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The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced on Jan. 2 that it has reached an agreement with Rutgers University over three complaints regarding the university’s handling of reported discrimination against Jews, Israelis, Arabs, Muslims, and Palestinians.
In its announcement, OCR said that its investigation concluded that “the university likely operated a hostile environment based on national origin/shared ancestry in university programs or activities without redress as required under Title VI [of the Civil Rights Act] and that the university subjected some students to discriminatory different treatment.” OCR received more than 400 reports of discrimination between July 2023 and June 2024, 293 of which were against Jews and Israelis and 147 were against Arabs, Muslims and Palestinians.
Examples of reported antisemitism at the university included a social media post featuring a Jewish student’s address and encouraging violence against that student, the Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life being egged and allegations that Jews were not allowed at the anti-Israel encampment at the New Brunswick campus. Examples of reported anti-Palestinian and Islamophobic discrimination at the university included the Center for Islamic Life being vandalized and a Palestinian memorial, flags and flyers being removed at the law school.
Under the agreement, Rutgers will issue a statement condemning discrimination and that it will take any action to address it, provide training on the matter to employees and students, conduct a campus climate assessment and review “all students, and/or student groups, whom the university notified of potential violations of the Standards and Discipline Policy, referred for suspension, suspended, expelled, and/or referred to law enforcement to redress different treatment as necessary, and reporting results of these reviews to OCR for review and approval” over the past academic year.
“Rutgers University has committed to resolution terms that will address serious Title VI noncompliance indicated in their records regarding different treatment of students based on stereotypes about the countries students and their families come from as well as unredressed harassment of students and faculty that appear to have created a hostile environment in university campuses, inconsistent with the university’s federal civil rights obligations,” OCR Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Catherine Lhamon said in a statement. “OCR looks forward to the change that will come for Rutgers University as a result of this agreement and to ongoing work with the university to ensure its compliance.”
University spokeswoman Dory Devlin told NJ.com, “Rutgers has reached a voluntary agreement with the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights to continue to take steps to clarify, communicate, and review its policies and procedures related to discrimination and harassment, especially around national origin and shared ancestry. The Rutgers community stands firmly against discrimination and harassment in all its forms, and the university will always strive to strengthen the policies and practices that protect our students, faculty, and staff. Rutgers is grateful to the Office of Civil Rights for its guidance.”
“Rutgers must now make an unequivocal commitment to meaningful reform, which can be achieved without infringing on academic freedom and the right to assemble and protest. Jewish students, like all students, are entitled to an education free of threats and intimidation because of who they are or what they believe in.” – Rabbi David Levy
American Jewish Committee New Jersey Director Rabbi David Levy said in a statement, “By entering into this agreement, Rutgers has acknowledged Jewish students have faced a hostile learning environment across its campuses both before and since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas massacre in Israel. The nearly 300 complaints of antisemitic and anti-Zionist vandalism, doxing, and harassment investigated by the Department of Education are abhorrent and unacceptable. Rutgers must now make an unequivocal commitment to meaningful reform, which can be achieved without infringing on academic freedom and the right to assemble and protest. Jewish students, like all students, are entitled to an education free of threats and intimidation because of who they are or what they believe in.”
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A woman was found dead shot to death inside an SUV on Thursday evening in Kansas City, Missouri, police said.
Police first responded to the 3500 block of Stadium Drive after a caller reported the SUV parked in the street.
On arrival, officers located the woman dead inside with gunshot wounds.
No other information on the circumstances of the woman’s death was immediately available, though police said it was being investigated as suspicious.
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The phenomenon is short-lived and has the potential to be the strongest of the year
As has become customary for stargazers, the Quadrantids will be the first star shower of the year, with the night sky showing up to 120 shooting stars per hour.
Once the Earth‘s atmosphere reaches the place where the remnants of asteroid 2003 EH are floating in space, the spectacle will begin.
According to information from the website space.com, the first star shower of the year will be visible on the night of 2 to 3 January 2025, for a period of no more than six hours, due to the fact that the Earth quickly crosses the remains of the comet and that is why the Quadrantids is such a fleeting phenomenon.
The Quadrantids have the potential to be the strongest star shower of 2025 and according to EarthSky, the predicted peak is from 4:53 am (Eastern time) until dawn.
A quarter moon will light up the night, so it is not recommended that stargazers take trips in search of dark skies to appreciate the event.
However, the best places to view the phenomenon are in the western regions of the United States, in the hope that the moonlight will allow the fireballs of the Quadrantids to be brighter and more visible.
The rate of Quadrantids is recognized by NASA as one of the most intense throughout the year, with a frequency of more than 100 per hour from a point approaching the North Star.
The Quadrantids take their name from the constellation Quadran Muralis, which has not been recognized by the scientific community since 1920, as most of the stars are now part of the constellation Boyero.
This meteor shower, whose source is the aforementioned comet 2003 EH1, found its point of origin in 2003. NASA, in December of that year, Peter Jenniskens of NASA’s Ames Research Center found evidence that it was related to the aforementioned comet, which probably broke up 500 years ago.
The Quadrantid meteor shower is less recognized than the Geminids and Orionids because it is dimmer fainter and easier to miss.
This meteor shower, which traditionally occurs during January, can have a large number of spiritual meanings. According to science, meteors are made of stardust connected to the origin of the universe, giving it important cosmic significance.
In astrology, the cosmic dust given off by the quadrantids represents our deepest desires and aspirations. Therefore, the appearance of the Quadrantid meteor shower brings the opportunity to manifest all desires and the intention of change to give life to old dreams and aspirations.
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By Tucker Reals, Kerry Breen
Updated on: January 2, 2025 / 8:02 PM EST / CBS News
Update: The FBI said Thursday, Jan. 2, there does not appear to be evidence of any accomplices. Read the latest on the investigation here.
A man intentionally drove a pickup truck into a crowd of revelers on Bourbon Street in New Orleans’ French Quarter in a deadly rampage early on New Year’s Day. At least 14 people were killed before the attacker died in a shootout with police, officials said. Dozens of others were injured in the attack. A black ISIS flag was flying from the truck’s rear bumper, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation called the attack an act of terrorism.
The man driving the vehicle has been identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, a U.S. citizen from Texas, the FBI said. 
In televised remarks Wednesday evening, President Biden said the FBI has determined that just hours before the attack, Jabbar “posted videos to social media indicating that he was inspired by ISIS, expressing a desire to kill.”
The vehicle was an electric Ford pickup truck that appears to have been rented, the FBI said. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said on social media Jabbar rented the truck on Dec. 30, while living in the Houston area, before heading to New Orleans.
FBI Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Raia said at a news conference Thursday that the attack was an act of terrorism. “It was premeditated and an evil act,” he said. While the FBI initially thought Jabbar may have had help carrying out the attack, Raia said that as of Thursday the bureau believes no one else was involved.
A person familiar with the investigation told CBS News that at this point, neither ISIS nor any other foreign terror organization has claimed responsibility for the attack. 
The attacker drove around barricades and up onto the sidewalk of Bourbon Street, New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said, avoiding barriers that had been placed by police. Kirkpatrick said the man “was trying to run over as many people as he could.” 
“We had a car there, we had barriers there, we had officers there, and he still got around,” Kirkpatrick said. 
The man then exited the car and opened fire on officers, Raia said. He died after exchanging gunfire with three responding officers, the FBI said. He was struck by police fire and declared dead at the scene, the New Orleans Police Department said. Two police officers were hit by gunfire and treated at a hospital.
Weapons and two potential improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, were located in the vehicle, FBI Special Agent Alethea Duncan said at a news conference Wednesday. 
On Thursday, Raia gave more details on the explosives, saying FBI bomb technicians found two functional IEDs in coolers in the area. Jabbar is seen placing the devices in surveillance video footage, Raia said. Both devices were rendered safe, and two other items were determined to not be IEDs, he said.
Kirkpatrick said police walked the area as a grid, looking for any suspicious items. Anyone who sees anything suspicious should contact officials, Duncan said. 
Two law enforcement sources told CBS News that the suspect had an AR-15 style weapon and a handgun with him at the time of the truck attack. The long gun had a “suppressive device” on it that acted as a silencer, according to sources on the scene. 
Two sources familiar with the investigation told CBS News the man was wearing body armor. 
Investigators from the FBI, Homeland Security and bomb squad have all been on the scene at an Airbnb in the St. Roch area of New Orleans, where officials tell CBS News the suspect was staying while in New Orleans. That building caught fire on Wednesday and the investigation into that fire is ongoing.
Duncan asked that anyone with information about the man contact the FBI. A U.S. official confirmed to CBS News that he had previously served in the U.S. military. 
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry called it “a horrific act of violence” and said he and his wife were “praying for all the victims and first responders on scene.” He urged people to avoid the area. 
“As of now, 15 people are deceased. It will take several days to perform all autopsies. Once we complete the autopsies and talk with the next of kin, we will release the identifications of the victims,” New Orleans Coroner Dr. Dwight McKenna said in a statement. The coroner’s office later clarified that the 15 dead included the attacker.
The popular tourist district was full of New Year’s Day revelers at the time of the attack.
Witnesses told CBS News reporter Kati Weis that a white truck crashed into people on Bourbon Street at high speed, and the driver then started firing a weapon from inside the vehicle, with police returning fire. Weis saw multiple people on the ground being treated for injuries near the intersection of Bourbon and Canal Streets.
The City of New Orleans said in a statement posted online that 30 people were transported to area hospitals with injuries and 10 people were confirmed dead. Kirkpatrick later said that at least 35 people were hospitalized.
“He was hellbent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did,” Kirkpatrick said. 
Duncan said the FBI will be leading the investigation. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Justice Department’s National Security Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana will work with the FBI and local officials to support the investigation, Attorney General Merrick Garland said. Mr. Biden was briefed about the attack, the White House said, and his administration has been in touch with Cantrell to offer support. 
Mr. Biden said in a statement he has directed his administration to “ensure every resource is available as federal, state, and local law enforcement work assiduously to get to the bottom of what happened as quickly as possible and to ensure that there is no remaining threat of any kind.” 
“My heart goes out to the victims and their families who were simply trying to celebrate the holiday,” Mr. Biden said. “There is no justification for violence of any kind, and we will not tolerate any attack on any of our nation’s communities.”
President-elect Donald Trump also acknowledged the attack in a post on TruthSocial. 
“Our hearts are with all of the innocent victims and their loved ones, including the brave officers of the New Orleans Police Department,” Trump said, in part. 
The Sugar Bowl college football playoff game was set to be played at the nearby Superdome later Wednesday, but has been rescheduled for Thursday. Kirkpatrick said bomb sweeps have been conducted at the Superdome, and said the stadium would be locked down until the game. 
Jeff Hundley, the chief executive officer of the Sugar Bowl, announced the delay at Thursday’s news conference. More details about the rescheduled game will be available in the coming hours, he said. 
“We live in the fun and games world, with what we do, but we certainly recognize the importance of this and we’re going to support it 100%,” Hundley said.
A student from the University of Georgia, one of the teams playing in the game, was “critically injured” in the attack, according to a statement from the school on social media. The student was not identified. 
Jim and Nicole Mowrer were in New Orleans visiting from Iowa and witnessed the incident. The couple told CBS News they had watched the city’s fireworks display and were enjoying the New Year’s Day atmosphere in the French Quarter when they heard crashing noises coming from down the street. They said they then saw a white truck slam through a barricade “at a high rate of speed,” followed by gunfire and police. The couple said the truck hit people about a block away from where they had been walking.
“Once the gunfire stopped, we stayed in the alcove until the gunfire stopped, came out into the street, and came across a lot of — several people who had been hit, [we] wanted to see what we could do to help,” Nicole Mowrer said. She said the couple found the victims had died. 
The Mowrers said the victims they saw had injuries from the truck impact, and they did not see any apparent gunshot wounds. They said they left the area once emergency responders started arriving.
In a 2017 memo reviewed by CBS News, the city of New Orleans had acknowledged the risk of a mass casualty incident in the crowded, tourist-friendly French Quarter. The memo specifically referenced vehicle attacks in Nice, France, London, England and New York City. To minimize risk, the city said it planned to establish a camera and surveillance program, a centralized command center, more police patrols and infrastructure upgrades. The city had been in the process of upgrading the pedestrian bollard system in the French Quarter to modernize and bolster protections, with work ongoing through February. 
Kati Weis, Andres Triay, Pat Milton, Nicole Sganga, Anna Schecter, Robert Legare and Rhona Tarrant contributed to this report.
Tucker Reals is CBSNews.com’s foreign editor, based in the CBS News London bureau. He has worked for CBS News since 2006, prior to which he worked for The Associated Press in Washington, D.C., and London.
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