SoCal-based Claremont Institute drives anti-DEI efforts on colleges

The Claremont Institute, a conservative Southern California think tank, helped spearhead a national campaign to ban DEI on public college campuses.

Palestinian anger is growing in the West Bank. Settler attacks and police raids are feeding into concerns that the war will turn into a bigger conflict.

The Israel-Hamas conflict is damaging U.S. President Biden's standing with young voters, who overwhelmingly support a ceasefire. Will it cost him the election? 

Right-wing provocateurs have lasered their sights on Taylor Swift as part of a conspiracy theory involving a rigged Super Bowl and an endorsement for Joe Biden. 

The heart of harissa — a spice paste — is cumin, coriander, and caraway. It gives nuance and soul to the North African dish shakshuka.

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