#GW suspends pro-Palestine group over anti-Israel messaging

#GW suspends pro-Palestine group over anti-Israel messaging

George Washington (GW) University has temporarily suspended a pro-Palestine group over its anti-Israel messaging on campus. The suspension comes after the group Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) last month projected anti-Israel messages on a campus library amid the current conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. In a Tuesday statement emailed to…

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#Bitcoin wallets made before 2016 are facing new attack risks 

#Bitcoin wallets made before 2016 are facing new attack risks 

Bitcoin wallets made before 2016 could be facing new attack risks due to a recently discovered software flaw, according to a new report from cryptocurrency startup Unciphered. Unciphered on Tuesday said the flaw, dubbed “Randstorm,” includes a collection of bugs, design choices and API (Application Programming Interface) changes that increased the vulnerability of Bitcoin wallets…

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#Thousands march in D.C. for Israel

#Thousands march in D.C. for Israel

The marchers called for the U.S. to back Israel in its war against the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which killed 1,200 Israelis last month.   They also protested against a spike in antisemitism since Israel launched a war against Hamas.   Between Oct. 7 and Nov. 7, the Anti-Defamation League recorded 832 antisemitic incidents, a…

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#House may consider Mayorkas impeachment this week

#House may consider Mayorkas impeachment this week

The House may consider a resolution this week that aims to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after a push by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to do so, according to the chamber’s schedule of measures it plans to consider. The Mayorkas impeachment resolution was listed under measures the chamber “may” consider. The House will…

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#Higher education’s perfect storm is becoming a tsunami

#Higher education’s perfect storm is becoming a tsunami

The war between Israel and Hamas has divided college campuses like no other issue in recent memory. Student walk-outs, vigils and protests, along with sharp increases in antisemitism and Islamophobia, have left many students feeling unsafe, have outraged parents and have prompted harsh public criticism of what many see as tepid responses from university leaders….

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#DeSantis denies shutting down pro-Palestinian campus groups violates free speech

#DeSantis denies shutting down pro-Palestinian campus groups violates free speech

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) denied that his attempts to remove pro-Palestinian groups from Florida university campuses violate free speech in Saturday comments. “We’re not throttling free speech at all,” DeSantis, a 2024 GOP presidential primary candidate, told Fox News anchor Brian Kilmeade. “I mean, these groups, Students for Justice [in] Palestine, they have said…

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