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Aug 26 2020
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2 people shot to death during protest over Kenosha shooting
Two people were shot to death during a night of anti-racism protests in Kenosha in a possible vigilante attack carried out apparently by a young white man who was caught on cellphone video opening fire in the middle of the street with a semi-automatic rifle.
The gunfire erupted late Tuesday, just before midnight, during the third straight night of unrest in Kenosha over the police
Associated PressApr 24 2024
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Hochul slams Speaker Johnson for weighing in on Columbia protests
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul slammed House Speaker Mike Johnson for visiting Columbia University amid pro-Palestinian protests by students on the campus. “I think politicizing this and bringing the entourage to put a spotlight on this is only adding to the division,” Ms. Hochul told reporters, according to Politico. “A speaker worth the title should really be trying to heal people and not divide
Washington TimesApr 24 2024
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Egypt Arrests 18 At Anti-war Protest: Lawyer
Eighteen people, mostly women, were arrested in Cairo during a solidarity rally for women in war-torn Gaza and Sudan at the UN Women agency headquarters, a lawyer said Wednesday. "I am currently before the state security prosecutor's office... the people arrested yesterday are journalists, lawyers and students," said human rights lawyer Khaled Ali in a Facebook post. Prominent activist Lobna
Barron'sApr 25 2024
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UT has a history of protests dating back to the 60s and 70s
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Prior to the protests that took place on Wednesday and Thursday at the University of Texas Austin, it has been awhile since Austin has seen protests this physically charged on the UT campus. For some, Wednesday conjured up images of the late 1960s and early 1970s, which included protests over the Vietnam War, civil rights issues and even local environmental issues, according to
KXAN NewsApr 25 2024
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Where campus protests have led to arrests across the U.S.
College students across the country have joined in protests since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and the start of the Israel-Gaza war, with demonstrations swelling again in recent days. That has left university leaders struggling to balance demonstrators’ rights to speak up with the need to keep campus safe and welcoming. The latest protests began after police arrested pro-Palestinian demonstrators
Washington PostApr 22 2024
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Anti-Israel Protesters at New York University Arrested
Anti-Israel protesters involved in an encampment at New York University (NYU) were arrested on Monday evening. Officers from the New York Police Department (NYPD) reportedly began making arrests amongst a crowd of anti-Israel protesters around 8:30 p.m., according to the New York Times. The arrests reportedly came after officials from NYU warned protesters they could face potential
Breitbart NewsApr 22 2024
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Biden offers qualified condemnation of antisemitic protests at Columbia
President Joe Biden delivered a qualified denunciation of anti-Israel protests on college campuses, voicing support for the Palestinian people as he condemned the wave of antisemitism facing Jewish students.
The president, asked by reporters about a series of disruptive protests sweeping elite universities including Columbia University and Yale University, denounced the tactics of
Washington ExaminerApr 25 2024
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UC Berkeley students continue peaceful Gaza war protest
As Gaza war protesters continued to camp out peacefully Thursday at UC Berkeley, police at another California university closed its campus and arrested dozens of protesters trying to set up camp there. Police at USC on Wednesday arrested 93 pro-Palestinian protesters who set up an encampment on that campus. The protesters were asked to leave later in the day, and when they ignored warnings
NBC Bay AreaApr 22 2024
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Activists at Supreme Court protest move to penalize homelessness
At the center of the court case is Grants Pass, Ore., a city of 40,000 that in 2013 began aggressively enforcing anti-camping legislation, with fines and possible jail time, aimed directly at the area’s unsheltered communities. In 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit affirmed a lower court’s ruling that Grants Pass’s actions violated the Constitution’s Eighth Amendment
Washington PostApr 22 2024
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More Colleges Grapple With Wave of Gaza Protest Encampments
Students at New York University joined a rapidly expanding pro-Palestine protest movement on Monday morning, pitching tents, waving flags, and raising megaphones as they launched their “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” to protest U.S. aid to Israel. “As of 6 am this morning, NYU students have occupied the Gould Plaza, launching our chapter of the Gaza Solidarity Encampment,” an Instagram post by
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