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Hours after Columbia University began suspending students who did not abandon their anti-Israel encampment in the heart of campus, the agitators dialed up their demonstration by taking over an academic building. Early Tuesday morning, hundreds of anti-Israel protesters at Columbia’s Manhattan campus took over Hamilton Hall, an academic building used by the dean and other senior offices. The unruly group …

The president of Portland State University in Oregon says she is calling on the city’s police to remove anti-Israel “trespassers” who have caused “property damage” to the campus’ main library. PSU President Ann Cudd said the anti-Israel demonstrations on campus escalated Monday when a “group of individuals broke into Millar Library, the main PSU library, and entered the building” while …

A facilities worker at Columbia University claims to have been temporarily held hostage by anti-Israel protesters after a mob of anarchists stormed an academic building on the campus and barricaded its doors. The insurrection began at approximately 12:30 a.m., when anti-Israel protesters who had been staying on the academic lawn of Columbia’s Manhattan campus, where about 120 tents remain, stormed …

A medical examiner’s report concluded that the manner of death is still not known after a 19-year-old Oklahoma teen was found dead and wearing nothing but his shoes along a highway on Labor Day 2023. Noah Presgrove was found dead along a rural stretch of US-81 in Jefferson County on Labor Day in 2023. He was last seen alive at …

A university in California called in police to restore order after days of unrest on the campus resulted in anti-Israel agitators breaking and entering, and subsequently occupying, two academic buildings. California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, or simply Cal Poly Humboldt, condemned the “lawless behavior” when the agitators took over Siemens Hall and Nelson Hall East and called for law enforcement …

George Washington University reiterated Sunday that anti-Israel protesters on campus are violating the university’s rules of conduct and behavior and emphasized that “the hateful language being displayed has no place on our campus.” President Ellen Granberg and Provost Chris Bracey said the university remains committed to protecting the right to activism and free expression of diverse viewpoints, but that those …

The FBI’s $139 million settlement with more than a hundred victims of the disgraced Dr. Larry Nassar could set a precedent that would lift the chances of Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers to prevail in a similar lawsuit, experts say. “I think the Nassar settlement bodes well for the Epstein accusers,” said Neama Rahmani, a Los Angeles-based trial attorney and former federal …

Two key American athlete groups sent a letter to the country’s drug czar calling for a “truly independent” investigation of the case that led to 23 Chinese swimmers not being sanctioned despite testing positive for a banned heart medication. The USA Swimming Athletes’ Advisory Council and the Team USA Athletes’ Commission sent the letter Monday to Rahul Gupta, the director …

A Boston man was sentenced to nearly eight years in prison for attempting to hire a contract killer to murder his ex-wife and her boyfriend. Mohammed Chowdhury, 47, was sentenced to 92 months behind bars followed by three years of supervised release. He pleaded guilty in January to two counts of use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of …

Days after drawing a red line for anti-Israel students who pitched tents in the heart of campus, Columbia University says talks to dismantle an anti-Israel encampment remain ongoing. Columbia University President Nemat “Minouche” Shafik said no deal had been reached between school officials and protesting students. She also lamented that non-protesting students were forced to leave campus amid safety concerns. …