McGill withdraws injunction request against pro-Palestinian groups
25 Jul
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McGill withdraws injunction request against pro-Palestinian groups

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Top Stories Tamfitronics MontrealMcGill University has withdrawn its injunction request against pro-Palestinian groups that had for months camped on its downtown campus, CBC News has learned.Encampment on downtown Montreal campus was dismantled July 10Verity Stevenson · CBC News · Posted: Jul 25, 2024 1:32 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour agoThe months-long encampment had at times seen counter-protests, like this group of pro-Israel protesters seen outside the Roddick Gates at the entrance of McGill University's downtown Montreal campus, on May 5. (Verity Stevenson/CBC)McGill University has withdrawn its injunction request against pro-Palestinian groups, CBC News has learned.The request sought a court order to remove an encampment on its downtown campus in Montreal.Earlier this month, the university hired a private security firm to evict the protesters anyway.A case management hearing was scheduled...
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President Biden and the Jewish mystical message
25 Jul
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President Biden and the Jewish mystical message

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Top Stories Tamfitronics (RNS) — You could say that it should have happened weeks ago, or even months ago.There is no need to debate its timing. The obvious truth is: President Joe Biden has chosen to stop his presidential campaign and to step aside in favor of another candidate.It was the right thing to do. In the wake of his challenged performance at the debate, it had become clear to many people that Biden was no longer up to the strenuous tasks of a campaign, and certainly the presidency. I am not a physician, but there seems to be some kind of cognitive decline — as there has been, by the way, with former President Donald Trump as well. I have written that this requires not snickering, but compassion.What can we say about what happens...
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JD Vance’s ascent marks the rise of the Fantasy Generation
25 Jul
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JD Vance’s ascent marks the rise of the Fantasy Generation

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Top Stories Tamfitronics (RNS) — The ethos of every modern generation might be defined by its literary movements. The Scriblerus Club of early 18th-century Britain was characterized by wit and satirical bite. The Romantics of the next century embraced free love and radicalism. The Modernists were distant and erudite. The Beat Generation was nothing if not roving, free-spirited and hedonistic.Now we are seeing the rise of the Fantasy Generation. This is the generation that came of age in the early 2000s amid the “Lord of the Rings” film franchise based on the books by J.R.R. Tolkien. As a result of the fan culture made possible by the parallel rise of the internet, Tolkien’s epic story in all its forms and deliveries — print, e-book, audio book, cable, streaming and endless memes — is omnipresent. Tolkien...
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As Netanyahu addresses Congress, protests rock Capitol
25 Jul
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As Netanyahu addresses Congress, protests rock Capitol

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Top Stories Tamfitronics WASHINGTON (RNS) — Thousands of people protested and several were arrested in and around the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday (July 24), with many voicing frustration and outrage at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he addressed a joint session of Congress.The tone was very different in the U.S. Capitol itself, where Netanyahu spoke to an overwhelmingly supportive crowd as he sought to frame Israel’s ongoing assault into the Gaza Strip, which has claimed tens of thousands of lives, as an existential clash between what he called “those who glorify death and those who sanctify life.”“For the forces of civilization to triumph, America and Israel must stand together,” Netanyahu said. “Because when we stand together, something very simple happens: When we win, they lose. And my friends, I came to assure you today...
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