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Voice-Cloning Technology Bringing Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education Decision to ‘Life’

The “Brown Revisited” recreation is being made available at brown.oyez.org. It will be part of a website, painstakingly put together by former Northwestern University professor Jerry Goldman, that allows people to hear oral arguments in decades worth of Supreme Court cases and follow along with written transcriptions.

‘Micropreemie’ Baby Who Weighed Just Over 1 Pound at Birth Goes Home From New Lenox Hospital

Nyla was delivered on Nov. 17 at just 22 weeks after her mother, NaKeya, was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia, a dangerous high-blood pressure condition. 

Alice Munro, Nobel Literature Winner Revered as Short Story Master, Dead at 92

A spokesperson for publisher Penguin Random House Canada said Munro, winner of the Nobel literary prize in 2013, died Monday at home in Port Hope, Ontario. Munro had been in frail health for years and often spoke of retirement, a decision that proved final after the author’s 2012 collection, “Dear Life.”

With 359th Goal, Northwestern Attacker Izzy Scane Breaks NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Record

Scane scored her 359th career goal in 81 games in the first period against Denver, snapping a tie with Charlotte North for the top spot. North had 358 goals in 87 games for Boston College and Duke from 2018-22.

Pro-Palestinian Protests Dwindle on Campuses as Some US College Graduations Marked by Defiant Acts

Students at campuses across the U.S. responded this spring by setting up encampments and calling for their schools to cut ties with Israel and businesses that support it.

Chicago Bears Coach Matt Eberflus Says No. 1 Pick Caleb Williams Will Open Season as No. 1 QB

Caleb Williams is the Chicago Bears’ starting quarterback. Just in case there was a shred of doubt the No. 1 overall draft pick is the team’s No. 1 QB, coach Matt Eberflus erased it on Friday.

Biden Administration Will Seek Partial End to Special Court Oversight of Child Migrants

The Biden administration will seek to partially end the 27-year-old court supervision of how the federal government cares for child migrants traveling alone, shortly after producing its own list of safeguards against mistreatment, an attorney involved in the case says.

Donald Trump-Affiliated Group Releases New National Security Book Outlining Possible Second-Term Approach to Russia, China and Israel

Making future military aid to Ukraine contingent on the country participating in peace talks with Russia. Banning Chinese nationals from buying property within a 50-mile radius of U.S. government buildings. Filling the national security sector with acolytes of Donald Trump. A new book lays out potential priorities. 

Guns Are Being Stolen From Cars at Triple the Rate They Were 10 Years Ago, New Report Finds

The rate of stolen guns from cars climbed nearly every year and spiked during the coronavirus pandemic along with a major surge in weapons purchases in the U.S., according to the report, which analyzes FBI data from 337 cities in 44 states and was provided to The Associated Press.

President Joe Biden Lauds New Microsoft Center on Same Wisconsin Site Where Trump’s Foxconn Project Failed

President Joe Biden on Wednesday laced into Donald Trump over a failed project in the previous administration that was supposed to bring thousands of new jobs into southeastern Wisconsin and trumpeted new economic investments under his watch that are coming to the same spot.

Noting Campus Protests, Democrats Are Preparing for Intense Action at the DNC in Chicago This Summer

Activists have sued in federal court, alleging First Amendment violations because the city has only offered permits for demonstrations miles from the United Center, where Biden is scheduled to accept the Democratic presidential nomination.

Boy Scouts of America Changing Name to Scouting America After Years of Woes

The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history. The organization steeped in tradition has made seismic changes after decades of turmoil, from finally allowing gay youth to welcoming girls throughout its ranks.

Stormy Daniels Describes Meeting Donald Trump During Occasionally Graphic Testimony in Hush Money Trial

Stormy Daniels took the witness stand Tuesday at Donald Trump’s hush money trial, describing for jurors a sexual encounter the porn actor says she had with him in 2006 that resulted in her being paid off to keep silent during the presidential race 10 years later.

University of Chicago Clears a Pro-Palestinian Demonstration as Protests Spread Across the Country

Police cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at the University of Chicago early Tuesday morning as tension ratcheted up in standoffs with demonstrators at other college campuses across the U.S.

A Subset of Alzheimer’s Cases May Be Caused by Two Copies of a Single Gene, New Research Shows

The vast majority of Alzheimer’s cases occur after age 65. But research published Monday suggests that for people who carry not one but two copies of the gene, it’s more than a risk factor, it’s an underlying cause of the mind-robbing disease.

Methodists End Bans on Gay Clergy and Same-Sex Marriage, Closing 50 Years of Battles for Mainline Protestants

The reversals can be seen as marking the end of a half-century of epic battles and schisms over LGBTQ involvement — not only in the United Methodist Church but in U.S. mainline Protestant denominations overall.

Denial and Uncertainty Are Looming Over a Biden-Trump Rematch 6 Months Out From Election Day

Exactly six months before Election Day, Biden and Trump are locked in the first contest in 112 years with a current and former president competing for the White House. It’s a race that is at once deeply entrenched and highly in flux. 

Angel Reese, Kamilla Cardoso Chicago Sky Debuts Watched Widely on Fan’s Livestream After WNBA is Unable to Broadcast

The WNBA's app had incorrectly listed the game as available to watch, leading to confusion from fans before the league clarified that only Caitlin Clark’s debut with the Indiana Fever was being broadcast.

US Poised to Ease Restrictions on Marijuana in Historic Shift, But It’ll Remain Controlled Substance

The move comes after President Joe Biden called for a review of federal marijuana law in October 2022 and moved to pardon thousands of Americans convicted federally of simple possession of the drug.

Chicago Tribune, Other U.S. Newspapers Sue ChatGPT-Maker OpenAI and Microsoft for Copyright Infringement

A group of eight U.S. newspapers is suing ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that the technology companies have been “purloining millions” of copyrighted news articles without permission or payment to train their artificial intelligence chatbots.

Democrats Say They Will Save Speaker Mike Johnson’s Job if Republicans Try to Oust Him

House Speaker Mike Johnson has come under heavy criticism from some Republicans for moving forward with aid for Ukraine as part of a $95 billion emergency spending package that passed this month.

Mammograms Should Start at 40 to Address Rising Breast Cancer Rates at Younger Ages, Panel Says

Breast cancer death rates have fallen as treatment continues to improve. But breast cancer is still the second-most common cause of cancer death for U.S. women. About 240,000 cases are diagnosed annually and nearly 43,000 women die from breast cancer.

Affluent Americans Are Driving US Economy and Likely Delaying Need for Fed Rate Cuts

Older Americans are fueling a sustained boost to the U.S. economy. Benefiting from outsize gains in the stock and housing markets over the past several years, they are accounting for a larger share of consumer spending — the principal driver of economic growth — than ever before.

Tractor-Trailers With No One Aboard? The Future is Near for Self-Driving Trucks on US Roads

The image of a fully loaded, 80,000-pound driverless truck weaving around cars on a super-highway at 65 mph or more may strike a note of terror. A poll conducted in January by AAA found that a decisive majority of American drivers — 66% — said they would fear riding in an autonomous vehicle.

No. 1 NFL Draft Pick Caleb Williams Realizes All Eyes Are on Him and He’s Embracing the Chicago Attention

The former Southern California star was ready to embrace the attention after the Chicago Bears grabbed him with the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft. 

Caleb Williams Goes to the Chicago Bears With the No. 1 Overall Pick in the NFL Draft

The expectations are clear: Become the franchise quarterback the Bears have craved for years and lift the founding NFL franchise to the top of the league. Other than that, there's no pressure at all.
 

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