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Students hope vaccine mandate will bring life back to college

Warm spring days usually bring students out to the sprawling grass-filled quad at Rutgers University in New Jersey. But on a recent visit, CNN found only a handful there.Freshman Bella Fusco only knows college during the pandemic, but even so,…

California governor orders fracking to be phased out

California will stop issuing new hydraulic fracturing permits by January 2024 as part of a statewide effort to reach carbon-neutrality by 2045, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced in a news release Friday.Fracking uses high-pressure water to fracture rocks in order to…

What six Asian Americans are doing to fight hate in their communities

Asian Americans have had enough.Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, they've seen friends, relatives and community members be harassed, threatened and violently assaulted.Congress is now on track to pass legislation that would denounce discrimination against Asian Americans and expedite…