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NYU withholds diploma of student who used commencement speech to address Israel-Hamas war
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NYU withholds diploma of student who used commencement speech to address Israel-Hamas war
New York University said it is withholding the diploma of a student who delivered an unapproved commencement speech to address what he called the "atrocities currently happening in Palestine" during the Israel-Hamas war.
The prestigious private university quickly condemned the speech delivered by student Logan Rozos on Wednesday.
New Jersey Transit engineers strike, potentially affecting 350,000 commuters
Members of the railroad engineers union for New Jersey Transit went on strike at 12:01 a.m. Friday, crippling a system that 350,000 people rely on, officials said.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) said that its 450 members in NJ Transit were walking off the job right after midnight in a dispute over pay, bringing the nation's third-largest transit system to a standstill.
