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Bridging the divide: Keeping family peaceful despite political differences

Bridging the divide: Keeping family peaceful despite political differences

Nicholas Keller, Columnist November 26, 2024

Nov. 6, a date you all remember. Whether the election results pleased you or not, political opinions vary across America. The presidential election, which happens to fall on the same month as Thanksgiving,...

Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s arguments on Texas and Florida’s social media laws and the First Amendment

The Supreme Court expressed skepticism Monday about state laws in Texas and Florida designed to stop social media giants from throttling conservative views but also suggested that whatever decision emerges...

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Three US troops killed in drone attack in Jordan, more than 30 injured

Three US Army soldiers were killed and more than 30 service members were injured in a drone attack overnight on a small US outpost in Jordan, US officials told CNN, marking the first time US troops...

UN agency fires staff members allegedly involved in October 7 attacks

Hira Humayun, CNN January 26, 2024

CNN -- The UN relief agency operating in Gaza said Friday that Israel had accused some of its staff of being involved in the October 7 attacks, and that their contracts would...

Attendees hold signs during a Write-In Joe Biden campaign "Get Out The Vote" event in Dover, New Hampshire, US, on Sunday, January 21, 2024.

Fake Joe Biden robocall urges New Hampshire voters not to vote in Tuesday’s Democratic primary

Em Steck, Andrew Kaczynski, CNN January 22, 2024

A robocall that appears to be an AI voice resembling President Joe Biden is reaching out to New Hampshire residents, advising them against voting in Tuesday’s presidential primary and saving their...

Canva Illustration by Grace Clarke

OPINION: And so it begins: Iowa Caucus 2024

Jackson Small, Opinion Writer January 18, 2024

On Monday, Jan. 15, registered Republicans in Iowa caucused as the first voters in America to voice their opinions on which candidate will trail the closest behind Donald Trump for the Republican presidential...

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OPINION: 90 seconds to midnight

Jackson Small, Opinion Writer September 14, 2023

Mutually assured destruction is the idea that a nuclear war between nations would mean the end of nearly all life on planet Earth, and it is believed that this will be the outcome of the next world war. Throughout...

Capitol physician medically clears McConnell after health scares prompt new questions over his leadership position

Manu Raju, CNN August 31, 2023

CNN -- Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell is medically cleared to continue his schedule, the US Capitol physician said Thursday, after he froze for the second time in as many months in public. The statement...

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OPINION: American classrooms are a battlefield for the LGBTQ+ community

Aden Graves, Opinion Writer August 28, 2023

As LGBTQ+ students and staff across the country are returning to schools this year, they’re entering a harsh reality.  They aren’t safe from being who they are.  This year, there have been...

Kyle Rittenhouse, right, puts a pen in his pocket and looks to the gallery as his attorney Natalie Wisco moves him toward the door during a break in the trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021. Rittenhouse is accused of killing two people and wounding a third during a protest over police brutality in Kenosha, last year. (Sean Krajacic/The Kenosha News via AP, Pool)

Prosecution rests its case against Kyle Rittenhouse and judge dismisses curfew violation charge

Eric Levenson, Brad Parks and Carma Hassan, CNN November 10, 2021

(CNN) -- The prosecution on Tuesday rested its case against Kyle Rittenhouse in his homicide trial after calling 22 witnesses over the course of six days, giving the defense its first opportunity to...

Growing Democracy Project

Two KSU Professors play a lead role in ‘Growing Democracy’

Izzy Stewart Reporter June 22, 2021

Ashley Nickels and Casey Boyd-Swan not only spend their time educating Kent State students but have also created an educational project that reaches local and national populations. They launched The Growing...

US President Joe Biden gives a press conference after the NATO summit at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters in Brussels, on June 14, 2021. (Photo by OLIVIER HOSLET / POOL / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER HOSLET/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

President Biden heads to Geneva for Putin showdown after shoring up western support

Kevin Liptak, CNN June 15, 2021

 (CNN) -- President Joe Biden flew to Geneva on Tuesday ahead of lengthy and contentious talks with Vladimir Putin, the capstone on a European tour designed to show western solidarity ahead of the...