Middle Eastern regimes have a history of shutting down the internet. But it's costing them
When authoritarian Middle Eastern regimes feel threatened by their public, they often shut down the internet. But such disruptions are not without costs. And one advocacy group has devised a way of calculating that cost.
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Protesters close Israeli seaport, eye airport as judicial crisis simmers
HAIFA, Israel Demonstrators briefly shut off access to a major Israeli seaport on Monday ahead of a planned
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Activists spurred by affirmative action ruling sue Harvard over legacy admissions
A civil rights legal group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, saying the practice discriminates against students of color by giving an unfair boost to the mostly white children of alumni
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The Democratic Party promised to overhaul its primaries. Doing that has been anything but simple
Nearly six months after the Democratic Party approved President Joe Biden’s plan to overhaul which states lead off its presidential primary, implementing the revamped order has proven anything but simple
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Lawsuit challenges legacy admissions at Harvard, alleging racial discrimination
A civil rights legal group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, saying the practice discriminates against students of color by giving an unfair boost to the mostly white children of alumni
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US 2yr/10yr yield curve hits deepest inversion in 42 years
A widely watched section of the U.S. Treasury yield curve on Monday hit its deepest inversion since the
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Texas man who went missing as a teen is found alive 8 years later
A Houston man who went missing as a teen more than eight years ago has been found safe, the Texas Center for the Missing said.
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Sudan's army calls for young people, others, to enlist in fight against rival paramilitary
Sudan's army has called on young people and anyone else capable of fighting to enlist in its battle against the country's rival paramilitary force, known as the Rapid Support Forces
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Amazon Indigenous are leaving rainforest for cities, and finding urban poverty
Thousands of Amazon Indigenous are leaving their rainforest villages in a migration to urban areas that is reshaping their lives, their villages and their new cities
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Hong Kong police offer rewards for arrests of 8 overseas pro-democracy activists
Hong Kong police have accused eight self-exiled pro-democracy activists of violating the territory’s harsh National Security Law and offered rewards of $127,600 each for information leading to their arrests
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Excessive heat warnings remain in many areas of US through Monday
Excessive heat warnings remain in place in many areas across the U.S. and are expected to last at least through Monday
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EU commissioners arrive in Madrid to discuss plans for Spain's EU presidency
Commissioners of the European Union are meeting with the Spanish government to review Spain’s plans for its six-month Presidency of the EU Council
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