The Latest | Israel's planned invasion of Rafah risks killing hundreds of thousands, UN says The United Nations humanitarian aid agency says hundreds of thousands of people would be "at imminent risk of death" if Israel carries out a military assault in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. 05/3/2024 - 11:30 am | View Link
Turkey halts all trade with Israel as war with Hamas in Gaza claims more civilian lives The U.N. is warning that an Israeli offensive in Rafah would put hundreds of thousands of Palestinians "at imminent risk of death." ... 05/3/2024 - 9:09 am | View Link
New Haven peace commissioner killed in hit-and-run remembered for his humble intelligence Yusuf Gürsey was killed on Whalley Avenue while walking home from a pro-Palestinian march that drew more than 1,000 people to downtown New Haven Sunday. 05/2/2024 - 10:00 pm | View Link
Abu Sayyaf militant linked to 15 beheadings, killed in Basilan clash Abu Sayyaf is a small but violent armed Muslim group, which has been blacklisted by the United States and the Philippines as a terrorist organization for ransom kidnappings, beheadings, bombings and ... 04/26/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Hamas official who sought endless war after Oct. 7 says it could put down arms for 2-state deal Hayya's comments to AP appear to contradict official policy of destroying Jewish state, but in separate interview he indicates eased stance would be temporary ... 04/25/2024 - 12:00 am | View Link
Young America's Foundation, the American version of Hitler's Youth, and the college Republicans at the University of Wisconsin in Madison had collaborated to throw a wild shindig at the Library Mall in Madison. The invitation that they were sharing was something to behold:
They promised there would be American flags, free t-shirts, popsicles, Toby Keith and Freedom!
Well, isn't that interesting?
By Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune
April 29, 2024
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The Colorado legislature convened Saturday for a final weekend of work in its 2024 session, which is set to end Wednesday. Major pieces of legislation are still pending, with lawmakers expected to debate gun regulations, housing, land-use policy, transportation, property tax reform and other priorities in the final days.
This story will be updated throughout the day.
Updated at 1:30 p.m.: A proposed Constitutional amendment to remove defunct language banning same-sex marriage will go to voters this November after a referred measure passed the Colorado House on Saturday.
The proposed amendment would remove a ban approved by voters in 2006.
Protesters chanted anti-war messages and waved Palestinian flags during the University of Michigan’s commencement Saturday, as student demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war collided with the annual pomp-and-circumstance of graduation ceremonies.
No arrests were reported and the protest — comprised of about 50 people, many wearing traditional Arabic kaffiyeh along with their graduation caps — didn’t seriously interrupt the nearly two-hour event at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, which was attended by tens of thousands of people.
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One protest banner read: “No universities left in Gaza.”
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Kate Middleton’s life changed significantly when she married Prince William in 2011, having met while studying at the University of St Andrews in Scotland.
Now Princess of Wales and next in line to be Queen, Kate married into a generationally wealthy family whose working members get official expenses covered by proceeds from their vast land holdings, and she and her husband have only gotten wealthier during their marriage.
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Russia has put Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on its wanted list, Russian state media reported Saturday, citing the interior ministry’s database.
As of Saturday afternoon, both Zelenskyy and his predecessor, Petro Poroshenko, featured on the ministry’s list of people wanted on unspecified criminal charges. The commander of Ukraine’s ground forces, Gen.