Takeout Trash Is Piling up at Michigan Universities. There’s No Easy Fix

As takeout containers pile up across college campuses, universities are struggling to balance sustainability goals with a growing culture of convenience. “It’s all a nightmare,” said Carla Iansiti, Student Life and Engagement sustainability officer at Michigan State University. “The ever-growing retail and food pickup combinations — the Sparty’s, the Starbucks on campus, the Grubhub — …

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Senate Republicans Face a Political Knife-Edge Over Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund

WASHINGTON, May 30 (Reuters) – Senate Republicans face a stark choice when they return from recess next week: back President ⁠Donald ⁠Trump’s controversial $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund to benefit his political allies or defy a ⁠commander-in-chief who just ended the careers of two Republican senators. Nearly half of the 53-member Republican Senate majority balked at the issue …

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Canada’s Broader Citizenship Rules Draw Strong American Interest, Data Shows

TORONTO, May 30 (Reuters) – While U.S.-Canadian relations have frayed ⁠under ⁠U.S. President Donald Trump, data on ⁠Canadian citizenship approvals under recently widened rules suggests many Americans would welcome the ​chance to become Canadian. Under the new rules, which allow more descendants of Canadians to claim citizenship compared with just first-generation descendants ‌previously, approvals for …

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Ghana Lawmakers Approve Bill Criminalizing LGBTQ ‘Promotion’, Official Says

ACCRA, May 29 (Reuters) – Ghana’s parliament on Friday ⁠approved ⁠a new bill that ⁠criminalizes the so-called promotion of LGBTQ activity, part of a ​broader crackdown on sexual minorities in West Africa. The Human Sexual Rights and Family ‌Values Bill, 2025, passed by ‌a voice vote after the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee unanimously recommended its …

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US Immigration Agent Arrested in Texas for Minneapolis Shooting

May 29 (Reuters) – A U.S. immigration agent was arrested in Texas on Friday, nearly ⁠two ⁠weeks after a Minnesota prosecutor took the unusual step ⁠of charging him with assaulting a Venezuelan man in a non-fatal shooting in Minneapolis this year. Christian Castro, an agent with U.S. ​Immigration and Customs Enforcement, faces four counts of …

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White House Moves to Give Political Appointees More Power Over Federal Grants

In what would be the most sweeping change to the federal grantmaking process in years, the proposed regulations would require senior appointees to review funding to see if it complies with the law and the president’s priorities. The rules would also give administration officials more freedom to terminate grants that have already been awarded, a …

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Louisiana Approves New US House Map Eliminating Democratic Majority-Black Seat

May 29 (Reuters) – Louisiana Republicans on Friday ⁠approved ⁠a new congressional map that dismantles ⁠a Democratic-held, majority-Black seat, boosting their party’s odds of retaining the ​U.S. House of Representatives in November’s midterm elections. The state joined several other Republican-led Southern states that have ‌rushed to break up Democratic ‌seats with significant Black populations after …

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