USC just announced there will be no outside speakers and honorees at this year’s main commencement ceremony in the wake of its decision to cancel valedictorian Asna Tabassum’s address

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Time to stand on business. I am pulling out of an upcoming alumni panel at Columbia. Here’s why:

One woman miscarried in the restroom lobby of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to admit her... And in North Carolina, a woman gave birth in a car after an emergency room couldn’t offer an ultrasound.

Powerful reporting from Amanda Seitz apnews.com/article/pregna…

Coban Porter, the younger brother of Denver Nuggets star Michael Porter Jr., has been sentenced to six years for his role in a deadly DUI crash

Another brother, Jontay Porter, was recently banned from the NBA

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Scoop: The NLRB plans to seek an injunction in federal court against the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette over labor law violations. Petition likely to be filed in coming days.

Workers at the newspaper have been on strike for 18 months.
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Mary J. Blige says her 15th studio album will “probably [be] my last studio album” ratedrnb.com/2024/04/mary-j…

WASHINGTON (AP) — House advances a $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies, teeing up final votes this weekend.

We’re going on tour! Ahead of the 2024 election, Capital B’s Black Political Power Tour will be visiting key battleground states to provide Black voters the information they need in the lead up to this year’s elections. Learn more now: capitalbnews.org/black-politica…

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Christian singer and American Idol finalist Mandisa has died at the age of 47
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Tesla is recalling all 3,878 Cybertrucks that it has shipped to date, due to a problem where the accelerator pedal can get stuck, putting drivers at risk of a crash techcrunch.com/2024/04/19/tes…

BREAKING: Israeli missiles hit site in Iran, a senior U.S. official tells our Martha Raddatz

I know two men in their 40s ready to go to bed when I see em lol.

Just got out of jail after Columbia called NYPD to mass arrest 100+ students. I have been suspended and evicted from housing by Barnard. This has only strengthened my commitment to the movement for Palestinian liberation and I promise to continue fighting for divestment.

More grit. More attitude. More drive.

i’m an organizer with CU Apartheid Divest Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine, in my 3 years at Barnard College i have never been reprimanded or received any disciplinary warnings

i just received notice that i am 1 of 3 students suspended for standing in solidarity with Palestinians facing a genocide.

“Call Me Country: Beyoncé and Nashville’s Renaissance,” a CNN documentary, will premiere on April 26 on Max: