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The professors filmed themselves having sex with porn stars. Their university was not pleased.
Joe Gow and Carmen Wilson pursued porn as a hobby. Now they're fighting a battle over academic free…
Hallie Lieberman
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North Dakota GOP Sen. Kevin Cramer says 'most' voters would 'probably' toss him from office if he backed major gun control
A Morning Consult/Politico poll conducted immediately after the Uvalde shooting showed that 65 perc…
John L. Dorman
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Sen. Chris Murphy says he'd 'settle' for scaled-back gun control measures 'because that will save lives'
"I won't let the perfect be the enemy of the good," Murphy said as he spoke of the realities of Sen…
John L. Dorman
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'Bring it up now!' Biden demands action in the Senate on guns during wide-ranging press conference with the prime minister of Japan
Democratic leadership has reportedly been waiting to address gun control in the Senate in hopes of …
Erin Snodgrass
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Companies like Airbnb can ban customers based on a criminal background check: Here's how to dispute it if you think yours is in error
Insider spoke with criminal justice experts about why companies use background checks and what to d…
Sarah Belle Lin
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The Boulder shooting suspect passed a background check before buying his gun, the store owner says
The Boulder shooting suspect was approved to buy a gun by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, acc…
Michelle Mark
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GOP congressman advocates universal background checks after previously voting against a background check bill
"Initially the thought was that shotguns and assorted hunting rifles would still be available for y…
Lauren Frias
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The NRA is reportedly warning Trump that supporting universal background checks will hurt him politically
Manchin said that any legislation expanding background checks would need Trump's support to have a …
Grace Panetta
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A GOP senator blocked a bill for universal background checks as the Santa Clarita high school shooting was unfolding
"You're in the majority! You have the ability to pass legislation that you support, that Democrats …
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Biden remark on 'gun show loophole' spurs claim that he 'lied,' but it's true that background checks are not always required
In the majority of states, a person can obtain a firearm from a private seller, at gun shows and el…
Charles Davis
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Sen. Chris Murphy says Democrats 'have a chance' to pass background check legislation in the wake of the Atlanta and Boulder shootings
Murphy told NBC's "Meet the Press" he was working to get 60 votes in support of stronger background…
Connor Perrett
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The FBI reported nearly 4.7 million background checks for gun purchases in March, revealing a record number of firearms sales in the US
It's the largest number of background checks since the FBI began tracking them more than two decade…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Trump stopped calling for 'very meaningful background checks' on guns after talking to the head of the NRA
"We've seen this movie before: President Trump, feeling public pressure in the immediate aftermath …
David Choi
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Gun owners are reportedly using Facebook Marketplace to sell second-hand weapons without background checks
Instead of simply listing a gun for sale, some Facebook Marketplace sellers are listing gun cases o…
Kevin Webb
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We asked 5 recruiters what they'd fact-check on George Santos' résumé. The answer: everything.
The New York congressman's résumé contained enough red flags that recruiters said they would be sus…
Rebecca Knight,Shana Lebowitz
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Why Universal Background Check May Be The Most Important Gun Control Measure There Is
Many non-licensees entice potential customers to their tables with comments such as, “No background…
Walter Hickey
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Ivanka tried convincing Trump on background checks by visualizing it as a 'historic' Rose Garden ceremony. The NRA had other thoughts.
"We've seen this movie before: President Donald J. Trump, feeling public pressure in the immediate …
David Choi
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Supreme Court's conservative majority seems open to eliminating affirmative action in university admissions process: 'Why do you have these boxes?'
The court heard nearly five hours of oral arguments in two challenges against Harvard College and t…
Oma Seddiq
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Warnock and Ossoff won historic Senate seats because of rapidly shifting demographics in key Georgia counties and clear promises of $2,000 stimulus checks
A combination of new voters, the Black church, and a renewed stimulus effort all helped elect two D…
John L. Dorman
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The cast of '1923' explain how the prequel has expanded the 'Yellowstone' universe in the most literal sense: 'If Taylor writes you are somewhere, you're shooting there'
Unlike the Kevin Costner-led series and earlier prequel "1883," its storylines are scattered across…