Giorno: 8 Dicembre 2023

MIT Stands By President Kornbluth Amid Calls to Resign

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is backing school President Sally Kornbluth after her testimony on antisemitism on Capitol Hill earlier this week.[#item_full_content]

Report: Red Cross Rebukes Parents of Israeli Hostage

The Red Cross reprimanded the parents of an Israeli hostage being held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, telling them they should “think about the Palestinian side,” The Jerusalem Post reported Friday. Earlier this week, Roni and Simona, parents of hostage Doron Steinbrecher, who…

Pregnant Woman in Kentucky Sues for Right to Get Abortion

A pregnant woman in Kentucky filed a lawsuit Friday demanding the right to an abortion, the second legal challenge in days to sweeping abortion bans that have taken hold in more than a dozen U.S. states since Roe v. Wade was overturned last year.[#item_full_content]

Ryan O’Neal, Star of ‘Love Story,’ ‘Paper Moon’ and ‘Barry Lyndon,’ Dies at 82

Ryan O’Neal, the heartthrob actor who went from a TV soap opera to an Oscar-nominated role in “Love Story” and delivered a wry performance opposite his charismatic 9-year-old daughter Tatum in “Paper Moon,” died Friday, his son said.”My dad passed away peacefully today,…[#item_full_content]

74 Lawmakers Demand Harvard, MIT, Penn Fire Presidents After Antisemitism Hearing

Some 74 lawmakers on Friday demanded the governing boards of three of the country’s top universities remove their presidents, citing dissatisfaction with their testimony at a hearing about antisemitism on campuses, according to a letter seen by Reuters.In the letter,…

Former Speaker McCarthy Endorses Trump, Would Consider Serving in His Cabinet

Retiring Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the ousted former House speaker, said he is endorsing Donald Trump for president and would consider serving in his Cabinet if the GOP front-runner were to win back the White House.McCarthy had a rocky relationship with the former…[#item_full_content]

Mass. AG Sues White Nationalists Over Civil Rights

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell filed a civil rights lawsuit on Thursday against the white nationalist group NSC-131, accusing it of repeatedly violating civil rights by intimidating and harassing LGBTQ+ events and migrant family shelters.[#item_full_content]

Bulgaria approves more military aid for Ukraine

Bulgaria’s parliament on Friday approved the provision of additional military aid to Ukraine in its war with Russia. A majority of 147 lawmakers in the 240-seat chamber voted in favor of supplying Ukraine with portable anti-aircraft missile systems and surface-to-air missiles of various types intended to bolster Ukraine’s air defense capabilities, the state-run BTA news […]

Prosecutors in Guatemala ask court to lift president-elect’s immunity; OAS cites ‘coup attempt’

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in Guatemala on Friday asked a court to strip President-elect Bernardo Arévalo of his immunity, saying there could be enough irregularities to annul the election results, a move that the OAS called part of “a coup attempt.” It was the third time they have done so since he won election […]

Palestinian President Abbas says US is the ‘only power’ capable of ordering Israel to end the war

Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, on Friday told Reuters that he believes the U.S. “is the only power that is capable of ordering Israel to stop the war […] but unfortunately it doesn’t.” Abbas, speaking in an interview, also said that “the United States, which fully supports Israel, bears the responsibility of […]