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Police in France use tear gas, water cannons against student protesters
Police have fired tear gas and water cannons at protesters blockading French high schools as students, teachers and parents take to the streets on the biggest day of action in a wave of demonstrations against understaffed and dilapidated classrooms.
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Russian officials say no cases of plague in city where lab technician died
The World Health Organization says Russian authorities told it that no cases of plague had been detected among anyone who had come into contact with a Siberian plague institute laboratory worker who died last week.
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Cornell taps ex-Justice Department official Sally Yates to review school's handling of sexual assault cases
A former high-ranking Department of Justice official will look at how Cornell handles sexual misconduct complaints, university trustees announced Tuesday as they tried to address an outpouring of anger over allegations of a 2024 gang rape at a fraternity house.
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Big Brother UK sparks backlash after housemates debate trans rights
Viewers of Big Brother UK are criticizing its contestants after the show aired a tense debate about transgender rights, pronouns, single-sex bathrooms and trans athletes in sports.
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Kenya confirms 1st Ebola case imported from Congo
A Kenyan citizen who had been living in Congo before returning to Nairobi over the weekend became Kenya's first confirmed case of Ebola and the country's first death from the disease in the fast-moving outbreak, authorities said Tuesday.