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University Moves Classes Online Amid Anti-Israel Protests, Trump Criminal Trial, Agreement Reached With Larry Nassar Victims | April 23

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🗓️ 23 April 2024

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TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Columbia University is moving almost all classes online for the rest of the semester over safety concerns due to the pro-Palestine protests on campus.  Lawmakers weigh in on anti-Israel protests on college campuses.  The New York criminal trial against Trump over alleged campaign finance violations focuses on former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker’s testimony. The Justice Department reached an agreement with victims of Larry Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics official and doctor.  Relevant Links Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription   Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I'm Brian Gotstein and this is the Daily Signal top news for Tuesday, April 23rd.

0:08.0

Here are today's headlines. Columbia University is moving almost all its classes online for the rest of the

0:25.6

semester over safety concerns due to the pro-Palestinian protests on campus. The

0:31.3

semester ends at the end of this month. In recent days over 100 people

0:36.0

have been arrested at protests at the university where students have formed a

0:40.0

pro-Palestinian encampment.

0:42.6

With classes moving online for the last week of learning, there are reportedly calls

0:46.4

for tuition refunds.

0:48.6

The protests have also resulted in Robert Kraft ending his financial relationship with the college at least for now.

0:55.0

Kraft is the owner of the New England Patriots and Columbia University is his alma mater.

1:01.0

He announced this week that he's no longer comfortable supporting the

1:04.0

university until corrective action is taken. Forbes magazine estimates he's

1:09.2

worth over 11 billion dollars. There have also been pro-Palestinian protests at Yale and New York

1:15.9

University this week that have resulted in other arrests. This was what protests sounded

1:21.4

like at New York University today via the

1:24.0

suppressed news X account.

1:25.8

The students united will never be defeated.

1:30.0

The students united will never be defeated.

1:34.4

The Students United will never be defeated.

1:38.8

Daily Signal columnist Jarrett Stepman attended a pro-Palestinian protest near New York University today at Washington Square Park

1:46.3

and heard this chant.

1:47.6

The US Superiorist.

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