About 200 attend WVU cut protest at the Mountainlair

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — More than 200 people came to the Mountainlair Free Speech Zone on Monday to protest proposed cuts to programs and faculty. The academic review has identified 32 programs and 169 faculty cuts. University officials said they have received 19 notices of intent to appeal the proposals before the Friday, August 18 deadline. …

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New documents claim church organization was not making payments for members' life insurance policies

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — New documents, obtained by News 4, detail what happened after an Oklahoma widow claimed a life insurance policy for her husband following his death. Oklahoma’s Insurance Commissioner, Glen Mulready, confirmed to KFOR Monday that his team has joined with the Attorney General’s office to investigate the case. News 4 first told …

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Shreveport man pleads guilty to drug possession, weapons charges

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A Shreveport man has pleaded guilty as charged on all counts of drug charges in a Caddo Parish court. Mack Treshaun Marshall, 36, pleaded guilty to five counts of drug possession and weapons charges. Caddo Parish deputies executed a search warrant at Marshall’s home in the 1700 block of Peach Street …

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China In Focus Full Broadcast (Aug. 21)

Deepening its anti-espionage campaign, Beijing is pointing the finger at the CIA again over alleged spy recruitment. China’s “underwhelming” interest rate cut struggles to reignite subdued economic sentiment. Chinese leader Xi Jinping ventures out of China for just the second time this year. He’s headed for a summit in South Africa, and is expected to …

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Oldest Nanjing Massacre survivor dies at 100

Guan Guangjing, the oldest Nanjing Massacre survivor until his death on Sunday, works in his vegetable garden. [Xinhua] The oldest survivor of the Nanjing Massacre died on Sunday, and fewer than 100 survivors remain, the Memorial Hall of the Victims in the Nanjing Massacre said on Monday. State leaders will attend a public memorial ceremony …

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Saudi Arabia rejects ‘unfounded’ HRW allegations of killing Ethiopians at Yemen border

DUBAI: Technology has advanced at breakneck speed over the past decade, with many processes, from shopping and banking to energy production and shipping, moving online, saving both time and labor, while also improving accessibility. However, all of these advances also bring a range of new threats, including those seeking to exploit outdated centralized cybersecurity controls, …

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