US CAPITOL (ANDREW BERNARD / JNS) Columbia University’s president, its two board co-chairs and a co-chair of its antisemitism taskforce testified before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Wednesday about Jew-hatred on campus since Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack. Student groups and professors celebrated Hamas’s attack and have since held antisemitic and anti-Israel […]
President Joe Biden and Democrats won big in the House Saturday, when it voted resoundingly in support of Ukraine aid. This could mark a turning point for Republicans, leaving them with a choice: to admit defeat and start governing, or to keep fighting with each other. For months, both former Speaker Kevin McCarthy and current Speaker Mike Johnson have catered to Donald Trump and the MAGA wing of the House GOP on Ukraine aid, insisting that it could not pass without a harsh immigration and...
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. Ontario’s Big City Mayors held its annual general meeting in downtown Burlington on Friday, with Mayor Marianne Meed Ward chairing the event. The meeting focused on housing, mental health and homelessness. The goal of this meeting was to discuss the biggest issues facing municipalities across Ontario and share ideas on what’s working and what’s not. […]
Conservatives Call For House Hearing On Google Gemini Ahead Of 2024 Election Authored by Eric Lundrum via American Greatness, Conservative activists have been calling for the House GOP to hold congressional hearings regarding the threat of Google Gemini, Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) program, and its left-wing biases ahead of the 2024 election. As reported by Just The News, a letter signed by multiple conservative groups was sent to Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio),...
Lawrence Hecker is charged with raping teenager after strangling him in 1975 in a New Orleans churchA mental competency hearing has been delayed again for a 92-year-old retired Catholic priest faced with charges of raping a teenager after strangling him unconscious in 1975 in a New Orleans church.Lawrence Hecker’s trial on state charges of aggravated rape, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated crime against nature and theft has been delayed several times since January. Continue reading
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Donald Trump went after Judge Merchan on social media moments after the gag order hearing during his hush money election interference trial. Yet, Trump looked “small, tired and alone” in the courtroom experts in attendance observed.
The Big House Heroes campaign is the latest major fundraising bid to be launched by the charity regenerating the dilapidated stately home known to Rotherham folk as ‘The Big House’. Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust is searching for 100 fundraisers to go above and beyond, and raise £1,000 each by November. Heroes can choose any type of fundraising mission - from staging a fun-filled event to undertaking a physical challenge - and community groups and businesses can also sign up to become a...
Michigan lawmakers held a hearing Thursday on legislation to overhaul the
Happy Tuesday! Here's your Tuesday Tech Drop, a roundup of the top stories at the intersection of tech and politics from the past week. She's back! Remember Nina Jancowicz? She’s the disinformation expert who came under attack from right-wingers in 2022, when the Biden administration sought to have her lead a board focused on combating the spread of disinformation online. She’s back on the scene, having recently co-founded an independent organization focused on combating the spread of harmful...
Joe jokes about Trump's age and legal woes at White House journalists dinner (First column, 4th story, link) Related stories:Forecasting pioneer: A lot would have to go wrong for Biden to losePaths to Electoral College victory
By Olga Voitovych, Darya Tarasova and Jessie Gretener, CNN (CNN) — A Russian court has placed Forbes journalist Sergey Mingazov under house arrest after he was detained for allegedly spreading fake news about the Russian armed forces, the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti has reported. Forbes Russia says its journalist will be under house