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‘I Know It Wasn’t Me, But I’m Really Sorry’: New Columbia President Apologizes for Cops Clearing Encampment

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Katrina Armstrong said police sweeps caused ‘harm,’ pledges to develop ‘meaningful engagement’ with protesters seeking Israel divestment Anti-Israel Columbia protesters (Alex Kent/Getty Images), Katrina Armstrong (NIH via Wikimedia Commons) Columbia University’s new interim president, Katrina Armstrong, apologized for the “harm” caused by police sweeps used to clear unruly and illegal encampments and to remove students

Susan Wild Says She’s One of the ‘Top 10’ Most Bipartisan House Members, Citing a Ranking That Actually Places Her 109th

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The Lugar Center’s bipartisanship rankings placed Wild in the bottom half of House members in 2019 (Alex Wong/Getty Images) Democratic Rep. Susan Wild (Pa.) has made bipartisanship a key pitch in her campaign for reelection in a GOP-leaning House district, claiming at a recent debate that a Beltway think tank ranks her in the “top

317 People Have Voted So Far in 2024 General Election, Data Show

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‘Some of these votes are cast by military and overseas civilians,’ a professor wrote. More than 300 people have cast their votes early in the 2024 general election, with just about a month and a half to go before Election Day, Nov. 5, according to the University of Florida’s tracking tool. The UF Election Lab’s early

Lebanon Bans Pagers and Walkie-Talkies on All Flights From Beirut After Israel’s Explosive Attacks

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Lebanese authorities on Thursday banned pagers and walkie-talkies on all flights departing from Beirut, after such devices exploded this week in an Israeli surprise attack against Hezbollah terrorists. Passengers flying out of the Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport are now prohibited from carrying pagers and walkie-talkies in both their checked and carry-on luggage, according to

Michelle Obama’s Get-Out-the-Vote Drive Targets Fans of Infamous Domestic Abusers

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Michelle Obama’s voter participation organization is spending big on Facebook ads to ensure that fans of several high-profile domestic abusers have the information they need to vote in the upcoming elections. When We All Vote, the “nonpartisan” voter registration group that the former first lady founded in 2018, has invested more than $35,000 on Facebook

Farmer Group Endorses Republican in Michigan Senate Race for First Time in Nearly 20 Years

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A Michigan farmers’ group endorsed the Republican candidate in the state’s competitive U.S. Senate race for the first time in nearly 20 years following reports that Democratic candidate Elissa Slotkin received farming tax credits without holding a farming license. AgriPac said this week that it is backing Republican Mike Rogers, a former congressman, over Slotkin