Columbia University faces full-blown crisis as rabbi calls for Jewish students to “return home” (www.cnn.com)
The situation at Columbia has even drawn the attention of the White House, joining local leaders in urging calm....
Tensions are so high at Columbia ahead of Passover that all classes will be virtual today (www.cnn.com)
Officials at Columbia University, facing surging tensions on campus that raised safety concerns, have announced all classes will be virtual on Monday as Passover begins....
Donald Trump is on the verge of another $1 billion Truth Social windfall (www.cnn.com)
Former President Donald Trump is on the cusp of scoring a major financial bonanza – at least on paper....
Homelessness case before US supreme court could have far-reaching effects (www.theguardian.com)
Justices to consider constitutionality of punishing people for sleeping outside as western states seek to address encampments...
Judge in Trump case orders media not to report where potential jurors work (apnews.com)
The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial ordered the media on Thursday not to report on where potential jurors have worked and to be careful about revealing information about those who will sit in judgment of the former president....
Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Yale, Columbia cancels in-person classes (www.reuters.com)
Layoffs could spike as one labor-market indicator says a recession is already here, market forecaster says (www.businessinsider.com)
Biden to speak at Morehouse College commencement, sparking faculty concerns that they will join students in protest of Biden during the ceremony (www.nbcnews.com)
Biden administration tightens rules for obtaining medical records related to abortion (apnews.com)
Yale University: Dozens arrested during US Gaza campus protests (www.bbc.com)
UC Berkeley’s campus is in turmoil. It’s unlike anything in recent memory. (www.politico.com)
Liberal members of the state’s legislative Jewish caucus have publicly castigated UC Berkeley for its handling of hostility toward Jewish students and professors amid the war. They’re pushing state laws targeting antisemitism in response to the events — including a violent protest of an Israeli speaker in late February...
Meet the private doctor to the wealthy — at $40,000 a year, due to growing demand from an aging class of billionaires and millionaires (www.cnbc.com)
Billionaire donors rethink Columbia University support amid pro-Palestinian protests (www.cnbc.com)
Documents found on a North Korean server suggest US studios may have unknowingly outsourced animation work (edition.cnn.com)
The files were discovered in December by Nick Roy, a Boston-based cyber-sleuth who regularly scans the North Korean internet as a hobby. Roy found a new North Korean website that outside visitors didn’t need a password to access, unlocking a trove of animation sketches, and shared them with the Stimson Center, a...
UC Berkeley students begin Sproul Plaza sit-in and establish Free Palestine Encampment to protest Gaza war, Cal's investments (www.berkeleyside.org)
Trump Trial Live: Prosecutors and defense made opening statements, first witness called (www.reuters.com)
The key takeaways in the trial on Monday...
Historical markers are everywhere in America. Some get history wrong (www.npr.org)
Papua New Guinea leader takes offense after Biden implies his uncle was eaten by cannibals (apnews.com)
Columbia Law School Faculty Condemn Administration for Mass Arrests and Suspensions (theintercept.com)
On Sunday, 54 Columbia Law School professors sent a letter to university leadership condemning the school’s decision to summarily suspend student protesters and to authorize a police raid on campus. The procedural irregularity of the mass suspensions, the lack of transparency about how decisions were made, and the involvement...
Trump could be asked about past verdicts, judge (www.voanews.com)
NY court will publish transcripts from Trump's hush money trial. Here's how you can access them. (www.usatoday.com)
Oil Companies Must Set Aside More Money to Plug Wells, a New Rule Says. But It Won’t Be Enough. (www.propublica.org)
A progressive congresswoman made history in 2022. Can a billionaire stop her re-election? (www.theguardian.com)
Supreme Court appears to favor Oregon city in dispute over homeless camping ban (abcnews.go.com)
Cleveland to pay $4.8M to family of teen killed by stolen car during police chase (abcnews.go.com)
