New York    College campuses across America have been shaken by unrest that has resulted in clashes with police, shut down some classrooms and captured the attention of the nation. Although much of the initial focus has been on antisemitic incidents and how university officials and police are responding to the demonstrations, all of this raises a fundamental question: What do the pro-Palestinian protesters actually want? The specific demands of the protesters vary somewhat from school to school yet the central demand is that universities divest from companies linked to Israel or businesses that are profiting off its war with…

Last updated: April 26, 2024 08:25 EDT | 2 min read Yao Qian, the influential figure behind China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) project, is currently under investigation for suspected “violations of discipline and law.”Qian played a pivotal role in leading the research effort at the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) to develop and issue a digital yuan, according to a report by state-owned news outlet Shanghai Securities News.However, he left the central bank in 2018 and has since been working at the China Securities Regulatory Commission.“Yao Qian, Director of the Science and Technology Supervision Department and Director of the Information…

   Poppy Harlow, the longtime anchor who most recently co-helmed “ This Morning,” announced Friday that she will exit the network. “The nearly two decades since have been a gift,” Harlow wrote in an email to colleagues. “I have been inspired by you and learned so much from you – who are (and will remain) dear friends.” “I grew up here: as a journalist and as a person,” Harlow added. “I was allowed to stumble, to falter, and then to try again with the support and care of this family. This place has shaped me as a leader, taught me…

A buyer recently paid an eye-popping and record-setting amount at auction to land a Rolex that’s extremely hard to find. The bid that won the Rolex Reference 4113 split-seconds chronograph wound up at $3.5 million, according to Monaco Legend Group’s auction house.The eight-decade-old watch is considered extremely rare because Rolex made a “highly limited edition of only 12 examples” for Reference 4113, Monaco Legend Group said. The model represents the watchmaker’s sole split-second chronograph.  The auction house identified collector Auro Montanari (who goes by John Goldberger, as well) as the seller.  The watch’s approximately $3.5 million price tag became the…

Severe spring storms will bring heavy rain and thunder to the Plains into the Mississippi Valley this weekend — including possible powerful tornadoes, large hail and flooding. On Friday, 21 million people are at risk for severe storms stretching from northern Iowa to northeast Texas with the main threats including very large hail up to four inches in diameter, and a couple possible strong tornadoes in Kansas City, Missouri, and Omaha, Nebraska.The storms are already underway Friday morning with a tornado watch in effect for eastern Oklahoma. The most intense storms are expected mid-afternoon to early evening, and some storms…

Last updated: April 26, 2024 08:46 EDT | 1 min read SPACEX is the newest token launch from a devoted Elon Musk enthusiast and developer known behind the @Elon_Meme_Token X handle.Recently, the same developer also successfully introduced multi-chain versions for both the ELON and TESSLA tokens. $ELON $TESSLA $SPACEX ready to colonize MARS🚀🚀#multichain #CosmosEcosystem #LUNC #INJ #STARS #OSMOSIS #BNB #Polygon #Solana #MemeToken pic.twitter.com/a4mNjkmasN — Elon Meme ⚛️ (@Elon_meme_token) April 26, 2024This article explores how SPACEX’s price hammered moon-shot gains and uncovers the next big meme coin set to skyrocket in the macro summer.SPACEX Price Analysis: Is New Space X Themed, Elon Musk…

“Girls, when a man goes to the store to buy a shirt, does he pick up the old one on the floor that’s been tried on and wrinkled? Or does he want a shirt straight out of the package, all nice and clean?”Mr. Walsh, our main academy religion teacher, literally foamed at the mouth when he got excited. He dabbed ineffectually at it now with the tail of a button-down oxford before gleefully tossing it to the stage floor.“Of course, a man always wants a brand new shirt!” he squealed, trampling the unfortunate item. “He doesn’t want the dirty one…

New York    The nuance and history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains difficult to capture succinctly, particularly during escalating turmoil among groups with deep-held and entrenched views on the issue. Students inside campus encampments that have spread across the United States over the past week are from a variety of backgrounds including Palestinians, Arabs, Jews and Muslims, joined by students of other religious and ethnic backgrounds. They hold a spectrum of political and social views too: liberal and heterodox, progressive and absolutist. Many have been motivated by the reports and video coming out of Gaza that is often unbearable to…

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MANORVILLE, N.Y. – Law enforcement sources say a search conducted in the eastern Long Island community of Manorville, New York, where partial remains of two of the 11 Gilgo Beach victims were discovered, is connected to the ongoing investigation in the case.Suffolk County police deferred comment to the district attorney’s office. District Attorney Ray Tierney’s office declined to confirm a connection to the Gilgo victims but acknowledged a search was underway in the area this week.”The Suffolk County Police Department, the New York Police Department and the New York State Police are working with the District Attorney’s Office on an…

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   Inflation remained stubbornly high last month, but it hasn’t stopped Americans from spending. The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index a closely watched inflation gauge favored by the Federal Reserve accelerated to 2.7% for the year ended in March, according to data released Friday by the Commerce Department. That rate was above economists’ expectations for a 2.6% gain and landed above February’s reading of 2.5%. On a monthly basis, prices rose 0.3%, unchanged from the pace seen in February. Prices for services specifically housing, health care and transportation are applying upward pressure to overall inflation, Commerce Department data shows. “This…

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By Jack Queen, Jody Godoy and Andy SullivanNEW YORK (Reuters) – Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker will answer more questions about his efforts to suppress damaging information about Donald Trump during the 2016 election, as the former president’s criminal hush-money trial continues on Friday.Pecker, 72, will face questioning from Trump’s lawyers, who have sought to illustrate that the tabloid’s practice of burying unflattering stories about famous people was well established before Trump ran for president.Pecker previously testified that he worked as Trump’s “eyes and ears” to suppress stories which could have hurt the businessman-turned-politician’s presidential bid at a time…