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1 hour 5 minutes ago
In a stunning 4-3 decision, the state’s highest court overturned the conviction of the disgraced movie producer, who in 2020 was found guilty of two felony sex crimes.
Jonah E. Bromwich and Maria Cramer

Chaos and Oppression

3 hours 23 minutes ago
The central question for universities responding to protests is whether to prioritize the preservation of order or the desire of students to denounce oppression.
David Leonhardt

The Crackdown on Student Protesters

4 hours 14 minutes ago
Columbia University is at the center of a growing showdown over the war in Gaza and the limits of free speech.
Michael Barbaro, Nicholas Fandos, Sydney Harper, Asthaa Chaturvedi, Olivia Natt, Nina Feldman, Summer Thomad, Michael Simon Johnson, Devon Taylor, Lisa Chow, Marion Lozano, Dan Powell and Chris Wood

Students Are Demanding Universities Divest From Israel—and Dirty Energy

4 hours 16 minutes ago
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Campus organizers at three universities filed legal complaints on Monday arguing that their schools’ investments in planet-heating fossil fuels are illegal, the Guardian has learned. The students from Columbia University, Tulane University, and the University of Virginia each wrote to the […]
Dharna Noor

Utility That Bribed Ohio Regulators Secretly Bankrolled Republican Mike DeWine’s 2018 Gubernatorial Bid, Records Show

4 hours 16 minutes ago
This story was produced by Floodlight, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the powerful interests stalling climate action. In 2018, the Akron, Ohio-based utility FirstEnergy donated $2.5 million to a Republican Governors Association-affiliated dark money group backing GOP nominee Mike DeWine in a competitive race for Ohio governor, according to newly released records. The records show […]
Mario Alejandro Ariza and Jessie Balmert