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Florida banned Palestinian groups on campus. ACLU says that’s illegal.

First Look Florida banned Palestinian groups on campus. ACLU says that’s illegal. Florida’s ban on pro-Palestinian university groups is unconstitutional, according to the American Civil Liberties Union. They are challenging the order from Gov. Ron DeSantis last month as violating students’ 1st Amendment rights. | View caption Hide caption The American Civil Liberties Union challenged Florida’s ban on pro-Palestinian university groups, arguing in a federal lawsuit on…

This ‘generation of mafioso are not killing people these days, right?’ judge asks in granting bail

“The younger generation of the mafioso” isn’t killing people, a judge said this week in granting bail to two alleged members of New York’s Gambino crime family. Diego “Danny” Tantillo and Angelo “Fifi” Gradilone will get to spend Thanksgiving at home under house arrest and strict monitoring, according to a court order. They are two…

Gunman wounds 4, kills himself at Ohio Walmart, police say

A gunman opened fire at a southwestern Ohio Walmart on Monday night, wounding four people — three of them critically — and then apparently killed himself, police said. On Tuesday, Beavercreek police identified the shooter as 20-year-old Benjamin Charles Jones of Dayton.  The first 911 call to the Beavercreek police dispatch center came in at…

Marches against antisemitism draw 180,000 in France

First Look Marches against antisemitism draw 180,000 in France Amid a large increase in anti-Jewish acts since the onset of the Israel-Hamas war, at least 182,000 French citizens nationwide marched on the streets to denounce antisemitism. The demonstrations also attracted a number of French politicians. | View caption Hide caption | More than 180,000 people…

10 alleged Gambino crime family members and associates arrested on charges including intimidation with bat

Ten members and associates of the Gambino crime family were arrested and accused of strong-arming their way into New York City garbage hauling and demolition businesses, authorities said Wednesday. At least four of the defendants were accused of wielding baseball bats as part of their intimidation tactics to gain entry to the lucrative fields, prosecutors…

Urban warfare in Gaza: Will it be different this time?

Urban warfare in Gaza: Will it be different this time? | View caption Hide caption In short, cities and the people in them don’t fare well during urban warfare, and Gaza has been no exception. As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Saturday that a “second stage of the war” has begun, a communications blackout made it…