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- Associated Press
Arrests follow barricades and encampments as college students nationwide protest Gaza war
Standoffs between pro-Palestinian student protestors and universities grew increasingly tense on both coasts Wednesday night. Hundreds of protesters at an encampment at Columbia University faced a deadline from the administration to clear out, while dozens barricaded themselves inside two buildings on a Northern California college campus for the second night. Both are part of intensifying demonstrations over Israel's war with Hamas by university students across the country, leading to dozens of arrests on charges of trespassing or disorderly conduct.
- The Guardian
TV tonight: the fascinatingly diverse world of bar and bat mitzvah
The coming-of-age ceremonies of different Jewish traditions are explored in an insightful new BBC documentary. Plus: salvage diving in the bitter seas of Nova Scotia. Here’s what to watch this evening
- Reuters
FOREX-Dollar suffers PMI hangover, Aussie jumps on inflation surprise
The dollar nursed its wounds on Wednesday following big tumbles against the euro and sterling, but the yen remained mired near 34-year lows even as Japanese officials stepped up intervention warnings. The Australian dollar made the most of a weakened greenback as it rallied on the back of hotter-than-expected local consumer price data, leading markets to abandon hopes for any rate cuts from the Reserve Bank of Australia in the near-term. "The Australian dollar has benefited from a re-evaluation of the RBA's monetary policy path, but geopolitical risks remain."
- BBC
Brain op failings at trust for more than decade
One man wasn’t told that probes had been placed in the wrong place for nearly eight years.
- BBC
Scraptoft farmer 'heartbroken' as lamb killed in dog attack
Will Renner says his flock has been attacked three times in the last 10 days of lambing season.
- Associated Press
Australian police execute search warrants as part of a 'major operation' over church stabbings
Detectives and secret service agents investigating the stabbing of a bishop in a Sydney church executed search warrants in the city on Wednesday as part of a major operation, officials said. The Joint Counter-Terrorism Team, which incorporates federal and state police as well as the Australian Security Intelligence Organization, the nation’s main domestic spy agency, said in a statement there is no current threat to public safety. Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw said the operation was related to a knife attack in a Sydney church on April 15 in which an Assyrian Orthodox bishop and priest were injured.
- BBC
Protect young people from crime, Londoners say
We've been speaking to Londoners to find out how crime and violence is affecting their lives.
- BBC
Report claims shorter, unhealthier lives in Kent
The report says life expectancy is below the average for England in some parts of Kent.
- BBC
Peterborough store selling solely local products looks to expand
A city centre store stocking items from local entrepreneurs says it is bucking the High Street trend.
- Associated Press Videos
Torchlit march held in Yerevan to mark mass deaths of Armenians
Thousands gathered for a torchlit procession in Yerevan on Tuesday to commemorate those Armenians killed in Ottoman Turkey more than a century ago.
- BBC
Grade II listed hotel could be converted into flats
The owner of the hotel and health club wants to turn the Edwardian mansion into 15 flats.
- BBC
Bug splat survey shows decline in insect numbers
The annual Bugs Matter survey is compiled by hundreds of volunteers across Kent and the UK.
- BBC
Jersey minister takes aim at no-fault evictions
The housing minister says a new proposed law will balance the needs of tenants and landlords
- BBC
Thames Valley PCs who disarmed 'gunman' honoured for bravery
PCs Tom Blount, Oliver Smith and Sarah Clark tackled a man wielding an imitation firearm.
- BBC
'You feel you’re not good enough as a parent'
A new study says North Ayrshire is the area where people are most likely to need help to put food on the table.
- Food & Wine
Foxtrot Markets Suddenlys Shut Down, Leaving Chicagoans and Other Fans in Shock
It may file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
- BBC
Lucky move that led to a love of marine wildlife
Steve Truluck swapped engineering in London for whale and dolphin expertise in north east Scotland.
- Thomson Reuters StreetEvents
Q1 2024 Lockheed Martin Corp Earnings Call
Q1 2024 Lockheed Martin Corp Earnings Call
- MLB.com
Mets vs. Giants Highlights
DJ Stewart and the Mets take on Mike Yastrzemski and the Giants on April 23, 2024
- BBC
Heat from servers to keep university students warm
Edinburgh University plans to install a heat pump which will take the excess warm air to heat some of its buildings.