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Antisemitism on College Campuses Has Shot Up 1,753% Since Oct. 7. Higher Education Spawned This Culture of Hate.

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The nation’s college campuses have created a climate of hate. A report released Monday by the Combat Antisemitism Movement in partnership with the Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry at Tel Aviv University in Israel found that antisemitism has exploded in U.S. higher education. The numbers are shocking, but not surprising. The report found that in the fourth quarter of 2023, from October through December, there was a 1,753% increase in far-left incidents of antisemitism and a 268% increase of Islamist antisemitic incidents on college campuses since the…

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State Dept sees record hiring, but seeks higher budgets through 2030 to fully replenish ranks

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The State Department is bringing in a record volume of new hires, but is calling on lawmakers for increased budgets through the end of the decade to fully replenish its ranks. Richard Verma, deputy secretary of state for management and resources, said last Thursday that the department saw about a 7% increase in its budget for FY 2022, and saw another 7% spending increase in FY 2023. Verma said those funding increases allowed the department to recruit and grow its workforce “in a way that we haven’t done for many…

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2022 March For Life to ‘Proceed As Planned’ Despite DC Vaccine Mandate, Expects ‘Even Higher Levels of Enthusiasm’

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Organizers of the March for Life, which will take place days after D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s vaccination mandate takes effect, announced Thursday that the annual event will proceed as planned.  “The 49th annual March for Life, including the rally and pre-rally concert, will go on as planned,” the pro-life organization said in press release, noting that “outdoor events are not impacted by the Washington, D.C., vaccine mandate.”  The March for Life will modify some of its indoor events due to the new COVID-19 regulations, organizers added, noting that participants at…

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US Treasurys higher as US politics is pushed to the forefront of investors’ minds – CNBC

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CNBC US Treasurys higher as US politics is pushed to the forefront of investors' mindsCNBCU.S. government debt prices were higher on Monday, as with little data on the horizon investors continued to look out for more news surrounding the state of the current U.S. administration. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note sat in the … us politics – Google News

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