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Student Protest Leader at Columbia: 'Zionists Don't Deserve to Live'

Video of incendiary comments by one of the leaders of the student protest encampment at Columbia University surfaced online Thursday evening, forcing the school to again confront an issue at the core of the conflict rippling across campuses nationwide: the tension between pro-Palestinian activism and antisemitism. The student, Khymani James, said in the January video that “Zionists don’t deserve to live” and “Be grateful that I’m not just going out and murdering Zionists.” Mr. James made the c ...

Jose Garcia

Biden Delays Ban on Menthol Cigarettes

The Biden administration said on Friday that it was delaying a decision on whether to ban menthol cigarettes as federal officials take more time to consider the move. The White House has faced considerable opposition from the big tobacco companies that could lose billions of dollars from the move. But the proposal has also posed risks for President Biden in an election year because of his weakening support among Black voters, some of whom view it as heavy-handed. “This rule has garnered histor ...

Omaha Steve

Tornado tears through Nebraska, causing severe damage in Omaha suburbs

By JOSH FUNK and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Updated 5:34 PM CDT, April 26, 2024 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- A tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday afternoon, destroying homes and other structures as the twister tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions. Injuries were reported but it wasn't yet clear if anyone was killed in the storm. Multiple tornadoes were reported in Nebraska but the most destructive storm moved from a largely rural area into suburbs northwest of Omaha, a ...

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Florida GOP Rep. Posey abruptly announces retirement

04/26/2024 03:43 PM EDT TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Rep. Bill Posey (R-Fla.) abruptly announced on Friday that he will not seek reelection, after initially planning to run for another term. Posey’s announcement — if made earlier — could have easily attracted a spirited Republican primary, with politicians from the state’s Space Coast region already eyeing the seat once Posey retired. Florida’s 8th congressional district is a solid Republican seat. Instead the 76-year-old incumbent’s announcement ...

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Cupcake-swiping Jan. 6 rioter blew off medical supply job to join Capitol raid, got fired: Feds

Apr 26th, 2024, 2:49 pm A Louisiana man who blew off work to go to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — when he was allegedly seen on video taking a box of chocolate cupcakes off a table during the riots — and later got fired has been arrested, authorities said. Matthew Ryan Matulich, 34, faces misdemeanor charges of trespassing, disorderly conduct, and picketing in a Capitol building, the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced in a news release. The statement of facts outlines the allegat ...

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Without drama or fanfare, Biden advances policies that matter

(MSNBC) To be sure, some of President Joe Biden’s recent accomplishments have been dramatic in their own right. After all, the Democrat recently helped prevent a war between Israel and Iran, while carefully navigating the congressional process on a critically important security aid package. But that’s not all the incumbent president and his administration have been up to.

Tom of Temecula

Biden Campaign Trolls Donald Trump With Stark Contrast Of What He Says... And What He Does

(Huff Post) Presumptive GOP nominee Trump has repeatedly complained that having to attend his hush money trial is preventing him from campaigning. “This is what took me off and takes me off the campaign trail because I should be in Georgia now, I should be in Florida now, I should be in a lot of different places right now campaigning and I’m sitting here and this will go on for a long time, it’s very unfair,” the four-times-indicted ex-POTUS said outside the courthouse hosting the trial earlier this week. Biden’s team posted footage of Trump’s comments on X, formerly Twitter. And alongside it shared CNN anchor Kristen Holmes’ post which read: “Trump spent Wednesday playing golf at his Bedminster club, sources told CNN.”

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Biden opens first field office in Florida

(Axios) President Biden's campaign is opening a field office in Hillsborough County to mobilize voters in a region where Republicans are gaining ground. This is Biden's first field office in Florida and a sign that he is serious about winning the state. The campaign sees Florida as a worthy investment now that a referendum to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution will be on November's ballot. Hillsborough is the third-largest county in the state. It's long been a swing region. But it's been trending redder.

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DOJ rebuffs GOP's second demand for Biden-Hur audio recordings

(The Hill) The Justice Department on Thursday for a second time declined to turn over audio recordings of President Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur, rejecting claims from GOP impeachment investigators that the recordings contain information that would help them with their probe. “Our cooperation has been extraordinary. The Committees have not responded in kind. It seems that the more information you receive, the less satisfied you are, and the less justification you have for contempt, the more you rush towards it,” Carlos Uriarte, head of legislative affairs for the Justice Department, wrote in a letter to Jordan and House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.).

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British Columbia to recriminalize use of drugs in public spaces

2 hrs ago - After weeks of troubling stories about problematic street drug use in hospitals, parks and at bus stops, the province of British Columbia announced plans to recriminalize the use of drugs in public places Friday — radically altering a pilot prog ... (CBC)

Biden Revisits His Past in Interview With Howard Stern

3 hrs ago - At the end of Friday’s sit-down, Mr. Stern praised Mr. Biden, listing off the president’s policy wins and praising his ability to overcome tragedy. “I know you’d be a good father to the country, and I want to thank you for providi ... (New York Times (gifted article))

R.F.K. Jr.'s Environmental Colleagues Urge Him to Drop Presidential Bid

3 hrs ago - As an independent candidate for the White House, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claims he would be the “best environment president in American history,” drawing on his past as a crusading lawyer who went after polluters in New York. But dozens of Mr ... (New York Times)

Trump's lawyers try to discredit testimony of prosecution's first witness in hush money trial

6 hrs ago - NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s defense team attacked the credibility Friday of the prosecution’s first witness in his hush money case, seeking to discredit testimony detailing a scheme between Trump and a tabloid to bury negative stori ... (AP)

Judge sentences Jan. 6 'chaos agent' to 6 years in jail

6 hrs ago - 04/26/2024 05:15 PM EDT John Sullivan traveled to Washington on Jan. 6, 2021, seeking to foment conflict with supporters of then-President Donald Trump. On Friday, he was sentenced to six years in federal prison for leading them into the Capitol, fil ... (Politico)

Steven Spielberg's latest project: Providing strategy for the Biden campaign

7 hrs ago - April 26, 2024, 5:41 PM EDT Steven Spielberg is working with President Joe Biden's re-election campaign to provide strategy for the Democratic National Convention, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to NBC News on Friday. Spielberg, a longti ... (NBC News)

Maine Democrats threaten to switch to winner-take-all delegate system

7 hrs ago - April 26, 2024, 5:41 PM Democratic leaders in Maine are threatening to eliminate the state's split-vote system for allocating Electoral College delegates if Nebraska Republicans move forward with their plan to do the same. The two states are the only ... (ABC News)

Midwest tornadoes cause severe damage in Omaha suburbs

9 hrs ago - By JOSH FUNK, HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and MARGERY A. BECK Updated 7:50 PM CDT, April 26, 2024 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- A tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday afternoon, damaging hundreds of homes and other structures as the twister tor ... (AP)

Florida GOP Rep. Posey abruptly announces retirement

9 hrs ago - 04/26/2024 03:43 PM EDT TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Rep. Bill Posey (R-Fla.) abruptly announced on Friday that he will not seek reelection, after initially planning to run for another term. Posey’s announcement — if made earlier — coul ... (Politico)

New York affordable internet law revived by federal appeals court

9 hrs ago - April 26, 2024 4:22 PM EDT Updated an hour ago NEW YORK, April 26 (Reuters) - A divided federal appeals court revived a 2021 New York state law intended to provide affordable high-speed internet service to low-income families, setting aside a permane ... (Reuters)

Berkshire Hathaway's Real Estate Firm to Pay $250 Million to Settle Real Estate Commission Lawsuits

10 hrs ago - April 26, 2024, at 2:09 p.m. LOS ANGELES (AP) — A real estate company owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has agreed to pay $250 million to settle lawsuits nationwide claiming that longstanding practices by real estate brokerages ... (US News and World Report/AP)

Cupcake-swiping Jan. 6 rioter blew off medical supply job to join Capitol raid, got fired: Feds

10 hrs ago - Apr 26th, 2024, 2:49 pm A Louisiana man who blew off work to go to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — when he was allegedly seen on video taking a box of chocolate cupcakes off a table during the riots — and later got fired has been arrest ... (Law & Crime)

Student Protest Leader at Columbia: 'Zionists Don't Deserve to Live'

10 hrs ago - Video of incendiary comments by one of the leaders of the student protest encampment at Columbia University surfaced online Thursday evening, forcing the school to again confront an issue at the core of the conflict rippling across campuses nationwid ... (NY Times)

Federal regulators accuse Amazon executives of deleting messages

11 hrs ago - April 26, 2024 at 2:37 p.m. EDT The Federal Trade Commission is accusing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and other top company executives of using disappearing messaging apps such as Signal to conceal potential evidence in the agency’s ongoing antitru ... (Washington Post)

Biden Delays Ban on Menthol Cigarettes

11 hrs ago - The Biden administration said on Friday that it was delaying a decision on whether to ban menthol cigarettes as federal officials take more time to consider the move. The White House has faced considerable opposition from the big tobacco companies th ... (New York Times)

DNC slams Noem over 'horrifying' story about shooting her family's dog

12 hrs ago - 04/26/24 2:15 PM ET The Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Friday slammed South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) over a passage in her new book about shooting her family dog. In a statement first shared with The Hill, the DNC called itself the “D ... (The Hill)

Report blames producers, regulators for rise in food recalls

12 hrs ago - Posted at 12:25 PM, Apr 26, 2024 and last updated 12:25 PM, Apr 26, 2024 The Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture issue recall alerts nearly daily for various food products that could be contaminated, mislabeled, or con ... (Scripps News)

'Political arrest' of Palestinian academic in Israel marks new civil liberties threat

12 hrs ago - (Subheader) University and colleagues condemn detention of law professor, the first time an academic has been held over speech related to work The arrest and interrogation of a leading Palestinian legal scholar based at the Hebrew University of Jerus ... (The Guardian (London))

U.S. reviewing whether to restrict military aid to IDF unit accused of human rights abuses

12 hrs ago - April 26, 2024, 1:46 PM EDT The Biden administration is reviewing whether to restrict aid to an Israeli military battalion after determining that it was one of three battalions credibly implicated in gross human rights violations against Palestinians ... (NBC News)

Judge throws out lawsuit Michael Flynn's family members brought against CNN over 'QAnon followers' report

13 hrs ago - Apr 26th, 2024, 12:54 pm The brother and sister-in-law of former Trump national security adviser and retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn lost out in their attempt to sue CNN over a 2021 segment on QAnon, a report that showed a video of several Flynn fami ... (Law & Crime)