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Cuban ambassador gives lecture at BYU on US, Cuban relations

By Brianne Barrus
October 28, 2024 11:27 AM
Cuban ambassador Lianys Torres Rivera, Chargé d’affaires of the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba, spoke to BYU students and faculty at the Kennedy Center on Oct. 16 about Cuban culture and relations between Cuba and the United States.
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McKay Coppins, author of 'Romney: A Reckoning,' to visit BYU Nov. 3

By Courtney Denning
October 30, 2023 12:00 AM
The new book 'Romney: A Reckoning,” is a brutally honest biography on the life and career of Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican Presidential nominee and current political pariah of his party.
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Nation

US inflation reached a new 40-year high in June of 9.1%

By Associated Press
July 13, 2022 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Surging prices for gas, food and rent catapulted U.S. inflation to a said in a June AP-NORC poll that they thought tackling inflation should be a top government priority this year, up from just 14% who said so in December.
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World

World Press Freedom Index highlights global media challenges

By Kaitlyn Bancroft
March 05, 2019 12:00 AM
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan acknowledges supporters during a rally in Erzincan, Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 26. (Associated Press)
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Harvard professor addresses the 2016 election

By Jenny Lee
January 27, 2017 12:00 AM
Professor at Harvard and BYU alumnus Roger B. Porter holds a forum about the consequences of the 2016 election and the transition to a new presidency at the Wheatley Instituion. (Ari Davis)
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Trump takes charge: Sworn in as nation's 45th president

By Associated Press
January 20, 2017 12:00 AM
President Donald Trump waves after being sworn in as the 45th president of the United States during the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. (Associated Press)
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Chelsea Clinton encourages students' civic engagement

By Abby Hobbs
November 03, 2016 12:00 AM
Chelsea Clinton speaks while campaigning for her mother, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016 at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. (Associated Press)
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Ambassador addresses national security issues facing the next president

By Alicia Matsuura
November 02, 2016 12:00 AM
Ambassador Lincoln Bloomfield, Jr. addressed the BYU community on foreign policy issues facing the next president of the United States. (Gianluca Cuestas)
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Chelsea Clinton learned campaign priorities from mom

By Abby Hobbs
November 01, 2016 12:00 AM
Chelsea Clinton speaks during a campaign rally stop for her mother, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, in Stevens Point, Wis. (Associated Press)
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Food

Frozen food recall covers hundreds of items from many stores

By Alayna Pehrson
May 23, 2016 12:00 AM
The outside of CRF Frozen Foods, LLC, in Pasco, Wash. The company shut down its processing operations over a listeria breakout that has sickened customers in several states. (Associated Press)
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Obama says terrorists are trying to 'weaken our faith'

By Alayna Pehrson
March 30, 2016 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama pauses in front of a painting of Abraham Lincoln as he listens to an introduction from Vice President Joe Biden during an Easter Prayer Breakfast on Wednesday, March 30, 2016. (Associated Press)
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Serbia: US-bound combat missiles found on passenger flight

By Gianluca Cuestas
March 14, 2016 12:00 AM
In this photo taken Wednesday, April 15, 2015, an Air Serbia passenger plane flies over Belgrade, Serbia. Serbia's authorities are investigating reports that a cargo package bound for the United States containing two missiles with explosive warheads was found on a passenger flight from Lebanon to Serbia. (Associated Press)
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Obama hosts dinner for Canadian Prime Minister

By Alayna Pehrson
March 10, 2016 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama smiles during his meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Thursday, March 10, 2016, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (Associated Press)
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Campus Events

New group of international youth percussionists perform at BYU

By Sarah Averett Harris
February 27, 2016 12:00 AM
The World Percussion Group is an ensemble of international youth percussionists that started in 2014. They will perform at BYU on Feb. 27 as part of a two-month tour throughout the U.S. (Tim Palmer)
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Obama holds first summit in US with Southeast Asian leaders

February 16, 2016 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama delivers opening remarks at the plenary session meeting of ASEAN, the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations, at the Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, Calif., for Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. (Associated Press)
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LDS missionary from Utah dies in Pennsylvania collision

By Alex E. J. Mohammad
February 11, 2016 12:00 AM
Police and church officials confirmed that an LDS missionary from Utah died Tuesday in a car crash in Pennsylvania.
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Lectures: Former U.S. ambassador and digital communications psychologist coming to campus

By Chris Larson
February 10, 2016 12:00 AM
Ryan C. Crocker, former U.S ambassador in the Middle East, will speak at 7:30 p.m. (Ryan C. Crocker)
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Nation

Obama visits US mosque for the first time in his presidency

February 03, 2016 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama meets with members of Muslim-American community at the Islamic Society of Baltimore, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, in Baltimore. Obama is making his first visit to a U.S. mosque at a time Muslim-Americans say they're confronting increasing levels of bias in speech and deeds. (Associated Press)
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