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Dumping Cement Into Sewage System, Columbia University Radicals Deploy Tactics They Studied Months Earlier at Event Hosted By Campus Org

January 30, 2025 by updatesite

Late Wednesday night, Columbia University’s leading anti-Israel group, Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD), shared a video of its latest act of anarchy. At Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), toilets were clogged with cement. A Columbia Business School building, meanwhile, was soaked with red paint. Columbia quickly released a statement calling the acts

Top Republican on Senate health committee says he’s ‘struggling’ to confirm RFK Jr

January 30, 2025 by updatesite

The top Republican on the Senate's chief health committee, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., indicated Thursday that he was “struggling" to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his inability to admit vaccines are safe and don't cause autism.

Trump Signs New Aviation Safety Directive to Eliminate DEI, Prioritize Merit

January 30, 2025 by updatesite

After a deadly crash at the nation’s capital, the president’s memorandum directed the FAA to review hiring decisions and protocol changes in the past 4 years. President Donald Trump signed an aviation safety memorandum on Jan. 30 to reverse hiring practices related to diversity, equity, and inclusion agendas for air traffic controllers and other transportation

Trump Warns 25 Percent Tariffs on Canada, Mexico Are Coming Saturday

January 30, 2025 by updatesite

The leaders of both Mexico and Canada have said they will retaliate in some manner. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he will likely go ahead with placing 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada starting Feb. 1. “I’ll be putting the tariff of 25 percent on Canada and Mexico, and we will really

‘Can’t be trusted’: Schiff sets social media ablaze after clashing with Kash Patel during explosive hearing

January 30, 2025 by updatesite

Social media erupted after Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Kash Patel, nominee for FBI director, clashed over a Jan 6 song and the use of the word "we."

Focus Turns to Helicopter’s Altitude After Deadly Midair Collision

January 30, 2025 by updatesite

The helicopter’s maximum allowed altitude for its flight path was 200 feet, according to the Army aviation chief of staff. Attention has now turned to the flight altitude of the Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines jet near Ronald Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night. The accident—the deadliest U.S. plane crash

Kash Patel turns tables on Dem senator with viral response: ‘You’ve got two minutes’

January 30, 2025 by updatesite

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's nominee for FBI director, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar had a tense exchange at Patel's confirmation hearing Wednesday on Capitol Hill.