Protester Pushback, Hunter Biden, Emmanuel Acho & More - 5/1/2024

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Today's Rundown:
Protesters take over Columbia University's Hamilton Hall in escalation of anti-war demonstrations
https://www.yahoo.com/news/colleges-across-us-seek-clear-041304333.html
 
Lakers open to drafting Bronny James with LeBron's future in L.A. uncertain, per report
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/lakers-open-to-drafting-bronny-james-with-lebrons-future-in-la-uncertain-per-report/#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17144968510426&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbssports.com%2Fnba%2Fnews%2Flakers-open-to-drafting-bronny-james-with-lebrons-future-in-la-uncertain-per-report%2F
 
Judge fines Trump $9,000, threatens jail for contempt in hush money trial
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-nyc-hush-money-trial-resume-with-bankers-testimony-2024-04-30/
 
Hunter Biden demands that Fox News remove ‘intimate’ images from its platforms
https://www.yahoo.com/news/hunter-biden-demands-fox-news-160134096.html
 
Tesla to lay off everyone working on Superchargers, new vehicles
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/tesla-to-lay-off-everyone-working-on-superchargers-new-vehicles/
 
Tennessee governor signs bill allowing teachers and staff to be armed on campus
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/27/us/tennessee-governor-signs-school-guns-bill/index.html
 
US DEA will reclassify marijuana, ease restrictions
https://apnews.com/article/marijuana-biden-dea-criminal-justice-pot-f833a8dae6ceb31a8658a5d65832a3b8
 
Emmanuel Acho co-authors book on antisemitism
https://awfulannouncing.com/books/emmanuel-acho-co-authored-uncomfortable-conversations-jew.html
 
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ONE DAY OLDER ON MAY 1:
Paul Teutul Sr. (75)
Tim McGraw (57)
Wes Anderson (55)
  
WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:
1939: In the May issues of Detective Comics #27, which appeared on newsstands on this day, a new crime fighter, the “Batman,” debuted.
2003: In what became known as the “Mission Accomplished” speech, U.S. President George W. Bush declared “major combat operations in Iraq have ended” on board USS Abraham Lincoln off the coast of California. He added that “difficult work” remained ahead.
2011: President Barack Obama announced the death of terrorist Osama bin Laden. (It was May 1 in the U.S. when bin Laden died, May 2 where he died.)
  
WORD OF THE DAY: squeamish / [ skwee-mish ]
easily disturbed or disgusted by unpleasant things
https://thebigwordsproject.morebettermediacompany.com/?p=210
 
PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: Mother Goose Day
https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-mother-goose-day-may-1#:~:text=National%20Mother%20Goose%20Day%20on,rhymes%20we%20loved%20as%20children.