between that campaign team and Russia — said

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Terrorism expert on London: Everything points to an Islamist attack

Terrorism expert Peter Neumann’s research at King’s College in London focuses on how potential attackers become radicalized. He believes the London incident may be an Islamist attack. London (dpa) – Following Wednesday’s terror attack in central London in which five people were killed and some 40 injured, the attacker’s motive is one of the key

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International

US routs Puerto Rico, 8-0, to win World Baseball Classic

LOS ANGELES — The tension-filled odyssey was nine innings from its end. No more worries about satisfying the sometimes conflicting allegiances of his country, his players, and the major league teams for which they play. After 11 years, 27 games and repeated snubs from some of the brightest stars in baseball, the United States finally

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International, Sports & Competitions, USA

FBI’s Russia Probe Expands to ‘PizzaGate’ Threats

The FBI’s widening investigation into Russian subversion is now looking into continuing threats against a Washington, D.C. pizza shop targeted by right-wing conspiracy mongers. Comet Ping Pong Pizza, a popular, family-oriented shop in an upscale northwest Washington, D.C. neighborhood, came under relentless online attack last year because of its owner’s friendship with senior members of

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International, USA

Cal State trustees approve controversial tuition hike

LONG BEACH, Calif. — After a heated morning of debate and impassioned statements from students, professors and lawmakers, California State University’s Board of Trustees voted 11 to 8 Wednesday to increase tuition as a way to fill a looming gap in state funding. “I don’t bring this forward with an ounce of joy,” said Cal

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Probe into French presidential candidate Fillon widens, Putin ties revealed

French conservative presidential candidate François Fillon’s legal problems deepened on Tuesday, with financial prosecutors expanding a probe into payments to his family to suspected “aggravated fraud, forgery and use of forgeries”, a source said. Investigators are probing whether Fillon and his wife Penelope forged documents to try to justify around 700,000 euros ($757,000) she earned

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International

Archaeologists uncork 100-year-old liquor stash left by British troops

Aside from bottles of gin and whiskey knocked back by World War I soldiers, excavation near Ramle also turns up silver tip of swagger stick, medallion with face of Egypt’s King Fuad By Ilan Ben Zion After battling their way up through Ottoman Palestine 100 years ago, British soldiers garrisoned in Ramle took a break

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Middle East, Travel and Food

Troubles, rivals multiply for Netanyahu

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Israel’s vibrant democracy is at another testing point of holding itself together. However, these times have occurred often enough over the course of 70 years to suggest that the country will survive, more or less as is. The current uptick of political squabbles is occurring along with several police investigations into

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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Bill passes first test to fund education program on WWII Japanese-American internment

SACRAMENTO (Press Release) — Assembly Bill (AB) 491, to appropriate $3 million over three years for education programs about Japanese American incarceration during World War II, on Wednesday passed the Assembly Education Committee on a unanimous vote of 7-0, according to its author, Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance). “The incarceration of over 120,000 Japanese Americans without due

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USA

Supreme Court justices in the pews and on the bench – and where Neil Gorsuch fits in

By Steven K. Green, Professor of Law, Director of the Center for Religion, Law & Democracy, Willamette University. On Jan. 31, President Donald Trump nominated Judge Neil M. Gorsuch of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court occasioned by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. The Senate hearing

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Jewish History, USA

Pilots Can’t Fly, Ships Can’t Sail & Trump’s Budget Is DOA, Say McCain & Thornberry

Sen. John McCain and Rep Mac Thornberry WASHINGTON: As Defense Secretary Jim Mattis prepared to appear before the Senate defense appropriations subcommittee to defend President Trump’s first defense budget, GOP stalwarts Sen. John McCain and Rep. Mac Thornberry were telling reporters it was dead on arrival. “We’ve got planes that can’t fly, ships that can’t

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International, USA

In rebuff to Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, justices rule for children with autism

WASHINGTON — A unanimous Supreme Court strengthened the rights of nearly 7 million schoolchildren with disabilities Wednesday, and did so by rejecting a lower standard set by Judge Neil Gorsuch. The ruling, one of the most important of this term, came as President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee was wrapping up his third day of testimony

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