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Masked anti-Israel protesters at Columbia University demonstrate as students check in for first day of classes
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Masked anti-Israel protesters are demonstrating on Tuesday outside of one of the entrances to Columbia University, chanting, “Free Palestine!” and holding signs urging the Ivy League school to “divest from death” as students are trying to get to their first day of classes.
The demonstrations come after a series of protests rocked the New York City-based university this past spring, which generated worldwide media attention and more than 100 arrests. The anti-Israel activity also comes just days after Hamas killed six hostages, including 23-year-old Israeli American Hersh Goldberg-Polin. Hamas had been holding them captive – and continues to hold nearly 100 others – since they carried out terror attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
At least one protester was captured on video being arrested on Tuesday while other demonstrators were observed pushing barricades and getting into a scuffle. A second male individual was then taken into custody outside Barnard College, which is across the street from Columbia.
The demonstrations began as peaceful, with protesters walking around in a circle on a sidewalk near one of Columbia’s entrances in Upper Manhattan.
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An anti-Israel protester is seen being arrested near Columbia University on Tuesday, Sept. 3. (Fox News)
“We refuse to live in a world where the mass murder of Palestinians is normal, acceptable, and profitable. Columbia University is complicit in genocide,” the group Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine wrote on X. “Their investments in weapons manufacturers & defense contractors, companies such as Lockheed Martin, are fueling the genocide.”
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Anti-Israel protesters demonstrate outside Columbia University on Tuesday, Sep. 3, 2024 in New York City. (AP/Yuki Iwamura)
“As we begin our new semester, students in Gaza have no universities to return to. Instead of listening to the student body, Columbia University is doubling down. We will not stop and we will not rest until Columbia divests from apartheid and genocide,” it added. “This is just the beginning.”
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The “Alma Mater” statue at Columbia University, located outside the Ivy League school’s Low Library, is seen covered with red paint on Tuesday, Sept. 3. (WNYW)
Columbia University did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
One protester was seen carrying a sign that said “Long live Hind’s Hall.” In late April, an anti-Israel mob broke into and occupied Hamilton Hall on Columbia University’s campus. The group then placed a banner over the facility, renaming it “Hind’s Hall,” apparently after Hind Rajab, a 6-year-old who died during Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza.
BIDEN CLAIMS NETANYAHU NOT DOING ENOUGH TO SECURE DEAL WITH TERRORISTS
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The demonstrations on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024 come following protests that happened in the spring semester that resulted in the occupation of a building and more than 100 arrests at Columbia University. (AP/Yuki Iwamura)
One student at the scene told Fox News reporter Alexis McAdams that “we are here because there is still an ongoing genocide that the United States is materially and politically responsible for.”
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People are seen falling to the ground during a scuffle at Columbia University during the anti-Israel protests on Thursday, Sept. 3. (Fox News)
When asked if he thought protests would start emerging at Columbia University this semester, the student said, “We have been very clear that will not stop until Columbia has divested from its complicity in Israel’s genocide of the Palestinian people, that’s all I have to say.”
Fox News’ Sandy Ibrahim, Lawrence Richard and Alexis McAdams contributed to this report.
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Boston, MA
My wife isn't interested in sex after menopause
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My wife isn’t interested in sex after menopause
Hey everybody, can you take this survey? Some questions might not apply to you – or maybe they all will. We’re trying to get a sense of things over here at LL – to bring you the most happiness, etc.
My wife and I were married almost 30 years ago. We’re both in our mid-to-late 50s. We have two children and a relationship that I believe is stronger than most.
Now the hard part.
My wife is post-menopausal and has zero interest in intimacy. Planning date nights, romantic dinners, sharing in household chores, and putting my recreational activities second to her needs … all of that did nothing. I’m not a 10 in the looks department, so I work hard to overcompensate. I try to talk to my wife about this and get the same tired “it’s not you, it’s me.”
Lately the thought of a sexual relationship with someone else seems almost justified. I know it’s wrong and would devastate my wife and children. I love my wife very much and do not want to hurt her. She does not see this an issue.
I acknowledge how this reads – that it’s all about me. My wife is so far unwilling to discuss the matter.
Thank you for allowing me to express my feelings. I welcome any and all advice and feedback.
– The Issue
A bit of validation: it doesn’t sound like you’re only thinking about yourself. You’re worried about everyone. Missing physical intimacy doesn’t make you a selfish, terrible husband.
The issue here seems to be that your wife is unwilling to discuss the matter. Would she be open to speaking to a doctor about how menopause has affected her marriage? Would she talk to a therapist about how a partnership can adapt to a shift in physical needs?
I’m not saying there’s a magic fix for this, but the fact that she won’t address it … it’s troubling.
Make that the big request. Ask her if she’ll join you in therapy. If she won’t, go by yourself and maybe she’ll come along at some point. With guidance in real time, the path might become clear.
Also know that a physical relationship with someone else might not have to be a cheat. Couples have open arrangements. There are ways to do this with everyone’s consent. (The kids and their feelings don’t have to be part of it.)
But before you get to that step, tell her you need help. Explain that she can support you by showing up.
– Meredith
Readers? How do you talk about this? People who’ve lost (or found) their drive, any advice about what to say? How to approach? How you handled this?
I’d love to read your question. Send your own letter by using the anonymous form or email [email protected]. Let’s start a new season with a fresh look on everything.
Pittsburg, PA
‘Huge Issue’: Former Player Slams Steelers, Russell Wilson
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PITTSBURGH — A day after Russell Wilson was announced as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offensive captain this season, a national analyst raised some confusion towards the decision.
Fox Sports 1’s Emmanuel Acho, who is a part of the network’s new show titled The Facility, is of the opinion that the Steelers should have shied away from awarding a captain patch to Wilson because he is at risk of losing his starting quarterback job.
“I got a huge issue with it,” Acho said. “Here’s my issue with it. Russell Wilson, I believe, is one of the greatest men I have ever met in my life. We came into the National Football League together. Russell Wilson is probably one of the best leaders of men in society. My issue is this: Don’t name a captain you might bench.”
It is customary for NFL teams to impart captaincy upon their quarterback, and for good reason. Players at the position assume large responsibilities both on and off the field and essentially hold the weight of the team in their hands, so it’s only right that they are officially recognized for their leadership.
Whether it’s coaches or players voting on captains, rallying around an organization’s signal caller can also generate some additional camaraderie, which becomes easier when they have that patch on their jersey and are a figurehead in the locker room.
Wilson has been a captain since his sophomore campaign in 2013 and is also one of the more experienced and accomplished quarterbacks in the entire league. Pittsburgh has put a premium on his intangibles and believes in his ability to turn the offense’s fortunes around, likely making its decision an easy one.
There is some precedent for this choice when looking at prior seasons, as Kenny Pickett and Mitch Trubisky were named captains after winning the starting job despite not having a firm grip on that role. Both players were eventually benched, so the Steelers are no strangers to working through the exact scenario Acho cautioned about.
Make sure to bookmark Steelers OnSI for the latest news, exclusive interviews, film breakdowns and so much more.
Connecticut
2024 Survey of Connecticut Businesses » CBIA
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CBIA’s 2024 Survey of Connecticut Businesses—the 22nd annual edition, made possible again through the generous support of Marcum LLP—captures the state of business in Connecticut at an important transition point.
It’s been four-plus years since the pandemic shut down the state, national, and global economies— years that brought change and rapidly evolving business models, consumer behavior, careers, and workplaces.
The key question is this: what’s next for Connecticut? While it can be argued that the pandemic made us a stronger state, old issues and new await as the state charts its future course.
Federal pandemic relief funds—a critical lifeline over the past four years that kept tax hikes at bay as government spending increased—will no longer be available when the Lamont administration and the legislature hammer out the state’s latest two-year budget next winter and spring.
Numerous special interest groups are pushing policymakers to weaken the state’s fiscal guardrails, a key component of the critical 2017 budget reforms that the legislature extended just last year and the reason the state is, for now, on such firm financial footing.
CBIA surveyed more than 2,700 top business executives on the heels of the 2024 Connecticut General Assembly session, one that fell short of leveraging that fiscal strength to address economic roadblocks and set a strategic course for continued growth.
This report provides a snapshot of the state’s current economy, expectations from business leaders for the future, and insights into what makes Connecticut both an attractive and challenging state to do business.
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