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National
'Jump ball' for Alex Jones' media empire as it hits the auction block today
Live bidding will be private, and the future owner of Jones' company will be public once court papers are filed. The proceeds will go to pay Sandy Hook families who won defamation cases against Jones.
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Politics
In 2016, NPR talked to 2 young Hillary fans. How do they feel after this election?
Eight years ago, Hillary Clinton supporters gathered at her alma mater hoping to celebrate the election of first female U.S. president. We tracked down two of the tiniest fans to check back in.
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National
Brown says no to pro-Palestinian students' demands for divestment
Supporters of divestment ended their encampment last spring in exchange for a promise that their proposal for divestment would get a vote from the board this fall.
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National
A bidding war is brewing for Alex Jones’ media empire
Infowars is on the auction block, and would-be-buyers have opposite agendas.
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National
Going once … going twice: Alex Jones’ cameras, mics, Infowars show, vitamin site
A federal bankruptcy judge has ruled that a plan to sell off the assets of Jones' media company, Free Speech Systems, can move ahead. Net proceeds will go to the Sandy Hook families who Jones defamed.
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National
In his hometown, Trump's alleged would-be assassin acted like he was 'above the law'
Neighbors in Greensboro say Ryan Routh, the man accused of pointing a rifle at the golf course where Donald Trump was playing, wasn't someone they knew well. But he was well-known to law enforcement.
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National
What we know about the life of Trump's alleged would-be assassin
Ryan Routh, the alleged apparent would-be assassin of Donald Trump, has a complex and confusing past. He spent more than half of his life in Greensboro, N.C., and had many legal run-ins.
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National
The diversity within MIT's enrollment has plummeted
MIT says the percentage of Black, Hispanic, Native American, Pacific Islander students in its incoming freshman class has plummeted, tying it to 2023’s Supreme Court ruling banning affirmative action.
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National
As new school year begins, college campuses brace for unrest over Israel-Hamas war
College campuses around the nation are bracing for more unrest over the Israel-Hamas war. This summer, student organizers are rethinking tactics, as are counter-protesters and college administrators.
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National
With a new semester, colleges brace for more antiwar protests from students
The Israel-Hamas war has prompted some of the most volatile campus protests in decades. This summer, student organizers are rethinking strategies, as are counter-protesters and college administrators.
