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John Clay: ‘You really want to know?’ Here’s what John Calipari would do to fix college athletics.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Mr. Calipari went to Washington.

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The Big Break: Ben Terris on his portrait of Washington after Trump

The Washington Post reporter discusses his tale of pollsters, chancers, gamblers and more in a capital rocked to its core

The Guardian - US

Judge awards a Black church $1M over BLM banner burned by Proud Boys during protest

Two Black Lives Matter banners were pulled down from Metropolitan AME and another historically Black church in Washington and burned during clashes between pro-Trump backers and counterdemonstrators.

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Inside home frozen in time for 10 years after it is raided for drugs by police

Urban Explorer Enrique R, 18, from Washington township, US, captured eerie images of the abandoned home left to rot after the owners had to vacate around ten-years ago

Daily Mirror

Commentary: There are no sanctuaries for abortion care, no matter what your state says

In the months following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, progressive cities and states across the country raced to establish themselves as “havens” or “sanctuaries” for people seeking abortion care. Twelve states, including Maryland, and Washington, D.C., have since passed laws to make abortion more accessible by strengthening legal protections,…

Tribune News Service

Morning-after pill vending machines gain popularity on college campuses post-Roe

Since last November, a library at the University of Washington has featured a different kind of vending machine

The Independent UK

Judge awards Black church $1 million after BLM banner burned by Proud Boys during protest

A judge has awarded more than $1 million to a Black church in Washington, D

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Supreme Court to decide gun rights case on domestic violence

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will decide whether federal law can prohibit gun possession for people who are subject to domestic violence orders, the first Second Amendment case at the Supreme Court since a decision last year that expanded the right to carry firearms in public.

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Appeals court rejects lawsuit over House fines for mask rule

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court in Washington swatted down a lawsuit Friday from three House Republicans who faced fines for violating a pandemic-era rule that required members to wear a mask on the House floor.

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Biden launches new effort to salvage student loan relief plan

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, under pressure from his political left, on Friday launched a new effort to salvage his plan to offer student loan relief to millions of borrowers after the Supreme Court struck down his first attempt.

Tribune News Service

White House's Afghanistan planning lacked ‘urgency,’ report finds

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration lacked “a sufficient sense of urgency” when planning for the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, according to an after-action report released Friday by the State Department.

Tribune News Service

Jan. 6 suspect arrested near Obama's Washington home had guns, machete in his van, feds say

Authorities say they found two guns, 400 rounds of ammunition as well as a machete in the van of a man arrested near former President Barack Obama’s Washington home on charges in the U.S. Capitol riot

The Independent UK

Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision Sparks Debate On Racial Inequality

Left-wing organizations and Democrats clash with court's ruling, highlighting ongoing racial divide in America

Zenger

Supreme Court rules Christian web designer can turn away business related to same-sex weddings

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Friday that conservative Christians have a free-speech right to refuse to provide some business services for same-sex marriages, even in states like California where civil rights laws forbid discrimination based on sexual orientation.

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Supreme Court’s student loan ruling throws wrench in Biden’s plan to aid borrowers as payments resume

WASHINGTON — When President Biden announced his plan to cancel up to $20,000 in federal student loans for some borrowers last August, he framed it as part of a multipronged approach to ease the burden on loan holders and prevent a wave of defaults.

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court's conservatives are solidly in control, but not quite as predictable as last year

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's conservatives were solidly in control as they ended this year's term with major rulings against college affirmative action and President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan while upholding a Christian web designer's right to refuse work involving gay marriages.

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Biden’s $10,000 Student Debt Plan As Unconstitutional

Ruling challenges government authority and impacts loan providers as demand for refinancing increases

The Independent UK

Washington state councilman faces recall effort amid uproar over shirtless photo promoting school tour

Josh Binda was criticised after he posted a shirtless picture to promote his first speaking tour

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Supreme Court strikes down Biden’s plan to forgive millions of student loans

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected President Biden's plan to forgive millions of student loans, ruling the nation's chief executive did not have legal authority to waive more than $400 billion owed to the government.

Tribune News Service

Citing harm to Missouri, Supreme Court kills Biden’s student loan forgiveness

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program, as a Missouri-created student loan agency helped six conservative-led states dash the hopes of millions of Americans hoping to be relieved of up to $20,000 of their debt.

Ballotpedia

Voters in seven states have decided on 10 affirmative action ballot measures

Voters in seven states — Arizona, California, Colorado, Michigan, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Washington — have decided on 10 ballot measures related to affirmative action policies.

Zenger

Netanyahu: Beijing’s Growing Clout Could ‘compel’ U.S. To Stay In Mideast

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu believes that China's growing influence in the Middle East could force the United States to maintain a strong presence in the region, Axios reported on Wednesday

The Guardian - US

Armed man wanted for role in Capitol attack arrested near Obama’s house

Taylor Taranto found with materials to create an explosive device a few blocks away from former president’s Washington DC home

Chicago Sun-Times

Man wanted on Jan. 6 charges arrested with weapons near Barack Obama’s Washington home

Sources said Taylor Taranto had made social media threats against a public figure and was found with weapons and materials to create an explosive device.

WEKU

He was diagnosed with ALS. Then they changed the face of medical advocacy

After Brian Wallach was diagnosed with ALS, he and his wife Sandra Abrevaya threw themselves into advocating for patients. Everyone up to President Biden took notice.

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