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Harvey Weinstein: Ashley Judd leads backlash against quashed rape conviction
Ashley Judd tells BBC News survivors feel betrayed after a new trial is ordered for Harvey Weinstein.
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USC cancels grad ceremony as campus protests against Israel's war in Gaza continue
Protests against the Gaza war have erupted in dozens of US campuses, and there have been hundreds of arrests.
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Life after TikTok: Why ban would be buzz kill for viral beekeeper
A new law provides a pathway to ban the popular app in the US. Here's a look at what it could mean for creators.
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Trump hush-money trial testimony centres on 'the boss'
Former magazine publisher David Pecker detailed how he helped bury stories for Trump, who he called “the boss”.
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Where are the Gaza protests at US universities?
Protests have erupted across more than two dozen campuses, including New York, Texas and California.
5 min read - NewsReuters
Blinken to meet Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Friday for talks across a range of complex issues, including deepening strains over China's backing of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Blinken will spend several hours with Wang across different closed-door meetings and a working lunch as the two sides try to maintain progress in ties despite a broad and thorny agenda. U.S. State Department officials signalled ahead of the sessions that China's s
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USC's move to cancel commencement amid protests draws criticism from students, alumni
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of Southern California's decision Thursday to cancel its main graduation ceremony, a move that came 10 days after administrators said the student valedictorian who had expressed support for Palestinians would not be allowed to speak, left students and alumni stunned as protests over the Israel-Hamas war continue to spread on campuses nationwide. “It seems like USC isn’t really listening to their student body,” said Olivia Lee, a 2023 business administration grad
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