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Cornell University was targeted by anonymous activists early Monday morning, with protesters smashing a glass door at Day Hall and spray-painting messages condemning the school over an alleged 2024 Chi Phi fraternity gang rape.

The attack happened around 3 AM, with both panes of the right-hand entrance door shattered and glass strewn across the entryway.

Red paint was splashed across the surrounding walls, reading ... "SMASH THE PATRIARCHY" and "AT CORNELL RAPISTS ARE PROTECTED PROTESTORS ARE EXPELLED."

Nolan Wells' family is turning up the pressure on authorities ... calling once again for the FBI and DOJ to step in and investigate the 18-year-old's mysterious death ... 93 days after he passed.

Attorney Ben Crump joined join Nolan's parents and Stop AAPI Hate Executive Director Cynthia Choi at a news conference Monday in Inglewood, California.

His mother Christine Wells-Wonsley and father Elmore Wonsley renewed demands for a federal investigation into what happened to Nolan, who disappeared during a Fourth of July boating trip to Horn Island in Mississippi and was found dead two days later.

A cyclist has died after colliding with a dog in Central Park on Monday, according to authorities.

An NYPD source tells TMZ ... they got a call a little after 8 a.m. about a bicyclist who'd been struck at 84th Street and East Drive.

They tell us the 71-year-old man was riding his bike with a helmet on when he hit an off-leash dog ... falling to the ground.

Can you guess which Georgia Peach showed his washboad abs in this absolutely shredded shot?! Here are your hints:

He's hosted more countdowns than we can count, and he's closely linked to one of the most famous singing competition shows ...

Second Lady Usha Vance nearly took a tumble while stepping off a helicopter Monday ... with Vice President JD Vance just a few seconds behind her.

Usha was carrying their baby, Alec, as she made her way down the aircraft steps and appeared to lose her footing near the bottom.

She caught herself and kept moving ... with the baby still safely strapped to her person.

Daniil Medvedev’s semifinal match against Novak Djokovic ended with a thud ... after the tennis star fired a tennis ball into a fan's face.

Djokovic already had Medvedev on the ropes before the disqualification -- he won the first set and led the second, 5 games to 3 -- but he wasn't done yet ... until he recklessly sent the ball into the stands, leaving a spectator clutching his eye.

The innocent fan was escorted from his seat and taken to the hospital. Thankfully, it doesn't sound like the injury is too serious.

Halle Berry isn't letting her nasty custody battle with ex Olivier Martinez keep her from spending time with their son ... stepping out with Maceo just days after Olivier accused her of abusing the 12-year-old.

Halle was spotted Sunday at a Best Buy in Los Angeles with Maceo and her longtime boyfriend Van Hunt ... and from the looks of things, it was a pretty normal family outing.

The three walked through the parking lot together ... with Halle sticking close to Maceo.

Offset was seeing red at the blackjack table in Paris ... going off on casino staff during a heated high-stakes session.

Video shows the rapper arguing with employees at a casino on the Champs-Élysées ... repeatedly complaining other people were being allowed to play in what he considered his spot.

Offset says he was betting $10,000 and $20,000 at a time ... and demanded to be treated accordingly.

Celebrating a game-sealing, 4th-quarter pick with a delicious dinner?! Say less ... the N.Y. Giants defense hit up a New York City hotspot Sunday night to celebrate their thrilling win!

TMZ Sports has learned Deonte Banks, the game's hero, treated teammates Kayvon Thibodeaux, Abdul Carter, Jevon Holland, Tremaine Edmunds, Nic Jones, and many more to a fancy dinner at Sei Less.

The former first-round draft pick rented out a private room at the upscale restaurant/lounge ... where the (very hungry) football players dined on chicken satay, lobster spoons, Beijing chicken, chicken wontons, shrimp lo mein, and more.

As the G-Men were leaving, other guests spotted the players, and they were psyched ... with many congratulating Banks on the game-saving play.

If you missed it, the Cardinals had the ball on the 4-yard line, 4th and goal, down 6 points, with 12 seconds remaining.

One play for Big Blue ... get a stop and win the game.

Deonte did one better, picking off Jacoby Brissett's pass and returning it 96 yards for a touchdown.

Game over, Giants win, 36-24.

Of course, not everyone on the Giants was able to attend the feast, including Jaxson Dart, who was at home nursing his newly surgically repaired knee.

While it was a bummer to miss out on time with his teammates, the Giants QB was PUMPED when Banks made the pick ... a reaction that was caught on camera by his GF Melissa Ayers.

Sam Altman is feeling conflicted about how to use A.I. to aid in the mental health crisis ... after being confronted about how a woman committed suicide after having ChatGPT edit her suicide notes.

The OpenAI CEO sat down with Vanity Fair, where he was asked about journalist Laura Reiley's 29-year-old daughter Sophie, who died by suicide after lengthy conversations with Chat.

The VF reporter stresses that the A.I. never told her to kill herself ... but was acting as her therapist and helping her with her suicide notes.

Travis Kelce is runnin' another year around the sun, and when the NFL superstar ain't high and tight on the field, he's turning heads with some serious style from his fashion playbook.

From oversized suit style to game-day swag ... and casual streetwear ... Travis has been serving up looks worthy of a fresh lyrical drop from Taylor!

The 6'5" hunk throws up looks that always thrive, on the gridiron and on the streets! Cool, calm n' collected is the vibe!

At the final whistle, Killa-Trav's style is solid as a piece of "Wood!" 😜

Cornell University regularly turned a blind eye to frat parties that posed health and safety risks, and after a Cornell University police officer complained ... rather than enforcing its own rules, the University relaxed them.

TMZ has obtained the rules that were in effect up to the end of 2022 ... it says if a fraternity violates the rule by holding an event which poses health and safety risks -- including underage alcohol consumption -- there is a MANDATORY interim suspension while the University investigates. In other words, the fraternity must cease all activities immediately pending the outcome of the investigation.

Furthermore, if the University finds the fraternity violated the rules, there is a MANDATORY MINIMUM 3-YEAR SUSPENSION.

AEW star PAC's sudden death is still short on answers, and a newly obtained response from the city isn't filling in all the blanks ... TMZ has learned.

PAC -- real name Benjamin Satterley -- was found unresponsive inside his car in a CAVA restaurant parking lot in Des Plaines, Illinois, on Sept. 27 ... just hours after wrestling in Chicago.

As TMZ previously reported, customers spotted the 40-year-old inside the vehicle around 4 PM and called 911.

LeBron James is free to hop on Fanatics' helicopter whenever he wants -- while playing in Philly and living in NYC -- and that open invitation is part of his deal with a company that treats the King like royalty.

A source close to Fanatics tells TMZ Sports the newly signed 76ers superstar -- a “key partner” for the biz -- is one of the “most important athletes in the world,” and because of that, they're happy to let him use the company chopper anytime he wants.

James was spotted leaving the City of Brotherly Love in Fanatics' Leonardo AW139 heli after the Sixers scrimmaged on Saturday, on a roughly 45-minute flight back to the Big Apple.

The father who allegedly impregnated his 14-year-old daughter has been arrested in Mexico and the teen has been rescued ... according to authorities.

Officials believe the teen gave birth to her father's child on the side of a California road ... and the newborn -- named "Baby Angelita" by law enforcement -- was found dead on August 1.

Authorities found Sergio Galvez Perez and his daughter in Mexico, in a reported rescue mission by Mexican authorities and the FBI.

Got a case of the Monday blues? ... we got you covered. Can you guess which record breaking country star is showing off her toned bod?!

This country singer recently set the record for longest running song on the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. She is currently on tour after releasing her sophomore album "Dandelion."