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Kanye West Is Having a Tumultuous Week

Rapper ramps up custody fight with Kim, storms off Piers Morgan show, releases 'Heil Hitler' single

(Newser) - Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are tussling over the kids again. TMZ reports that an attorney for the 47-year-old rapper sent a cease and desist letter to Kardashian's legal team "concerning the welfare and custody" of the couple's four children, including 11-year-old daughter North West, who West...

Harvard's Resistance to Trump Could Mark a 'Turning Point'

Former President Obama blasts 'unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom'

(Newser) - Academics, alumni, Democratic lawmakers, and former President Obama are backing Harvard's costly decision to resist what it says is "direct governmental regulation" of intellectual conditions at the university. Obama, a graduate of Harvard Law School, blasted the Trump administration's "unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic...

After 'Extraordinary Ultimatum,' Columbia Caves

Ivy League updates rules on protests, masks amid threats by Trump administration

(Newser) - Columbia University agreed Friday to put its Middle East studies department under new supervision and overhaul its rules for protests and student discipline, acquiescing to an extraordinary ultimatum by the Trump administration to implement those and other changes or risk losing billions of dollars in federal funding.
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Columbia Chief 'Heartbroken' as DHS Agents Enter Dorms

Agents searched 2 student residences—and it's not the only university in the government's sights

(Newser) - As former Columbia University grad student Mahmoud Khalil fights the Trump administration's plans to deport him for his past pro-Palestine activism at the New York City institution, the school itself contended with more federal activity on campus this week. The New York Times reports that agents from the Department...

Columbia Becomes First to Lose Funding Under Trump Directive

Administration says college has failed to stop antisemitism on campus

(Newser) - The Trump administration said Friday that it's pulling $400 million from Columbia University, canceling grants and contracts because of what the government describes as the Ivy League school's failure to squelch antisemitism on campus. The notice came five days after federal agencies announced they were considering orders to...

After Deepfake Goes Viral, Johansson Has a Warning

Actor pushes back after AI likeness of her, other stars used in video about Ye's antisemitic attack

(Newser) - The latest Kanye West controversy is spinning off into other controversies. Scarlett Johansson is now leading the charge against a viral video that shows her and a slew of other celebrities seemingly confronting Ye's most recent foray into antisemitism, which included a meltdown on X and hawking a swastika...

Kanye in Trouble Again: Another Antisemitic Rant

Rapper calls himself a Nazi, says 'Hitler was sooooo fresh' in new tweetstorm

(Newser) - Earlier this week, Kanye West revealed he has autism, not bipolar disorder as he'd thought, and it appeared he was well on his way to possibly sunnier days, a more accurate diagnosis in hand. That spark of hope lasted all of 48 hours, as the 47-year-old rapper went on...

Pope Adds Warning on Antisemitism to Angelus Prayer

Holocaust must never be denied, Francis says before Remembrance Day

(Newser) - Pope Francis warned of the "scourge of antisemitism" in his Angelus prayer on Sunday, the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, noting it marks 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp. "The horror of the extermination of millions of Jewish people and others of different...

Campus Plastered With 'Wanted' Posters of Jewish Faculty

'We view this as antisemitism,' says University of Rochester's president

(Newser) - Hundreds of "wanted" posters depicting Jewish faculty members and community leaders were glued to walls at the University of Rochester on Sunday, accusing them of "ethnic cleansing," "racism," and "hate speech." In a Tuesday statement , university President Sarah Mangelsdorf said the school "...

Judge's Antisemitism Gives Death Row Inmate New Trial

Texas panel calls former Judge Vickers Cunningham biased against Jewish inmate

(Newser) - A Texas appeals court ordered a new trial Wednesday for a Jewish man on death row because of antisemitic bias by the judge who presided over his case, per the AP . By a vote of 6-3, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ordered that Randy Halprin's conviction be overturned...

Man Who Shot 2 Outside LA Synagogues Gets 35 Years

Jaime Tran carried out attacks 'after years of spewing antisemitic vitriol'

(Newser) - A man who shot two Jewish men as they left synagogues in Los Angeles last year has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison. Jaime Tran pleaded guilty in June to two counts of hate crimes with the intent to kill and two counts of using a firearm in...

Jewish Flight Attendant Sues Delta for Discrimination

Sasi Sheva claims airline pushed a ham sandwich on him, wouldn't give him off for Yom Kippur

(Newser) - Sasi Sheva didn't have a great 2022 working for his employer, Delta—at least not according to his new lawsuit against the airline accusing it of religious discrimination. Delta has "engaged in a pattern of intentionally discriminating and retaliating against ethnically Jewish, Hebrew, and/or Israeli employees based upon...

3 Columbia Deans Lose Posts Over 'Antisemitic Tropes'

All have been placed on leave amid investigation

(Newser) - Columbia University has another controversy on its hands related to its treatment of the campus' Jewish community. Three deans have been removed from their posts and placed on indefinite leave after the university said they sent texts to each other that "disturbingly touched on ancient antisemitic tropes," reports...

Reported Rape of Child Renews Antisemitism as Election Issue

Far-right party leads in polls ahead of French voting

(Newser) - The reported rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl in a suspected antisemitic attack has sent shockwaves throughout France and brought concerns about antisemitism to the forefront of campaigning for legislative elections. The anti-immigration National Rally party, which has tried to shed historical links to antisemitism, is leading in pre-election polling...

Big Lines From Biden's Antisemitism Speech

President denounces 'ferocious surge' in America and the world

(Newser) - President Biden on Tuesday condemned what he called "a ferocious surge of antisemitism in America and around the world." His speech at a DC ceremony remembered victims of the Holocaust and referenced the ongoing pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses:
  • Ancient hatred: "We're at risk of people
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Ilhan Omar May Face Censure Over Israel Comment

Congresswoman suggested some Jewish students are 'pro-genocide'

(Newser) - Ilhan Omar—one of the few Muslims in Congress—may face censure over comments she made in regard to the Israel-Hamas war, reports Axios . GOP Rep. Don Bacon tells the outlet he's working on a censure measure after the Democratic Omar suggested some Jewish students in the US were...

Cops: School Principal Didn't Do Racist Rant, AI Did

Authorities say high school's athletic director tried to frame his boss with artificial intelligence

(Newser) - An apparent beef between a Maryland high school athletic director and the school's principal veered in a dark direction, with the former now accused of trying to frame the latter with an AI recording.
  • The recording: NBC News reports that on Jan. 16, three staffers at Pikesville High School
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Inside the Escalating University Protests
Inside the Escalating
University Protests
the rundown
Apr 23, 2024 12:00 PM CDT

Inside the Escalating University Protests

Arrests aren't just restricted to Columbia's campus

(Newser) - The pro-Palestinian protest encampment at Columbia University, infiltrated by police last week, is back in place, and with it, similar encampments at universities around the country. These, too, are facing police intervention amid the ongoing debate around free speech and antisemitism related to the Israel-Hamas war. More on how the...

Columbia&#39;s Classes Go Remote: &#39;We Need a Reset&#39;
Columbia's Classes Go
Remote: 'We Need a Reset'
THE RUNDOWN
Apr 22, 2024 8:25 AM CDT

Columbia's Classes Go Remote: 'We Need a Reset'

Monday classes will be virtual at Ivy League, where pro-Palestinian protests are at center of commotion

(Newser) - On the West Coast, a canceled valedictorian speech ; on the East Coast, canceled in-person classes at Columbia. The Israel-Hamas war factors into both incidents, as tensions continue while the conflict rages overseas. Columbia President Nemat "Minouche" Shafik has announced classes at Columbia will be held virtually on Monday, as...

London Police Apologize Twice Over 'Openly Jewish' Comment

Gideon Falter was near a pro-Palestinian march when he was threatened with arrest

(Newser) - London's police force has been forced to issue two apologies after officers threatened to arrest an "openly Jewish" man if he refused to leave the area around a pro-Palestinian march because his presence risked provoking the demonstrators. Gideon Falter, chief executive of the Campaign Against Antisemitism, was wearing...

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