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‘Alarming’: Antisemitic, anti-Indian graffiti found inside NYU library; probe under way

Image: Instagram@/jewishoncampus Hateful graffiti containing antisemitic, anti-Indian, and racist messages was discovered this week inside New York University’s Bern Dibner Library in downtown Brooklyn, police said.According to authorities, the graffiti, written in pen on a wall inside the library at 4 MetroTech Center, included a swastika and profanities targeting multiple ethnic groups, including Jews and […]

‘Reasonable notice not given’: Judge temporarily blocks land transfer for Trump’s presidential library; cites ‘violation’ of Florida law

US President Donald Trump A Florida judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the planned transfer of prime downtown Miami land for the future Donald J Trump presidential library. The library is set to be built on a plot owned by Miami Dade College.Circuit Judge Mavel Ruiz said the college’s board of trustees, which initially gifted the […]

‘Resign or be fired’: Trump administration ousts Eisenhower library director; refused to gift sword to King Charles

The director of the Dwight D Eisenhower Presidential Library has resigned following a dispute with the Trump administration over plans to gift a sword from the library’s collection to King Charles during Trump’s recent state visit, as reported by CBS News. Todd Arington said he was told to either “resign or be fired.” He stated […]

$216k theft: California man charged for stealing rare Chinese texts from UCLA library; used aliases, returned fakes

A California library user has been charged for stealing rare Chinese manuscripts valued at $216,000, US officials announced on Thursday, reports AFP. The suspect, identified as Jeffrey Ying, 38, reportedly used multiple aliases to access centuries-old works, some of them dating back over 600 years, at the University of California, Los Angeles library, then allegedly […]

Who was Bassel al-Araj – Palestinian activist at the centre of the Columbia library protest

Masked protesters at Columbia University stormed the school’s main library building Wednesday, distributing flyers and hanging banners honouring Bassel al-Araj. The demonstrators, part of a group reportedly linked to the radical activist network Unity of Fields, renamed the reading room “the Basel Al-Araj Popular University”. The protesters passed around pamphlets describing al-Araj as a “militant […]

Explosions heard: Fire breaks out in Nashville library parking structure – watch video

Fire at parking garage of Nashville’s main public library A massive fire broke out in the parking garage of the main public library in Nashville, the capital of the US state of Tennessee, on Tuesday. Many residents reported that they heard several loud explosions and saw thick black smoke rising from the building.The incident was […]

Pro-Palestinian students occupy Columbia University library, reviving campus movement amid federal scrutiny

Tensions at Columbia University reignited on Wednesday when dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters entered the main library and staged a sit-in, disrupting student preparations for final exams. The demonstrators, many wearing masks and kaffiyehs, moved into the second floor of Butler Library shortly after 3 p.m., hanging banners and chanting slogans. They renamed the space “the […]

US Canada Border: Canada complains over US blocking access to border library, CBP says more to come

The US-Canada border runs through the Stanstead, Quebec library. Canadian authorities have complained that the US government is making it difficult for Canadians to access Stanstead, Quebec library that stands over the US-Canada border in its latest crackdown on migrants. Stanstead mayor Jody Stone said the latest action of restricting Canadians from the library undermines […]