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Sec of Defense Lloyd Austin during a House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense budget hearing Fiscal Year 2025 on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, April 17, 2024 in Washington.

US announces new Patriot missiles for Ukraine as part of new $6 billion aid package

April 26, 2024, 11:40am Nation & World Updated 2 days ago

The U.S. will provide Ukraine additional Patriot missiles for its air defense systems as part of a massive $6 billion additional aid package, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Friday. Read story

FLE - A group of women who have spoken out about Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s sexual misconduct and who refer to themselves as the “Silence Breakers,” face the media during a news conference at Los Angeles City Hall, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in Los Angeles. New York’s highest court on Thursday, April 25, 2024, has overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction and ordered a new trial.

#MeToo advocates vow the reckoning will continue after Weinstein’s conviction is overturned

April 26, 2024, 11:30am Business Updated 2 days ago

#MeToo founder Tarana Burke has heard it before. Every time there’s a legal setback, the movement is declared dead in the water. A legal success, and presto, it’s alive again. Read story

FILE - Demonstrators at the University of Michigan Diag protest the university’s draft Disruptive Activity Policy on Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Ann Arbor. U.S. colleges and universities are preparing for end-of-year commencement ceremonies with a unique challenge: providing safety for graduates while honoring the free speech rights of students involved in protests over the Israel-Hamas war.

With graduation near, colleges seek to balance safety and students’ right to protest Gaza war

April 26, 2024, 8:33am Nation & World

The University of Michigan is informing students of the rules for upcoming graduation ceremonies: Banners and flags are not allowed. Protests are OK but in designated areas away from the cap-and-gown festivities. Read story

USDA tells producers to reduce salmonella in certain frozen chicken products

April 26, 2024, 8:32am Health

Poultry producers will be required to bring salmonella bacteria in certain chicken products to very low levels to help prevent food poisoning under a final rule issued Friday by U.S. agriculture officials. Read story

A Georgia State Patrol officer detains a protester on the campus of Emory University during an Israel Palestinian demonstration, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Atlanta.

Columbia protesters say they’re at an impasse with administrators and will continue anti-war camp

April 26, 2024, 8:32am Nation & World Updated 2 days ago

Columbia University students who inspired pro-Palestinian demonstrations across the country said Friday that they have reached an impasse with administrators and intend to continue their encampment until their demands are met. Read story

These are the countries where TikTok is already banned

April 26, 2024, 7:57am Business

TikTok is in the crosshairs of authorities in the U.S., where new law threatens a nationwide ban unless its China-based parent ByteDance divests. It would be the biggest blow yet to the popular video-sharing app, which has faced various restrictions around the world. Read story

Antony Blinken meets with China’s President Xi as US, China spar over bilateral and global issues

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken talks with Yuxuan Zhou during a visit to Li-Pi record store in Beijing, China, Friday, April 26, 2024.

April 26, 2024, 7:38am Nation & World

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior Chinese officials, stressing the importance of “responsibly managing” the differences between the United States and China as the two sides butted heads over a number of contentious bilateral, regional and global issues. Read story