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Crisis at Columbia University as Rabbi Urges Jewish Students Home

TL/DR - Columbia University is facing a crisis as a rabbi linked to the school urged Jewish students to stay home amid rising tensions on campus. The situation, which has drawn condemnation from the White House and New York officials, escalated following antisemitism and pro-Palestinian protests on and around the campus. The university's…

Man Admits Guilt to Felony Drug Charges After 2 Arrests in a Month

TL/DR - A 46-year-old man, Steven Daniel Opsahl, pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges in Buncombe County, North Carolina. Opsahl was arrested twice in March 2023 during traffic stops, with police finding 66 grams of methamphetamine during the first stop and six grams of fentanyl during the second. Opsahl received a sentence of 70-93 months…

Ex-Representative Urges Immediate Action on Vance Monument Site

TL/DR - Three years after the Vance Monument, a memorial to a Civil War-era governor and slave owner, was removed from downtown Asheville, NC, there remains uncertainty about what will be done with the area. The city has a funded renovation plan, but no timeline or updated details have been released, though former state Representative John Ager…