Author: Newyorki

A predominantly white, male group at the University of Mississippi engaged in taunts towards pro-Palestinian protesters on campus this week, with one individual making a racist gesture towards a Black woman. Meanwhile, dozens of students gathered at the University of Mississippi to protest against Israel’s war in Gaza and demand transparency regarding the university’s potential dealings with Israel. Contrasting the few dozen pro-Palestinian protesters, there were hundreds of counter-protesters, reminiscent of resistance to the civil rights struggle in the US South six decades ago. The counter-protesters, some waving American flags and Trump flags, sang the American national anthem at one…

In the past few weeks, we have witnessed an unabated explosion of Jew-hatred at some of the top American universities, including Columbia, Yale, New York University, and others. This is not Tehran or Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip, but New York and New Haven. In some cases, the situation today resembles 1930’s Nazi Germany and Austria, where Jewish students were prevented from entering universities. But those blocking the way aren’t your white supremacists of the past. Today’s bigots are privileged, woke trust-fund kids and Hamas wannabes who can barely even point to Gaza on a map. And they are getting noticed…

Police dismantled a protest camp at the University of Texas on Wednesday, leading to the arrest of over a dozen individuals, amidst ongoing unrest related to Israel’s conflict with Hamas in Gaza across various US campuses. In New York, law enforcement also apprehended several individuals at Fordham University and dispersed an encampment established within a school building. Meanwhile, police remained on alert at Columbia University following widespread arrests the previous night. In Cambridge, Massachusetts, demonstrators maintained their presence, obstructing a thoroughfare near the heart of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus during the busy Wednesday afternoon rush hour. Dozens of…

Thursday marked a challenging start for prosecutors in court, yet a small detail—a piece of tape—potentially shifted the tide in their favor. Later in the day, during the proceedings, prosecutors unveiled an audio recording. In it, a conversation between Donald Trump and his attorney Michael Cohen from September 2016 was heard, openly discussing strategies to prevent former Playboy model Karen McDougal from disclosing her alleged affair with Trump. “On the September 2016 tape, Cohen can be heard saying, ‘I need to open up a company for the transfer of all of that info regarding our friend David.’ Although this recording…

Florida is preparing for the implementation of one of the strictest abortion bans in the United States, set to take effect on Wednesday. Vice President Kamala Harris visited the state to address Donald Trump on a key issue in the 2024 election. The ban prohibits abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, transforming Republican-led Florida into a crucial battleground for a divisive topic. President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party aim to leverage this issue in the November elections. Since a conservative US Supreme Court, including three justices appointed by Trump during his presidency, revoked the nationwide right to abortion in…

Gary Farro, set to resume testimony, previously detailed financial arrangements linked to an alleged catch-and-kill scheme. Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial progresses into its third week with fresh testimony expected from a private banker. Last week, the banker outlined financial maneuvers connected to the former president’s purported catch-and-kill scheme. The trial adjourned for the week on Friday following Gary Farro’s testimony. In 2015, Farro assumed the role of Michael Cohen’s contact at First Republic Bank, Cohen being Trump’s attorney at the time. Farro’s testimony provided insight into Cohen’s financial maneuvers aimed at shielding his then-boss. Prosecutors claim that in…

On Sunday, the White House emphasized the importance of maintaining peaceful demonstrations amidst the wave of pro-Palestinian protests hitting US universities in recent weeks. This statement came after approximately 275 individuals were arrested across four different campuses during the weekend. “We fully support the right to engage in peaceful protests,” stated John Kirby, spokesperson for the National Security Council, during an interview on ABC’s “This Week.” However, Kirby emphasized the administration’s unequivocal condemnation of recent instances of anti-Semitic rhetoric and emphasized their stance against all forms of hate speech and threats of violence. The series of protests initially sparked at…

The unexpected overturning of producer Harvey Weinstein’s conviction in New York has sparked outrage from both Hollywood stars and his accusers, including Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino. The film industry has responded with disbelief to the news that the disgraced movie mogul’s rape conviction has been reversed by a New York court. Weinstein, who was sentenced to 23 years in 2020 for two counts of sexual assault, saw his conviction overturned by a court of appeals, which deemed the trial unfair. Weinstein will remain behind bars following a separate conviction of rape in Los Angeles, where he was sentenced to…

The ex-publisher of the National Enquirer, David Pecker, is set to resume his testimony in Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial on Thursday. Pecker, who previously served as the chief executive of American Media, which owns the tabloid, testified earlier in the week. During his testimony, Pecker admitted to leveraging his role to aid Trump in suppressing unfavorable stories that could have harmed his 2016 election campaign. This revelation sheds light on the close relationship between the media and Trump’s campaign strategy during that period. Following Trump’s declaration of his presidential candidacy, he summoned David Pecker and Michael Cohen, Trump’s…

US President Joe Biden pledged to dispatch fresh weaponry to Ukraine imminently, alongside the signing of an aid package worth $61 billion aimed at bolstering Kyiv’s defense against Russia. On Wednesday, Congress greenlit the long-awaited legislation, which also includes a provision to prohibit TikTok in the United States unless the popular social media platform severs ties with its Chinese parent company. Following approval by the Republican-led House of Representatives, which included the aid as part of a broader $95 billion assistance package for allies like Israel and Taiwan, the Democratic-controlled Senate swiftly followed suit. The bill passed with bipartisan support…