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For the first time since pandemic, college enrollment ticks up

Colleges are seeing their undergraduate enrollment numbers go up for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, according to new data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Three years later, undergraduate enrollment has gone up 2.1 percent this fall compared to 2022, and community colleges saw an increase of 4.4 percent. The recovery...

US-Israelis travel to Washington to plea for family’s release from Hamas

Relatives of four dual American Israeli citizens Thursday said securing the release of 220 hostages held by Hamas should be the priority agenda for the international community.  The family members, who traveled from Israel to visit members of Congress in Washington, thanked President Biden for prioritizing their plight. “I feel it’s upon us to make...

Court indefinitely blocks Gulf oil leasing deadline set for Nov. 8

A federal appeals court on Thursday indefinitely stayed an earlier order requiring the Biden administration to hold a November oil lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico, though it’s unclear whether the administration will immediately proceed with the sale. The Interior Department is required to hold the lease sale under the text of the Inflation...

House Republicans pass first government funding bill under new Speaker

House Republicans on Thursday passed a sprawling partisan energy plan, the first funding bill approved on the floor since the lower chamber ousted its Speaker more than three weeks ago. The measure passed in 210-199 vote Thursday afternoon, with just one Republican no vote. It is only the second piece of legislation to cross the...

Infant’s death prompts FDA warning on probiotics

An infant’s death has prompted the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue a warning to medical professionals about giving probiotics to hospitalized preterm infants. The FDA said that one infant developed sepsis and later died after the infant was given a probiotic while in hospital care. The FDA has previously sent a letter to health care...

GOP and Dem lawmakers back bill to crack down on college ‘hotbeds of antisemitism’

The Antisemitism Awareness Act, led by Republicans Sen. Tim Scott and Rep. Mike Lawler, would require the Education Department to enforce antisemitism hate crimes "as vigorously as against all other forms of discrimination."

‘Squad’ Dem Rep. Jamaal Bowman fire alarm footage released after guilty plea: ‘bold-faced liar’

The footage of "Squad" Democrat Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York pulling the Cannon House Office Building fire alarm was released, and users online didn't hold back.

Biden admin paves way to cease all offshore California fossil fuel drilling operations

The Biden administration is moving forward with a plan to force companies to remove oil and gas infrastructure from federal leases off the coast of California.

Walter Reed reinstates contract for Catholic priests to provide pastoral care after ‘cease and desist’

EXCLUSIVE: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center reinstated a contract for Catholic priests to provide care at the hospital following an earlier "cease and desist" order.

GOP senators urge Biden to crack down on China’s maritime militia after incidents with Philippines coast guard

Republican senators are calling on the Biden administration to boost support for the Philippines due to escalating Chinese aggression in the South China Sea.

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