Principle Meets Pressure: A Case for Institutional Stability - The Cornell Daily Sun
She called for the elimination of the Senate filibuster, a rule that has historically required a 60-vote threshold to pass most legislation. Look on our campus: Cornell has made a shift away from longstanding established policies to solve shorter-term issues — and it has proved costly. For example, the interim policy stated that event registration was “expected” without clarifying whether registration was mandatory or punishable if not registered. Additionally, the interim policy created a blanket prohibition on open flames and inadvertently restricted candlelight vigils, a valued form of peaceful assembly on campus. The Cornell Daily Sun is interested in publishing a broad and diverse set of content from the Cornell and greater Ithaca community.
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November 15, 2024 12:34 UTC
Israel hits Beirut suburb after US delivers truce proposal
The draft was Washington's first written proposal to halt fighting between its ally Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah in at least several weeks, the sources said. When asked about the proposal, a spokesperson for the US Embassy in Beirut said: "Efforts to reach a diplomatic deal are ongoing." The diplomacy marks a last-ditch attempt by the outgoing US administration to secure a Lebanon ceasefire, as efforts to end the war in Gaza appear totally adrift. The sound of an incoming missile could be heard in footage showing the airstrike near Tayouneh. Hezbollah attacks have killed about 100 civilians and soldiers in northern Israel, the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and southern Lebanon over the last year, according to Israel.
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November 15, 2024 12:31 UTC
Asking Eric: What does ‘skibidi’ mean?
Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you got ‘til it’s gone? And skibidi, which originated in a series of TikTok videos, now joins a long line of neologisms that can mean good, bad or dumb depending on the context. That’s OK. You don’t have to be skibidi to be trustworthy or interesting or curious about your kid’s life in a way that respects his sometimes-perplexing autonomy. Dear Eric: A few months ago, a close friend and I got into a disagreement over text. I told her that people don’t talk to me in that fashion; that’s not the behavior of a friend.
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November 15, 2024 12:30 UTC
Teenager fatally stabbing by ‘teen gang’ members in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh
A 17-year-old boy has been stabbed to death while chasing members of a ‘teen gang’ attempting to steal bicycles in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh. The victim, Shahadat Hossain Akbar Shanto, lived in Hazaribagh Lane. His father Afzal Hossain works at a shop in Elephant Road. “He died around 10:30am on Friday under hospital care.”A group of five to six members of a local teen gang went to steal bicycles at Hazaribagh Park area when locals confronted them, said Shanto’s father Afzal. “During the chase, the teenagers stabbed Shanto in the left side of his chest and fled, leaving him on the street,” Afzal said.
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November 15, 2024 12:15 UTC
N. Korean leader orders 'mass production' of attack drones
SEOUL, Nov 15, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has orderedthe "mass production" of attack drones, state media reported Friday, asconcerns mount over the country's deepening military cooperation with Russia. Pyongyang first unveiled its attack drones in August, with experts saying thecapability may be attributable to the country's budding alliance with Russia. "He underscored the need to build a serial production system as early aspossible and go into full-scale mass production," KCNA said. "The suicide attack drones to be used within different striking ranges are toperform a mission to precisely attack any enemy targets on the ground and inthe sea," the agency said. South Korea launched a drone operation command last year to better addressthe growing threat.
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November 15, 2024 04:40 UTC
Why has smog hit visibility in New Delhi?
Delhi was swathed in 'dense' to 'very dense' smog early on Wednesday and ThursdayWhy has smog hit visibility in New Delhi? Traffic passes by on a road as the sky is enveloped with smog after Delhi's air quality was classified as "hazardous" amidst severe air pollution, in New Delhi, India, November 14, 2024. REUTERSTraffic passes by on a road as the sky is enveloped with smog after Delhi's air quality was classified as "hazardous" amidst severe air pollution, in New Delhi, India, November 14, 2024. Delhi was swathed in 'dense' to 'very dense' smog early on Wednesday and Thursday. Dense smog has engulfed other parts of northern India, such as the states of Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, where visibility fell to zero in some areas on Thursday.
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November 15, 2024 03:09 UTC
BB lowers fees for online income tax payments
Bangladesh Bank has reduced the fees for income tax payments made through internet banking, debit or credit cards, and mobile financial services, or MFS.The new fees will now be Tk 20 for transactions up to Tk 25,000 and a maximum of Tk 50 for payments above that amount.For MFS or payment service providers, or PSP, wallets, a fee of 1 percent of the transaction amount, up to a maximum of Tk 30, will be applied, including value-added tax, or VAT.The new fee structure was communicated to all banks, MFS, and PSPs across the country through a letter from the central bank on Wednesday.The move follows a request by the National Board of Revenue, or NBR, to reduce higher charges on online tax payments.Earlier, a fee of 1.6 percent was charged on debit and credit card payments, while MFS users had to pay a general transaction fee.On Oct 27, the NBR sent a letter to Governor Ahsan H Mansur, urging a reduction in the fees.As part of ongoing reforms, from this year, all government employees in Dhaka North City Corporation, Dhaka South City Corporation, Narayanganj, and Gazipur city corporations, as well as employees from scheduled banks, mobile phone operators, and certain multinational companies, will be required to file their income tax returns online.Paper-based tax returns will no longer be accepted for these individuals, said NBR chief Abdur Rahman Khan.A Bangladesh Bank official told bdnews24.com that the reduction in fees aims to make online tax payments more accessible and convenient for taxpayers. —bdnews24.com
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November 15, 2024 00:00 UTC
Photojourno beaten, robbed in Mohammadpur
Daily Ittefaq photojournalist Naimur Rahman has been beaten and robbed of his camera, mobile phone and money by a group of men in Dhaka's Mohammadpur.He says the incident occurred 'in public' around 10pm on Wednesday as he walked from the Mohammadpur Bus Stand area to the intersection,Naimur said, "I finished my office work and was headed home to Bosila… Suddenly, four or five men blocked the road and then dragged me into an alley. Then, all of them beat me. ""One of them had a machete in their hand and they hit me with the back of the blade and the handle. At one point, they snatched my Nikon D-850 camera, a Samsung A13 model phone, and my wallet. "There were many people around, but no one came forward to help, he said.—bdnews24.com
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November 14, 2024 23:48 UTC
Abdullah, shot during mass uprising, dies
Md Abdullah, a college student who was shot during the Anti-discrimination Student Movement protests on Aug 5, has died at a hospital in Dhaka. The 23-year-old was a political science student at Government Shahid Suhrawardy College. We will then take him to his college, where funeral prayers will be held. We will take him back to our village home after funeral prayers at the Shaheed Minar after Maghrib. He was lying on the road for two to three hours before he was taken first to Mitford Hospital and then to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
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November 14, 2024 22:37 UTC
Treatment plan for the injured to be provided within five working days
ICT Advisor Nahid Islam and Sayedur Rahman, a special assistant to the chief advisor overseeing the health ministry, joined the talks on Thursday. At about 5:30pm, Sayedur announced that a decision would be reached shortly on the countries where injured individuals would be sent to receive advanced medical treatment. "The commitment to provide healthcare for the injured will be documented in writing within the next five working days," he said. He confirmed that a comprehensive plan for the treatment of the injured would be outlined within five working days, with short-term actions to follow by December. Discussions about the injured protesters' demands began at the health ministry at 2pm and concluded at 5:30pm.
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November 14, 2024 19:38 UTC
Yunus returns home after COP29 climate summit in Baku
He returns to Dhaka after meeting more than 20 world leaders on the sidelines of the COP29 summitChief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has returned to Dhaka after attending the COP29 climate summit in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. During his stay in Baku, the chief advisor met with more than 20 world leaders and the heads of several international organisations on the sidelines of the COP29 summit, state-run news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha or BSS, reports. He held meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, and Nepal President Ramchandra Paudel, according to the Chief Advisor's Office. On the second day of the COP29 summit, Yunus addressed world leaders, outlining his vision for a world made of the ‘three zeroes’ -- zero net carbon emissions, zero wealth concentration, and zero unemployment. Later, he also met with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, and former British prime minister Theresa May on the sidelines of the summit.
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November 14, 2024 18:21 UTC
Bangladesh calls on India to curb Hasina’s comments from abroad
The former head of government has been staying in India for the past three months since her resignation. Furthermore, recordings of Hasina’s phone calls to various political leaders – both within Bangladesh and abroad – have been circulating in the media for the past few months. They said they will look into the matter.”Responding to questions related to getting Indian visas, he said: “We have been repeatedly telling the Indian authorities. They have informed us about their manpower crisis.”“We have asked them to expedite the issue of health visas, and those seeking visas to visit third world countries. We have also asked them to make the process easier for students seeking visas for Romania, Bulgaria and Finland.”
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November 14, 2024 16:35 UTC
Five die, another 1,107 hospitalised with dengue fever in Bangladesh
Five people have died of dengue, while 1,107 more patients been hospitalised with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease throughout Bangladesh in the past 24 hours. The Directorate General of Health Services, or DGHS, said as many as 415 were admitted to hospital in Dhaka among the new dengue patients until Thursday morning. With the new counts, the number of hospitalised dengue patients has reached 77,127 this year. The DGHS has been keeping records of dengue hospitalisations and deaths since 2000. Since then, a record 321,179 dengue hospitalisations were logged in 2023.
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November 14, 2024 16:17 UTC
Trump's top team: firebrands and stalwarts
Hegseth joined Fox News -- Trump's favorite network -- in 2014 and is a host on Fox and Friends Weekend and Fox Nation. - National Security Advisor: Mike Waltz -Congressman and former special forces officer Waltz has been tapped as Trump's top White House foreign policy advisor. - CIA director: John Ratcliffe -Ratcliffe, director of national intelligence at the tumultuous end of Trump's first term, is tapped to lead the Central Intelligence Agency. - Director of National Intelligence: Tulsi Gabbard -Gabbard, a former Hawaii congresswoman, switched sides from the Democrats to back Trump's reelection. As director of national intelligence, she would oversee coordination of the 18 intelligence agencies.
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November 14, 2024 16:06 UTC
Indian media spreading misinformation every day, says home advisor
The home ministry will request foreign affairs to lodge an official protest with IndiaHome Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said the Indian media is spreading misinformation about Bangladesh every day and the interim government will protest it. “The home ministry will ask the foreign ministry to issue an official protest, as that ministry handles formal communication with other nations. When asked specifically about remarks from an Indian TV anchor regarding Chattogram, the advisor replied, "Stay vigilant on this matter. "It’s widely known that Indian reports are often inaccurate. Speaking about the Barishal division's law and order, he said: "The law and order here is notably better than in other regions.
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November 14, 2024 15:34 UTC