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Furious Hochul demands probe into Cornell’s handling of ‘horrifying’ alleged gang rape, while local mayor wants to nix permits

Gov. Kathy Hochul is demanding a probe into how Cornell University responded to “horrifying” gang-rape accusations against seven frat brothers — while Ithaca’s mayor wants to nix city permits for the Ivy League school’s Greek life and other student activities.

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‘Pay for slay’: Debate erupts over key condition for Palestinian statehood

The Palestinian Authority insists it has complied with a key condition of Australia’s recognition of Palestinian statehood as Israel and the United States accuse it of rebranding a controversial prisoner payment scheme widely known as “pay for slay” to avoid international condemnation.

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Netanyahu seeks NIS 2.6m. from media outlets over reports of UAE's warning about October 7

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking NIS 2.6 million in a defamation suit against three major Israeli media groups and six journalists and commentators over reports that he personally received warnings ahead of Hamas’s October 7 attack but did not pass them to Israel’s security chiefs.

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Hontiveros pushes expanded protection for women, children against violence

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday sought to strengthen the country’s 22-year-old law protecting women and children from abuse by explicitly covering economic abuse, non-consensual sexual acts and technology-facilitated violence, including deepfakes and the non-consensual sharing of intimate images.

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Jack Smith’s team got texts of dozens of reporters, bank info from thousands of Americans: Grassley

WASHINGTON — Former special counsel Jack Smith and his investigators obtained communications from reporters for more than a dozen media outlets and financial information from thousands of Americans as part of their “Arctic Frost” probe that resulted in the indictment of President Trump, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) …

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