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On Campus and in Gaza, Chaos Threatens Biden’s Campaign

On Campus and in Gaza, Chaos Threatens Biden’s Campaign

08 May, 2024

WSJ - WASHINGTON—The time had come to take a stand, and so President Biden gripped both sides of his lectern and made an urgent vow to the marbled atrium filled with Holocaust survivors and their descendants.

Israeli forces enter Rafah and take control of key border crossing

Israeli forces enter Rafah and take control of key border crossing

07 May, 2024

NBC News - TEL AVIV — In its cease-fire proposal Hamas has committed to release 33 hostages in the first phase of a deal. They could be alive or dead and would come from the “humanitarian category,” it says. That includes children and women, both soldiers and civilians, people aged over 50, and thos...

Evacuations begin in Rafah amid explosions, 'limited' Israeli operation

Evacuations begin in Rafah amid explosions, 'limited' Israeli operation

06 May, 2024

USA TODAY - Palestinians were warned Monday to evacuate parts of Rafah as Israel dismissed international pressure to spare the densely populated souther Gaza city and instead prepared for an attack certain to worsen an accute humanitarian crisis.

University endowments show few signs of direct Israel, defense holdings

University endowments show few signs of direct Israel, defense holdings

04 May, 2024

Washington Post - Pro-Palestinian student groups are calling for “divestment” from the Israeli war effort. But little is known about the $850 billion in U.S. college endowments.

U.S. Hiring Slowed to 175,000 New Jobs in April

U.S. Hiring Slowed to 175,000 New Jobs in April

03 May, 2024

WSJ - Payroll gain falls short of estimates as jobless rate ticks up to 3.9%. Job growth slowed and unemployment ticked higher, marking a break from a string of data showing surprising strength in the labor market.

Police Clear U.C.L.A. Encampment and Arrest Protesters

Police Clear U.C.L.A. Encampment and Arrest Protesters

02 May, 2024

New York Times - Officers moved in before dawn to dismantle a pro-Palestinian protest camp, as authorities across the U.S. take tougher action against campus demonstrations.

Fed keeps rates steady as it notes lack of further progress on inflation

Fed keeps rates steady as it notes lack of further progress on inflation

01 May, 2024

CNBC - WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday held its ground on interest rates, again deciding not to cut as it continues a battle with inflation that has grown more difficult lately. In a widely expected move, the U.S. central bank kept its benchmark short-term borrowing rate in a targeted ...

In Israel, Blinken blames Hamas for hostage deal holdup, Gaza humanitarian crisis

In Israel, Blinken blames Hamas for hostage deal holdup, Gaza humanitarian crisi…

01 May, 2024

Times of Israel - Standing alongside President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem on Wednesday, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken placed the blame squarely on Hamas for the failure to reach a hostage deal since November.

Dueling protesters clash at UCLA hours after police clear pro-Palestinian demonstration at Columbia

Dueling protesters clash at UCLA hours after police clear pro-Palestinian demons…

01 May, 2024

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dueling groups of protesters clashed Wednesday at the University of California, Los Angeles, grappling in fistfights and shoving, kicking and using sticks to beat one another. Hours earlier, police burst into a building at Columbia University that pro-Palestinian protesters took o...

Columbia protesters seize building as anti-war demonstrations intensify

Columbia protesters seize building as anti-war demonstrations intensify

30 April, 2024

USA TODAY - NEW YORK − Columbia University on Tuesday shut down its campus except for students living in residence halls and essential workers after protesters seized an academic building and blocked the entrance with a human chain. The protesters overran Hamilton Hall hours after the school announc...

Shootout that killed 4 law officers began as task force tried to serve a warrant, police say

Shootout that killed 4 law officers began as task force tried to serve a warrant…

30 April, 2024

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A shootout that killed four law enforcement officers and wounded four others in North Carolina began as officers approached a home to serve a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm, police said.

College protests live updates: Police crackdown leads to hundreds of arrests

College protests live updates: Police crackdown leads to hundreds of arrests

29 April, 2024

ABC News - Protests have broken out at colleges and universities across the country in connection with the war in Gaza. Many pro-Palestinian protesters are calling for their colleges to divest of funds from Israeli military operations, while some Jewish students on the campuses have called the prote...

Campus protesters unnerved and alarmed as police in riot gear shut down demonstrations

Campus protesters unnerved and alarmed as police in riot gear shut down demonstr…

27 April, 2024

USA TODAY - CHICAGO – Summer Pappachen and 200 other activist students at Northwestern University had just set up more than two dozen tents and tarps on the picturesque university lawn. The mood in the morning was calm. Students brought Palestinian flags and drums to play for passing cars honking su...

Antony Blinken and Xi Jinping Make Small Progress Amid a Larger Gap

Antony Blinken and Xi Jinping Make Small Progress Amid a Larger Gap

26 April, 2024

New York Times - Meeting in Beijing, the U.S. secretary of state and the Chinese leader struck conciliatory notes. But there was no hiding their governments’ core differences.

U.S. Economic Growth Slows to 1.6% in First Quarter

U.S. Economic Growth Slows to 1.6% in First Quarter

25 April, 2024

WSJ - U.S. economic growth slowed in the first part of the year, falling short of economists’ expectations.

Supreme Court weighs scope of Idaho abortion ban in first post-Roe test

Supreme Court weighs scope of Idaho abortion ban in first post-Roe test

24 April, 2024

ABC News - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, for the first time since overruling Roe v. Wade, is considering the scope of a state abortion ban and whether a federal law governing emergency care protects access to abortion at hospitals when a woman's health is at risk.

Police arrest NYU antiwar protesters; Calif. students form barricade

Police arrest NYU antiwar protesters; Calif. students form barricade

23 April, 2024

WSJ - As campus protests continued to spread, Columbia University is requiring many classes to be hybrid for the rest of the semester, and students at Cal Poly Humboldt barricaded themselves in a building.

Columbia suspends in-person classes citing protests, campus 'crisis'

Columbia suspends in-person classes citing protests, campus 'crisis'

22 April, 2024

USA TODAY - Columbia University announced Monday that all classes will be held virtually and asked that students who don't live on campus to stay home following protests over the Israel-Hamas war that have led to arrests and caused a rabbi to urge Jewish students to stay away from the school a day b...

EPA designates forever chemicals as hazardous materials

EPA designates forever chemicals as hazardous materials

20 April, 2024

WNG - The Biden Administration on Friday designated the manmade chemicals known as PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances. They will now be subject to stricter regulations regarding their transfer, release, and storage, the Environmental Protection Agency said in a statement. The two substances are p...

Tehran downplays strike as U.S. officials say Israeli missile hit Iran

Tehran downplays strike as U.S. officials say Israeli missile hit Iran

19 April, 2024

CBS News - Two U.S. officials tell CBS News an Israeli missile has hit Iran in apparent retaliation for the recent drone and missile attack on the Jewish state.

Antisemitism is rampant. Here’s what it’s like in your state.

Antisemitism is rampant. Here’s what it’s like in your state.

18 April, 2024

USA TODAY - In Nevada, there are Jews who have hidden any signs of their faith, painting over the mezuzahs that hang outside their homes. That’s happened in Texas, too, where a Jewish city council member’s home in Dallas was defaced with bright red graffiti. But Jews in South Carolina say Christians...

Senate convenes the Mayorkas impeachment trial as Democrats seek a quick dismissal

Senate convenes the Mayorkas impeachment trial as Democrats seek a quick dismiss…

17 April, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer quickly moved on Wednesday to end the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border, calling for separate votes to dismiss two articles of impeachment.

Supreme Court to examine obstruction law used to prosecute Jan. 6 rioters

Supreme Court to examine obstruction law used to prosecute Jan. 6 rioters

16 April, 2024

CBS News - Washington — The fallout from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol will land before the Supreme Court on Tuesday when the justices convene to consider the scope of a federal obstruction statute used to prosecute those who breached the building, as well as former President Donald T...

Rising odds of no rate cuts before election

Rising odds of no rate cuts before election

15 April, 2024

Washington Examiner - The rising odds that the Federal Reserve might not cut interest rates at all this year has major implications for the coming elections, especially in terms of imperiling President Joe Biden’s quest for a second term.

Israel weighs its response to Iran attack that did little damage

Israel weighs its response to Iran attack that did little damage

14 April, 2024

CNN - The US and other world powers are urging restraint after the strikes, but an Israeli official says Israel will ‘exact a price from Iran’

The Hidden Costs of Homeownership Are Skyrocketing

The Hidden Costs of Homeownership Are Skyrocketing

11 April, 2024

WSJ - Rising insurance premiums, property taxes and maintenance costs show little sign of abating. “I was so sticker-shocked.”

Dow drops by nearly 500 points after bad inflation report

Dow drops by nearly 500 points after bad inflation report

10 April, 2024

New York CNN — US stocks fell sharply Wednesday morning after inflation data for March came in higher than expected. The Dow tumbled by more than 500 points to a session low on the news. Markets recovered slightly in mid-morning trading. The blue-chip Dow was lower by 434 points, or 1.1%. The S&P 50...

Government watchdog files complaint vs. NOAA over 'scientific violations' in climate change report

Government watchdog files complaint vs. NOAA over 'scientific violations' in cli…

09 April, 2024

Just the News - “Sensational climate claims made without proper scientific basis and spread by government officials threaten the public’s trust in its scientific officials and undermines the government’s mission of stewarding the environment,” Protect the Public's Trust states in its complaint.

Track the total solar eclipse's path

Track the total solar eclipse's path

08 April, 2024

CNN - The eclipse will put on a dramatic show as it crosses over Mexico, US and Canada. A partial eclipse will also be visible in much of this area.

High winds, fire threat and severe weather on tap for central US this weekend

High winds, fire threat and severe weather on tap for central US this weekend

07 April, 2024

ABC News - The central United States is expected to face multiple weather threats this weekend, from high winds to fire to severe storms, as a powerful storm system moves across the region. Over 30 million people across more than a dozen states, from Texas to North Dakota, are under wind and critica...

Congress faces unfinished business, major disagreements when lawmakers return next week

Congress faces unfinished business, major disagreements when lawmakers return ne…

06 April, 2024

Washington Times - Congress returns to Washington on Tuesday to tackle lingering issues and new challenges, including aid for Ukraine, a Senate impeachment trial, reworking the government’s spying powers and starting work belatedly on federal funding for fiscal 2025.

Mexico breaks diplomatic ties with Ecuador over embassy raid

Mexico breaks diplomatic ties with Ecuador over embassy raid

06 April, 2024

CNN — Mexico is breaking diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police raided its embassy in Quito to arrest former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas. Confirming the move in a statement to CNNE, a foreign ministry spokesperson said that all Mexican diplomatic staff would leave Ecuador immediately.

Israel to open 3 aid corridors following Biden's call with Netanyahu

Israel to open 3 aid corridors following Biden's call with Netanyahu

05 April, 2024

CBS News - Washington — The Israeli government has approved the opening of three humanitarian aid corridors that were specifically requested by President Biden in a Thursday call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Mr. Biden told Netanyahu the Israeli strike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza...

Biden and Netanyahu speak for the first time since Israeli strike killed aid workers in Gaza

Biden and Netanyahu speak for the first time since Israeli strike killed aid wor…

04 April, 2024

Washington CNN — President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are speaking on Thursday for the first time since Israel’s deadly strike on a convoy of aid workers in Gaza, according to a US official.

Strongest earthquake in 25 years rocks Taiwan, killing 9 people

Strongest earthquake in 25 years rocks Taiwan, killing 9 people

03 April, 2024

HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century rocked Taiwan during the morning rush hour Wednesday, killing nine people, sending others scrambling out the windows of damaged buildings and halting train service throughout the island. A tsunami warning was triggered but later li...

Netanyahu: 'Unintended Strike' by Israeli Forces Killed Gaza Aid Workers

Netanyahu: 'Unintended Strike' by Israeli Forces Killed Gaza Aid Workers

02 April, 2024

Newsmax - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has acknowledged that Israeli forces carried out the strike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza.

Bridge collapse live updates: Officials planning to open 'temporary' channel

Bridge collapse live updates: Officials planning to open 'temporary' channel

01 April, 2024

ABC News - A cargo ship crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday morning, causing a near-total collapse of the span and halting vessel traffic into and out of the Port of Baltimore.

Pope Francis says "peace is never made with weapons" at Easter Sunday mass in St. Peter's Square

Pope Francis says "peace is never made with weapons" at Easter Sunday …

31 March, 2024

CBS News - Rallying from a winter-long bout of respiratory problems, Pope Francis led some 30,000 people in Easter celebrations Sunday and made a strong appeal for a cease-fire in Gaza and a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine. Francis presided over Easter Sunday Mass in a flower-decked St. Pet...

Majority of U.S. bridges lack impact protection. After the Key Bridge collapse, will anything change?

Majority of U.S. bridges lack impact protection. After the Key Bridge collapse, …

30 March, 2024

CBS News - In the wake of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which plunged into the Patapsco River in Maryland after the cargo ship Dali slammed into one of its support columns, CBS News has learned a majority of bridges in the U.S. lack any form of impact protection.

Why School Absences Have ‘Exploded’ Across the U.S.

Why School Absences Have ‘Exploded’ Across the U.S.

29 March, 2024

New York Times - The pandemic changed families’ lives and the culture of education: “Our relationship with school became optional.”

NTSB reports breach of hazmat containers, ‘sheen’ on water; victim recovery stalls

NTSB reports breach of hazmat containers, ‘sheen’ on water; victim recovery stal…

28 March, 2024

Washington Post - Authorities are turning their focus to “salvage” operations to remove wreckage from the Patapsco River after a massive container ship caused Baltimore’s Key Bridge to collapse. “We have exhausted all search efforts in the areas around this wreckage,” said Col. Roland L. Butler Jr.,...

NTSB secures ship’s ‘black box’; recovery efforts begin as 6 are presumed dead

NTSB secures ship’s ‘black box’; recovery efforts begin as 6 are presumed dead

27 March, 2024

Washington Post - Authorities are aiming to recover the remains of at least six missing people who are presumed dead in the collapse of a major bridge in Baltimore after a search-and-rescue operation was suspended Tuesday.

Live Updates: Search underway after major bridge collapse in Baltimore

Live Updates: Search underway after major bridge collapse in Baltimore

26 March, 2024

AP - A major bridge in Baltimore collapsed after a container ship rammed into it early Tuesday, and several vehicles fell into the river. Rescuers were searching for at least seven people in the water.

Boeing CEO, other executives stepping down amid safety crisis

Boeing CEO, other executives stepping down amid safety crisis

25 March, 2024

NBC News - Three senior Boeing executives including its CEO are stepping down, the company said Monday, as the company continues to deal with an ongoing scandal surrounding the safety of its passenger jets.

Biden signs $1.2 trillion spending package for government funding until October

Biden signs $1.2 trillion spending package for government funding until October

24 March, 2024

CNBC - President Joe Biden on Saturday signed Congress’ $1.2 trillion spending package, finalizing the remaining batch of bills in a long-awaited budget to keep the government funded until Oct. 1. Almost halfway into the fiscal year, the president’s signature ends a months-long saga of Congress stru...

What investors should know about the U.S. easing vehicle emissions rules

What investors should know about the U.S. easing vehicle emissions rules

23 March, 2024

CNBC - DETROIT — The Biden administration’s decision to ease its timeline for all-electric vehicle adoption and give automakers more ways to meet new tailpipe emissions standards is expected to be a win for legacy automakers. The new Environmental Protection Agency rules released Wednesday aim to cu...

Blinken in Israel for talks as U.N. preps to vote on cease-fire resolution

Blinken in Israel for talks as U.N. preps to vote on cease-fire resolution

22 March, 2024

CBS News - Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv on Friday on the final stop in his sixth urgent trip to the region since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. He said he would share alternatives to Israel's planned ground assault into the southern Gaza town of Rafah during talks with I...

Apple will be sued by the Biden administration in a landmark antitrust lawsuit, sources say

Apple will be sued by the Biden administration in a landmark antitrust lawsuit, …

21 March, 2024

Washington CNN — The US Justice Department will file a blockbuster antitrust lawsuit against Apple on Thursday, according to three people familiar with the matter. The long-anticipated lawsuit comes after years of allegations by critics that Apple has harmed competition with restrictive app store te...

Takeaways From Tuesday’s Primaries

Takeaways From Tuesday’s Primaries

20 March, 2024

US News - The Democratic and Republican presidential nominations have been decided, but that doesn’t mean people aren’t still voting – both in presidential primaries and contests for other offices. Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kansas and Ohio held primaries Tuesday.

Federal appeals court order puts Texas immigration law back on hold

Federal appeals court order puts Texas immigration law back on hold

20 March, 2024

USA TODAY - AUSTIN, Texas — A federal appeals court Tuesday night again issued a hold on SB 4 — a Texas law that would authorize state and local police to arrest and even deport people suspected of being in the United States without legal authorization — adding another twist in what has become a leg...

Donald Trump tests the power of his endorsement in crucial Ohio Senate race

Donald Trump tests the power of his endorsement in crucial Ohio Senate race

19 March, 2024

USA TODAY - WASHINGTON – Former President Donald Trump puts his endorsement record back on the line Tuesday in an Ohio U.S. Senate race with national implications. Trump's candidate, businessman Bernie Moreno, is in a tight primary battle with two other Republicans, Ohio State Sen. Matt Dolan and Oh...

A Supreme Court ruling in a social media case could set standards for free speech in the digital age

A Supreme Court ruling in a social media case could set standards for free speec…

18 March, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a busy term that could set standards for free speech in the digital age, the Supreme Court on Monday is taking up a dispute between Republican-led states and the Biden administration over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics ...

Russian voting continues with Putin poised to rule for 6 more years

Russian voting continues with Putin poised to rule for 6 more years

17 March, 2024

CBS News - Vladimir Putin faces no serious challengers in the election, which is set to formally grant him six more years of power.

Amid deepening tensions, White House weighs how to respond if Israel defies Biden with Rafah invasion

Amid deepening tensions, White House weighs how to respond if Israel defies Bide…

16 March, 2024

NBC News - WASHINGTON — The White House is considering options for how to respond if Israel defies President Joe Biden’s repeated warnings against launching a military invasion of Rafah without a credible plan to protect Palestinian civilians, according to one former and three current U.S. officials...

Willis or Wade must step aside in Trump’s Georgia case, judge rules

Willis or Wade must step aside in Trump’s Georgia case, judge rules

15 March, 2024

The Hill - A Georgia judge ruled Friday that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) or the prosecutor she had a romantic relationship with must step aside before the office can continue its election interference case against former President Trump and his allies.

Wholesale inflation rose 0.6% in February, more than expected

Wholesale inflation rose 0.6% in February, more than expected

14 March, 2024

CNBC - Wholesale prices accelerated at a faster than expected pace in February, another reminder that inflation remains a troublesome issue for the U.S. economy. The producer price index, which measures pipeline costs for raw, intermediate and finished goods, jumped 0.6% on the month, the Labor Depa...

Georgia judge dismisses 6 charges in Donald Trump election case

Georgia judge dismisses 6 charges in Donald Trump election case

13 March, 2024

USA TODAY - The Georgia judge presiding over Donald Trump’s case for allegedly trying to steal the 2020 election dismissed six charges Wednesday from the indictment for not being specific enough against the former president and a handful of his co-defendants.

House passes bill that would ban TikTok if its Chinese owners don't sell the popular app

House passes bill that would ban TikTok if its Chinese owners don't sell the pop…

13 March, 2024

ABC News - The House on Wednesday passed bipartisan legislation to force TikTok's Chinese parent company to sell the wildly popular social media platform or face a ban in the U.S. If enacted, the bill would give ByteDance six months to divest from TikTok before app stores would start prohibiting acc...

Transcript from documents probe contradicts Biden's account of exchange with Hur over son's death

Transcript from documents probe contradicts Biden's account of exchange with Hur…

12 March, 2024

ABC News - A transcript of President Joe Biden's interview with the special counsel who investigated his handling of classified information contradicts the president's characterization of an exchange about the death of his son, Beau Biden, from brain cancer.

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Tesla Finishes First Solar Roofs—Including Elon’s House

Thursday, 03 August 2017 00:00
Written by Tom Randall

(BLOOMBERG) Tesla opened up its online store in May and began taking $1,000 deposits for smooth black and textured-glass roof tiles that are virtually indistinguishable from high-end roofing.

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