The Chisos Mountains Lodge at Big Bend National Park.
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A multi-million dollar project to tear down and rebuild the national park’s lodge and restaurant was abruptly canceled Wednesday just a month before it was set to begin. Park officials did not announce the decision or explain what led to it.
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The annual Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, has wrapped in Grapevine, Texas. The event included speeches from Texas officials — including Gov. Greg Abbott, Attorney General Ken Paxton and Sen. Mayes Middleton — all current candidates for statewide office. -
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Leqaa Kordia was arrested last year after she participated in protests at Columbia University against Israel's war in Gaza. Speaking at a news conference in New Jersey over the weekend, she said she will continue her activism — and her legal fight to stay in the U.S.
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