Jerry Seinfeld has the become the latest in a string of public figures to blame "political correctness" for the death of comedy (among other societal ills). But what does the term actually refer to?
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The University of Louisiana Monroe will hold two commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 11, 2024. Both ceremonies will be held in Fant-Ewing Coliseum.
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The festival will be held October 19
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The regulations finalized last month spell out that Title IX bars discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The order follows moves in recent years by Arkansas to restrict the rights of transgender youth.
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The group had been scheduled to appear at Jazz Fest in 2019 but canceled because of Mick Jagger's heart surgery. A subsequent appearance was scrubbed in 2021 when the festival was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Gifts ranged from $5 to six figures, including two notable gifts to the Forest Products Innovation Center and the College of Business Center for Information Assurance.
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Four states so far have passed laws prohibiting the use of public money for no-strings cash aid. Advocates for basic income say the backlash is being fueled by a conservative think tank.
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What a new bridge over Baltimore's Patapsco River will look like is still very much a matter of speculation. But one design stands out.
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Federal health officials say the U.S. has the building blocks to make a vaccine to protect humans from bird flu, if needed. But experts warn we're nowhere near prepared for another pandemic.
House Speaker Mike Johnson met with a group of Jewish students at Columbia University who say they've experienced antisemitic speech and harassment from protesters on and off campus.
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Louisiana District 34 Senator Katrina R. Jackson discussed with host Dr. Pearson Cross the rollout of broadband internet access to rural parishes in northeast Louisiana.
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