One of the people arrested at Columbia University this week was a middle-aged saxophonist who headed up to the campus from his Hell’s Kitchen apartment after learning about the protests on social media. Another was tending his sidewalk pepper patch a few blocks from the student demonstrations when he learned the police were moving in […]
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Body camera footage of the police fatally shooting a 19-year-old Queens man in his kitchen in March shows what the police had described as a “chaotic” situation. But the video, released Friday, also renewed criticism of the decision to open fire on the man, who was holding scissors and seemed to be in mental distress. […]
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The world is watching what is happening on American campuses with shock, pride, relish and alarm. Scenes from the protests — and of the arrests of protesters — have been top news around the world from Bogotá to Berlin, Tehran to Paris. In some countries, including France, students have staged protests of their own, though […]
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“Ben Borgers and his audit firm, BF Borgers, were responsible for one of the largest wholesale failures by gatekeepers in our financial markets,” said Gurbir S. Grewal, director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, in a statement. “As a result of their fraudulent conduct, they not only put investors and markets at risk by causing […]
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“Ben Borgers and his audit firm, BF Borgers, were responsible for one of the largest wholesale failures by gatekeepers in our financial markets,” said Gurbir S. Grewal, director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, in a statement. “As a result of their fraudulent conduct, they not only put investors and markets at risk by causing […]
Read MoreDrunk Driving Deaths Hit Nearly 20-Year High Despite Fewer DUI Arrests | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> Alcohol-related deaths on the road are at record highs, but DUI rates have historic lows 5 hours ago <!––> <!– –> Around 13,500 people died in alcohol-related accidents on America’s roads in 2022. That’s 33 percent more than died […]
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“Ben Borgers and his audit firm, BF Borgers, were responsible for one of the largest wholesale failures by gatekeepers in our financial markets,” said Gurbir S. Grewal, director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, in a statement. “As a result of their fraudulent conduct, they not only put investors and markets at risk by causing […]
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“Ben Borgers and his audit firm, BF Borgers, were responsible for one of the largest wholesale failures by gatekeepers in our financial markets,” said Gurbir S. Grewal, director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, in a statement. “As a result of their fraudulent conduct, they not only put investors and markets at risk by causing […]
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Fifty-six years to the day that police in riot gear first swept through the campus of Columbia University to clear buildings that had been taken over by protesters, hundreds of officers stormed into Hamilton Hall and put an end to the occupation over the war in Gaza. Of the 109 people arrested this time, most […]
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Gangs stormed the neighborhood of Haiti’s police chief, Frantz Elbé, in March, broke into his house, set it afire and killed his dog. Mr. Elbé and his family were not home at the time, and he did not want to discuss what happened in any detail. But the attack, which was captured on video, sent […]
Read MoreThe protesters occupying Hamilton Hall on the campus of Columbia University seemed ready to stay a while. They had a microwave, an electric teakettle and sleeping bags, images distributed by the police show. On a blackboard in a classroom turned canteen, next to the words “Free Palestine” in bubble letters, they had written a chart […]
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Read MoreThe police killed an armed student after an “active shooter” had been reported near a middle school in Mount Horeb, Wis., on Wednesday, the authorities said. No other students or police officers were injured during the threat, Josh Kaul, the Wisconsin attorney general, said at a news conference. “This could have been a far worse […]
Read MoreWhen the vote does come to a head, Johnson’s seat appears to be, effectively, safe. Both Republicans and Democratic leadership have come out in support of the speaker, who in the seven months since he took the gavel has been forced to foster bipartisanship on controversial legislation ranging from foreign aid packages to domestic surveillance […]
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When the vote does come to a head, Johnson’s seat appears to be, effectively, safe. Both Republicans and Democratic leadership have come out in support of the speaker, who in the seven months since he took the gavel has been forced to foster bipartisanship on controversial legislation ranging from foreign aid packages to domestic surveillance […]
Read MoreWhen the vote does come to a head, Johnson’s seat appears to be, effectively, safe. Both Republicans and Democratic leadership have come out in support of the speaker, who in the seven months since he took the gavel has been forced to foster bipartisanship on controversial legislation ranging from foreign aid packages to domestic surveillance […]
Read MoreWhen the vote does come to a head, Johnson’s seat appears to be, effectively, safe. Both Republicans and Democratic leadership have come out in support of the speaker, who in the seven months since he took the gavel has been forced to foster bipartisanship on controversial legislation ranging from foreign aid packages to domestic surveillance […]
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Columbia University asked the New York Police Department in a letter on Tuesday to clear a building occupied by pro-Palestinian protesters and encampments, and asked that the police remain on campus until at least May 17, after commencement. President Nemak Shafik requested the N.Y.P.D.’s assistance in a letter that was released after police entered Hamilton […]
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As a corrections officer in North Carolina, Sam Poloche had long found being out in the field much more rewarding than working at a desk. So, in 2013, he eagerly joined a task force led by the U.S. Marshals Service, assisting in serving warrants across the western part of the state. “It was just something […]
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Student protesters at Columbia University who took over a building on campus Tuesday morning could face a variety of felony or misdemeanor charges, but probably will not be found guilty of criminal charges, said Martin R. Stolar, a Manhattan lawyer and former president of the New York City chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, with […]
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One child was killed and several other people were hospitalized after a man with a sword went on a stabbing spree in northeast London early Tuesday morning, the authorities said. The child, a 13-year-old boy, died after being taken to a hospital, Stuart Bell, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Police, said in a news conference […]
Read MoreA shootout that broke out on Monday when a team of law enforcement personnel tried to serve warrants to a suspect in Charlotte, N.C., left four officers dead and another four injured. The shootout, in which the suspect was also killed, was one of the deadliest for American law enforcement in recent years. Here’s what […]
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Four zebras escaped from a trailer on a highway exit in Washington State on Sunday, leading dozens of residents, police officers and volunteers to join in an effort to corral them. Among them was a person with particular expertise in wrangling loose animals: David Danton, of Mount Vernon, Wash., who worked for nearly 15 years […]
Read MoreDrunk Driver Launches Dodge Charger On Top Of No Parking Sign | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> Police in Michigan responded to an unusual crash, which saw a Dodge Charger go airborne and land on a street sign 5 hours ago <!––> <!– –> Police in Michigan recently came across a Dodge Charger that got stuck, nearly […]
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Multiple law enforcement officers were shot in Charlotte, N.C., on Monday as members of a U.S. Marshals fugitive task force were trying to serve a warrant and were met by gunfire, the police said. The authorities shut down the Shannon Park neighborhood, east of downtown, in order to more easily move victims to area hospitals, […]
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It was 5:30 p.m. last Monday in Webster, N.Y., a Rochester suburb, when Police Officer Cameron Crisafulli noticed an S.U.V. being driven 20 miles per hour over the speed limit on Phillips Road. Officer Crisafulli put on his lights and sirens, signaling to the driver to pull over. But the driver didn’t stop, steering the […]
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Sleeping Tesla Driver Cruises On Autopilot For 25 Miles Before Police Stopped Him | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> Swedish delivery driver who had activated Autopilot nodded off behind the wheel and nearly took out a cop car when he finally woke up https://www.carscoops.com/author/chris-chilton-cc/ <!––> by Chris Chilton 3 hours ago <!––> <!– –> Swedish man’s […]
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Alleged Lexus IS Thief Ends Pursuit On Their Own With Spectacular Wipeout | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> Authorities popped a tire and the driver didn’t compensate for the loss of traction 2 hours ago <!– –> A car owner in Massachusetts used his car’s GPS tracker to locate his stolen Lexus IS and aided police […]
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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 others sent mixed signals with their inaction. Behind it all was a central question confronting university leaders across the country: When does a demonstration cross […]
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Nearly 200 protesters were arrested on Saturday at Northeastern University, Arizona State University and Indiana University, according to officials, as colleges across the country struggle to quell growing pro-Palestinian demonstrations and encampments on campus. More than 700 protesters have been arrested on U.S. campuses since April 18, when Columbia University had the New York Police […]
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