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Cornell Faculty Senate Moves Ahead With No-Confidence Vote Over Handling of Rape Case

29 October 2026 at 01:24
After fierce debate, faculty members will begin voting Thursday on a resolution to condemn the administration’s handling of campus sexual assault.

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Protests have been held on the Cornell campus since Jane Doe filed a lawsuit alleging she had been raped at a fraternity.

Alexander Brothers Sentenced to 30 Years Each for Sex Trafficking

The three siblings used their wealth and influence to lure and sexually assault women for more than a decade. Eleven of the victims spoke on Tuesday before the brothers were sentenced.

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Alon, Oren and Tal Alexander were arrested in December 2024 and found guilty earlier this year of sex trafficking and other charges.

Judge Temporarily Blocks Further Alterations at D.C.’s East Potomac Park

27 October 2026 at 07:00
A federal judge stopped the Trump administration from cutting trees and prohibited other changes at the park where the president has sought to overhaul a golf course.

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Trees that have been cut down at East Potomac Golf Links are seen earlier this month in Washington. The Trump administration and the National Park Service moved to cut down up to 529 trees at East Potomac Golf Links.

California’s Potential Quartz Ban Pushes Contractors and Retailers to Alternatives

26 October 2026 at 17:48
Manufacturers and their customers are using materials made without the clouds of dust that have sickened workers in quartz-cutting shops.

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A fabrication shop in Sun Valley, Calif. The state is poised to ban the production and installation of quartz countertops.

How to Straddle the MAGA Divide

25 October 2026 at 20:00
Beth Wilkinson is a Washington lawyer who has thrived representing the Trump administration’s enemies and allies alike. Does she represent a vanishing type?

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New York Archdiocese Close to Settling Sexual Abuse Claims for Over $800 Million

The Roman Catholic archdiocese might now avoid bankruptcy by reaching a settlement with 1,300 people who said they had been abused by clergy members and lay leaders.

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St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Midtown Manhattan. The Archdiocese of New York includes Manhattan, the Bronx, Staten Island and several Hudson Valley communities.
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