ON CAMPUS

• The results of preregistration are now available on Banner.

• The popular student production, Relations, runs through the weekend.

 

C-SPRINGS

• A federal court ruled that Doug Lamborn’s signatures were gathered legally, allowing him to run for congress in the Republican primary. (DenPo)

 

COLORADO

• An Aurora school district approved funding for salary increases and principal training after walkouts. (Chalkbeat)

 

U.S.A

• The two men who were arrested in a Starbucks settled their court case for $1 each and a $200,000 donation for a youth employment program. (BBC)

• Bill Cosby was convicted on charges of sexual assault. (Reuters)

• A white man was convicted of beating a black man at the Charlottesville white nationalist rally after being identified through social media. (NPR)

• Iowa passed one of the most restrictive abortion bills in the U.S. by banning abortions after 6-weeks, before most women know they’re pregnant. (WashPo)

• Cambridge Analytica, the firm at the center of the Facebook scandal, is shutting down. (ChiTribune)

• Mandy Manning was named the U.S. teacher of the year, receiving recognition for helping refugees and immigrants. Though she was not allowed to give a speech, she wore Women’s March and trans equality pins to the White House. (Guardian)

• An E. Coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce has killed one in California. (LATimes)

• Trump fired one of his lawyers and hired Emmet Flood, who represented Bill Clinton in his impeachment case. (WashPo)

• Teachers continue to push legislators to fund their schools in what is being called the ‘Teachers’ Spring,’ with walkouts in West Virginia, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Arizona. (Reuters)

• Protestors clashed with police in Puerto Rico, where people are still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Maria. (NBC)

 

WORLD

• Reports are circulating that President Donald Trump has decided to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal. Britain, France, and Germany maintain their support, but Iran is not open to a renegotiation if the U.S. withdraws. (Reuters)

• Carbon dioxide levels have reached a record high, with recent measurements at 410.31ppm, a level unparalleled in human history. (Earther)

• Kanye West shocked the world by suggesting that slavery was a choice for black people in America. (TMZ)

• Ukraine has halted cooperation with the Mueller Investigation. (NYT)

• Protests in Armenia shut down the capital after the ruling party blocked an opposition leader. (Reuters)

• North and South Korea are finalizing a deal to end the Korean War formally, with an agreement from North Korea to denuclearize. South Korea said it wants U.S. troops to stay regardless. (Reuters)

• Britain’s upper houses voted Monday to give Parliament the power to halt the Brexit process. (Reuters)

• T-Mobile and Sprint merged in a $26 billion deal. (Reuters)

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