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The Supreme Court is seen under threatening skies following a storm in Washington, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of students’ First Amendment rights. Legal experts say there are free speech questions left unanswered.

The decision Wednesday involved a high school cheerleader sanctioned for comments she made on social media.

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Bad news: mass exits at the Chicago Tribune

Almost 40 journalists at the Tribune are taking buyouts and leaving. We feared this would happen, but it doesn’t make it any less of a gut punch.

Movie critic Roger Ebert photographs "The Darwin Awards" director Finn Taylor from the media line before the the screening of the film during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Only the strong survive in film criticism. Here’s why I didn’t.

There once was a game plan to succeed in film criticism. Then the Internet arrived and obliterated opportunities by providing too many.

Jemele Hill. (Donald Traill/Invision/AP)

Jemele Hill’s career is going just fine

Years after President Trump said Hill was responsible for tanking ESPN's ratings, her star keeps rising. Up next: a podcast network with Spotify.

First lady Jill Biden, center, poses for a selfie with a vaccination recipient during a tour of a COVID-19 vaccination site at Jackson State University in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, June 22, 2021, as part of the administration's nationwide tour to reach Americans who haven't been vaccinated and promote vaccine education. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

The US will miss its July 4 vaccine goal. Now there’s a new goal.

Plus, college students sue over mandatory vaccines, there's a camp counselor shortage, why airlines are cutting flights and raising prices, and more.

This Wednesday, March 11, 2015 photo shows the World Health Organization headquarters building in Geneva, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Raphael Satter)

The World Health Organization isn’t trying to ban women ages 18-50 from drinking alcohol

It argued for heightened attention to alcohol intake among some women, but it did not propose any strict alcohol ban, nor could it enforce one.

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