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Fairfax County, Gov. Youngkin spar over protests at justices' homes: Fairfax County officials have rebuffed a request from Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin to ...
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Police arrest Gaza protesters at Emory University: Video shows chaos erupting at one Atlanta college as police clear an encampment of pro-Palestinian ...
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College campuses call in police to pro-Palestinian demonstrations: The University of Southern California has canceled its main stage graduation ceremony under ...
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Quick Glance: Protests at USC Lead to Cancellation of Commencement Ceremony
- The University of Southern California canceled its main commencement ceremony, prompting students at other locations with protests to wonder if their ceremonies will be disrupted next.
- USC's cancellation raised concerns among Columbia students, fearing their commencement could be disrupted. Other universities remain silent on potential adjustments to their ceremonies. Some students fear a domino effect following the protests at Columbia.
- Students who missed high school graduation ceremonies due to the pandemic expressed concerns about their upcoming college commencement. USC announced the cancellation of its main ceremony, while Columbia contemplates potential disruptions to ensure campus community safety.
- Universities like Yale and Michigan are addressing the possibility of protests during commencement activities. Columbia students report a rise in animosity on campus, particularly between Jewish and pro-Palestinian groups.
Speaker Johnson alleges Hamas support for anti-Israel campus protests, threatens intervention
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3 reasons antisemitism is swarming college campuses : Jews are attacked and reviled on campuses, schools are shutting down and young people are supporting ...
thehill.com/opinion/education/4621154-3-reasons-antisemitism-is-swarming-college-campuses/
White House calls Trump’s Charlottesville ‘peanut’ comments ‘repugnant and divisive’
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Quick Glance: Trump compares Charlottesville and Israel-Gaza protests
- Former President Trump downplayed the significance of the deadly 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville compared to the rising demonstrations on college campuses over the situation in Gaza.
- Trump highlighted that President Biden frequently cites the Charlottesville rally and Trump’s response as a reason for his White House candidacy in 2020.
- Trump’s remarks coincided with college campus protests concerning the Israel-Hamas conflict, resulting in numerous Palestinian casualties in Gaza.
- Biden has denounced antisemitism in the protests while also criticizing those who fail to grasp the situation with the Palestinians.
Live updates: Pro-Palestinian protests at USC, Columbia University, college campuses nationwide
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Georgia state police officers violently tased a protester who was already in handcuffs, as police broke up a pro-Palestine encampment at Emory University ... Show more
Simon Harris condemns attacks on police in County Wicklow: Six people were arrested following a protest outside of a site earmarked for asylum seekers.
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Chaos has engulfed US universities as pro-Palestinian protests have spread from coast to coast. Let’s take a look at what is behind these demonstrations www.reuters.com/world/us/columbia-university-inspires-national-protest-wave-swift-response-by-authorities-2024-04-25/
Criticism, praise of Texas Gov. after dramatic use of troopers on protesters: The three-term governor on Wednesday ordered scores of riot gear-clad state ...
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Protesters accused police of excessive force during arrests at an anti-war protest camp at Emory University in the US where one female professor was hauled to ... Show more
Wave of pro-Palestinian protests on campus meets forceful response: Fresh clashes between police and students opposed to Israel's war in Gaza broke out on ...
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Texas state troopers descended on a crowd of pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Texas at Austin campus on Wednesday afternoon.
Dozens arrested at U of Texas, USC as anti-Israel protests spread to more US campuses
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DeSantis warns of potential expulsion for student protesters in Florida: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is warning college students in his state that they could ...
thehill.com/homenews/education/4621273-desantis-expulsion-student-protesters-florida/
Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US college campuses: Hundreds of students from colleges and universities across the United States have been arrested this week ...
irishtimes.com/video/video/2024/04/25/pro-palestinian-protests-sweep-us-college-campuses/
White House declines Mike Johnson’s demand to call in the National Guard for college protesters
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As pro-Palestine protests against Israel's war on Gaza spread across US universities in what’s dubbed as Ivy League Spring ... Show more
Protests at US universities: “Stop the nonsense”: Anti-Israel protests at US universities are spreading. In addition to the Middle East conflict ...
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From peace to incitement: protests against the Israel-Hamas war escalate at US universities
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“Blood on Your Hands!”: Protesters Decry Tennessee Vote to Arm Teachers: Republican lawmakers in Tennessee have passed a bill to allow teachers to carry ...
democracynow.org/2024/4/24/headlines/blood_on_your_hands_protesters_decry_tennessee_vote_to_arm_teachers
French police break up pro-Palestinian university protest - War on Gaza - War on Gaza
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Columbia Protesters Begin Clearing Out After School Set Midnight Deadline: The university said discussions between the school and protesters are continuing and ...
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Police clashed with pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Southern California, who chanted 'Free Palestine' as they marched and carried tents on ... Show more
Following protests at US universities, a Pro-Palestinian demonstration was also witnessed at the University of Oxford in the UK ... Show more #DawnToday
Gaza protesters clash with police at US universities: Demonstrators in Texas were met with state troopers as protests lead to arrests on campuses across the ...
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The Crackdown on Student Protesters: Columbia University is at the center of a growing showdown over the war in Gaza and the limits of free speech.
nytimes.com/2024/04/25/podcasts/the-daily/the-crackdown-on-student-protesters.html
Activists protest on abortion at US Supreme Court: The high court is deliberating whether a near-total abortion ban in Idaho goes against a federal law.
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Quick Glance: Supreme Court Divided on Emergency Abortion Access: Highlights
- The Supreme Court seems divided on access to emergency abortions in states with near-total bans.
- The 1986 Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act could impact abortion access in emergencies.
- The debate raises questions about fetal personhood and abortion rights conflict.
- The court's decision could affect abortion access in 14 states with strict abortion bans.
U.S.C. Cancels Its Main Graduation Ceremony, Citing Security Concerns: There have been student protests and arrests, as well as controversy over the school’s ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/25/us/usc-cancels-graduation-campus-protests.html
College protests live updates: Encampments spread to Emory, Princeton, Northwestern and more
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Quick Glance: Spread of Anti-War Protests at U.S. Universities
- University of Minnesota student sets up protest camp following arrests of pro-Palestinian demonstrators.
- Pro-Palestinian protests sweep campuses nationwide, demanding universities cut ties with Israel.
- Arrest of over 100 student protesters at Columbia University sparks solidarity protests at other colleges.
- Student anti-war protests spread across the country, from Yale to University of California, demanding divestment from Israel.
Unfortunately, young people don't just vote to the right out of protest: www.stern.de/gesellschaft/junge-menschen-waehlen-afd---das-ist-leider-nicht-nur-protest--meinung--34660808.html
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu labelled pro-Palestinian student protests in US universities as "horrific" ... Show more
Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to death for protesting: Dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi has been given a death sentence for his involvement in the ...
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Hundreds gather at GW University to call for schools to cut ties to Israel: About 30 tents filled one corner of the campus’s central lawn as the pro-Palestinian ...
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Police in riot gear moved in to clear anti-war protest camps set up by pro-Palestinian campaigners at US universities, leading to the arrests of dozens of ... Show more
108 arrested as police forcibly clear Emerson encampment protesting war in Gaza | WBUR News
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🇺🇸 🎓 🇵🇸 👮 #Police clashed with pro-#Palestinian protesters at the #UniversityofTexas in #Austin and made several arrests Wednesday as new #student #encampments sprout across #US colleges ... Show more #ceasefire #Gaza
Divestment From Israel Is a Rallying Cry for College Protesters: The campaign is likely to have a negligible impact on the companies or Israel ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/24/business/college-protesters-divestment-israel.html
Johnson: ‘There is an appropriate time’ for National Guard if student protesters don’t disperse
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'We will keep going': Columbia Gaza protesters dig in: Activists at the New York university want amnesty for disciplined students before ending their Gaza ...
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Pressure builds on Columbia University president to quit over Gaza protests: Both US lawmakers and protesters have criticised Nemat Shafik's handling of campus ...
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Hundreds at Harvard Protest Suspension of Pro-Palestinian Group: Students flooded Harvard Yard, the oldest part of the university’s campus ...
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Hundreds of Jewish protesters demonstrated outside the home of US Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer, to protest against US support of Israel's war on Gaza.
Students in France join pro-Palestine rally, mirroring US campus protests: Students accuse Sciences Po university management of crossing "the red line" ...
trtworld.com/europe/students-in-france-join-pro-palestine-rally-mirroring-us-campus-protests-17922707
Welcome to Venice. That’ll Be 5 Euros, Please.: Venice’s first day implementing a fee to enter the historic center went mostly smoothly ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/25/world/europe/venice-entry-fee-protests.html
A student was arrested for participating in protests supporting Palestine at the University of Texas in Austin, as he was trying to inform demonstrators how to ... Show more
Deadly violence in Charlottesville 2017: “More hate” - Trump compares university protests to neo-Nazi marches
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Google Fires Another 20 Employees in Retaliation for Project Nimbus Protest: Google has fired another 20 employees in retaliation for last week’s protest against ...
democracynow.org/2024/4/23/headlines/google_fires_another_20_employees_in_retaliation_for_project_nimbus_protest
Georgia foreign agents bill draws protesters onto the streets: Thousands of Georgians have been protesting against a new bill that they claim will crush dissent.
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What We Know About Columbia’s President, Nemat Shafik: Dr. Shafik, who also goes by Minouche, is facing criticism from multiple sides over how she is handling ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/19/nyregion/nemat-shafik-columbia-university-president.html
Indigenous people protest Brazil not protecting ancestral lands: Several thousand Indigenous demonstrators marched chanting to drum beats on Thursday to the seat ...
reuters.com/world/americas/indigenous-people-protest-brazil-not-protecting-ancestral-lands-2024-04-25/
🔴 Around 550 arrests have been made in the last week across major US universities as police crackdown on protests against Israel’s war on Gaza, reports Reuters ... Show more www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/4/26/israels-war-on-gaza-live-un-says-preserve-evidence-of-gaza-mass-graves
Columbia University faces federal complaint after arresting anti-war protesters: A pro-Palestinian U.S. group filed a federal civil rights complaint against ...
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Student protesters begin dismantling some tents as negotiations with Columbia University progress
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USC Students Continue Protest Despite Mass Arrests, Inspired by Gazans’ “Spirit of Resistance”
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Arrests at Universities Pile Up as Pro-Palestinian Protests Spread: The protests that began at Columbia University have spread to other states from Texas to ...
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Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to death for songs critical of regime: Salehi's music denounced government corruption and suppression of dissent.
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Quick Glance: Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi Receives Death Sentence for Criticizing Authorities
- Toomaj Salehi's songs criticized government corruption and repression.
- An Iranian court imposed a death sentence on rapper Toomaj Salehi for his critical songs.
- Salehi, subjected to multiple arrests, condemned the regime in his music.
- Despite being detained, Salehi persisted in releasing music videos opposing the Iranian authorities.
Struggle for a ceasefire: Israel apparently ready for a new hostage agreement before the Rafah offensive
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Tens of thousands protest as Milei’s austerity measures hit Argentina’s public universities
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🔴 "I do not feel that this project is anti-Semitic in any way." Jewish American professor at Columbia University defended student protesters calling ... Show more www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/4/25/israels-war-on-gaza-live-calls-grow-for-gaza-mass-graves-investigation
Despite crackdowns from the police and school authorities, Pro-Palestinian students at US universities continue to protest their schools’ direct and indirect ... Show more
Watch: Compilation video shows pro-Palestine student protests triggering chaos across US universities
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Opinion | Defining Free Speech Down on Campus: Anti-Israel protesters invoke a First Amendment they don’t understand.
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Students protesting on campuses across US ask colleges to cut investments supporting Israel
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Police detain pro-Palestinian protesters on University of Texas campus: Texas state police detained multiple pro-Palestinian demonstrators Wednesday on the ...
thehill.com/homenews/education/4618680-palestinian-protesters-university-of-texas/
A photojournalist, identified as Carlos from Fox 7, was detained and arrested by the the Texas Department of Public Safety trooper (DPS) while covering a ... Show more
🇮🇷 🗣️ 🚨 #Iranian rapper #ToomajSalehi was sentenced to death on Wednesday by a revolutionary #court on charges of corrupting the #moral order ... Show more #protests #MahsaAmini
Michael Oren: FBI must investigate money trail behind campus antisemitic protests
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Campus protests escalate around Boston: Harvard, MIT, Northeastern and Tufts have pro-Palestinian encampments.
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Columbia extends deadline for negotiations to clear campus encampment: The university said it made “important progress” with students protesting the Israel-Gaza ...
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There are currently pro-Palestinian protests at several universities in the USA. A protest camp has been standing on the campus of Columbia University in New ... Show more
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