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The Israel-Hamas war is testing whether campuses are sacrosanct places for speech and protest

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FILE - In this file photo dated Wednesday Aug. 29, 2012, British physicist, Professor Stephen Hawking speaks during the Opening Ceremony for the 2012 Paralympics in London. British regulators have barred Stephen Hawking’s former nurse from practicing after finding she failed to provide appropriate care to the late physicist. The Nursing and Midwifery Council said Tuesday, March 12, 2019 that it had struck off Patricia Dowdy for failing “to provide the standards of good, professional care that we expect and Professor Hawking deserved.’’ (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

Stephen Hawking’s ex-nurse barred from practicing

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Brief Answers to the Big Questions’ by Stephen Hawking

By Michael Taube

A book and scripts are among the personal and academic possessions of Stephen Hawking at the auction house Christies in London, Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) ** FILE **

Science’s godless problem

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 19, 2018 file photo, documents and files by Stephen Hawking the personal and academic possessions of Stephen Hawking at the auction house Christies in London. A wheelchair used by Stephen Hawking has sold at auction for almost 300,000 pounds ($393,000), while a copy of the scientist's doctoral thesis fetched almost 585,000 pounds ($767,000). The motorized chair, used by the physicist after he was paralyzed with motor neuron disease, sold for 296,750 pounds in a Christie’s online auction on Thursday Nov. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, file)

Stephen Hawking’s wheelchair sells for $393,000 at auction

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A book and scripts are among the personal and academic possessions of Stephen Hawking at the auction house Christies in London, Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) ** FILE **

AP Exclusive: Stephen Hawking’s wheelchair, thesis for sale

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

In this Dec. 16, 2015, file photo, professor Stephen Hawking listens to a news conference in London. The family of the late British physicist Stephen Hawking has opened a lottery for 1,000 tickets for a service of thanksgiving in his honor at Westminster Abbey. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

A.I. to take over world — or not: Whom to believe?

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Wednesday Aug. 29, 2012 file photo, British physicist Professor Stephen Hawking speaks during the Opening Ceremony for the 2012 Paralympics in London, Wednesday Aug. 29, 2012. Stephen Hawking has spoken from beyond the grave to warn that science and education are under threat around the world. The words of the scientist, who died in March at 76, were broadcast Monday Oct. 15, 2018 at a London launch event for his final book, &quot;Brief Answers To The Big Questions.&quot; (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, file)

In posthumous message, Hawking says science under threat

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In this Feb. 25, 2012, file photo, Professor Stephen Hawking poses beside a lamp titled "black hole light" by inventor Mark Champkins, presented to him during his visit to the Science Museum in London. Hawking, whose brilliant mind ranged across time and space though his body was paralyzed by disease, died early Wednesday, March 18, 2018, a University of Cambridge spokesman said. He was 76. (Anthony Devlin/PA via AP)

Stephen Hawking’s ashes to be buried in Westminster Abbey

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In this Dec. 16, 2015, file photo, professor Stephen Hawking listens to a news conference in London. The family of the late British physicist Stephen Hawking has opened a lottery for 1,000 tickets for a service of thanksgiving in his honor at Westminster Abbey. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

Hawking’s family offers lottery for Westminster tickets

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The coffin of Professor Stephen Hawking arrives at University Church of St Mary the Great as mourners gather to pay their respects, in Cambridge, England, Saturday March 31, 2018. The renowned British physicist died peacefully on March 14 at the age of 76. (Joe Giddens/PA via AP)

Hundreds line Cambridge streets to honor Stephen Hawking

By Gregory Katz - Associated Press

Jim Parsons, a cast member in the television series &quot;The Big Bang Theory,&quot; poses during the 35th annual PaleyFest at the Dolby Theatre on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Jim Parsons says he’s fortunate to have worked with Hawking

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In this Feb. 25, 2012, file photo, Professor Stephen Hawking poses beside a lamp titled "black hole light" by inventor Mark Champkins, presented to him during his visit to the Science Museum in London. Hawking, whose brilliant mind ranged across time and space though his body was paralyzed by disease, died early Wednesday, March 18, 2018, a University of Cambridge spokesman said. He was 76. (Anthony Devlin/PA via AP)

Stephen Hawking, tourist of the universe, dead at 76

By RAPHAEL SATTER - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 30, 2015 file photo, Professor Stephen Hawking poses for photographers upon arrival for the Interstellar Live show at the Royal Albert Hall in central London. Hawking, whose brilliant mind ranged across time and space though his body was paralyzed by disease, has died, a family spokesman said early Wednesday, March 14, 2018.(Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)

Stephen Hawking, best-known physicist of his time, has died

By ROBERT BARR - Associated Press

Britain's Professor Stephen Hawking receives the Honorary Freedom of the City of London during a ceremony at the Guildhall in the City of London. Cambridge University has put Stephen Hawking's doctoral thesis online on Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, triggering such interest that it crashed the university's website. Completed in 1966 when Hawking was 24, "Properties of Expanding Universes" explores ideas about the origins of the universe that have resonated through the scientists career. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, file)

Stephen Hawking died at age of 76

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FILE - In this March 30, 2015 file photo, Professor Stephen Hawking poses for photographers upon arrival for the Interstellar Live show at the Royal Albert Hall in central London. Hawking, whose brilliant mind ranged across time and space though his body was paralyzed by disease, has died, a family spokesman said early Wednesday, March 14, 2018.(Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)

The Latest: CERN scientists hail Hawking’s impact

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Britain's Professor Stephen Hawking delivers a keynote speech as he receives the Honorary Freedom of the City of London during a ceremony at the Guildhall in the City of London, Monday, March 6, 2017. Hawking was presented the City of London Corporation's highest award Monday in recognition of his outstanding contribution to theoretical physics and cosmology. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Stephen Hawking thesis crashes Cambridge website

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Physicist Hawking criticizes UK health secretary on service

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Britain's Professor Stephen Hawking delivers a keynote speech as he receives the Honorary Freedom of the City of London during a ceremony at the Guildhall in the City of London, Monday, March 6, 2017. Hawking was presented the City of London Corporation's highest award Monday in recognition of his outstanding contribution to theoretical physics and cosmology. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Stephen Hawking: Donald Trump ‘could push the Earth over the brink’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times