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Frank Stella, artist renowned for geometric works, dies at 87

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By: The Associated Press
4 May 2024 at 21:36
Frank Stella, a painter, sculptor and printmaker whose constantly evolving works are hailed as landmarks of the minimalist and post-painterly abstraction art movements, died Saturday at his home in Manhattan.

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Frank Stella's "Concentric Squares," an example of the artist's geometric and structured works, at Christie's in New York City on Friday.

University leaders face calls for accountability after crackdowns on pro-Palestinian encampments

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By: Joe Kottke
4 May 2024 at 17:23
Pro-Palestinian activists have launched encampments at more than 70 campuses to bring attention to Israel’s monthslong military assault on the Gaza Strip and to demand that schools divest from companies doing business with the country.

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Police officers detain a demonstrator during a pro-Palestinian protest at Emory University in Atlanta on April 25.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters lock arms at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center campus in New York on Wednesday.

After weeks of pro-Palestinian protests on campuses, colleges regroup ahead of commencement ceremonies

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By: Mirna Alsharif and Matthew Mata and Michelle Acevedo
4 May 2024 at 15:57
After weeks of pro-Palestinian protests on campuses nationwide leading to more than 2,300 arrests, many universities are now regrouping in preparation for their upcoming commencement ceremonies, with some taking place as early as this weekend.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters at an encampment set up at Northeastern University on April 25, 2024.

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Police watch as pro-Palestinian protesters create a human chain around an encampment set up at Northeastern University in Boston on April 25, 2024.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters hold a rally on the campus of Ohio State University on May 1, 2024.

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University students rally and march against Israeli attacks on Gaza at the University of Michigan on April 28, 2024.

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A demonstration in support to Palestinian people at University College London on May 3, 2024.

At a private donor retreat, Trump team says Minnesota and Virginia are in play

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By: Jonathan Allen and Matt Dixon and Olympia Sonnier and Dasha Burns and Abigail Brooks
4 May 2024 at 15:54
Top officials for former President Donald Trump’s campaign believe they can flip Democratic strongholds Minnesota and Virginia into his column in November, they told donors behind closed doors at a Republican National Committee retreat Saturday.

Red Bull is dominating Formula 1. But internally, the team is navigating turmoil.

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By: Sahil Kapur
4 May 2024 at 12:37
Red Bull is dominating Formula 1. But behind the scenes, the team is in turmoil after a series of controversies and the departure of its legendary car designer Adrian Newey.

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Christian Horner in Miami on Friday

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Adrian Newey, who announced on Wednesday his departure from Red Bull, with Max Verstappen and Christian Horner

On the sidelines of a pricier Kentucky Derby, the race is on for small-dollar spending

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By: Harriet Baskas and Lili Kobielski
4 May 2024 at 12:00
While high rollers scoop up Churchill Downs tickets whose prices have tripled in the last decade, Louisville entrepreneurs vie for revelers with less to spend.

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Pix Shoes Louisville encourages people to “buy local” as the Kentucky Derby continues to cater to big spenders with its recent upgrades.

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A grandstand at Churchill Downs during the Kentucky Oaks, the Derby’s sister race, on Friday.

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Derek Litzsey has been serving barbecue to fans near Churchill Downs for years and has developed a following. He plans on buying a food truck for next year.

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Hampton expects to sell over 8,000 items by the end of the weekend.

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Some residents have sold parking spots on their properties to Derby attendees for years.

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Aileen Nova Jackson, 88, and her 12-year-old grandson, Joey Jackson, can host about 15 vehicles at a time on Derby weekend.

Flood watch extended for Houston as more heavy rain is expected throughout weekend

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By: Minyvonne Burke and Mike Gagliardi and Christine Rapp and Dennis Romero
4 May 2024 at 23:40
A flood watch has been extended into Sunday for Houston following catastrophic flooding that turned backyards and streets into rivers and prompted water rescues in nearby communities.

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The Conroe firefighter carries a resident evacuated in a boat on Thursday in Conroe, Texas.

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Cars and the tops of mailboxes submerged near The Woodlands on Friday.

The Kentucky Derby is turning 150 years old. It’s survived world wars and controversies of all kinds.

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By: The Associated Press
4 May 2024 at 10:55
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — As a record crowd cheered, American Pharoah rallied from behind and took aim at his remaining two rivals in the stretch.

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Calvin Borel rides at the 135th Kentucky Derby in 2009 in Louisville, Ky.

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A fan attends a preview day event ahead of the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Friday, in Louisville, Ky.

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Race fans arrive at Churchill Downs before the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race on Saturday, in Louisville, Ky.

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Kendrick Carmouche in New York in 2020.

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Jockey Mike Smith celebrates after winning the 144th running of the Kentucky Derby in 2018 in Louisville, Ky.

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Guests at the 149th Kentucky Derby in 2023 in Louisville, Ky.

Indigenous doulas lead the fight for reproductive care access gap in Guam

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By: Iris Kim
4 May 2024 at 09:00
After the closure of the island’s only standalone birth center in December 2022, medical professionals have been sounding the alarm for what they consider a “maternal care crisis” on Guam.

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Stevie Merino, founder of Birthworkers of Color Collective, fifth from left, with doula training participants in December 2023.

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Debris from Typhoon Mawar in front of a resort in Guam in May 2023.

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Guam Memorial Hospital.

Before Mike Johnson and Kevin McCarthy, there was ‘Uncle Joe,’ a Speaker who fought his own GOP rebels

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By: Kyle Stewart
4 May 2024 at 09:00
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is facing a threat a few of his Republican predecessors can relate to: members of his own party vowing to oust him from power.

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The Congress that stayed up all night. This is the only photo taken of the House of Representatives during the controversy.

Cease-fire talks advance in Egypt even as Israel threatens to invade Rafah

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By: Raf Sanchez and Henry Austin and Peter Alexander and Associated Press
4 May 2024 at 07:49
TEL AVIV — A high-level Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo on Saturday as months of stop-start talks for a cease-fire and hostage release deal appear to have reached a crucial stage, even as Israel continued to threaten a ground offensive in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah that United Nations officials have warned will worsen the civilian death toll and deepen the enclave’s humanitarian crisis.

A decades-old FDA rule is keeping Americans from having better sunscreen

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By: Michael Scaturro | KFF Health News
4 May 2024 at 07:00
The FDA's ability to approve the chemical filters in sunscreens that are sold in other countries is hamstrung by a 1938 U.S. law that sunscreen makers say is unfair.

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La Roche-Posay's Anthelios sunscreen, from France, contains an ingredient that hasn't been approved in the U.S.

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Innisfree's Daily UV Defense Sunscreen, made in South Korea, is sold in the U.S. and doesn't contain bemotrizinol.

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Not all sunscreens made in other countries, including Innisfree's Daily UV Defense Sunscreen, use ingredients like bemotrizinol.

A rising Republican lost her seat in the Trump era. Now she's trying a comeback.

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By: Alexandra Marquez
4 May 2024 at 07:00
In 2016, Kelly Ayotte was a rising GOP star. In 2017, she was a former senator. Now, she's attempting a comeback with a run for governor of New Hampshire.

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Kelly Ayotte, pictured at the state Republican Party's First in the Nation Leadership Summit in Nashua, N.H., in 2023, is running for governor of the Granite State.

'Lin-Manuel's dad' chronicles his own political, family journey in 'Relentless'

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By: Raul A. Reyes
4 May 2024 at 06:30
One morning in 2017, Luis A. Miranda Jr.

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Luis Miranda celebrates his 2nd birthday in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, at his grandparents’ house.

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The Miranda family serves food to victims of Hurricane Maria in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, in 2017.

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Celebrating Father’s Day in 2014 in the Miranda's front stoop in the neighborhood of Inwood in New York City.

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Luis and Luz Miranda and their children, Luz and Lin-Manuel, in 1980 at NYU housing on Bleeker Street.

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Luis, Luz and Lin-Manuel Miranda cut the ribbon at the Galería Lin-Manuel Miranda in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda, his wife Vanessa Nadal, Luis A. Miranda Jr. and his wife Luz Towns-Miranda at the 76th Annual Tony Awards at United Palace Theater on June 11, 2023 in New York City.

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Luis Miranda, Lin-Manuel Miranda and the cast of Hamilton at Puerto Rico's Centro de Bellas Artes when the musical made its debut in the island in 2019.

Who were the ‘outsiders’ at Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall?

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By: Rich Schapiro and Tom Winter and Isa Farfan and Natasha Bracken and Chloe Atkins and Alexandra Chaidez and Adiel Kaplan
4 May 2024 at 06:00
Roughly 30% of those arrested at Columbia University's Hamilton Hall had no affiliation with the school, including James Carlson, 40, an animal rights lawyer.

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James Carlson.

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Lisa Fithian.

Olympic water polo star Ashleigh Johnson makes a splash as a role model for Black children

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By: Curtis Bunn
4 May 2024 at 06:00
While Ashleigh Johnson is widely considered the best at her position in the world, she said she places as much importance on having an impact on kids as a role model.

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Ashleigh Johnson was the first Black athlete to make the U.S. Olympic team in water polo, back in 2016.

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Johnson, a goalkeeper, learned to use her spindly body and speed to her advantage.

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When Johnson first started to find her footing on the national team she said she "I didn’t understand why it was important" for her, as a Black woman, to be there. "But I understand now."

‘The world has changed’: WeChat, snakeheads and the new era of global migration

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By: David Noriega and Aarne Heikkila and Adiel Kaplan
4 May 2024 at 06:00
Before the pandemic, roughly 9 in 10 migrants crossing the border illegally came from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. Those countries no longer hold the majority.

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An aerial view of the southern border, in Jacumba, Calif.

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Wei Bin Chinese, a migrant from China, describes coming to the U.S. with his son via smugglers known as snakeheads.

Southern border sees surge of global migrants

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22 April 2024 at 20:06
Many people who are migrating at the southern border are not just coming from Central America, but also from Asia and Africa. NBC News’ David Noriega spoke with some who traveled around the world to seek asylum in the U.S. 

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Many people who are migrating at the southern border are not just coming from Central America, but also from Asia and Africa. NBC News’ David Noriega spoke with some who traveled around the world to seek asylum in the U.S. 
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Catastrophic flooding forces rescues and evacuations in South Texas

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3 May 2024 at 19:17
Dangerous flooding hit parts of South Texas after a foot or more of rain fell in some areas. More than 10 million people remained under flood alerts. NBC News' Kathy Park reports.

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Dangerous flooding hit parts of South Texas after a foot or more of rain fell in some areas. More than 10 million people remained under flood alerts. NBC News' Kathy Park reports.

Columbia is rethinking its commencement ceremony in the wake of campus protests

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By: Antonia Hylton and Erik Ortiz and Rebecca Cohen and Tim Stelloh
3 May 2024 at 19:04
Columbia University is rethinking its commencement plans after weeks of pro-Palestinian protests ended with authorities forcing their way into a barricaded school building and arresting dozens of people, according to a source at the university and two members of student government.

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Student demonstrators occupy the "Gaza Solidarity Encampment" at Columbia University on Monday.

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Police detain pro-Palestinian protesters Tuesday at Columbia University.

Pro-Palestinian protest at Ole Miss ends in heated confrontation

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By: Curtis Bunn
3 May 2024 at 18:54
A group of pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Mississippi became surrounded by a larger and rowdy group of counterprotesters Thursday, and had to be escorted into a building by police.

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A pro-Palestinian demonstrator records counter-protesters on the University of Mississippi campus Thursday.

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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators Thursday at the University of Mississippi.
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