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Parents of Parkland massacre victim protest guns, NRA with empty buses: Manuel and Patricia Oliver are the parents of Joaquin Oliver, one of 17 killed at Marjory ...
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Mile-Long Line Of Buses Drives To Ted Cruz's House With Message On Gun Violence: The buses' empty seats represented children who died from gun violence in the ...
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Ted Cruz Heckled in Texas Restaurant After NRA Convention: The Republican senator was confronted in a restaurant by a board member of a group known as ...
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Quick Glance: Donald Trump will send more weapons to schools in the aftermath of the Texas massacre.
- The NRA (National Rifle Association) annual meeting was held in Houston only three days after the massacre, which occurred on Tuesday around 450 kilometers away at a primary school in Uvalde.
- "Der Grund, warum es nicht schlimmer war, ist, dass die Strafverfolgungsbehörden taten, was sie taten" he said.
- You were unaware that the police were already on the scene, said the eldest.
- Similarly to Trump, Abbott cited psychiatric disorders as a major cause of such behavior.
Photos: Protesting the NRA in Houston: Music, Film, TV and Political News Coverage
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Quick Glance: During the Texas shooting, children called for aid from their classrooms while cops stood outside.
- According to Colonel Steven McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, at least two youngsters dialed 911 from connecting fourth-grade classrooms after 18-year-old Salvador Ramos entered with an AR-15 semi-automatic weapon.
- According to the colonel, someone who McCraw did not identify called police at 12.16pm and indicated there were still "eight to nine" students alive.
- According to McCraw, police collected 142 expended shots from Ramos' weapon inside the school, as well as roughly two dozen more on school property outside the building.
- A instructor had propped open the door that allowed Ramos entrance to the building, according to McCraw.
Kids Ask 'Am I Next?' In Wrenching Protest Outside NRA Convention: Video shows children lined up across the street from the convention with pictures of Uvalde ...
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Full List of Republican Senators Who Receive Funding From the NRA: Mitt Romney, Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley and Mitch McConnell are among those who have taken money ...
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Protesters' anguished shouts fail to dampen gun enthusiasm at NRA convention in Houston
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Assault-style weapon in Tulsa shooting bought that day, gunman targeted doctor, police say
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Fact check: NRA speakers distort gun and crime statistics: Former President Donald Trump and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz were among the speakers who distorted the ...
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The Onion Calls Out Inaction Over Mass Shootings With Classic Response: The satirical website's homepage featured 21 stories headlined, "'No Way To Prevent This ...
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NRA speakers unshaken on gun rights after school massacre: HOUSTON (AP) — One by one, they took the stage at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention ...
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Quick Glance: Thousands Protest Gun Violence Outside Houston NRA Conference Following Uvalde Tragedy
- More than a thousand people, some carrying child-size coffins, gathered across the street from the National Rifle Association's annual conference in Houston on Friday to protest gun violence, according to reports, just three days after an 18-year-old opened fire in an elementary school, killing 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas.
- According to Houston First, the government entity in charge of the George R. Brown meeting Center, 55,000 members were expected to attend the NRA meeting.
Texas massacre: Protesters rally outside NRA convention as Trump calls for teachers to be armed
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NRA Boss Days After Uvalde Mass Shooting: We’re the Real Victims Here: NRA honcho Wayne LaPierre barely mentioned the slaughter in Uvalde in his Saturday speech ...
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Quick Glance: NRA members award leader Wayne LaPierre their vote of trust
- The National Rifle Association's CEO, Wayne LaPierre, talks during the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum during the NRA Annual Meeting.
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- Almost everyone in the room supported LaPierre in a show of hands.
Oklahoma Shooting: How the US Gun Lobby Cultivates a Myth: Even after the Uvalde, Tulsa and Oklahoma murders, little will change in the lax US gun laws ...
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CSGV Executive Director Josh Horwitz joins CSGV @ Home to talk about yesterday's ruling against the NRA - National Rifle Association of America ... #csgvathome
It is essential to rid democracy of dark money — and no money has been darker, seedier, and deadlier than the money that has flowed from @NRA to Congress ... #HR1 #forthepeopleact
Texas rifle group recommends members stay away from planned state capitol armed protest
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Live updates: Pro-Palestinian protests at USC, Columbia University, college campuses nationwide
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Quick Glance: College Protests Erupting Across America
- Pro-Palestinian protests surge on US campuses, challenging school leadership.
- Conflict sparked post-Hamas attack, escalating into protests and arrests.
- Protesters demand divestment from Israel-linked entities at universities.
- Political leaders call for Columbia president's resignation over chaos and antisemitism.
Columbia president facing intense pressure on numerous fronts : Amid protests at Columbia University and calls for President Minouche Shafik to resign ...
washingtonpost.com/education/2024/04/24/columbia-president-shafik-campus-pressure-lawmakers-donors/
Tens of thousands protest as Milei’s austerity measures hit Argentina’s public universities
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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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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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As pro-Palestine protests against Israel's war on Gaza spread across US universities in what’s dubbed as Ivy League Spring ... Show more
Trump downplays deadly Charlottesville rally as a ‘peanut’ compared to Israel-Gaza protests
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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.
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
“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
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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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.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu labelled pro-Palestinian student protests in US universities as "horrific" ... Show more
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
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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Columbia extends protest deadline after students agree to dismantle some tents: Columbia University students agreed to take down "a significant number" of the ...
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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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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
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
108 arrested as police forcibly clear Emerson encampment protesting war in Gaza | WBUR News
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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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When protest turns to hatred: There’s far too much antisemitism in the free Palestine movement
nydailynews.com/2024/04/24/when-protest-turns-to-hatred-theres-far-too-much-antisemitism-in-the-free-palestine-movement/
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.
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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LIVE: Pro-Palestinian protests at USC: Reuters Live on X (Twitter)
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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.
LIVE UPDATES: Several detained during protest in support of Gaza at UT campus: The Palestinian Solidarity Committee of Austin is organizing a protest in support ...
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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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Student protesters begin dismantling some tents as negotiations with Columbia University progress
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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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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
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.
🔴 "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
Tensions flare as Tennessee passes bill allowing teachers to carry guns: Protesters chanted "blood on your hands" at lawmakers who supported the bill.
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Dozens arrested at U of Texas, USC as anti-Israel protests spread to more US campuses
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Faculty at Columbia University say they are "furious" that students are being arrested for participating in peaceful protests supporting Palestine on ... Show more
Opinion | Defining Free Speech Down on Campus: Anti-Israel protesters invoke a First Amendment they don’t understand.
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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
Gaza protests at US universities intensify: Protests against the war in the Gaza Strip are intensifying at several US universities. There are arrests ...
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Pro-Palestinian students have set up tent encampments at more campuses across the US to protest Israel's war in Gaza, after mass arrests at similar ... Show more
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
Opinion | The Ghost of the 1968 Antiwar Movement Has Returned: The suffering in the war in Gaza is unacceptable. Young people will make that point clear this ...
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Pro-Palestinian Encampments Take Over American College Campuses: As the death toll from Israeli strikes on Gaza increases, pro-Palestinian encampments have ...
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LIVE: ‘Stop arming Israel’ Passover protest held in Brooklyn: Reuters Live on X (Twitter)
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Pro-Palestinian demonstrations are spreading across colleges in the US, and some have turned violent.
It's a continuation of last week's protests at New ... Show more
Columbia students who rushed to join NYU rally admit they have no idea what it's about: 'Why are we protesting?'
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🔴 "The only thing that’s left now is a Palestinian flag crumpled on the ground." At the University of Southern California ... Show more www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/4/25/israels-war-on-gaza-live-calls-grow-for-gaza-mass-graves-investigation
Biden faced with challenge to maneuver Israel-Hamas war protests unfolding on college campuses amid reelection bid
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Quick Glance: Biden criticizes Florida's abortion ban and holds Trump accountable
- President Biden condemns the upcoming 6-week abortion ban in Florida.
- He blames Trump for appointing justices who overturned Roe v. Wade.
- Biden's campaign focuses on abortion rights to mobilize voters.
- Efforts to leverage Florida's abortion laws for political gain are highlighted.
The campus of California Polytechnic State University has been shut down after a group of pro-Palestine protesters occupied a campus building and clashed with ... Show more
Columbia University extends negotiations with student activists over dismantling encampment
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Opinion | I’m a Columbia Professor. The Protests on My Campus Are Not Justice.: I do not believe that the Columbia demonstrators are driven by antisemitism ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/23/opinion/columbia-protests-israel.html
Hamas video of Gaza captive Hersh Goldberg-Polin triggers Israel protests: The 23-year-old Israeli American criticises Israeli PM Netanyahu in the undated ...
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Google has fired 50 employees after protests over Israel cloud deal, organizers say
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Quick Glance: Google dismisses workers following protests on technology deal with Israeli government
- Following protests regarding the technology supplied to the Israeli government, Google has terminated employees, heightening tensions around a sensitive contract.
- The confirmed dismissals by Google on Wednesday occurred after nine individuals were detained during sit-in demonstrations in New York and Sunnyvale, California, a day subsequent to police intervention.
- Demonstrations are predominantly coordinated by a faction known as No Tech For Apartheid. Google states that Nimbus is not utilized for weaponry or intelligence purposes.
- Stated in a blog post, Google's CEO Sundar Pichai implied a close supervision of employees as the company enhances efforts in advancing its AI technology, marking a crucial phase in the industry and potentially humanity.
NYPD chief swarmed by anti-Israel protesters and berated while seeking shelter in NYU building
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Speaker Johnson is getting ready to hold a news conference at Columbia University on rise of antisemitism on college campuses ... Show more
“Congressional hearing is meant to humiliate administrators into admitting that they’re somehow anti-Semitic by not cracking down on pro-Palestinian protests ... Show more
Pro-Palestinian encampments and protests spread on college campuses across the U.S.
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Live blog: Ben-Gvir evacuated from building besieged by Israeli protesters: Israel's war on besieged Palestinians of Gaza, now in its 202nd day ...
trtworld.com/middle-east/live-blog-ben-gvir-evacuated-from-building-besieged-by-israeli-protesters-17908751
Live Updates: Tensions Rise Over Pro-Palestinian Protests at U.S. Colleges: Students at Yale were arrested as administrators on more campuses moved to shut down ...
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Quick Glance: Student Protests: Arrests at Yale and NYU
- Police arrested dozens of people at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Yale University in Connecticut and New York University in Manhattan, as student protests over Israel’s war in Gaza continue to roil US campuses.
- At Yale University, at least 47 protesters were arrested and will face disciplinary action.
- The police crackdowns came after Columbia University canceled in-person classes and cleared tent encampments on its campus in New York City.
- The universities repeatedly asked students to leave, warning of legal and disciplinary consequences if they did not.
Today's cover: Patriots owner Robert Kraft calls tenured Columbia professors one of the ‘biggest problems’ as anti-Israel protests roil campus nypost.com/2024/04/22/us-news/robert-kraft-calls-tenured-columbia-professors-one-of-the-biggest-problems-amid-protests/
Stefanik demands Biden administration yank Columbia's federal funding : Stefanik wants Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to penalize the institution and for ...
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned pro-Palestine protests at US universities as "horrific" and said that "more has to be ... Show more
Pro-Palestinian protests planned for the White House Correspondents Association dinner
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Trump Bruised by Another Brutal Haley Protest Vote in Pennsylvania Primary: Haley’s been out of the race over a month. More than 155,000 people voted for her ...
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Paid articlePaid Pro-Palestinian Jewish students celebrated the first night of Passover with a seder during protests at the University of Michigan. During the seder ... Show more
Students rally, call for American University to divest from Israel: Hundreds of American University students rallied to demand the administration divest from ...
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In pictures: US universities are witnessing a surge of pro-Palestine rallies, with students and staff demanding end to Israel's carnage in Gaza and their ... Show more www.trtworld.com/us-and-canada/in-pictures-pro-palestine-rallies-make-waves-across-us-universities-17897257
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