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DOJ sues UCLA over alleged failure to protect Jewish, Israeli students The Department of Justice launches a lawsuit against UCLA, citing the university’s alleged indifference to discrimination and violence targeting Jewish and Israeli students during a 2024 protest where agitators beat and pepper-sprayed students. Human rights attorney Brooke Goldstein discusses how antisemitism is being politicized. University campuses have been at the center of the national discussion about antisemitism since the beginning of the 2023 Israel-Hamas war and the wave of protests and encampments that followed. However, a new Anti-Defamation League report found that while the attention on campuses was focused…

SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Thursday (Aug 13) conveyed his condolences to Chinese Premier Li Qiang, following the death of former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji. Zhu, who served as China’s premier from 1998 to 2003, died from illness on Wednesday morning at the age of 97.Mr Wong described Zhu as an “old friend of Singapore” who played an important role in strengthening ties between the two countries.In a condolence letter to Premier Li, Mr Wong wrote that Zhu had demonstrated “remarkable foresight and resolve” over his long career in public service, particularly in advancing China’s economic reforms and leading the…

Donald Trump’s second term has been dominated by tariffs, a tool he uses to solve all sorts of problems. He wants them to bolster the US economy and production, but even economists who agree with the strategy question the results.Published On 13 Aug 202613 Aug 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jim Nantz, CBS Sports’ top play-by-play announcer, has spoken out about Tony Romo’s OWI arrest in July, which has led to him having a new partner in the booth ahead of another NFL season.Nantz and Romo have been together since the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback signed his massive 10-year contract to join CBS Sports as its top NFL analyst to work alongside the legendary broadcaster.During “NFL on CBS” Media Day on Tuesday, Awful Announcing asked Nantz about Romo and whether he has been kept in the loop by CBS Sports regarding his…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Shortly after announcing his intention to run for U.S. Senate, then-candidate Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., said he would support reparations legislation — government-led efforts to make up for the social harms of slavery and other injustices against Black Americans.In a 2019 radio interview, Ossoff said it was only a question of how much the government was obligated to give.”There is a debt unpaid. I think it is a very, very difficult question: how to pay it,” Ossoff told a local radio host.”But see, that should be the question — not if it should…

The mother of the in Manitoba said she will remember her daughter as an “angel who never hurt anybody, not even her own little sisters.” Her four-year-old daughter was said to be in medical distress when the Manitoba First Nation Police Service arrived at a home at Long Plain First Nation Sunday morning. Despite the best efforts of emergency services and police, the girl died, the RCMP said.The girls were not staying at their mother’s home during the incident. Their mother explained the three were being cared for by Manitoba Child and Family Services. Global News is not naming the mother…

Whistleblower David McBride has been released from prison after more than two years, following his parole being approved by Attorney-General Michelle Rowland.

Rescue efforts in Colombia following Monday’s devastating earthquake have entered what officials called the “final phase” as the death toll rose to 265, with more than 3,500 others wounded.Rescue crews on Wednesday were fast approaching the 72-hour mark since the quake, the period during which survivors are considered most likely to be found alive beneath collapsed buildings.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe magnitude 7.4 earthquake was the strongest to hit Colombia this century. Nearly 500 people remain missing, according to local authorities, and more than 9,550 homes have been destroyed.Pereira, in the heart of Colombia’s coffee region, and…

8/12: The Takeout with Major Garrett – CBS News Watch CBS News Key takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries in six states; Karoline Leavitt leaving role as White House press secretary.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! What began as a controversial Facebook post has spiraled into a legal firestorm for a West Texas judge, who now faces a federal civil rights lawsuit and an unprecedented effort by his own district attorney to remove him from office.Midland County Judge Terry Johnson is accused of posting a political critic’s Social Security number, driver’s license number and date of birth on Facebook less than 24 hours after the man published federal court records involving Midland County.Christino Rodriquez, who goes by “Nino America” online, alleges in a 26-page federal lawsuit that Johnson…