Another College Graduation Canceled, Trump Threatened with Jail Time, Hamas Accepts Ceasefire Deal | May 6
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🗓️ 6 May 2024
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TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:
- Columbia University in New York cancels its main graduation in light of the pro-Palestine protests.
- Prosecutor Matthew Colangelo was once paid by the Democratic National Committee for 'political consulting.'
- Trump is fined $1,000 for violating his gag order.
- Hamas has agreed to a ceasefire deal.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Virginia Allen and this is the Daily Signal Top News for Monday, May 6th. |
| 0:08.0 | Here are today's headline. Columbia University in New York has cancelled its main graduation in light of the Pro-Hama's |
| 0:26.9 | protests. The school issued a statement today in which they said we have decided to make the centerpiece of our commencement activities, |
| 0:37.0 | our class days, and school level ceremonies where students are honored individually alongside their peers, rather than the university-wide |
| 0:46.4 | ceremony that is scheduled for May 15th. |
| 0:49.7 | The university said that the ceremonies will be kept safe, respectful, and running smoothly. |
| 0:55.9 | Columbia University has been the epicenter of the pro-Palestine protests. |
| 1:00.8 | Last week, 100 people were arrested during those protests on campus. |
| 1:05.6 | The University of Southern California has also cancelled its main graduation. |
| 1:10.8 | Meanwhile here in Washington DC at George Washington University there is still a large |
| 1:17.2 | pro-Palestine encampment on campus. The University President Alan Granberg, |
| 1:23.2 | put out a statement yesterday on those ongoing protests. |
| 1:26.9 | While she said dialogue is important |
| 1:29.6 | and she supports students engaging on critical issues, she said, what is currently happening at |
| 1:35.2 | GW is not a peaceful protest protected by the First Amendment or the University's policies. She went on to say that the demonstration, |
| 1:44.8 | like many around the country, |
| 1:46.7 | has grown into what can only be classified |
| 1:49.4 | as an illegal and potentially dangerous occupation of GW property. |
| 1:55.0 | The GW President also said that this is no longer a GW student demonstration, |
| 2:01.0 | but has been co-opted by individuals who are largely unaffiliated with our community |
| 2:07.0 | and do not have our community's best interest in mind. |
| 2:11.1 | Students for Justice in Palestine denounced the President's statement, calling it an implicit |
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