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Penn's Hey Day, a decades-old student tradition, rerouted as pro-Palestinian encampment enters second week
PHILADELPHIA — At the University of Pennsylvania’s iconic statue of its founder, Benjamin Franklin, police had dispersed a crowd of pro-Palestinian protesters Thursday, only to have a young man break through metal ...Read more
Nearly half arrested in Columbia, CCNY Gaza protests were outsiders, but unclear if they were 'agitators'
NEW YORK — Almost half of the more than 280 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Columbia University and City College this week weren’t students or faculty at the schools, according to data released by Mayor Adams’...Read more
Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall says antisemitism bill goes too far, violates Christian scripture
WASHINGTON — Sen. Roger Marshall on Thursday claimed a Congressional push to combat antisemitism violates Christian scripture.
A bill that overwhelmingly passed the House by a 320-91 vote Wednesday evening, would ...Read more
Activists sue Johnson administration over DNC protests, say Chicago isn't ready
CHICAGO — As protests surge across America just months before the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, activists representing LGBTQ+ and women’s reproductive rights say Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is...Read more
Google faces off with US government as search antitrust trial closes
The U.S. Department of Justice reiterated its argument that Google has broken antitrust laws through exclusive, multi-billion-dollar deals to maintain a dominant position in the market for online search and related ...Read more
Biden visits key city in swing state as Trump rails against him at courthouse
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail this week, but while taking very different detours — one to handle sensitive presidential tasks and the other to appear before a criminal...Read more
After NYPD on-campus arrests, Columbia faculty group calls for no confidence vote on Shafik
NEW YORK — A faculty group at Columbia University on Thursday called for a vote of no confidence in Minouche Shafik, the newly minted university president whose tenure has been marred by campus protests and criticism of ...Read more
All aboard? Biden just nominated a former Boise City Council member for a national post
BOISE, Idaho — When Boise City Council Member Elaine Clegg stepped down in November to join Valley Regional Transit as CEO, she told The Idaho Statesman that “rail is a big issue of mine” and would be a focus for her...Read more
Second Boeing whistleblower dead within the past 3 months
A 45-year-old former aircraft quality auditor has become the second Boeing-related whistleblower to die in the past three months, after allegedly suffering from a sudden bacterial infection.
Joshua “Josh” Dean, of ...Read more
Rikers Island jail search uncovers large cache of contraband drugs, weapons
A search in a Rikers Island jail uncovered a large cache of narcotics, including cocaine, K2 and marijuana in vacuum sealed bags, dozens of fentanyl-soaked papers, cigarettes, tobacco and ceramic blades, the Daily News has...Read more
Hard-right Missouri senators end filibuster of crucial taxes as budget deadline looms
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Hard-right Missouri senators early Thursday morning ended their hours-long filibuster of a crucial series of taxes that fund Medicaid, failing to achieve any of their stated demands.
Members of the...Read more
Backed by state incentives, Rivian to invest $1.5 billion to build new R2 EV at Illinois plant
Rivian’s decision to launch production of its second-generation electric vehicles in Normal, Illinois, rather than Georgia, will bring $1.5 billion in capital investment and hundreds of jobs to its central Illinois ...Read more
NYC decision to move migrant families to sites with fewer services slammed by advocates
NEW YORK — The city’s Department of Homeless Services forced at least six migrant families to move from city homeless shelters into hotels that offer fewer services to make way for an expected influx of native New ...Read more
President Biden, in Wilmington, NC, touts efforts to replace lead pipes in water systems
WILMINGTON, N.C. — During a Thursday visit to Wilmington, President Joe Biden touted $3 billion in newly released federal funding to help water utilities nationwide find and replace lead service lines.
The Bipartisan ...Read more
Captain gets 4-year sentence for Conception boat disaster
SAN DIEGO — Jerry Boylan, the captain of the Conception dive boat where 34 people died amid smoke and flame over Labor Day weekend in 2019, was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison for negligence that contributed ...Read more
Alleged Sinaloa Cartel member accused in a Miami area murder headed to federal prison
MIAMI — A woman accused of being a high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel — and behind a murder near Miami International Airport in 2022 — was sentenced to nine years in federal prison Thursday in connection with ...Read more
Former Nevada congressional candidate Daniel Rodimer tackled victim in Las Vegas Strip killing, witness testifies
LAS VEGAS — The ex-congressional candidate was dressed as Ken from the “Barbie” movie. He was allegedly on top of Christopher Tapp, punching him.
This is what a woman alleged she saw at a Halloween party at an ...Read more
Catholic diocese that covers California's San Luis Obispo County considers bankruptcy amid child sex abuse lawsuits
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — The Catholic bishop of Monterey, whose district includes San Luis Obispo County, said his diocese could go bankrupt amid a flood of lawsuits alleging childhood sexual abuse.
In a letter to ...Read more
Days before violence, UCLA sought extra police but then canceled requests, according to documents, union says
LOS ANGELES — Five days before pro-Israeli counterprotesters attacked a pro-Palestinian camp at UCLA, the university police department asked other campuses for additional police, according to the head of the UC police ...Read more
'Killer nurse' Heather Pressdee pleads guilty in deaths of 17 Western Pa. nursing home patients
PITTSBURGH — One after another, family members aimed their grief and anguish at Heather Pressdee, who sat quietly on the other side of the Butler County courtroom.
Some called her the devil. One woman told her to burn ...Read more
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