By a narrow margin, the faculty at Brandeis University voted in favor of the motion of no confidence against its university president Ronald Liebowitz partly over his “excessive” handling of on-campus protesters. In an email, Chair of the Brandeis Faculty Senate Prof. Jeffrey Lenowitz told faculty members Monday the motion passed with 159 votes in…
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News Trump Appeals $454 Million Fraud Judgment, Saying It Was Excessive
Lawyers for Donald J. Trump challenged the judgment handed down by Justice Arthur F. Engoron, who found that Mr. Trump had conspired to manipulate his net worth to receive favorable terms on loans. Related Posts In Israel, Christie Says Trump Ducked Mideast Progress and Fueled Bigotry Chris Christie, the former governor of New Jersey who…
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News Zelensky Removes Gen. Yurii Sodol Amid Criticism of Excessive Casualties
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine removed one of his top generals from his post on Monday amid public criticism that the commander’s decisions had led to excessive casualties. The dismissal of the general, Yurii Sodol, as commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces, was a clear indication that the discord that had rankled…
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News In Providence, a Campaign to Crack Down on Excessive Noise
On the worst nights, when the thudding bass from a nearby nightclub rattled his windows and drowned out the sound on his TV, the noise in John Heaney’s home in Providence felt more like an intruder than a nuisance. “It’s a true violation because you can’t stop it,” he said. “It’s like someone has a…
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News France Warned by E.U. About ‘Excessive’ Deficit
Add an entry to the list of troubles facing President Emmanuel Macron of France less than two weeks before pivotal legislative elections: potential financial penalties by the European Union for failure to rein in the nation’s ballooning deficit and debt. The reprimand, announced Wednesday in Brussels, highlighted France’s fragile finances at a moment of political…
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News Justice Department finds Phoenix Police have used excessive force, discriminated against minorities
The Justice Department announced Thursday that police in Phoenix have been engaging in conduct that violates the Constitution and federal law by using “excessive force” and discriminating against Black, Hispanic and Native American people, among other actions. A “comprehensive investigation” into the Phoenix Police Department has uncovered that it and the city “unlawfully detain, cite,…
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News Howler monkeys dropping dead, falling from trees due to excessive heatwave: report
The extreme heatwave in Mexico is not only affecting the environment, it’s wreaking havoc on the howler monkeys and causing them to fall dead out of trees, the Associated Press reported. “They were falling out of the trees like apples. They were in a state of severe dehydration, and they died within a matter of…
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News MD officer accused of excessive force after pepper-spraying cuffed suspect
Baltimore County Police Cpl. Zachary Small has been charged with using excessive force against a handcuffed man whom he reportedly pepper-sprayed and closed inside a hot patrol car. Small, a 19-year veteran of the department, apparently dismissed pleas by the suspect, who claimed he couldn’t breathe. “Like all citizens, Officer Small is entitled to the…
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News Southern California Faces ‘High Risk’ of Excessive Rain and Flooding
Parts of Southwest California on Sunday braced for heavy rains — potentially as much as an inch an hour — that could lead to life-threatening floods, officials said, prompting evacuation orders in some places and at least one school district to cancel classes for Monday. The Weather Prediction Center issued a rare “high risk” prediction…
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News A Black man in Louisville sues police for wrongful arrest and excessive force
A 21-year-old Black man has filed a lawsuit accusing officers in the embattled police department of Kentucky’s largest city of wrongful arrest and excessive force. Officers with the Louisville Metro Police Department arrested Jahmael Benedict last year as he walked along a sidewalk in the vicinity of a stolen vehicle, attorneys said in the lawsuit…
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