Tulane University officials called in police early Wednesday to dismantle a pro-Palestinian encampment on the school’s campus, less than 48 hours after it was established.
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Lawmakers on a House committee advanced a bill on Tuesday that would require public schools and universities to report on programs related to diversity, equity and inclusion.
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New Orleans ranked 39 out of 75 cities on the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy’s recent scorecard, passing dozens of other cities.
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A federal court has blocked Louisiana's new congressional map in a case that could determine the balance of power in the next Congress and set up another Supreme Court test of the Voting Rights Act.
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A portion of Tulane University’s campus is closed after roughly 200 people protesting Israel’s war in Gaza set up a tent encampment across from Audubon Park.
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Louisiana lawmakers advanced a bill to add mifepristone and misoprostol to the list of controlled substances in the state.
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The latest round of Gaza cease-fire talks ended in Cairo. Meanwhile, Israel closed its main crossing point for delivering badly needed humanitarian aid for Gaza after Hamas attacked it.
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The English actor played Captain Edward John Smith in the 1997 film Titanic as well as King Théoden of Rohan in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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Pedro Noguera led anti-apartheid protests as a student at UC Berkeley. Forty years later, he offers his thoughts on the ongoing protests at the University of Southern California over the war in Gaza.
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Restaurant earnings and pricing tell us the economy is still troubled by inflation but not badly enough for consumers to give up eating out.
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A wave of political assassinations has swept across Mexico during this election season. One candidate was violently killed on her first day of campaigning.