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Most students at the top 25 universities in the U.S. say antisemitism is a problem on their campus, according to a U.S. News & World Report survey. The survey found 67 percent of students in the top schools ranked by the organization believe antisemitism is a problem at their institution, while only 33 percent say…
John Dean, who was a counsel for former President Nixon, commented in a Saturday interview that the New York hush money trial against former President Trump is very strong, particularly with the awaited testimony from Trump’s ex-fixer Michael Cohen. Dean stated in a CNN interview that he has reviewed the trial transcripts…
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s (R) controversial new book faced a new hurdle Friday after a French government official questioned her account of a canceled meeting with President Emmanuel Macron, NBC News reported. Noem claimed in her book “No Going Back” that she made a last-second cancelation to plans to meet Macron over one of…
The University of Southern California (USC) has canceled its main commencement ceremony amid criticism over its decision to nix its pro-Palestinian valedictorian’s speech. The school announced on Thursday that due to new safety measures, it would not have the main graduation ceremony that normally holds 65,000 people. “With the new safety measures in place…
A man has been arrested after he disrupted an interview with San Jose, Calif., Mayor Matt Mahan and picked a fight with his security guard. Mahan was participating in an interview with KRON4 Tuesday evening, when a passerby interrupted the shot. The man was apparently talking on the phone, when Mahan said, “We’re doing an…
Activist Malala Yousafzai confirmed her support for Palestine in a message on the internet after facing criticism for reportedly collaborating with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on a musical. “I have and will continue to condemn the Israeli government for its violations of international law and war crimes, and I support the actions of those…
Columbia University administrators seem to have only made student protesters angrier over the Israel-Hamas war, both on their campus and at other schools, after choosing to have more than 100 students arrested during pro-Palestine demonstrations on Friday. Under pressure from politicians on both sides, university President Minouche Shafik is facing calls to resign.
Michael Douglas is defending President Biden against critics who argue he’s too old to serve, saying the commander in chief appears to be “sharp as a tack.” Biden, 81, is the oldest president to run for office. A February ABC News/Ipsos poll found that 59 percent of Americans surveyed believe both Biden and 77-year-old former President Trump…
Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin said Sunday that the United States is in a “moral crisis” amid political divisions in the country. “But the overall sense is, sometimes we’ve become too much spectators watching what’s happening to ourselves. And that one of the things Dante said is that ‘The lowest place in Hell are for those people…
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