Tag: Social affairs
Florida GOP passes bill to assess political bias on campus
<p>Public universities in Florida would have to survey, protect and promote political views on their campuses, according to a bill that the state Senate...
EU life expectancy drops across bloc amid virus pandemic
BRUSSELS — Life expectancy across much of the European Union has dropped last year, as the 27-nation bloc struggled with the impact of the...
Ohio student’s alcohol-related hazing death ruled accident
TOLEDO, Ohio — The alcohol-related hazing death last month of a Bowling Green State University student has been ruled an accident.
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Turnout barely tops 20% for Wisconsin spring election
<p>MADISON, Wis. — Turnout for Wisconsin's spring election, which had only one statewide race on the ballot with a handful of locally hot contests,...
Neo-Nazi pleads guilty in journalist threat case
<p>SEATTLE — An organizer of a neo-Nazi campaign to threaten journalists and Jewish activists in three states has pleaded guilty in federal court in...
Report: Pandemic amped up anti-Semitism, forced it online
TEL AVIV, Israel — Coronavirus lockdowns last year shifted some anti-Semitic hatred online, where conspiracy theories blaming Jews for the pandemic’s medical and economic...
Olympic gold: Clemson men’s track tries to save its program
Middle-distance runner Kameron Jones' lasting mark on the Clemson track and field program may not have anything to do with the times he turns...
Spanish government wants explanations about racism incident
<p>MADRID — The Spanish government wants explanations from the league and the soccer federation about the actions taken by officials after a player said...
US envoy talks migration with El Salvador, VP calls Mexico
<p>SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — A U.S. envoy arrived in El Salvador on Wednesday for talks on immigration amid a surge of child migrants...
Leaders of Russia and China tighten their grips, grow closer
MOSCOW — They're not leaders for life — not technically, at least. But in political reality, the powerful tenures of China's Xi Jinping and,...