Columbia University Closes Investigation Into Harassment of Jewish Students Without Identifying a Single Suspect

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Columbia struggles to identify anti-Israel agitators who wore face coverings (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images) Columbia University has closed its investigation into the individuals who threw water at a group of Jewish students amid the anti-Israel encampment that plagued campus for weeks without identifying those involved in the incident. Columbia notified the student who reported the incident

Nonprofit connected to Leonard Leo sent millions to his firm

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A key advocacy group in conservative judicial activist Leonard Leo’s network paid millions to his consulting firm, a new filing shows, the latest example of Leo’s web of nonprofits sending money to his business amid government scrutiny of his dealings. The Concord Fund, a Virginia-based nonprofit, paid $6 million to Leo’s firm CRC Advisors between

Schumer Stands Behind Netanyahu Invite Despite ‘Profound Disagreements’

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The invitation was extended a few months after Mr. Schumer decried Mr. Netanyahu’s handling of the Israel–Hamas war and called for new elections in Israel. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) explained his support behind Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s addressing a joint session of Congress on July 24. “I have clear and profound disagreements

Hamas Exaggerated Civilian Deaths in Gaza: Report

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The Hamas-run health agency has systematically overestimated the number of women and children killed in Gaza, according to an Associated Press analysis of the agency’s fatality reports. The AP’s Friday report shows the Gaza Health Ministry persistently overestimated the death toll, providing inaccurate daily counts. Most daily death tolls released by the Gaza Health Ministry,

US Focused on Strengthening Alliances Near China: Ambassador Burns

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The US ambassador to China described ‘a battle of ideas’ between democracy and authoritarianism. NEW YORK CITY—The United States is looking to strengthen alliances with China’s neighbors in response to an increasingly aggressive and repressive regime, according to Nicholas Burns, the U.S. ambassador to China. At a moderated discussion at Manhattan’s Asia Society, the U.S.