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Three campuses that are part of the University of Illinois system — Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Springfield — contract with a for-profit company that helped launch several online programs and recruits students
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Consumer protection advocates say the practice incentivizes the company to enroll as many students as possible, regardless of whether they’ll benefit. The university says their standards aren’t compromised.
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New Philadelphia in Pike County is the first town planned and legally registered in the U.S. by Black people.
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Organizers say they expect millions of Americans will march this weekend against the policies of the Trump administration. The protests come amid National Guard deployments in several cities.
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