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  • EntertainmentPA Media: Entertainment

    Dan Schneider files defamation lawsuit against producers of Quiet On Set series

    The former Nickelodeon TV producer created hit shows including iCarly, Victorious, Drake & Josh, Zoey 101 and The Amanda Show.

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  • PoliticsABC News

    Biden faces pressure from Republicans to speak out on college protests

    President Joe Biden is facing pressure from Republicans to more forcefully speak out on the college protests unfolding nationwide in connection to the Israel-Hamas war. The campus unrest has created a political opportunity for Republicans, typically fractured on a number of issues but united against university leaders and as staunch supporters of Israel, to hold Biden's feet to the fire as he navigates a divided Democratic caucus. "When will the president himself, not his mouthpieces, condemn

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  • PoliticsThe Guardian

    Arizona senate passes repeal of 1864 near-total abortion ban

    Democrats pick up support of two Republicans to repeal law reinstated three weeks ago, with governor expected to ratify repeal

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  • NewsABC News

    14-year-old suspect dead after active shooter reported outside Wisconsin middle school: Sources

    A 14-year-old suspect is dead following a confrontation with police Wednesday after an active shooter was reported outside a Wisconsin middle school, sources told ABC News. The teen had approached Mount Horeb Middle School with what appeared to be a long gun, the sources said. The Mount Horeb Area School District said police responded to help "scope out" an active shooter at the school.

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  • NewsCBC

    Yukon NDP leader doubles down on plea for drug decriminalization — even as B.C. moves to recriminalize

    The Yukon's NDP leader has asked the territorial government to commit to drug decriminalization — even as the B.C. government rolls back its own pilot project by recriminalizing drug use in public spaces. In territory's Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, Kate White accused the Yukon Government of ensuring its safe supply program only does the "bare minimum."She said people are losing their lives waiting for more action on the drug crisis — and decriminalizing may be a solution. White's comments fo

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  • PoliticsAssociated Press Videos

    Trump calls judge 'crooked' as he campaigns during one-day break from hush money trial

    Donald Trump returned briefly to the campaign trail and called the judge presiding over his hush money trial “crooked” a day after he was held in contempt of court and threatened with jail time for violating a gag order. Trump also urged college presidents to remove encampments and 'vanquish the radicals.'

  • NewsAssociated Press

    Over 40% of Americans see China as an enemy, a Pew report shows. That's a five-year high

    More than 40% of Americans now label China as an enemy, up from a quarter two years ago and reaching the highest level in five years, according to an annual Pew Research Center survey released Wednesday. Half of Americans think of China as a competitor, and only 6% consider the country a partner, according to the report. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen have both recently visited China in the administration's latest effort to “responsibly” manage the compet

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