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The Cal Poly Humboldt campus will be closed through the weekend as protesters occupy the building California State Polytechnic University’s Humboldt campus will remain closed through the weekend as protesters, including “unidentified non-students,” continue to occupy two buildings, school officials said in an update. Work and classes will remain isolated, and officials are considering closing the campus longer. “There is …

Columbia University’s Board of Trustees voiced support for the embattled president Columbia University’s Board of Trustees issued a statement Wednesday saying they strongly support President Minouche Shafik, who has faced calls to resign amid intense pressure to curb protests for days. “The Columbia University Board of Trustees is very supportive of President Shafik as he steers the university through this …

The Muslim Public Affairs Council condemned the call for the National Guard to be deployed against the protesters Amid arrests of pro-Palestinian protesters across universities, the Muslim Public Affairs Council denounced calls to deploy the National Guard. It said “rebellion against students with overwhelming military force has set a dangerous precedent for university administrations across the country.” “The Muslim Public …

UT Austin police gave the “all clear” for orders to disperse as authorities arrested more than 30 protesters The University of Texas at Austin Police Department said Wednesday afternoon that the order to disperse on the South Mall has been lifted. As of 9 pm. CT, 34 arrests were made by law enforcement on the UT Austin campus, according to …

House Speaker Mike Johnson called on Columbia’s president to resign House Speaker Mike Johnson called for Columbia University President Nemat “Minouche” Shafik to resign during a tense press conference on Wednesday. The crowd repeatedly heckled the speaker and jeered him and other GOP lawmakers with him as they stood at the microphone. “We cannot allow this kind of hatred and …

US aid heads to Israel as mass grave found in Gaza. Chase here Israeli politicians thanked the United States on Wednesday after the Senate approved a $95 billion package that included money for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan. The long-delayed bill is now finally on the desk of US President Joe Biden, who said he would sign it into law on …

Another 20 bodies were recovered from the Khan Younis hospital mass grave, Gaza officials said, bringing the total to 344 Palestinian excavation operations have found about 20 additional bodies in the mass graves found at the Nasser Medical Complex, Civil Defense director Khan Younis told CNN Wednesday. The 20 bodies found are in addition to the 324 already found by …

Crowds gather in Tel Aviv, marking 200 days of hostages being held in Gaza Crowds gathered in Tel Aviv on Tuesday evening to mark 200 days of hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza. A video shared with CNN shows protesters covering their mouths with duct tape that reads the number “200.” Protesters marched through central Tel Aviv along Dizengoff …

A Palestinian woman was shot dead in Hebron after she allegedly tried to stab an Israeli soldier A Palestinian woman has been shot dead by Israeli forces at a checkpoint in Hebron in the occupied West Bank after she allegedly tried to stab an Israeli soldier. The 20-year-old woman, named Maimunah Abdel Al-Hamid Harahsha, was killed by “occupation fire north …

UN calls for investigation into mass graves at two Gaza hospitals raided by Israel The UN has called for an “independent, effective and transparent investigation” into the discovery of mass graves at two Gaza hospital complexes after they were besieged and stormed by Israeli forces earlier this year. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said he was “horrified” …