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The Endangered Species Act is 50 years old Thursday. In recent years, the act has become a pawn in partisan battles over federal regulatory powers, with opponents arguing the law infringes upon private property rights and places restrictions on industries

Protests over the Israel-Hamas war roiled Columbia’s campus for weeks. Then, the campus and its president receded from attention — for now.

Overdose deaths due to fentanyl spark debate over treatment  NPR These Eight Charts Show Why Fentanyl Is a Huge Foreign Policy Problem  Council on Foreign Relations Top 10 Stories of 2023: The Fentanyl Crisis  Montgomery Community Media The Unprecedented Fentanyl Crisis: A Unique

Fentanyl fueled unprecedented carnage with 112,000 fatal overdoses. The nation is increasingly divided over how to respond. (Image credit: Tran Nguyen/AP)

Israel Gaza war: Israel warns Hezbollah and Lebanon over border fighting  BBC.com Israel-Hamas War: Live Updates  The New York Times Israel says time running out to reach diplomatic solution in Lebanon  The Guardian Israeli soldiers targeted in ‘extremely bloody and intense’ battles as

Key US Navy Allies Abandon Red Sea Operation After White House Blunders  gCaptain

Israeli strikes across Gaza kill dozens of Palestinians, even in largely emptied north  NPR Humanitarian crisis worsens in Gaza as Israel-Hamas war rages: Live updates  CNN 501 troops killed since Oct 7 – 167 of them in Gaza; rockets, drone fired from

Israeli forces bombarded towns and refugee camps across Gaza overnight into Thursday, killing dozens of people in an air and ground offensive against Hamas that has widened to most of the territory. (Image credit: Mohammed Dahman/AP)

The hedge fund HG Vora, founded by Parag Vora, is in talks with the casino operator.

WHO cautions disease may kill more people in Gaza than combat. The New York Times sues ChatGPT’s OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. (Image credit: Majdi Fathi/Majdi Fathi via Reuters Connect)