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Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks at the White House on April 27. The Biden administration proposed a dramatic rewrite of campus sexual assault rules on Thursday, moving to expand protections for LGBTQ students, bolster the rights of victims and widen colleges' responsibilities in addressing sexual misconduct.

Biden's Title IX reforms would roll back Trump-era rules, expand victim protections

The administration proposed an overhaul of regulations to expand protections for LGBTQI+ students and require schools to respond to all sexual discrimination complaints.

In this June 23, 2021 photo, a row of slot machines sit empty at Bally's casino in Atlantic City N.J.

U.S. military-run slot machines earn $100 million a year from service members overseas

The U.S. military runs more than 3,000 slot machines on U.S. military bases overseas even though the rate of problem gamblers in the military is thought to be around twice that the general population.

Packages of Juul mint-flavored e-cigarettes are displayed at a smoke shop in 2019.

The FDA orders Juul to pull all of its vaping products from the U.S. market

The company "will finally be held accountable for creating the youth vaping epidemic," the advocacy group Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes told NPR. Juul said it plans to fight the decision.

Tubers prepare to float the Comal River in New Braunfels, Texas, on Thursday. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that the state is facing a "massive outbreak" of the coronavirus and that some new local restrictions may be needed to preserve hospital space for new patients.

U.S. Sets Daily Record For New COVID-19 Cases

Despite ongoing efforts to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, nearly 40,000 new cases were reported Thursday, surpassing the previous one-day record on April 24 by more than 3,600 cases.

Audience members sit separately for social distancing at a cinema in China's eastern Zhejiang province in July 2020.

Hollywood relies on China to stay afloat. What does that mean for movies?

Wall Street Journal reporter Erich Schwartzel says that film studios increasingly need Chinese audiences to break even — which can result in self-censorship. His new book is Red Carpet.

SeaWorld San Diego's Electric Eal roller coaster is being used again for the first time in more than a year, April 12, 2021.

Seaworld Opening Rides, Extending Hours And Hiring Back Staff

SeaWorld San Diego reopened attractions and roller coasters on Monday after being closed since March last year.

Gun control advocates hold signs during a protest at Discovery Green across from the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center on Friday in Houston, Texas.

12 stats to help inform the gun control debate

The debate over stricter gun control laws intensifies as details emerge from the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

The container ship Hyundai Hope is loaded in Norfolk, Va., on Dec. 1, 2021.

The global supply chain is amazingly efficient. So why did it break down?

"Americans went on a shopping spree as soon as lockdown started, and we haven't really stopped," journalist Christopher Mims says. His book, Arriving Today, goes inside the global supply chain.

Sam Collins poses for a portrait at the historic home, Ashton Villa.

The new Juneteenth federal holiday traces its roots to Galveston, Texas

Union Gen. Gordon Granger set up his headquarters in Galveston, Texas, and famously signed an order June 19, 1865, "All slaves are free." President Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday last year.

Danai Gurira and Matthew August Jeffers in the Free Shakespeare in the Park production of Richard III.

Why it matters that Danai Gurira is taking on Richard III

Guirira said it was interesting to explore "toxic masculinity" as a perpetrator instead of an object - and that the role brought up a lot of questions.

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