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NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of demonstrators occupied a Columbia University building in New York early Tuesday, barricading the entrance and unfurling Palestinian flags from the windows in the latest escalation of demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war. Ta. university campuses across the country.Video footage showed protesters at Columbia University’s Manhattan campus linking arms in front of Hamilton Hall early Tuesday and carrying furniture and metal barricades into the building. it was occupied During civil rights and anti-Vietnam War protests on campus in 1968. A post on the Instagram page for protest organizers shortly after midnight urged people to protect the…
Joy as thousands of soccer fans celebrate Inter Milan’s Serie A title. Drama as the New York Yankees… Joy as thousands of soccer fans celebrate Inter Milan’s Serie A title. A drama in which the New York Yankees face the Oakland Athletics at Yankee Stadium. The excitement of Madrid Open Tennis. and the batting between players of the Carolina Hurricanes and New York Islanders during the NHL playoffs. Associated Press photographers have been on site over the past week to capture the most captivating moments in sports stories from around the world. In London, Britain’s best canoe slalom athletes embark…
Donald Trump’s criminal trial resumed Tuesday in a Manhattan courtroom, focusing on the hush-money deal at the center of allegations against the former president.The day’s first witness was that Cohen, who calls himself Trump’s “fixer,” was accused of paying adult film star Stormy Daniels $130,000 in hush money during the 2016 presidential campaign. Gary Faro, a banker who worked with Trump lawyer Michael Cohen. She is accused of having had a sexual relationship with President Trump 10 years ago. Trump denies her claims.Mr. Faro, who was an executive at First Republic Bank in 2016, testified Friday that Mr. Cohen contacted…
BEIJING (Reuters) – First-quarter net profit rose 564% to 19.65 billion, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday by Huawei Technologies Co.’s parent company, which continues to recover from U.S. sanctions. yuan ($2.71 billion).Huawei’s revenue rose 37% to 178.5 billion yuan in the quarter ended March, according to a filing with the China State Interbank Funding Center. A breakdown of results for business units such as consumer components and smart car components was not provided.A Huawei spokesperson said “digitization, intelligence, and decarbonization” drove the revenue growth.”The industry and global markets will remain uncertain until the end of 2024. Nevertheless, we…
Uber announced on Tuesday that it has decided to cease operating its ride-hailing app in Pakistan.”We have made the decision to discontinue operations of the Uber app in Pakistan,” an Uber spokesperson said. dawn.com.“Our subsidiary brand Careem will continue to operate and the Careem app will provide ride-hailing services across Pakistan and provide drivers with the opportunity to earn an income,” the spokesperson added. In 2019, Uber acquired rival Careem for $3.1 billion. Both companies had announced that they would continue to operate their respective regional services and independent brands.In October 2022, Uber ceased operations in Karachi, Multan, Faisalabad, Peshawar,…
The Chinese government said the two sides engaged in in-depth and frank dialogue on promoting Palestinian reconciliation.Rival Palestinian groups Fatah and Hamas have met in China to discuss possible reconciliation. Beijing’s Foreign Ministry confirmed on Monday that representatives of the two organizations had recently met. The respective rulers of the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip have been competing for years, but Israel’s war in the besieged enclave has sparked further talks on a Palestinian settlement. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said the two organizations visited China to have deep and frank dialogue about this prospect. He did not say…
The co-owner of Springfield restaurant First Watch is suing his business partner.Joseph Halston, a 50% co-owner of Ozark Endeavors LLC, is suing another co-owner, James Tillman, for fraud, misappropriation of funds, and breach of fiduciary duty. James Tillman’s wife, Lisa Tillman, is also a defendant. Ozark Endeavors, LLC manages various LLCs that operate First Watch locations in Springfield, Joplin, Lake of the Ozarks, and Northwest Arkansas.The lawsuit, filed April 19 in Greene County Circuit Court, alleges that Tillman, without Halston’s knowledge, increased his own salary, directed his wife and daughter to pay their salaries, and used his company credit card.…
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Former Maharashtra minister Suresh Navale has resigned from Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena party, alleging that the CM bowed to pressure from the BJP.Navarre also said he would not join any political party and expressed support for NCP (SP)’s Beed Lok Sabha seat candidate Bajrang Sonawane.Navarre, who hails from Beed, said in an interview to a news channel on Monday that he resigned from the Shiv Sena on April 25.”My contention is that the Prime Minister succumbed to pressure from the Bharatiya Janata Party. The Prime Minister came out early (after the rebellion in the Sena) and…
Would you choose a man or a bear?It seems like everyone on social media is asking this question right now, but where did it come from and what does it mean?Well, it’s very simple.This hypothetical question has flooded TikTok and elsewhere as a way to highlight women’s experiences and spark conversations around the concept of risk.This question was first asked on TikTok by Screenshot HQ and has since received over 14 million views, and it said: “Would you rather be stuck in the woods with a man or a bear?”Earlier this month, the news organization asked women on the streets…
The defense technology industry is attracting more money from venture capital investors.This latest wave is being driven by investor techno-optimist patriotism and geopolitical tensions.From 2021 to 2023, defense technology startups secured twice the funding they received from 2016 to 2020. Thank you for registering! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed on the go. Download the app Defense technology and its fellow investors were once a cottage industry in the enterprise software-driven world of venture capital. But in recent years, that has been rapidly changing. Investors and startups are no longer wary of the uncertainty of building technology with…