Every graduation ceremony has — for lack of better words — a certain degree of pomp and circumstance. The University of Massachusetts Amherst is no different. Each year, a group of international students volunteer to carry the flags of their countries in an Olympic Games-style “Parade of Nations.” Public health major Kalsang Nangpa wanted to […]
May 5 has arrived, and with it come extravagant Cinco de Mayo celebrations around the country. The day is widely recognized as a time to drink margaritas, eat guacamole and celebrate Mexico’s cultural heritage, many people know relatively little about the true meaning of the Mexican holiday. To clear up some misconceptions, here are some
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International, USAU.S. Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders called out critics of Israel’s alleged human rights violations this week, noting that other Middle Eastern countries like Saudi Arabia, Syria and Egypt don’t receive similar attention for their mistreatment of women and prisoners. The former presidential candidate also defended Israel’s existence, as well as the long-disputed two-state solution to
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By Michelle Janikian NEW YORK — The United States is in the grip of a devastating opioid epidemic. Nationwide, opioid overdoses caused 33,091 deaths in 2015, which increased to over 50,000 deaths in 2016. Opioids include prescription painkillers, like OxyContin and Fentanyl, and illicit substances, like heroin. A recent study found that 44% of Americans
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Subsidized trips to Israel for non-Jewish student leaders have helped improve understanding of the situation in the Middle East as well as the campus climate at San Diego State University, Hillel representatives reported at a parlor meeting Thursday night in the home of Jeremy and Joan Berg. The
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Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAAs Ivanka Trump’s new book “Women Who Work” hit bookstores Tuesday, some women have viewed it as being full of class bias, which limit the first daughter’s advice to wealthy and powerful women. The book was written ahead of the 2016 presidential election which saw her father, Donald Trump become president. In it, she talked
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, USAAn anti-Trump political group spearheaded by Hillary Clinton may launch as soon as next week. Onward Together, a political action committee expected to rise from the ashes of Mrs. Clinton’s failed presidential bid, will set its sights on President Trump in the near future. Sources told Politico on Thursday that a board of directors is
Former President Barack Obama weighed in on France’s heated presidential runoff Thursday, saying he supports Emmanuel Macron over his far-right rival because the candidate “appeals to people’s hopes and not their fears.” In a video message posted on Macron’s Twitter account, Obama said he wasn’t planning to get involved in many elections now that he
Aaron Bulmer, a Kansas police officer, rescued a 4-year-old autistic boy from a pond in Topeka. In a press conference, Bulmer explained he was on his way to respond to another call, when he saw the toddler, Elijah, approaching a pond near the Central Park Community Center. Read: Autism Awareness: Quick Test Shows How Children
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAU.S. President Donald Trump told Palestinian leaders visiting the White House Wednesday that he does not think achieving peace in the Middle East will be as difficult as previously thought. Sitting down to lunch with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and senior U.S. and Palestinian officials, Trump said securing a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians
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Middle East, USASince Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue about his son’s lifesaving heart surgery at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, phone calls have overwhelmed Paul Viviano’s switchboard. “We’ve had a flood of calls,” said Viviano, the hospital’s CEO, told STAT in an interview Thursday. “Patients and families are calling about, ‘Will you treat this? Can we see you for that?’
WASHINGTON — House Republicans narrowly passed legislation Thursday to roll back the Affordable Care Act, delivering on a yearslong campaign promise despite mounting concerns from patient advocates and health care groups that the legislation would strip protections enjoyed by millions of Americans. The tight vote, 217-213, with all Democrats opposed, underscored the limited appeal of
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAPresident Trump has remained surprisingly silent about the recent events in Venezuela, which is drifting into a full-blown dictatorship under his watch. It’s time he does something to help restore democracy there. In recent weeks, Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro, has curtailed some of the last remaining powers of the opposition-majority National Assembly, announced that he
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International, USAWASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia will be the first country President Donald Trump visits since his inauguration, the White House announced Thursday. The president will then visit Israel and the Vatican before attending previously announced summits in Belgium and Italy, the White House said. Senior administration officials, briefing reporters on the condition of anonymity, said Saudi
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