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The panel, titled “Dismantling Antisemitism, Winning Justice: A Panel Discussion,” is being hosted by Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), an activist group that “opposes anti-Jewish, anti-Muslim, and anti-Arab bigotry and oppression,” according to its website. “JVP seeks an end to the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem; security and self-determination for Israelis and Palestinians; a just solution for Palestinian refugees based on principles established in international law; an end to violence against civilians; and peace and justice for all peoples of the Middle East,” the website’s mission statement says....

New York City Police Department (NYPD) spokespeople confirmed Sunday that a 17- and 18-year-old pair of victims were assaulted on Ocean Avenue near Albemarle Road late Saturday, in between the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Midwood and Borough Park. Several local lawmakers in the Orthodox and Hasidic Jewish communities relayed the victims’ statements in which they described the attackers demanding them to chant phrases such as “free Palestine” before the assault. Former New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind tweeted that the two teens were “saved by a Muslim Uber driver who drove them to safety” after coming upon the scene of the attack....

The Sidemen Charity football match took place on September 24, and although he was planning to participate as one of the many YouTubers at the event, JiDion was nowhere to be found. It didn’t take long after being evicted for JiDion to confirm with his community that he was unable to attend the YouTube event due to losing his passport in a problematic and sudden removal from his house. With all of his stuff left outside after being kicked out of his home, JiDion has stated that his passport is among multiple items that were left outside for ten hours and was subsequently taken....

Northern Virginia Community College’s Alexandria campus received the threat on Tuesday, prompting the campus to cease operations as the investigation is underway. “Early this morning, the NOVA Police Department was notified of an anonymous bomb threat to the Alexandria Campus,” said NOVA Director of Communications Dawn Selak in a statement sent to Newsweek. “Out of an abundance of caution, the College decided to close the campus. Following an additional anonymous threat, NOVA has decided to close all campuses today....

During the latest episode of the show, the former Team Taz member was confronted by Marshall and his group when the former was standing with Mark Henry. Marshall praised Hobbs in the segment, but the latter did not get much of a chance to talk. During a recent episode of The Jim Cornette Experience, the veteran explained that the segment proved that AEW has not done enough to teach mic skills to Hobbs....

Apart from being in-ring talents, Nick and Matt Jackson are also AEW’s EVPs, performing an array of different duties. The duo is also the longest-reigning tag team champion in Tony Khan’s promotion, having held the titles for a staggering 302 days. Speaking on the latest episode of his podcast Experience, Jim Cornette said The Young Bucks are well aware of newer acquisitions being better workers than them. Furthermore, the wrestling veteran added that the duo might be influencing AEW President Tony Khan’s booking decisions:...

WWE commentator and referee Jim Ross posted his latest blog at JRSBBQ.com. He talked about The Rock’s return and tonight’s RAW. Here are some highlights: About Chris Jericho’s return: “The return to WWE for whatever the over discussed term of his contract may or may not be for @IAmJericho has been a shining light beginning on Sunday at the Rumble and Monday on RAW. Chris Jericho can make whoever he competes with better which is an artform that isn’t in abundance in today’s mat world....

However, WWE has employed several talented wrestlers who never got their hands on the company’s top prize. The controversial Ahmed Johnson is one of those names. The former Intercontinental Champion was a very popular figure in the mid-90s, and the logical booking decision was for him to taste world championship glory eventually. Johnson’s WWE career, however, went downhill, and he was released in 1998. During a recent edition of the Grilling JR podcast, Jim Ross revealed that there was ‘some casual discussion’ backstage in the WWE regarding a world title victory for Ahmed Johnson....

With just five races remaining in the Monster Energy Cup Series regular season and at risk of missing the playoffs for the first time in his career, Johnson has parted ways with crew chief Kevin Meendering and named Cliff Daniels to the position. MORE: Watch NASCAR live & on demand with fuboTV (7-day trial) Daniels was Johnson’s crew chief for his 2016 championship season and has been a member of Hendrick Motorsports since ‘14....

The winningest active driver and seven-time Cup Series champion, Johnson joined the series full-time in 2002. He won five consecutive championships from 2006-10, the longest streak in NASCAR history, and his seven overall titles ties him for the most all time. “I’m so thankful for 18 incredible years of racing in NASCAR,” Johnson said in a video released on his Twitter account. “I’m looking forward to next season and celebrating what will be my last year as a full-time NASCAR Cup driver....

Fallon had nine puppies choose among four food bowls, each labeled with a Final Four team and filled with kibble. The rules were simple: The bowl that attracted the most puppies wins. MORE: Final Four forgotten heroes | Oregon coach had no problem with Coach K lecture It was a tight contest between Syracuse and North Carolina, but in the end, Fallon awarded the victory to UNC. The puppies ignored the Villanova bowl, suggesting it will be Oklahoma and North Carolina in the championship game....

Harry’s inclusion of an anecdote revealing he used a lip cream favored by his mother on his penis to help tackle the frostbite has sparked an avalanche of commentary and jokes, including references to it being a “Freudian nightmare.” In a skit which, out of deference to the late-princess, would be unusual to see aired in Britain, Kimmel read from a fictional children’s book based on Harry’s frostbite story, which included Diana descending from heaven to give Harry her Elizabeth Arden cosmetic cream to apply to his “willy....

The 33-year-old Pathan was recently appointed by Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) as the player-cum-mentor of its senior state side for the 2018-19 season. “I have tendered my resignation. Pathan has been doing a lot of interference in the team selection process which is in violation of the constitution, Mahajan, former skipper of state Ranji Trophy team, told PTI. Mahajan said he had submitted his resignation to the JKCA Chief Executive Officer Aashiq Bukhari, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and chief selector, JKCA, Parvez Qaiser....

Dani Alves and Eric Abidal starred in Guardiola’s celebrated Barcelona side but he truly began to experiment and innovate with full-backs during his time at Bayern Munich. In order to offset the counter-attacking threat of Bundesliga opponents, he began to deploy Philipp Lahm and David Alaba “tucked-in” alongside their defensive midfielder – a tactic that also aided the control of possession Guardiola so greatly craves. A source close to the Catalan tactician told Omnisport the internal positioning of full-backs is probably his biggest innovation....

A couple of years earlier, Phoenix starred in a much more effective psychological thriller covering a lot of the same themes that didn’t receive nearly as much attention. Lynne Ramsay’s You Were Never Really Here, which premiered at Cannes in 2017, stars Phoenix as a traumatized ex-Marine named Joe who spends his days liberating sex-trafficked girls from the seediest corners of New York. RELATED: ‘Joker’ Completely Ripped Off This Classic Underrated Movie...

In fact, rumors about Gears 6 are highly limited too. The only real murmur out there is that The Coalition is working on a new Gears game, as well as a new IP, but nothing there is really concrete. However, a new job listing may lend credence to these rumors—at least to the new Gears title. RELATED: Gamer Spots Strange Witcher and Gears of War Crossover Toy in Store...

​In 2019, Mandy Smith, 41, from Athens, Georgia, was working as a high-flying marketing executive while caring for her three children; Sierra, 15, Christopher, 10 and nine-year-old Logan. Despite having successful careers, she and her husband Joe, 41, found themselves dissatisfied with their work-life balance, with Mandy admitting she found more satisfaction out of her job than her family life. The family decided to risk it all, selling their home shortly before the Covid-19 lockdown and moving into a converted school bus to travel around the country....

Su Xiaohui, from the China Institute of International Studies think tank in Beijing, said the president would consider his tougher stance on China as one of his foreign policy successes. Appearing on Monday on Defense Review, a program about military affairs that airs in prime-time on state broadcaster CCTV, Su said U.S. military reconnaissance around China had increased “in frequency and intensity.” “The Biden administration faces a number of challenges both in its domestic and foreign policies....

There has been a surge of migrants at the border and criticism leveled at the administration from across the political spectrum over issues there. Republican lawmakers have rounded on the problems and blamed Biden’s stances on immigration as having exacerbated them. Meanwhile progressive lawmakers have questioned how those at the border are treated, with concerns raised over the detention of unaccompanied minors. Biden saw an approval bump last week as stimulus checks began to roll out, though his numbers have since dipped as criticism on the border persists....

A new poll by CNN and market research firm SSRS found that 56 percent of Democrat voters thought the former vice president was the best person in the primary field to handle foreign policy, while 38 percent backed him on the economy, compared to just 19 percent who said the same of second place Bernie Sanders. Biden was also found to have double-digit leads over his nearest rivals when it came to immigration policy and gun policy....