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As White Supremacists Push Onto Campuses, Schools Wrestle With Response

Richard Spencer, a white nationalist who claims to have coined the term "alt-right," speaks at the Texas A&M University campus in Dec. 2016. The number of campus visits made by white nationalist leaders like Spencer looking to connect with students personally has increased. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption

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As White Supremacists Push Onto Campuses, Schools Wrestle With Response

College students and administrators around the nation are trying to figure out how to best respond to a spike in white supremacist activity on campuses.

Politics

White House Sends Mixed Messages Over Comey Firing

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White House Sends Mixed Messages Over Comey Firing

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Opinion

Week In Politics: Trump Fires FBI Director James Comey

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National

Is It Steen Or Stine? How To Pronounce Rod Rosenstein's Name

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Let's Call the Whole Thing Off Oscar Peterson

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As White Supremacists Push Onto Campuses, Schools Wrestle With Response

by Tovia Smith

As White Supremacists Push Onto Campuses, Schools Wrestle With Response

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Movie Reviews

An Iraqi Sniper Traps Two U.S. Soldiers In 'The Wall'

by Bob Mondello

An Iraqi Sniper Traps Two U.S. Soldiers In 'The Wall'

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Intent Julia Kent

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Free Wheelin' Bachman-Turner Overdrive

Middle East

U.N. Aid Workers Question Russian Calls For De-Escalation Zones In Syria

by Michele Kelemen

U.N. Aid Workers Question Russian Calls For De-Escalation Zones In Syria

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Asia

U.S., China Strike Trade Deal On Beef, Poultry And Natural Gas

by Jackie Northam

U.S., China Strike Trade Deal On Beef, Poultry And Natural Gas

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Chinese Chicken Is Headed To America, But It's Really All About The Beef

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The Salt

Chinese Chicken Is Headed To America, But It's Really All About The Beef

by Maria Godoy

Chinese Chicken Is Headed To America, But It's Really All About The Beef

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Immigration Lawyers Call For More Oversight Of U.S. Representation Program

by Beth Fertig

Immigration Lawyers Call For More Oversight Of U.S. Representation Program

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Television

This Is About Obsession: Kathryn Hahn On The New Amazon Series, 'I Love Dick'

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Chasing Clouds Kinobe

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Vineyard Blues James Cotton & Joe Louis Walker

Europe

British Hospitals Among Targets Of Global Ransomware Attack

by Frank Langfitt

British Hospitals Among Targets Of Global Ransomware Attack

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Technology

Hackers Used Stolen NSA Tool To Conduct Global Cyberattacks

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Religion

Facing Global Persecution, Christian Leaders Urge U.S. For More Protection

by Tom Gjelten

Facing Global Persecution, Christian Leaders Urge U.S. For More Protection

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My Daddy Waza [Instrumental] Kid Loco

Politics

'New York Times' Reporter Offers Different Account Of Trump-Comey Dinner

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Trump Tweet Raises Questions About Secret White House Recordings

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Tom's Good Years

Law

Attorney General Jeff Sessions Orders Tougher Sentences For Drug Defendants

by Martin Kaste

Attorney General Jeff Sessions Orders Tougher Sentences For Drug Defendants

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Health

Michelle Obama Slams Trump For Rolling Back Her School Meals Program

by Allison Aubrey

Michelle Obama Slams Trump For Rolling Back Her School Meals Program

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Futura Battles

Outcry Over Photo Showing The Face Of A Girl Allegedly Being Raped

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Goats and Soda

Outcry Over Photo Showing The Face Of A Girl Allegedly Being Raped

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Outcry Over Photo Showing The Face Of A Girl Allegedly Being Raped

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Afro Nupa Abandao Gilles Peterson's Havana Cultura Band

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Ostentação Strobo

Sports

Los Angeles Goes Against Paris In Olympics Bidding War

by Tom Goldman

Los Angeles Goes Against Paris In Olympics Bidding War

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Sports

Bob Ryan Reflects On Nearly 3 Decades Of ESPN's 'The Sports Reporters'

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Put on Your Sunday Clothes Various Artists

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One Mint Julep Ray Charles

Technology

Ransomware Attacks Hit Computer Systems In Dozens Of Countries

by Aarti Shahani

Ransomware Attacks Hit Computer Systems In Dozens Of Countries

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