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Earlier this year, an 18-year-old high school senior from New York City had planned to enroll at Columbia University’s sister school Barnard College in Manhattan as an early decision student. But after her parents saw heightened tensions over the Israel-Gaza conflict surface across some US campuses, including at Barnard and…

Ronnie O’Sullivan asked referee Desislava Bozhilova to “chill” during the final session of his quarter-final against Stuart Bingham after he refused to come to the table while fans watching the match on the other side of the arena trickled in.Fast forward to the 21st frame and O’Sullivan again appeared to take exception with Bozhilova’s handling of proceedings.With the tussle between Kyren Wilson and John Higgins about to resume after the mid-session interval, fans had started…

United States

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May 1 is usually when high school seniors start flaunting T-shirts and hats from the colleges they’ll be attending in the fall.But decision day is looking more muted this year, the result of a scrambled financial aid application process that has pushed some enrollment deadlines well past Memorial Day.Christy Loop…

Politics

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Americans have expressed increasing concern with the economy in recent months. The issue is outpaced only by immigration as their top concern.Seventeen percent of Americans rated the economy as the top problem facing the country, according to a Gallup poll released Monday.The concern over the economy has steadily risen over…

Business

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The Federal Reserve on Wednesday held interest rates steady for the sixth straight time after a string of disappointing inflation readings dimmed the odds of cuts later this year. The widely expected decision – which left interest rates unchanged at a range of 5.25% to 5.5%, the highest level in…

Lifestyle

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