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Farewell Joe Elwell

Farewell Joe Elwell

On behalf of Lamar University, we wish Joe Elwell all the best on his retirement after nearly 40 years at KVLU.

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Tennessee GOP Rep says Muslims 'don't belong in American society' 

Rep. Andy Ogles' social media post is the latest in a series of Islamophobic statements from House Republicans.

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Trump set to hold a press conference as U.S.-Israel-led Iran war enters second week

It comes as oil and gas prices soar, throwing the global economy into turmoil.

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Epstein used his ties to Nobel laureate scientists to try to rebuild his image

A 2006 conference for physicists in the U.S. Virgin Islands that included a trip to Jeffrey Epstein's private island shows how he used his wealth to build relationships with prominent scientists.

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Top Arizona lawmaker says he's complied with a subpoena for 2020 election records

Arizona's state Senate president says he has complied with a subpoena he received last week seeking records from a flawed, Republican-led review of the 2020 election in Maricopa County.

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What to know about Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader

The second son of the late supreme leader keeps a low profile. But he's long been viewed as wielding his power behind the scenes, from crushing dissent to influencing presidential elections.

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Anthropic sues the Trump administration over 'supply chain risk' label

The Pentagon told suppliers they can't use Anthropic's artificial intelligence tools after the company said it would not let its tech be used for autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance.

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This historian dug up the hidden history of 'amateur' blackface in America

In her new book, Darkology, historian Rhae Lynn Barnes writes about how blackface and minstrel shows became one of the most popular forms of entertainment in 19th- and 20th-century America.

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Two suspects charged with aiding ISIS in attempted explosives attack in New York City

New York City NYPD Commissioner says the explosive devices "could have caused serious injury or death."

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Trump is using immigration policy to suppress speech, lawsuit claims

A new lawsuit accuses the administration of violating the First Amendment by threatening the visas of researchers for work on disinformation and content moderation of social media.

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Why young girls are disguised as boys in Afghanistan

The Taliban has released a video of an interrogation of a girl who passed as a boy. It's an age-old practice in this patriarchal society but now appears to be happening with some frequency.

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