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Columbia University cedes to Trump administration demands after threat to withhold funds

Columbia University cedes to Trump administration demands after threat to withhold funds

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Columbia University appears to have ceded to the Trump administration’s demands after a threat to withhold $400 million in federal funds. The school posted a four-page memo entitled “Advancing Our Work to Combat Discrimination, Harassment, and Antisemitism at Columbia.” Columbia’s response is being closely […]

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Cornell student who challenged Trump EOs targeting pro-Palestinian protesters now faces deportation

Cornell student who challenged Trump EOs targeting pro-Palestinian protesters now faces deportation

Matt Burkhartt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Cornell University graduate student filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at going after universities and “foreign national” protesters, then he was asked to surrender to ICE. Momodou Taal, a Ph.D. student in Africana Studies at Cornell University, filed the […]

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Three dead, 15 injured in shooting at park in New Mexico

Three dead, 15 injured in shooting at park in New Mexico

Las Cruces Police Department (LAS CRUCES, N.M.) — Three people were killed and 15 were injured in a shooting at a park in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on Friday night, according to police. The deceased are two 19-year-old men and one 16-year-old boy. The injured range in age from 16 […]

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Georgetown fellow detained over alleged Hamas ties was targeted for wife’s Palestinian heritage: Lawsuit

Georgetown fellow detained over alleged Hamas ties was targeted for wife’s Palestinian heritage: Lawsuit

Georgetown University (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration appears to be targeting a Georgetown University fellow due to his wife’s identity as a Palestinian and her constitutionally protected speech, a lawsuit alleges. On March 17, Badar Khan Suri, a visiting scholar with lawful status, was arrested outside of his apartment building and charged […]

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Boxing heavyweight champ George Foreman dies at 76

Boxing heavyweight champ George Foreman dies at 76

Paul Archuleta/Getty Images Former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman, known as much for his gregarious personality as his vicious right hook, died Friday. He was 76 years old. Foreman, known during his post-boxing career for pitching his now-omnipresent countertop grill, was heavyweight champion twice. He also won gold at the 1968 […]

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Wildfire warnings continue in parts of the country as strong winds persist

Wildfire warnings continue in parts of the country as strong winds persist

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Powerful winds and wildfire warnings persist in several states, with some areas still fighting existing flames, as a new cross-country storm emerges in the Pacific Northwest on Friday. Red flag warnings are in place for areas in the Southwest, including New Mexico and north-central Texas, where wind […]

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NTSB recommends vulnerability assessments on 68 bridges following Key Bridge collapse

NTSB recommends vulnerability assessments on 68 bridges following Key Bridge collapse

n this aerial view, a steel truss from the destroyed Francis Scott Key Bridge that was pinning the container ship Dali in place was detached from the ship using a controlled detonation of explosives in the Patapsco River on May 13, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland (WASHINGTON) — Nearly a year […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 3/20/25

Scoreboard roundup — 3/20/25

(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONKnicks 98, Hornets 115Nets 99, Pacers 105Raptors 114, Warri0ors 117Bulls 128, Kings, 116Bucks 118, Lakers 89 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUEAvalanche 5, Senators 1Flames 5, Devils 3Maple Leafs 4, Rangers 3Flyers 2, Capitals 3Panthers 1, Blue Jackets 0Canadiens 3, […]

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Former University of Michigan football coach indicted for hacking accounts, downloading ‘intimate’ photos

Former University of Michigan football coach indicted for hacking accounts, downloading ‘intimate’ photos

Michigan Wolverines logo on the end zone pylon during the second half against the Oregon Ducks at Michigan Stadium on November 2, 2024 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The former co-offensive coordinator for the University of Michigan’s football team has been […]

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Tesla arson defendants to face ‘full force of law,’ AG Bondi says

Tesla arson defendants to face ‘full force of law,’ AG Bondi says

Ethan Miller/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tesla arson defendants will face the “full force of the law” for allegedly using Molotov cocktails to set fire to the electric vehicles and charging stations, Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement on Thursday. “The days of committing crimes without consequence have […]

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