The bill which was previously passed in the House in 2019 and 2022 but blocked in the Senate, aims to end race-based hair discrimination in schools and workplaces.
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The University of Louisiana Monroe will hold two commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 11, 2024. Both ceremonies will be held in Fant-Ewing Coliseum.
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The festival will be held October 19
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The regulations finalized last month spell out that Title IX bars discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The order follows moves in recent years by Arkansas to restrict the rights of transgender youth.
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The group had been scheduled to appear at Jazz Fest in 2019 but canceled because of Mick Jagger's heart surgery. A subsequent appearance was scrubbed in 2021 when the festival was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Gifts ranged from $5 to six figures, including two notable gifts to the Forest Products Innovation Center and the College of Business Center for Information Assurance.
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Federal regulators, medical experts and safe-sleep advocates have warned of the potential danger of weighted infant sleepwear, but manufacturers say their products have helped millions of families.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson met with a group of Jewish students at Columbia University who say they've experienced antisemitic speech and harassment from protesters on and off campus.
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Voters in Northampton County, Pa., say they remember having more money when Donald Trump was in office. But when it comes time to cast their ballots this year, other issues are at play too.
The school lost its championship due to an ineligible player
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