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Brown rejects calls to divest from companies in connection with pro-Palestinian protests on campus

Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Brown University has rejected a proposal to divest from 10 companies that protesters say were facilitating the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory. The vote Tuesday by the Corporation of Brown follows a committee report recommending against divesting partly because the university has little investment in them and the amount it

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A federal judge will hear more evidence on whether to reopen voter registration in Georgia

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — At least for now, a federal judge won’t order the state of Georgia to reopen voter registration for November’s elections. U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross says after a Wednesday hearing that three voting rights groups haven’t yet done enough to prove that disruptions from Hurricane Helene unfairly deprived people of

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Vander Kamp asks court to prevent release of early-career Calif. personnel records – but his lawyer accidentally releases them

Deschutes County sheriff’s candidate Sgt. Kent Vander Kamp went to court Wednesday, seeking a temporary restraining order to prevent the release of La Mesa, California Police Department personnel records from nearly 30 years ago sought by Oregon Public Broadcasting. But an error by his attorney made them available anyway.

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Riding out Milton, the danger of ‘manfluencers,’ what’s lurking in your toothbrush: Catch up on the day’s stories

By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Floridians are anxiously watching a large and menacing Hurricane Milton as it approaches the state’s west coast. That includes

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Riding out Milton, the danger of ‘manfluencers,’ what’s lurking in your toothbrush: Catch up on the day’s stories

KTNV, CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Floridians are anxiously watching a large and menacing Hurricane Milton as it approaches the state’s west coast.

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El gigante tecnológico Foxconn instalará en México la planta de fabricación de superchips más grande del mundo

Andrea Gomez (CNN Español) — La empresa taiwanesa Foxconn, fabricante y proveedor de productos electrónicos para empresas como Apple, instalará en Jalisco, en el oeste de México, una nueva planta de superchips, confirmó el gobernador del estado, Enrique Alfaro. Foxconn hizo el anuncio el martes en Taipei, donde Benjamin Ting, vicepresidente sénior de la compañía,

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North Carolina lawmakers pass a $273M Helene relief bill with voting changes to more counties

Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina legislators have approved an initial $273 million relief package to help address Hurricane Helene’s devastation and recovery in the mountains. The unanimous House and Senate passage on Wednesday came less than two weeks after Helene’s historical rainfall caused catastrophic damage and loss of life. Repubilcan legislative leaders

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Oregon AG announces $52 nationwide data breach settlement with Marriott; $2.1 million coming to state

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Wednesday that a coalition of 50 states, led by Oregon along with eight other states, has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. over a massive 4-year long data breach of its Starwood system databases.  Here’s that full announcement: The Federal Trade Commission, which has coordinated closely with the

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