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The moment the clock struck 2 p.m. Monday, about 30 Columbia University faculty members, wearing neon orange high-visibility vests, crossed their arms and stood in formation in front of the school’s west lawn entrance. I dragged it. They were bracing for the imminent threat of a police sweep of the now internationally famous anti-war camp. At the core of the camp were 70 tents, with several students quietly and peacefully intermingling inside them. The faculty phalanx was not the only protective layer that formed around student protesters. In recent months, students have been identified, threatened, suspended, attacked with chemical weapons,…

The UEFA Champions League semi-final between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid began on Tuesday with a delicious first leg, sparring with superstars, noise and tension, but no winners.The match between Bayern and Real took place at the Allianz Arena in Germany. Both scored dazzling goals. Both sides were in control for over 25 minutes.However, neither held the lead. Vinicius Junior’s second goal of the night gave Real Madrid a 2-2 draw and an implicit advantage back home for next week’s second leg at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu.Bayern, looking to recover from a troubled season, controlled the ball and the game…

Unlock Editor’s Digest for freeFT editor Roula Khalaf has chosen her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter.Elon Musk shuts down the unit that runs Tesla’s Supercharger business, fires two senior executives and lays off hundreds more staff as the electric car maker continues its restructuring amid a plunging EV market. did.Musk announced internally on Monday that Supercharger group head Rebecca Tinucci and head of new products Daniel Ho would be leaving the company, along with the entire team. About 500 people were in the Supercharger group, according to the memo. Tesla’s Supercharger system is one of the largest charging networks…

(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — California has the highest auto theft rate in the nation with nearly 100,000 car thefts in eight months, MarketWatch reports in a new study. The Bay Area metro does not appear on the list of top five cities for auto theft, despite California having the highest ranking, the study reports. Parts of the Bay Area (marked in the study as San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley) rank eighth in the nation for metropolitan areas with the highest auto theft rates. SF-Oakland-Berkeley had nearly 700 thefts per 100,000 residents in 2023, according to…

A Chicago-based marijuana company has provided more details about its proposal to add a dispensary to the south suburbs after Evergreen Park residents demanded answers to lingering questions and amendments to the group’s proposal. providing. At an April 15 public meeting, the 1937 Group expressed interest in an ordinance amendment and a special use permit that would allow the opening of a dispensary at the shuttered Scott Credit Union at 91st Street and Kedzie Avenue. The group, which has one brick-and-mortar store open in Illinois and is named after the 1937 Marijuana Act, sees the south suburbs and Evergreen Park…

“Living Loud,” a runway production created and produced by 22 students enrolled in Louisiana Tech University’s School of Human Ecology, Fashion Merchandising and Retail Studies classes, will be presented at Davison Athletics on Thursday, May 2nd at 6:30 p.m. It will be held on the 3rd floor. Complex. Doors open at 6 p.m. In case of overflow, there will be live streaming on the DAC patio. For this event, all students in the class designed and repurposed silhouettes, putting their own creative spin on “avant-garde street fashion.” The evening will also feature representation from many local merchants from the Ruston…

MUNICH, GERMANY – APRIL 30: Team’s first goal during the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg match between FC Bayern Munich and Real Madrid on April 30, 2024 at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior celebrates after scoring. (Photo by Boris Strobel/Getty Images)The UEFA Champions League semi-final between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid began with a spectacular first leg at the Allianz Arena in Germany. Bayern, looking to overcome a difficult season, took the lead from the start. However, Real Madrid, backed by performances from Toni Kroos and Vinicius Junior, took a 1-0 lead midway through…

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump attends a press conference with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) on April 12 at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. Wilfred Lee/AP hide caption toggle caption Wilfred Lee/AP Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump attends a press conference with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) on April 12 at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. Wilfred Lee/AP Donald Trump has already been president once and has been outspoken about the policies he would support and enact if re-elected in November.He has promised mass deportations of millions of immigrants and suggested that the United States would…

As the Union Territory of Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, goes to polls on June 1, Congress MP Manish, a former Union minister and currently MP from Anandpur Sahib constituency in Punjab, Tewari is fighting to win the seat. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Tewari, a two-time member of Parliament, said in an interview with The Hindu that the 2024 Lok Sabha elections are an election that will decide India’s survival. Edited excerpt: What do you think of the 2024 Sabah state polls? This is an election where the survival of India is at stake. I strongly believe…

ISLAMABAD — The first of eight Hangor II submarines bound for Pakistan was recently launched at the Wuchang Shipyard in Wuhan, China, but what makes this ship so special given that Germany is blocking engine exports? It is unknown whether the power is supplied to theThe original Hangor II delivery schedule called for four Chinese-made submarines to be delivered by 2023. However, Germany had refused to approve an export permit for her MTU 396 diesel engine, which was designed for use by submarines.The German government had also refused to grant an engine export license for the S-26T, a variant of…