{
  "id": 694957,
  "title": "Palestinian students, staff allege discrimination at Columbia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/palestinian-students-staff-allege-discrimination-at-columbia",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T19:45:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6025585-columbia-university-discrimination-lawsuit-palestinian-students/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Palestinian students, faculty and alumni are suing Columbia University for discrimination, alleging the school fostered a \"hostile campus climate\" and unfairly targeted them with disciplinary investigations following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks on Israel. In the lawsuit, filed Monday in New York County court, four students and one faculty member argue that Columbia deliberately...",
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      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Palestinian students and staff sue Columbia University over discrimination",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/palestinian-students-and-staff-sue-columbia-university-over",
        "published": "2026-08-12T18:01:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC Canada",
        "title": "4 ex-Western University students accused in London, Ont., explosives-making scheme face 19 new charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/4-ex-western-university-students-accused-in-london-ont-explosives",
        "published": "2026-08-12T20:53:19.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}