Tag: College
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Bryan Kohbherger can face death penalty if convicted in trial of slain Idaho college students, judge rules
Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in 2022, can face the death penalty, a judge has ruled. Kohberger’s defense team had sought to remove the death penalty as a possible punishment should he be convicted, but Ada County Judge Steven Hippler denied their motions in his ruling dated Tuesday.…
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How Laken Riley’s death sent “a reality shock” through the college town of Athens, Georgia
Just two blocks from the University of Georgia campus, in a downtown courtroom in Athens, Georgia, Jose Ibarra is on trial for the murder of 22-year-old Laken Riley, a former UGA student who transferred to the nursing program at Augusta University’s Athens campus. In late February, Riley was attacked during her morning jog on a…
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Why do we have the Electoral College? The history of and arguments against the institution
Until polls close on Election Day, millions of people across the United States are casting ballots for their preferred candidates to succeed President Biden in the White House. But determining the winner is not as simple as totaling up how many people voted for Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump, because of…
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How many Electoral College votes does your state have for the 2024 election? This map will show you.
A record number of Americans have voted early in the 2024 presidential election, and many millions more are expected to cast their ballots before the polls close in each state on Election Day. But as we’re reminded every four years, it’s not the popular vote that decides who wins the presidency — it’s the outcome…
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How does the Electoral College work? A simple explanation for the 2024 presidential election
Five presidents in U.S. history have won the presidency without winning the popular vote, and the most recent to do so was Donald Trump in 2016. His opponent that year, Hillary Clinton, won over 2.8 million more votes than Trump nationwide, but she lost enough key states to be defeated in the Electoral College, 306…