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Elon Musk visited the Auschwitz-Birkenau site of a former Nazi concentration camp after advertisers fled X following his antisemitic post.
Lawmakers have banned public displays of the Nazi salute, swastika and other hate symbols as Australia tries to get to grips with a spike in antisemitism.
Reactions have been strong since Claudine Gay announced Tuesday she would step down as Harvard's president, just six months after taking the job. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more on how Gay's downfall began with controversial testimony on Capitol Hill and ended with allegations of plagiarism.
Harvard president Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday after six months on the job. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion breaks down the events that led to Gay's resignation.
Embattled Harvard President Claudine Gay has resigned from her post after facing a plagiarism investigation and mounting pressure stemming from her congressional testimony on antisemitism on campus. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion is following the developments.
Claudine Gay announced her resignation Tuesday in a letter addressed to the Harvard community.
Fidelity's new valuation estimated that its shares of X are worth $5.3 million, far from the $19.66 million valuation just prior to Elon Musk's takeover.
Several Jewish institutions were targeted with bomb threats over the weekend and one man was arrested for spraying an unknown substance at people and shouting an antisemitic phrase at a synagogue in Washington, D.C. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga has more.
German prosecutors ordered the arrests of three people in Berlin and a fourth in the Netherlands on Thursday, accusing the suspects of having ties to Hamas and planning attacks against Jews or Jewish institutions in Europe. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports.
A 13-year-old boy has been arrested on charges that he planned an attack on a Jewish synagogue in Canton, Ohio. Authorities said the detailed plans were posted to the social media platform Discord.
Harvard President Claudine Gay will keep her role as calls for her resignation continue after her testimony at a congressional hearing on antisemitism and Islamophobia drew intense criticism. The hearing also included testimony from the president of MIT and the president of the University of Pennsylvania, who resigned over the weekend. CBS News Boston's Louisa Moller reports.
The speaker of the parliament denounced lawmaker Grzegorz Braun for putting out the Hanukkah menorah candles and said there would be no tolerance for antisemitism.
Harvard President Claudine Gay will stay in office, according to a report Tuesday in the campus newspaper, The Harvard Crimson. When pressed about whether calling for the genocide of Jews violates Harvard's harassment rules, Gay replied, "it can be depending on the context." Many have called for her resignation, including alumni and faculty. CBS News' Nikole Killion reports.
Claudine Gay, Harvard's first Black president, drew support from faculty members and alumni after her controversial House testimony on antisemitism last week.
The presidents of Harvard and MIT are facing calls to resign over backlash to their congressional testimony about antisemitism on campus. But hundreds of faculty, staff and alumni have signed a letter urging Harvard's board not to fire Harvard president Claudine Gay. Nikole Killion has the latest.
College campuses across the country are experiencing increasing hate, following the start of the Israel-Hamas war. Wesleyan University's president, Michael Roth, joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss free speech and how the conflict is impacting students.
President of Harvard University Claudine Gay and MIT President Sally Kornbluth are facing pressure to quit after testimony at a Capitol Hill hearing on campus antisemitism that's drawn widespread criticism. University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill stepped down over the weekend. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
Over the weekend, the University of Pennsylvania's president, Liz Magill, resigned following backlash over her answers during a congressional hearing on antisemitism. Now, the presidents from MIT and Harvard are facing growing calls for them to also step down. CBS News' Nikole Killion reports.
Organizers said the rally was in response to recent incidents of antisemitism in Philadelphia and increasing incidents globally.
University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill resigned Saturday following criticism of her responses during a congressional hearing on antisemitism on college campuses. The university has named a new interim leader for its board of trustees after the board chair also resigned. Nikole Killion has the latest.
University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill resigned Saturday in the wake of her controversial testimony during a congressional hearing on antisemitism. The presidents of both Harvard and MIT have also received significant criticism for their testimony as well.
Liz Magill came under fire this week after a hearing in Congress where university presidents were asked about antisemitism on college campuses.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul put state police and the New York National Guard on high alert Thursday, and ordered the agencies to increase patrols at Jewish sites after a man armed with a shotgun fired two rounds into the air outside an Albany synagogue. Meg Oliver reports.
A man armed with a shotgun fired two rounds into the air outside Temple Israel in Albany, authorities said.
Politicians, donors and business leaders are speaking out about remarks made by the heads of Harvard, MIT and the University of Pennsylvania during a congressional hearing about antisemitism and Islamophobia on campuses. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion is following the developments from Washington D.C.