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Disney reverses bid to block wrongful death lawsuit over Disney+ subscription
Dozens of Columbia students were arrested for protesting last school year. Most are returning this fall
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NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - AUGUST 28: Dove Camerson attends the 2022 MTV VMAs at Prudential Center on August 28, 2022 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for MTV/Paramount Global)<br /><br /><br />NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 06: Cardi B attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/MG24/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)<br /><br /><br />LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 15: Florence Pugh attends the World Premiere of "Dune: Part Two" in London's Leicester Square on February 15, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage)
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Jannik Sinner of Italy plays a backhand against Daniil Medvedev in the Gentlemen's Singles Quarter Final match during day nine of The Championships Wimbledon 2024 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 09, 2024 in London, England.
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh speaks during judicial conference, Friday, May 10, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Tech

A forklift transfers a shipping container for export at a port in China's Jiangsu province in 2014.
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China to limit antimony exports in latest critical mineral curbs
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The newly opened One Za'abeel in Dubai is home to the world's longest cantilever building, a 220-meter-long glass corridor that seemingly levitates between towers on either side. The lifestyle destination is also home to the United Arab Emirate's longest suspended infinity pool.
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