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U.S.C. Agrees to $1.1 Billion Settlement in Gynecologist Abuse Case

The staggering sum — a combination of three sets of settlements with thousands of alleged victims of Dr. George Tyndall — sets a record for collegiate sex abuse payouts.

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FLASHBACK: Obama defended filibuster in 2005, now calls it ‘Jim Crow relic’ – Fox News

FLASHBACK: Obama defended filibuster in 2005, now calls it ‘Jim Crow relic’  Fox News CNN’s Kaitlan Collins presses Biden about his stance on the filibuster  CNN Biden Addresses Immigration, Voting Rights and More in His First Formal News Conference  The New York Times

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Why the Georgia G.O.P.’s Voting Rollbacks Will Hit Black People Hard

The state’s new Republican-crafted law is set to restrict voting access in ways that Democrats and voting rights groups say will have an outsize impact on Black voters.

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Forgotten pre-war Nazi girls school on UK coast inspires chilling new spy film

Eddie Izzard co-writes and stars in ‘Six Minutes to Midnight,’ screening from March 26, set in Bexhill-on-Sea, where daughters of Hitler’s officers studied to gain soft power

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‘Donny’s Bar Mitzvah’ wants to be the raunchiest Jewish movie ever

Indie comedy released this week fails to deliver with its gross-out gags, vulgarity, and Judaism falls by the wayside, reviewer says

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Manchin pushes Dems for voting rights compromise amid talk of killing filibuster – POLITICO

Manchin pushes Dems for voting rights compromise amid talk of killing filibuster  POLITICO Al Sharpton threatens to accuse Manchin, Sinema of ‘supporting racism’ if they don’t kill filibuster  Fox News Biden: Democrats should end filibuster ‘if there’s complete lockdown and chaos’  Yahoo News

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Starting April 15, all Californians 16 and older will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines; those 50 and older can sign up April 1 – KTLA Los Angeles

Starting April 15, all Californians 16 and older will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines; those 50 and older can sign up April 1  KTLA Los Angeles Pelosi rallies behind Newsom, says it’s ‘unnecessary’ to run another Dem in California recall  Fox News

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Biden Addresses Voting Rights and Immigration at News Conference

At his first full-scale news conference as president, Mr. Biden doubled the administration’s goal for vaccinations in the first 100 days and said he expected to run for re-election in 2024.

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Bipartisan group of US senators call on Biden to take tough stance against Iran

Lawmakers urge president to use ‘full force’ to achieve deal with Tehran that would limit its missile program, destabilizing activities and nuclear weapons program

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Stephen Miller slams Biden for ‘detestable lie’ and ‘smear’ about Trump border policy – Fox News

Stephen Miller slams Biden for ‘detestable lie’ and ‘smear’ about Trump border policy  Fox News Key takeaways from Biden’s first White House news conference  CNN Biden: I plan to run for reelection in 2024  Yahoo News Biden excels at his first news conference.

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