Israel’s Shutdown of Al Jazeera Highlights Long-Running Tensions
When Israel ordered Al Jazeera on Sunday to shut down operations there, the network had a reporter covering a government meeting in West Jerusalem, another in an East Jerusalem hotel…
Tensions Rise in Silicon Valley Over Sales of Start-Up Stocks
Sohail Prasad, an entrepreneur, launched a fund in March called the Destiny Tech100. The fund owns shares in hot tech start-ups like the payments firm Stripe, the rocket maker SpaceX…
Slowdown in US job growth revives rate cut talk
Employers in the US added 175,000 jobs in the US in April, while the unemployment rate ticked up to 3.9%.
Nasdaq April 2024 Volumes
NEW YORK , May 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today reported monthly volumes for April 2024 on its investor relations website. A data sheet showing this information…
US campus protests live updates: Police rip down barricades and move in on camp at UCLA – BBC News
EPACopyright: EPA There have been more arrests linked to pro-Palestinian protests elsewhere, this time at the University of Texas in Dallas. Police moved in after demonstrators began setting up an…
As Kentucky Derby Nears, Last Year’s Deaths Cast Long Shadow
The Kentucky Derby has been run through two World Wars, the Great Depression, civil rights unrest and, most recently, a life-paralyzing pandemic. Now, on the 150th anniversary of America’s most…
Crackdown or compromise? A tale of two US campus protests
Ken Paulson, director of the Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University, said that political pressure, including from high-ranking members of Congress, had forced some administrators into potentially risky…
The Latest Push for a Gaza Pause, and Crackdowns on College Protests
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As Anger Grows Over Gaza, Arab Leaders Crack Down on Protests
Like other governments across the Middle East, Egypt has not been shy about its position on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Its denunciations of Israel over the war in Gaza are loud…
As Colleges Weigh Crackdowns on Protests, Questions About Outsiders Linger
Amid a dizzying array of standoffs involving pro-Palestinian demonstrations and encampments at colleges, schools that cracked down on protesters over the weekend have given varying justifications for their actions, while…