It also expands the definition of anti-Semitism to include anti israel speech in a statement the left leaning Jewish group j. Street said this order could have a chilling effect on campus free speech and turns anti-Semitism into up partisan political weapon Tamara Keith n.p.r. News authorities in Jersey City are calling yesterday s shooting at a kosher deli a targeted attack the assault ended in the deaths of 6 people including one police officer as well as the suspects we have the latest from N.P.R. s college where according to Jersey City public safety director James Shea yesterday s c.c.t.v. Footage was clear on the video they parked the band they exude the bin with the long guns in their hand and immediately began firing toward the location that we lost 3 of our citizens and he said the suspects had many other targets available to them and instead they toes the kosher deli It was clearly that was their target and they intended to harm people inside still local officials resisted a
That the White House says will target anti semitism on college campuses but N.P.R. s Tamara Keith reports it s already generating concern the real lack will be to stifle free speech by those who oppose Israel s policy toward the Palestinians executive order takes aim at the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement that has generated intense controversy on college campuses White House officials say the order will clarify that title 6 of the 1964 Civil Rights Act applies to anti-Semitic acts it would affect universities that receive federal funding and in order to make it apply to anti-Semitism the order classifies Jewishness as a race or nationality rather than primarily a religion It also expands the definition of anti-Semitism to include anti israel speech in a statement the left leaning Jewish group j. Street said this order could have a chilling effect on campus free speech and turns anti-Semitism into a partisan political weapon Tamara Keith n.p.r. News from Washington this is n.
Congress and the American people as they have N.P.R. s feel uing reporting a change in the New York law has led a judge to raise the bail on former film producer Harvey Weinstein N.P.R. s Rose Freeman reports a hearing this week became an opportunity for the prosecution to renegotiate the terms of his release the judge set the bail which had been at $1000000.00 to a $2000000.00 bond and said a few other conditions including no passport no travel outside the u.s. And if Weinstein it s to leave New York or Connecticut he must notify the D.A. s office Weinstein is charged with a number of counts of sexual assault and rape against 2 different women his trial is scheduled to begin in January while he s out on bail he has to wear an ankle bracelet the district attorney s office argued that he violated those conditions by repeatedly leaving the bracelet at home Wednesday as lawyers argued the device had technical glitches Rose Friedman n.p.r. News New York you re listening to n.p.r. News. Th
The House Committee on the judiciary is introducing 2 articles of impeachment charging the president of the United States Donald j. Trump with committing high crimes and misdemeanors Nat l are said the Judiciary Committee will take up the articles later this week in a tweet President Trump said he has done nothing wrong Brian Naylor n.p.r. News Washington Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the g.o.p. Controlled chamber will take up an impeachment and a new trade deal in the New Year Attorney General William Barr is taking aim at how the Russia investigation was carried out Barr in an interview with n.b.c. News saying the investigation was based on what he called a bogus narrative that the Trump campaign conspired with Russia during the $26000.00 election bars comments come after yesterday s release of a Justice Department inspector general report that while finding problems with how the investigation was conducted found no evidence of bias in the probe far says he disagrees t
And plea this is a spin on out collective conscience and it drew us one simple for any of us to simply look at the auto We and pretend that it is not our business because it is our business Gambia seeking to get the court to approve so-called provisional measures against me and Mark to keep it from carrying out further violence against the roving go well the core considers the broader case Myanmar s de facto leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi will lead her country s defense on Wednesday for n.p.r. News I m Michael Sullivan in Bangkok You re listening to n.p.r. News from Washington. The Trump administration is refusing to approve members of the World Trade Organization and the appellate body is losing its power 6 of the 7 seats on the decision making body are vacant because of term limits now the Trump administration is blocking the appointment of replacements the u.s. Trade representative says the u.s. Has had enough of an organization that they lose to deal with countries that pose trade chall