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UK: Teachers, Civil servants join mass strike, protest over new law: The greatest coordinated walkout by teachers, civil officials, and train drivers in Britain ...
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UK: Teachers, Civil servants join mass strike, protest over new law: The greatest coordinated walkout by teachers, civil officials, and train drivers in Britain ...
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Texas Gov. Abbott faces backlash after mass arrest at UT Austin pro-Palestine protest
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Buenos Aires: Thousands protest against education cuts: Thousands took to the streets in Buenos Aires calling on President Javier Milei to preserve university ...
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Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US college campuses: Hundreds of students from colleges and universities across the United States have been arrested this week ...
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Columbia extends negotiations to clear pro-Palestinian encampment: Columbia University announced Wednesday it has extended negotiations with pro-Palestinian ...
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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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100-plus arrested when protesters, police clash at Emerson College in Boston: More than 100 people were arrested overnight after a pro-Palestinian protest broke ...
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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.
Trump downplays 2017 Charlottesville rally: It was a ‘peanut’ compared to Israel-Gaza campus 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.
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.
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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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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Divestment From Israel Is a Rallying Cry for College Protesters: The campaign is likely to have a negligible impact on the companies or Israel ...
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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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A view from inside Columbia's campus as US students protest: Hundreds of students have been camping on the university lawn, sparking a nationwide wave of ...
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LIVE: Pro-Palestinian protests at USC: Reuters Live on X (Twitter)
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Pro-Palestinian protests spread across US campuses: America's university campuses have been rocked by pro-Palestinian protests, which began at Columbia ...
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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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As Columbia University deadline approaches, protesters set to confront NYPD: The deadline was pushed back to 8 a.m., with students amassing at the university in ...
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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.
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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Iran: Rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to death, says lawyer: Popular rapper Toomaj Salehi wrote songs in support of the protest movement in Iran following the ...
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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.
Tennessee lawmakers pass bill allowing teachers to carry guns in schools: Tennessee lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill that would allow the state's teachers to ...
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Dozens arrested at U of Texas, USC as anti-Israel protests spread to more US campuses
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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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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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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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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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Biden camp not sweating political fallout from latest round of campus protests: The president’s team, and some pollsters, don’t see Gaza as the primary voting ...
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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.
Columbia University extends negotiations with student activists over dismantling encampment
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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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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 ...
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NYPD chief swarmed by anti-Israel protesters and berated while seeking shelter in NYU building
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Pro-Palestinian encampments and protests spread on college campuses across the U.S.
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Michael Oren: FBI must investigate money trail behind campus antisemitic protests
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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 ...
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USA: Anti-Israel protests grip elite universities Columbia, MIT and Yale: Anti-Israel protests are taking place at Columbia and other elite universities in the ...
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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.
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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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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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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Argentina: Hundreds of Thousands Protest Milei’s Plans to Cut Education Spending: In Argentina, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets Tuesday to ...
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The anti-college subtext to the right-wing response to Gaza protests: Not all the backlash against protests on college campuses is rooted in the right’s ...
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Biden faced with challenge to maneuver Israel-Hamas war protests unfolding on college campuses amid reelection bid
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More than 130 arrested at NYU campus Gaza protests: More than 130 people were arrested overnight during pro-Palestinian protests at the New York University ...
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House Speaker Johnson visits Columbia University amid protests: Johnson’s visit marks the first time the top representative in the House is visiting a college ...
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‘Are we joking?’: Venice residents protest as city starts charging visitors to enter
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Quick Glance: Venice pioneers payment system for managing tourism influx
- Venice will become the first city in the world to introduce a payment system for tourists in an attempt to reduce the crowds during peak seasons.
- Visitors not staying overnight must pay a 5 euro entry fee online before entering the city on April 25, with random checks and fines for those who fail to register.
- The city may consider charging higher fees at certain times of the year to discourage arrivals in the future.
- Measures include banning large cruise ships, limiting tourist group sizes, and addressing the impact of mass tourism on Venice's fragile ecosystem.
5 things to know for April 25: Campus protests, Trump, Ukraine, Abortion ban, Housing market
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Miss Israel attacked at pro-Palestinian protest in New York : The 25-year-old was allegedly slammed in the face by a protestor's placard.
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5 things to know for April 24: Foreign aid, Abortion, Campus protests, Armed teachers, Unhealthy air
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FBI director says agency is sharing intelligence to prevent violence on college campuses over Israel-Hamas war
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Johnny Cash Finds Love at the Laundromat on Posthumous Song ‘Well Alright’: A new posthumous Johnny Cash album, 'Songwriter,' rooted in previously ...
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Eurovision 2024: Song Contest host Sweden braces for anti-Israel protests: Sweden said it plans to host a dazzling Eurovision Song Contest, watched by 200 ...
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Columbia Protest Deadline Passes as Talks Fail to End Impasse: Talks to resolve a standoff between pro-Palestinian demonstrators and officials at Columbia ...
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Protesters Disrupt Tennessee Capitol After Guns for Teachers Bill Passes: Teachers, students and parents denounced the passage of a Tennessee bill that would ...
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Delhi: AAP workers detained during protest at ITO Chowk against 'mistreatment' of Kejriwal in jail
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"Intimidating chants and anti-Semitic incidents": Now the war in Gaza is shaking America's universities
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US Senators press Biden officials to 'restore order' amid pro-Palestinian campus protests
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Billionaire Columbia donor Leon Cooperman slams student protesters: During a CNBC interview, Cooperman, a billionaire Columbia donor, weighed in on the protests ...
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133 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at New York University: Protest movement shows little sign of slowing as more arrests of antiwar demonstrators take ...
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Tensions flare at several US universities over Gaza protests: Tensions flared between pro-Palestinian student protesters and school administrators at several US ...
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President Milei's austerity measures: Argentine students defend free universities
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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.
Google fired additional workers after last week's protest, group says: The group that led protests last week at Google over a cloud computing contract with ...
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Argentina: Hundreds of thousands of people protest against austerity measures in education
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US universities rocked by pro-Palestinian protests amid Israel-Hamas war: ‘Anti-Semitic hate on college campuses is...’ | Mint
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Protest at Bute House after Scottish Government scraps 2030 climate targets: Caroline Rance of Friends of the Earth Scotland said the move was a ‘betrayal’ to ...
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At Brooklyn Seder Protest, Jewish New Yorkers Target Schumer Over Aid: Pro-Palestinian Jewish groups rallied near Chuck Schumer’s home on the second night of ...
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Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US campuses : Tensions flared between pro-Palestinian student protesters and school administrators at several US universities ...
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NYC Mayor Adams blames ‘outside agitators’ for anti-Jewish college campus bile: Adams promised Tuesday that the NYPD will seek out and identify those he believes ...
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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Odisha Cong distributes free 'paan' among people highlighting 'scams' of BJP, BJD
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As politicians skirt it, Ground Zero of Maratha protest nurses demand, waits for word
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Angry protesters at NYU anti-Israel demonstration pelt NYPD officers with bottles, bash cop's helmet with chair
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Nationwide campaign week: Opportunity for a fresh start: How integration works at the Sangerhausen company Getec
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A night different from others as campus protests break for Seder: On the first night of Passover, the singsong of the Four Questions echoed from Jewish homes and ...
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Columbia University becomes congressional pilgrimage as Speaker Mike Johnson plans visit
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