A female firefighter from the Fire Department of El Salvador was the first to participate in CENTAM SMOKE at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, from April 22-26, 2024.

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The blaze erupted in the middle of the night at a guesthouse in Porto Alegre in southern Brazil.

A look at where things stand on student loan forgiveness — and how Republicans and Democrats differ on whether to offer debt relief to student borrowers.

There are parallels between the two high-profile events, most starkly the proliferation of similar protests around the country. But key differences set them apart.

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At the heart of the student protests overtaking college campuses are demands that their universities divest from companies that do business with Israel.

At some college campuses, protesters have called for an immediate ceasefire in Israel's war with Hamas and divestment of endowment money invested in companies that provide military support to Israel.