More Gaza protests on college campuses, Columbia drops encampment removal deadline
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Police clear protest encampment over war in Gaza at UC Irvine
Police have cleared a lecture hall at the University of California-Irvine after hundreds of protesters occupied the building for several hours Wednesday. Officers dismantled an encampment and barricades while detaining some of the protesters. CBS ...CBS News - Top stories -
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The Israel-Hamas war is testing whether campuses are sacrosanct places for speech and protest
Colleges and universities have long been protected places for free expression without pressure or punishmentABC News - World - Israel -
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In the shadow of the college protests is a generation’s collective identity crisis
The West is struggling with a collective identity crisis.The Hill - Politics -
President Biden greeted by protesters at Morehouse College commencement
Some students and faculty at Morehouse College greeted President Biden with a silent protest by wearing Palestinian scarves or the color of the flag as the president delivered the commencement at the all-male historically Black university. Nikole ...CBS News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
US readies more aid for Gaza
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story US military anchors pier to Gaza beach Officials are expected to begin the delivery of around 500 tons of ...The Hill - Politics -
Don’t be fooled by college protests, Gen Z wants dialogue on Israel and Palestine
We can’t let a vocal minority control the narrative that universities and its students aren’t equipped for political discussion, or that they don’t want it.The Hill - Politics - Israel -
Biden to deliver commencement speech at Morehouse College, protests possible
Sunday, President Biden is set to deliver the commencement address at Morehouse College, but some members of the historically Black institution are considering protests over Biden's handling of the war in Gaza. CBS News chief White House ...CBS News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
Did colleges give away the store in deals with student protesters?
Colleges that used police force to end their recent on-campus student protests are facing criticism for their handling of the situation, but so are the small handful that cut deals to end the demonstrations. The few universities that successfully ...The Hill - Politics -
5 steps colleges should take after the Palestine protests
What should campus leaders do? Is there a better course than dithering, kowtowing, and then issuing panicked calls to local police?The Hill - Politics -
Graduate workers in California to strike over treatment of Gaza protesters
Widespread disruption expected after workers vote to hold series of strikes, starting Monday with UC Santa Cruz. California’s huge university system is facing widespread disruption after workers voted to hold a series of strikes in protest of its ...The Guardian - World - California -
The Latest | Palestinians mark 76 years of their dispossession as more catastrophe unfolds in Gaza
Palestinians are marking 76 years of dispossession, commemorating their mass expulsion from what is today Israel as a potentially even larger catastrophe unfolds in GazaABC News - World -
Israel Sending More Troops to Rafah Amid Warnings of Famine in Gaza
Fighting in Rafah has closed off a vital border crossing in southern Gaza, forced hundreds of thousands to flee and cut off humanitarian aid.The New York Times - World - Israel -
Colleges, police blame 'outside agitators' for campus protests. Experts say it's not so simple
As the dust settles and the number of pro-Palestinian student encampments dwindle, claims of “outside agitators” among the protesters are being put under the microscope as colleges say those unaffiliated with them caused most of the trouble, an ...The Hill - Politics -
What Some Colleges Promised Pro-Palestinian Protesters Over Israel-Hamas War
Several universities struck agreements with pro-Palestinian demonstrators to end disruptive encampments on their campuses. But some of those agreements are already under fire.The New York Times - Top stories - Israel -
College students who protested and those who didn't share in disappointment at response from schools
After a semester marked by sweeping protests on college campuses across the nation that raised questions about freedom of speech, how universities confront allegations of antisemitism and Islamophobia and how they invest, some students who ...NBC News - Top stories -
CAIR accuses Abbott of suppressing speech on campuses
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced a lawsuit against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Thursday over an executive order the group alleges violates free speech on campuses. The group, filing on behalf of Students for Justice ...The Hill - Politics -
The Latest | Israel says it will send more troops to Rafah, as fighting also rages in Gaza's north
Israel’s defense minister says the military will send more troops into Rafah, a city along Gaza’s southern border with Egypt, as fighting also rages in northern Gaza, where Hamas has regroupedABC News - World - Israel -
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Columbia Faculty Group Passes No-Confidence Resolution Against President
Hundreds of professors at the university weighed in on the resolution, which said the president, Nemat Shafik, had committed an “unprecedented assault on student’s rights.”The New York Times - Top stories -
Columbia faculty group passes no-confidence measure on school's president
Columbia University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences approved a vote of no confidence Thursday against university President Minouche Shafik over her handling of the recent pro-Palestinian protests on campus. The vote, organized by the school’s ...The Hill - Politics -
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Under Armour to Slash Jobs, Warns of Revenue Drop
CEO Kevin Plank said the sportswear brand has tried to do “too much of too much” and will focus on selling fewer products on discounts.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Under Armour to Slash Jobs, Warns of Revenue Drop
CEO Kevin Plank said the sportswear brand has tried to do “too much of too much” and will focus on selling fewer products on discounts.The Wall Street Journal - Business -
Apple could owe you up to $349 in the iPhone 7 settlement. The deadline to register is coming up.
To qualify, you’ll need a piece of information from Apple.MarketWatch - Business - Apple -
Mets owner Steve Cohen denies team is planning to sell at trade deadline despite now-deleted tweet
The Mets sit in fourth place in the NL East at 19-23CBS Sports - Sports -
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Mortgage rates drop as markets bet on Bank of England cut
Fresh wave of competition among lenders could provide relief for homebuyers ahead of UK general electionFinancial Times - Business - Mortgage -
Charles drops out of top 100 baby names for boys
Olivia and Noah keep their spots as England and Wales' most popular baby names.BBC News - Top stories - United Kingdom -
Sahith Theegala's crazy 10th hole: Two drops, a trash can and an SUV
Theegala bogeyed the 10th hole Friday at the PGA Championship after a wild series of events.Yahoo Sports - Sports -
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DeSantis signs bill removing climate change considerations from Florida law
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed legislation Wednesday removing the requirement for the state to consider climate change in crafting energy policy and excises nearly all references to climate change in Florida law. The law, which passed the ...The Hill - Politics - Florida -
West Virginia candidate suffers snake bites removing campaign signs
An unsuccessful candidate for West Virginia secretary of state was hospitalized Wednesday after being bitten by a copperhead snake while removing campaign signs. Doug Skaff, who placed second in the GOP primary for secretary of state in Tuesday’s ...The Hill - Politics -
Neuralink's first brain implant patient feared device would have to be removed
Noland Arbaugh, who is paralyzed from the shoulders down, became the first human patient to receive the Neuralink device in January.ABC News - Top stories -
West Virginia politician bitten by snakes while removing campaign signs
Doug Skaff, a West Virginia politician, is recovering after he was bitten multiple times by copperheads while removing campaign signs. WSAZ's Andrew Colegrove reports.NBC News - Politics -
Youngkin Vetoes Measures to Remove Tax Breaks for Confederate Heritage Group
The Virginia governor rejected efforts by the state’s Democrats to reshape the Commonwealth’s relationship with its Confederate past.The New York Times - Top stories -
How to Remove Annoying News Widgets From Windows 11
Good news! Microsoft has finally made it possible to use the Widget Board on Windows 11 without being subjected to an onslaught of clickbait news articles.Wired - Tech -
Maryland governor says ship that hit Baltimore bridge will be removed 'within days'
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said Sunday that the Dali container vessel that slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March will be removed from the bay "within days." A container vessel hit the Baltimore bridge in late March, causing the ...The Hill - Politics