By CEDAR ATTANASIO, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of police officers swept into Columbia University on Tuesday night to end a pro-Palestinian occupation of an administration building and sweep away a protest encampment, acting after the school’s president said there was no other way to ensure safety and
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El Coachella fútbol club (CFC) comenzará su temporada inaugural en la USL League Two, con su primer partido este fin de semana. El Coachella FC es el primer equipo de fútbol pre-profesional del valle. Los responsables del equipo afirman que su objetivo es lanzar las carreras de los jóvenes en el mundo del fútbol, reflejando
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By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Some 40,000 meals will be served each day during the Paris Games to over 15,000 athletes from 200 different countries housed at the Olympic village. Fresh bread, select cheeses and a broad veggie offer will be among the meals to be offered during the 2024 Paris Olympics
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks are in a bee delay. The start of Tuesday night’s game at Chase Field was delayed after bees swarmed the top of the protective netting directly behind home plate. Bee swarms are common during the spring in Arizona and have caused numerous spring training delays
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Democratic state Sen. Tim Kennedy will win the special election for New York’s 26th Congressional District, CNN projects, further narrowing – at least in the short term – Republicans’ paper-thin majority in the US House. Kennedy will succeed fellow Democrat Brian Higgins in the Buffalo-based district after his victory
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Judge Juan Merchan handed down his first punishment to Donald Trump for violating the judge’s gag order in the New York hush money trial Tuesday, fining Trump $9,000 for nine violations. The judge also warned the former president in his written order that
Continue ReadingBy CEDAR ATTANASIO, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Large numbers of New York City police officers entered Columbia University late Tuesday, hours after the mayor said a pro-Palestinian protest that has crippled the Ivy League school for two weeks “must end now.” The scene unfolded shortly after 9 p.m.
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A new Louisiana congressional map giving the state a second majority-Black House district has been rejected by a panel of federal judges. Tuesday’s 2-1 decision fuels new uncertainty about district boundaries as the state prepares for fall congressional elections. Challengers of the new map said it
Continue ReadingBy JEAN FERNAND KOENA and SAMBU ASSANA Associated Press BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — A spokesperson for an internationally backed court in the Central African Republic says the panel has issued an international arrest warrant for the country’s exiled former President François Bozizé for human rights abuses. The Special Criminal Court was set up
Continue ReadingBy CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Democratic state Sen. Timothy Kennedy has won a special election for the upstate New York congressional seat vacated by Democrat Brian Higgins. Kennedy defeated Republican Gary Dickson for the seat that Higgins left mid-term in February to run a Buffalo theater. Kennedy benefited from a 2-to-1
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Large numbers of New York City police officers begin entering Columbia University campus.
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau and Hassan Tayir, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Like hundreds of millions of workers in China, Hao Zeyu, an algorithm engineer at an electric vehicle maker, is getting five days off this week for the Labor Day holiday. But he’s in no mood to party. In order to take the vacation, Hao
Continue ReadingBy Ted Barrett and Kristin Wilson, CNN (CNN) — South Dakota GOP Sen. Mike Rounds said Gov. Kristi Noem’s revelation in her book that she shot a dog on her family farm could hurt her with voters if former President Donald Trump chooses her as his running mate. “I don’t see how it helps,” Rounds
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Al menos 91 personas están desaparecidas tras las fuertes inundaciones en Nairobi, capital de Kenya, informó el gobierno este martes después de semanas de fuertes lluvias que asolaron partes del país. Unas 76 personas están desaparecidas tras las inundaciones cerca de la localidad de Mai Mahiu, al noroeste de Nairobi. Los
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Indio Boys’ volleyball outside hitter Jordan Dickens is this week’s student-athlete of the week. As Indio claimed the DVL title in its inaugural season, Dickens takes in every moment, especially for his final year with the Rajahs. “It feels amazing. I mean, my team worked really hard to get here and from now on, we
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By Haley Talbot, CNN House Democratic leadership announced Tuesday that Democrats would kill an effort to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson from his position, amid threats from Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and other hardliners. “At this moment, upon completion of our national security work, the time has come to turn the page on this
Continue ReadingBy SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A 98-year-old woman in Ukraine has escaped Russian-occupied territory by walking almost 10 kilometers, or 6 miles, alone, wearing a pair of slippers and supported by a cane. Lidia Stepanivna Lomikovska and her family decided to leave the frontline town of Ocheretyne last week after Russian
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Palm Springs firefighters and other municipal employees will begin weed abatement and other brush clearance on the west end of the city Wednesday as part of a program to eliminate hazards heading into Southern California’s wildfire season. The workers will begin the day at the Historic Tennis Club Neighborhood near the North Lykken Trailhead, Palm
Continue ReadingBy Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story April 30, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Houstonians, get ready to immerse yourselves in the rich tapestry of Polish culture at the annual Houston Polish Festival, held at Our Lady of Czestochowa Roman Catholic Church. This much-anticipated event coincides with Poland’s National Constitution Day, celebrating
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