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• Bloomberg reporter arrested during anti-Israel protesters’ takeover of Columbia University library — and is no longer employed by outlet

  Police hauled away 81 people during the protest inside the Ivy League library.

• Dem Rep. LaMonica McIver charged over chaotic Newark ICE detention center protest, Mayor Ras Baraka’s dismissed, US Attorney Alina Habba announces

  Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) will face criminal charges for her alleged actions during a confrontation with law enforcement outside a Newark...

• Microsoft strikes partnership with Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot — despite lawsuit over OpenAI

  Musk’s deal means that the latest versions of xAI’s Grok models will be hosted on Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing platform, alongside competing...

• NHL referee Rooney OK, hopes for playoff return

  NHL referee Chris Rooney is hoping to resume duties during the Stanley Cup playoffs after taking a high stick to the eye in Game 7 of the...

• Congressional panel warns China running AI race better than understood

  China is performing better in the artificial intelligence arms race than many Americans understand, according to the U.S.-China Economic and...

• Nassau Dems threaten funding freeze over $150K needed for Hempstead park rehab: ‘Completely ridiculous’

  Nassau Democrats gathered at Mirschel Park Monday, a crumbling Hempstead hub in desperate need of a costly overhaul, and blasted the county...