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Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked by Israeli settlers and arrested | West Bank newsthirst.

A Palestinian director of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land has been arrested by the Israeli army after masked settlers attacked his house. According to five Jewish American activists who witnessed the attack, Hamdan Ballal, one of the four directors of the the film that documented the destruction of villages in the West Bank, was…

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Olympian Gary Hall Jr. Details Terrifying Wildfire Evacuation, Disappointed Over Medal Loss newsthirst.

Play video content TMZSports.com Former Olympic swimmer Gary Hall Jr. says fleeing from the L.A. wildfires this week was a horrifying experience — as he had only seconds to get out — and it’s clear he’s disappointed he couldn’t save his Games medals as he hastily evacuated. The 50-year-old — who earned 10 pieces of…

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USC enacts hiring freeze and makes cuts over Trump threats to funding | US universities newsthirst.

The University of Southern California announced an immediate hiring freeze for all staff positions, “with very few critical exceptions” in a letter to faculty and staff on Tuesday. The letter, from USC’s president, Carol Folt, and provost, Andrew Guzman, said the hiring freeze was one of nine steps to cut the school’s operating budget amid…

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Trump’s anti-DEI order yanks air force videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female pilots | Trump administration newsthirst.

Donald Trump’s order halting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives has led the US air force to suspend course instruction on a documentary about the first Black airmen in the US military, known as the Tuskegee Airmen, a US official said on Saturday. The famed Black aviators included 450 pilots who fought overseas in segregated units…

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