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Month: October 2023

UPenn president made a ‘mistake’ but shouldn’t be forced out, former governor says

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN Business) — Former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell doesn’t think the University of Pennsylvania needs a leadership change to get through the crisis gripping the Ivy League school. Rendell, a graduate of UPenn, argues university president Liz Magill made a “mistake” in failing to immediately condemn alleged antisemitic remarks

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Delayed homicide autopsies pile up in Mississippi despite tough-on-crime-talk

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Incomplete homicide autopsy reports continue to pile up in Mississippi even as state leaders have touted tough-on-crime governance this year heading into the Nov. 7 general election. Mississippi’s system for conducting autopsies has long been plagued by delays. Records obtained by The Associated Press

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Jamaica’s Women’s World Cup squad refuses to play upcoming matches over ‘constant mistreatment’ and delayed payments

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Just two months after the conclusion of a Women’s World Cup which broke records and new ground, women’s soccer is engulfed in another damaging crisis with the history-making Jamaican players refusing to play for their country in upcoming internationals. In a statement shared on social media at the weekend

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Israel ramps up Gaza strikes as spiraling humanitarian crisis dwarfs trickle of aid

By Helen Regan, Kareem Khadder, Eyad Kourdi, Abeer Salman and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Gaza and Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel has widened its offensive against Hamas and its regional enemies, intensifying its bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip, striking Hezbollah cells in Lebanon and targeting the occupied West Bank. Hundreds were killed in Gaza after sustained

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U.S., U.K. officials ‘concerned’ with India’s move to reduce Canadian diplomatic staff

By Noushin Ziafati, CTVNews.ca Writer-Producer Click here for updates on this story     Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — The U.S. and U.K. governments are calling on the Indian government to rescind its push to reduce the presence of Canadian diplomats in its country and “uphold” its obligations under international law. The Canadian government announced on Thursday

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Overnight concrete slab replacement work to begin on I-10 through Coachella and Indio

The California Department of Transportation has announced the start of work on a $4.8 million concrete slab replacement project along Interstate 10 in the eastern Coachella Valley. The repair work will begin Monday night in and around the cities of Indio and Coachella, according to a Caltrans statement. The overnight work will narrow late-night and early-morning

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‘Not in our name’: Jewish peace activists across the US call for immediate ceasefire and justice for Palestinians

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — As Rabbi Alissa Wise scrolls through social media, her feed is littered with videos of dead Palestinian children, parents holding their lifeless bodies with screams caught in their throats and eyes sunken with grief. Like millions around the world, she has been haunted by the gruesome scenes flooding out

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