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Technology - Students use "Sidechat" app for protests - Sidechat, an app launched in 2022 where students can post anonymously about their colleges, is becoming a tool for those choosing to protest at U.S. campuses. Amanda Silberling, a senior culture writer for TechCrunch, joins CBS News with more details on the app. 11H ago - 03:40

Sidechat, an app launched in 2022 where students can post anonymously about their colleges, is becoming a tool for those choosing to protest at U.S. campuses. Amanda Silberling, a senior culture writer for TechCrunch, joins CBS News with more details on the app.

CBS News - Technology - 50 minutes ago

The university protesters were prepared to stay a while. They even brought a microwave

Armed with a microwave, a kettle and sleeping bags, the protesters who occupied a building at the prestigious university seemed to be ready to stay a while.

Sydney Morning Herald - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

Pro-Palestinian Protesters at Princeton University Begin Hunger Strike

Pro-Palestinian protesters at Princeton University have launched a hunger strike in solidarity with the people of Gaza.

Breitbart - Politics - 5 hours ago

Hundreds rallied at MIT in support of Jewish and Israeli students Friday

The demonstration was held near the pro-Palestinian encampment on MIT's Kresge Lawn that has been in place since April 21.

Boston Globe - Top Stories - 5 hours ago

Tufts protesters dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment -- Student protesters at Tufts University on Friday evening dismantled a pro-Palestinian encampment established early last week as campuses across the country became sites of antiwar demonstrations following a police raid on a camp at Columbia University in New York.

Student protesters at Tufts University on Friday evening dismantled a pro-Palestinian encampment established early last week as campuses across the country became sites of antiwar demonstrations following a police raid on a camp at Columbia University in New York.

Boston Globe - Top Stories - 5 hours ago

Student journalists cover campus protests at their peril

Student journalists battle to get the story

Voice of America - US News - 5 hours ago

WSU Vancouver students peacefully protest war in Gaza, want school to divest from ties to Israel

A small group of students at Washington State University Vancouver this week joined nationwide student protests calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and asking university leaders to divest from companies w

The Columbian - Top Stories - 5 hours ago

Idaho suspect's lawyer: Prosecution has "withheld" audio of key video -- Bryan Kohberger's attorney Anne Taylor said that prosecutors have not provided the full video that shows his car near the residence where four University of Idaho students were killed.

Bryan Kohberger's attorney Anne Taylor said that prosecutors have not provided the full video that shows his car near the residence where four University of Idaho students were killed.

CBS News - Top Stories - 5 hours ago

Protests continue to bring upheaval to U.S. colleges -- New York officials are facing scrutiny after an NYPD officer accidentally discharged a firearm while police were clearing pro-Palestinian protesters from a building at Columbia University earlier this week. Meanwhile, officers clashed with protesters who occupied a library at Portland State University, and at Brown, administrators and students peacefully reached a deal to dismantle an encampment. Lilia Luciano has the latest on the nationwide protests.

New York officials are facing scrutiny after an NYPD officer accidentally discharged a firearm while police were clearing pro-Palestinian protesters from a building at Columbia University earlier this week. Meanwhile, officers clashed with protesters who occupied a library at Portland State University, and at Brown, administrators and students peacefully reached a deal to dismantle an encampment. Lilia Luciano has the latest on the nationwide protests.

CBS News - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Trudeau says universities are for 'free speech,' but people must feel safe amid pro-Palestinian protests

The Prime Minister said it’s up to universities and police forces to manage the protests

The Globe and Mail - Top Stories - 7 hours ago

Police clear encampments as U.S. campus arrests exceed 2,300 amid pro-Palestinian protests -- Yesterday

Protest encampments at other schools across the U.S. have been cleared by police – resulting in more arrests – or closed voluntarily

The Globe and Mail - World - 7 hours ago

Former Marlborough school bus driver charged with sexually assaulting young boy -- A 32-year-old former bus driver for Marlborough Public Schools was arraigned Friday on child rape charges in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a young boy in Marlborough who was not a student in the district schools, officials said.

A 32-year-old former bus driver for Marlborough Public Schools was arraigned Friday on child rape charges in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a young boy in Marlborough who was not a student in the district schools, officials said.

Boston Globe - Top Stories - 7 hours ago

Opinion & Commentary -- Right-wing playbook sets trap for pro-Palestinian protests like ASU's

Police arrested 72 people at ASU calling for a cease-fire, the latest in a movement sweeping college campuses.

Phoenix New Times - Top Stories - 7 hours ago

Healey comfortable with police response at local campus protests

Governor Maura Healey voiced her support Friday for how police were deployed to clear recent pro-Palestinian encampments at Northeastern University and Emerson College.

Boston Globe - Top Stories - 7 hours ago

Pro-Palestinian protest at Ole Miss ends in heated confrontation

The counterprotesters outnumbered the protesters and the smaller group was escorted into a nearby academic building.

NBC News - Business - 7 hours ago

National Sports Center for the Disabled opens new adaptive program center -- The students participated in a field day where they had a chance to go on the obstacle course, grab a bow and arrow and shoot at the archery range, and tryout adaptive cycles for the launch of the new adaptive program. -- May 2

The students participated in a field day where they had a chance to go on the obstacle course, grab a bow and arrow and shoot at the archery range, and tryout adaptive cycles for the launch of the new adaptive program.

CBS News - Top Stories - 7 hours ago

Healey comfortable with police response at local campus protests -- Governor Maura Healey voiced her support Friday for how police were deployed to clear recent pro-Palestinian encampments at Northeastern University and Emerson College.

Governor Maura Healey voiced her support Friday for how police were deployed to clear recent pro-Palestinian encampments at Northeastern University and Emerson College.

Boston Globe - Politics - 8 hours ago

University of Chicago officials, protesters hit 'impasse' over pro-Palestinian encampment

On a mostly peaceful day, tensions briefly bubbled over when counter-protesters confronted the demonstrators at the university's Edward Levi Hall. An altercation prompted campus police to respond.

Chicago Sun-Times - Sports - 8 hours ago

UT Austin students get civil rights group's help for Latinx Graduation canceled by DEI cuts

UT Austin eliminated the symbolic graduation after the enactment of a Texas law prohibiting universities to fund diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

NBC News - Entertainment - 8 hours ago

Pro-Palestine protests at US colleges: as it happened

The demonstrations against Israel’s war in Gaza at American campuses have led to clashes and multiple arrests

Russia Today - World - 8 hours ago

Pro-Palestine protests at US colleges: as it happened -- Live Updates

The demonstrations against Israel’s war in Gaza at American campuses have led to clashes and multiple arrests

Russia Today - Top Stories - 8 hours ago

Ah, Yes: They're Protesting Because No One Will Have Sex With Them -- Molly Olmstead

They’re mad because they’re “childless harpies.” Got it?

Slate - Top Stories - 8 hours ago

Ah, Good: The Right Has Put Its Finger on the Real Reason College Kids Are Protesting -- Molly Olmstead

They’re mad because they’re “childless harpies.” Got it?

Slate - Politics - 8 hours ago

Trinity College Dublin students occupy university grounds in Israel protest

The encampment follows similar demonstrations on university campuses in the United States

Irish Times - Top Stories - 9 hours ago

U.S. college protests inspire rise in pro-Palestinian demonstrations around the world

Police moved in to clear a sit-in at an elite French university Friday, as encampments were launched at universities around the world, including in Britain, France, Australia and Japan.

NBC News - Top Stories - 9 hours ago

'Enemy Propaganda': Cuba Sentences Mom to 15 Years in Prison for Filming Protest

Cuba sentenced 22-year-old Mayelín Rodríguez Prado to 15 years in prison this week for filming peaceful protests in the town of Nuevitas.

Breitbart - World - 11 hours ago

Explainer: What Is Behind Pro-Palestinian Protests At US Universities?

Student protests over the war in Gaza have swept the U.S. in past weeks, with police clearing a number of encampments, at times after confrontations between protesters and counter-protesters.

NDTV - World - 11 hours ago

Eurovision Song Contest Warns Protesters: No Palestinian Flags

The organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest reiterated that Palestinian flags are not permitted at the event.

Breitbart - World - 11 hours ago

What college protests could look like across the US as summer begins

College administrators hope that the end of the school year will diminish the protests, but the activists are making plans for the summer and beyond.

Stars and Stripes - US News - 11 hours ago

Abcarian: Don't denigrate pro-Palestinian campus protests by claiming the Vietnam War protests backfired

It's become popular to blame the antiwar movement for prolonging the Vietnam War and electing Richard Nixon. That's misguided.

Los Angeles Times - Opinion - 11 hours ago

Amid protests and police raids, US schools try to keep the peace at graduation

Ahead of the University of Michigan's commencement on Saturday (May 4), the school has trained staff volunteers on how to mitigate disruptions: a change from the usual duties of guiding guests around campus and showing them to their seats. Everyone facilitating the Unive

Channel NewsAsia - Top Stories - 12 hours ago

Crossing Guard Delights Students With Seasonal Costumes

Lenzo Thompson has been making sure traffic flows and children get to school safely in Rutherford County, Tennessee, for two years. He’s become a bit of a local celebrity.

Inside Edition - Top Stories - 12 hours ago

Princeton University students launch hunger strike for Palestine

A group of students taking part in a protest in solidarity with Palestine at Princeton University launched a hunger strike on Friday. 'This strike is a...

Daily Sabah - Top Stories - 12 hours ago

Granderson: The chaos in Congress is more dangerous than the protests on campuses

House Republicans' antisemitism law is political theater at a moment when issues need real debate.

Los Angeles Times - Opinion - 12 hours ago

Kent State University is marking another solemn anniversary of the National Guard shootings that killed four unarmed students and wounded nine others on May 4, 1970.

Kent State University is marking another solemn anniversary of the National Guard shootings that killed four unarmed students and wounded nine others on May 4, 1970.

AP News - Politics - 12 hours ago

Jewish students grapple with how to respond to pro-Palestinian campus protests

As strident pro-Palestinian protests dominated U.S. colleges in recent weeks, few Jewish students responded with rallies in support of Israel or against perceived displays of antisemitism.

The Columbian - US News - 12 hours ago

Ali: Mocking Gaza protesters as 'gluten-free warriors' was fun — until a mob at UCLA attacked them

Tucking opposition to the protest movement in a flippant screed against Gen Z isn’t just obnoxious and cowardly, it’s dangerous, columnist Lorraine Ali says.

Los Angeles Times - Politics - 13 hours ago

Who is Minouche Shafik? Protests put spotlight on Columbia's president.

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik is facing intense pressure and calls for her resignation in the aftermath of protests decrying the war in Gaza that have roiled the campus.

Stars and Stripes - World - 13 hours ago

It's Not 1968 to Joe Biden -- The president isn't worried about campus protests sinking the youth vote. Should he be?

The president isn’t worried about campus protests sinking the youth vote. Should he be?

New York Magazine - Top Stories - 13 hours ago

College protests live: NYPD says officer 'unintentionally' fired gun during Columbia raid

President Joe Biden condemned protests that turned violent on college campuses on Thursday

Independent UK - Top Stories - 14 hours ago

AP Was There: Ohio National Guard killed protesters at Kent State University

On May 4, 1970, The Ohio National Guard opened fire on unarmed student protesters at Kent State University. Four students were killed, and nine others were injured.

AP News - US News - 14 hours ago

On May 4, 1970, The Ohio National Guard opened fire on unarmed student protesters at Kent State University. Four students were killed, and nine others were injured.

On May 4, 1970, The Ohio National Guard opened fire on unarmed student protesters at Kent State University. Four students were killed, and nine others were injured.

AP News - Politics - 14 hours ago

Analysis -- Republicans go all-in on U.S. campus protests as potential election winner -- Alexander Panetta -- News

It doesn't take a college degree to figure out Republicans see the protests on U.S. college campuses as a winning election-year issue for them. The proof is in their plans for a half-dozen congressional hearings, new campaign ads and choreographed confrontations with student protesters.

CBC News - World - 15 hours ago

Sen. Tom Cotton Introduces Bill to Block Student Loan Forgiveness for Campus Criminals

The ‘No Bailouts for Campus Criminals Act’ comes at a time when pro-Palestinian protests have erupted on multiple university campuses throughout the country.

Epoch Times - US News - 15 hours ago

College protests live: Over 2,000 arrested at campuses across the US

President Joe Biden condemned protests that turned violent on college campuses on Thursday

Independent UK - US News - 15 hours ago

Trump lurches into vacuum created by Biden's days of silence on campus protests

Protests on college campuses that turned violent this week handed President Joe Biden a political headache and former President Donald Trump a new attack line. It was not until late Thursday morning that Biden broke his silence on the matter, which lasted for more than a week.

Stars and Stripes - US News - 15 hours ago

Police arrest dozens at NYU and The New School while clearing protest encampments

Follow NBC News' live coverage for updates as police clear pro-Palestinian students from a library at Portland State University and a NYPD officer fired a gun in Hamilton Hall at Columbia University.

NBC News - World - 15 hours ago

Portland Police Clear PSU Library of Pro-Palestinian Protesters Amid Night of Violence

Police cleared Pro-Palestinian protesters from the Portland State University library twice as rioters vandalized downtown businesses and torched police cars.

Epoch Times - Top Stories - 16 hours ago

California GOP Legislators Call for Cutting Financial Aid for Violent Student Protesters

They condemned the violence and vandalism that took place during Gaza protests and called on school officials to ’restore order' and hold people accountable.

Epoch Times - US News - 16 hours ago

Rishi Sunak summons university chiefs amid Gaza campus protests

The Prime Minister is to meet vice chancellors at Downing Street to seek reassurance they are tackling antisemitism

Evening Standard - Politics - 20 hours ago

US student protests: Democrats are worried this is 1968 again

History seems to be repeating itself with alarming effects for those hoping for a Biden victory this November

Irish Times - Top Stories - 21 hours ago

More than 2,100 arrests at Palestine protests on US college campuses

More than 2,100 people have been arrested as pro-Palestinian protests continue to sweep college campuses across the United States.

Evening Standard - World - 22 hours ago

Why Biden decided to speak out about the campus protests after days of silence

On Wednesday, as pro-Palestinian protests escalated, Biden asked his advisers to start developing remarks.

NBC News - Politics - 22 hours ago

Anti-Israel campus protests spread across the US border to Canada, Mexico

Far from the US, an encampment springs up at University of Sydney; Sciences Po University in Paris is closed after students occupied buildings

Times of Israel - Top Stories - 22 hours ago

US police detain driver who targeted pro-Palestinian protestors

A disturbing incident unfolded at a pro-Palestinian rally at Portland State University in Oregon on Thursday when a driver accelerated his car toward a...

Daily Sabah - World - 22 hours ago

Where pro-Palestinian university protests are happening around the world -- They're spreading far beyond the U.S.

College campus protests in solidarity with Palestinians amid Israel's war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip are spreading far beyond the U.S.

CBS News - Top Stories - 22 hours ago

Arrests Hit 2000+ as Anti-Israel Protests Continue to Roil U.S. Campuses

Anti-Israel protests have rocked college campuses across the United States in past weeks and now protester arrest numbers are rising.

Breitbart - Politics - 22 hours ago

After years of pandemic-related closures, Asia's students are going remote again

Experts say rising temperatures and the resulting disruptions threaten to widen the learning gaps between developing and developed countries.

NBC News - World - 22 hours ago

Biden condemns violence as U.S. campus protests over Israel-Hamas war see widespread arrests -- News

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday rejected calls from student protesters to change his approach to the war in Gaza while insisting that "order must prevail" as college campuses across the country face a wave of violence, outrage and fear.

CBC News - World - 23 hours ago

'Show solidarity': Pro-Palestinian protesters camp across Australian universities

SYDNEY: Hundreds of people protesting Israel's war in Gaza rallied at one of Australia's top universities on Friday (May 3) demanding it divest from companies with ties to Israel, in a movement

Channel NewsAsia - World - 1 day ago

Nearly 2,200 people have been arrested during pro-Palestinian protests on US college campuses

Police have arrested nearly 2,200 people during pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses across the United States in recent weeks

Independent UK - US News - 1 day ago

In pictures: The wave of protests against Gaza war at universities across the US

As Gaza is laid to waste, students across the US have protested at universities against the Israeli offensive in response to the 7 October Hamas-led attacks on Israel. Tensions have continued to rise and police officers have taken action.

Sky News - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Biden breaks silence on college protests over Gaza conflict

Under mounting political pressure, US President Joe Biden broke his silence on campus unrest over the war in Gaza on Thursday (2 May), saying Americans have the right to demonstrate but not to unleash violence.

Euractiv - World - 1 day ago

Student accommodation: A market plagued by bed shortages, rising rents and 51-week leases

Private investors are still circling the Irish student housing market amid a significant shortfall in beds

Irish Times - Business - 1 day ago

UC San Diego cancels this weekend's Sun God Festival due to Gaza protest encampment

The school's decision upset many students who were looking forward to an event that typically draws 6,000 to 8,000 people

The San Diego Union-Tribune - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Europe -- Georgian police deploy tear gas to disperse 'Russian law' protests

Police have deployed riot tactics to disperse protesters in Georgia who rallied outside the country’s parliament in Tbilisi to protest a law that bears res...

Independent.ie - World - 1 day ago

Special report -- 'Red brigade' makes last stand at UCLA as police shut down campus protests

Los Angeles had become the flagbearer for the student protest movement after Columbia camp in New York shut down

Telegraph UK - Top Stories - 1 day ago

West Virginia middle school students barred from track meet after protesting transgender athlete's inclusion

The five middle school students who protested against a transgender athlete's participation at a track meet were barred from another meet.

Fox News - Opinion - 1 day ago

Police officer fired gun while clearing protesters from Columbia building, prosecutors say

A police officer who was involved in clearing protesters from a Columbia University administration building earlier this week fired his gun inside the hall, a spokesperson for District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office confirmed Thursday.

CTV News - World - 1 day ago

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders says her state won't comply with a federal regulation that seeks to protect the rights of transgender students in the nation's schools.

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders says her state won't comply with a federal regulation that seeks to protect the rights of transgender students in the nation's schools.

AP News - Politics - 1 day ago

North America -- Protesters defy police orders to leave Los Angeles university campus after violent clashes with rival groups

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters remained behind barricades on the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus on Thursday, despite police or...

Independent.ie - World - 1 day ago

California superintendent fired for ridiculous threats to students

Dr Marian Phelps was dismissed on Tuesday, following claims she peddled a bizarre ‘conspiracy’ that other players on the Del Norte High School sports team had not applauded sufficiently for her daughter at an awards ceremony

Independent UK - US News - 1 day ago

Commentary: US students protesting Gaza war are not representative of young Americans

Dissatisfaction among young people over the Israel-Hamas war is unlikely to initiate a major swing in the 2024 US presidential election, says a US politics academic.

Channel NewsAsia - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Students Are a Little Safer With Biden's New Title IX Regulations

While the Biden-era regulations balance due process for those accused of misconduct with the need to eradicate sex and gender-based discrimination, several Republican-led states have already filed lawsuits.

Newsweek - Opinion - 1 day ago

Tens Of Thousands Protest Against Georgia 'Foreign Influence' Bill

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Georgia on Thursday in a fresh night of protests against a "foreign influence" bill likened to Russian laws silencing dissent.

International Business Times - World - 1 day ago

CTV National News: Biden speaks on campus protests

U.S. President Joe Biden has been criticized for not speaking out about the violent clashes on college campuses but that changed Thursday.

CTV News - World - 1 day ago

Trump, Republicans try to equate campus protests to Jan. 6 riot, Charlottesville rally -- News

Donald Trump on Tuesday lamented the possibility that Columbia University's pro-Palestinian protesters could be treated more leniently than the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Experts say comparisons to the Capitol riot, or an infamous 2017 Charlottesville rally, are strained.

CBC News - World - 1 day ago

Gazans thank U.S. campus protesters. Israel condemns what it sees as 'Nazi-like behavior'

People across Gaza sent thanks to students protesting on U.S. campuses against Israel; Israeli leaders characterized the demonstrators as 'pro-Palestinian mobs.'

Los Angeles Times - Politics - 1 day ago

Texas superintendent resigns after trans student's removal from 'Oklahoma!'

The superintendent’s resignation follows an investigation into the student’s removal, which sparked nationwide backlash.

NBC News - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Campus Protests March On -- Political Gabfest

Even as student protesters are arrested.

Slate - Politics - 1 day ago

How will US cam­pus protests af­fect Pres­i­dent Biden's re-elec­tion bid?

Standoffs between police and pro-Palestine protesters on college campuses intensify.

Aljazeera - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Iran rejects BBC report Guards molested, killed teen protester

The body of 16-year-old Nika Shakarami, who disappeared on September 20 after joining a demonstration in the capital, was found after a week

Voice of America - Top Stories - 1 day ago

J.D. Vance Called Out for Hypocrisy Over Campus Protests and Jan. 6

J.D. Vance and other Republicans who have defended Capitol rioters are upset about pro-Palestine protesters on college campuses across the nation.

Rolling Stone - Politics - 1 day ago

Biden slams anti-Israel campus protests, says Mideast policies unchanged

US president says right to free speech must not come at expense of law and order, adds he won't send National Guard to disperse encampments at universities

Times of Israel - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Over 2,000 arrested in pro-Palestinian protests across US universities

ALBAWABA- American forces have arrested over 2,000 people participating in pro-Palestinian protests at numerous universities and campuses across the Uni

Albawaba - World - 1 day ago

US campus protests 'are cancerous process'

Dani Dayan has already written to the President of Columbia University in New York, calling on her to take a stand against anti-semitism.

Sky News - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Where pro-Palestinian university protests are happening around the world -- College campus protests in solidarity with Palestinians amid Israel's war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip are spreading far beyond the U.S.

College campus protests in solidarity with Palestinians amid Israel's war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip are spreading far beyond the U.S.

CBS News - World - 1 day ago

Watch live: President Biden speaks about campus protests

President Biden said the protests have not caused him to reconsider his approach to the war. Biden has occasionally criticized Israel’s conduct but continued to supply it with weapons.

Boston Globe - Politics - 1 day ago

'Cancerous' pro-Palestinian university protests 'reminiscent of 1930s Germany', Holocaust expert says

Dani Dayan says he is not opposed to free speech, but calls for the elimination of Israel carry echoes of one of history's darkest periods.

Sky News - World - 1 day ago

Police Make Dozens of Arrests at UCLA in Tense Clashes With Israel-Hamas War Protesters

Police removed barricades and began dismantling demonstrators’ fortified encampment at UCLA after hundreds of protesters defied orders to leave.

Hollywood Reporter - Politics - 1 day ago

Chaos unfolds at Gaza UCLA protest -- Flash bangs made a thunderous noise as police attempted to dismantle the pro-Palestinian protester's camp. -- US & Canada

Flash bangs made a thunderous noise as police attempted to dismantle the pro-Palestinian protester's camp.

BBC News - US News - 1 day ago

Biden's Hard Line: Violence Unacceptable In Gaza Campus Protests

The president's remarks, delivered from the White House, underscored the need for clarity in navigating the delicate balance between free speech and maintaining law and order.

International Business Times - US News - 1 day ago

Report: Cannes Film Festival Facing Possible Labor Strikes and Protests

With just two weeks to go before this year's Cannes Film Festival in France, festival workers are reportedly planning to protest and strike in a move that threatens to upstage celebrity red carpet events and the premieres of several highly anticipated movies.

Breitbart - Entertainment - 1 day ago

Georgian lawmakers move closer to passing 'Russian law' targeting the media. Protesters gather again

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s Parliament moved a step closer Wednesday to passing a law that critics fear will stifle media freedom and endanger the country’s European Union membership bid, …

Bay to Bay News - US News - 1 day ago

Biden says 'order must prevail' during campus protests over Gaza

President Biden defended the right to free speech but says 'order must prevail' on college campuses across the country.

Los Angeles Times - Politics - 1 day ago

Biden says 'order must prevail' during campus protests over the war in Gaza

President Joe Biden has defended the right to free speech but says “order must prevail” on college campuses where pro-Palestinian protests are happening.

AP News - World - 1 day ago

Student protesters hold their breath, turn blue, waiting for the intractability of Gaza to resolve itself

Classes disrupted, fellow students threatened, clashes with police, and the yo-yo story has to wait.

Chicago Sun-Times - Opinion - 1 day ago

Behind the Barricades at Columbia's Hamilton Hall Takeover -- Photographer Alex Kent was there as protesters seized the building.

Photographer Alex Kent was there as protesters seized the building, set up barricades, and clashed with Columbia staff.

New York Magazine - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Dear USA college students

From the blog of Judy Halper at The Times of Israel

Times of Israel - Opinion - 1 day ago

Former Google Workers File NLRB Complaint After Being Fired for Israel Contract Protests

More than 50 former Google employees who were fired in connection with protests against the company's $1.2 billion contract with the government of Israel have filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), alleging unlawful retaliation.

Breitbart - Technology - 1 day ago

Dozens of arrests at UCLA as riot police storm protest camp

Hundreds of pro-Palestine supporters stayed behind barricades on a Los Angeles university campus despite a police dispersal order after violent clashes with counter-protesters.

Evening Standard - World - 1 day ago

Philippines protest Beijing's S. China Sea water cannon attack

The Philippines lodged a formal protest with China on Thursday over the use of a water cannon against Filipino boats in the South China Sea. The incident...

Daily Sabah - World - 1 day ago

California police tear down anti-Israel protest camp at UCLA

Action by hundreds of helmeted police comes a day after violent clashes between protesters and supporters of Israel; campus remains closed until at least Friday

YNET News - World - 1 day ago

Harrop: Protests, privilege and hypocrisy

This is not directly about the issues animating the “pro-Palestinian” demonstrations at many colleges.

The Columbian - Opinion - 1 day ago

Israel-Hamas war: Australian university students camping out in support of Gaza

Pro-Palestinian encampments are spreading at Australian universities, adding to global protests over the war in Gaza. Tensions are running high, as the movement there enters its second week. Some campuses have seen standoffs between protesters from both sides and there are growing worries that this could escalate. Mean

Channel NewsAsia - World - 1 day ago

US House expands anti-Semitism definition amid mass Gaza protests

The lower house of the U.S. Congress passed Wednesday a controversial bill to expand the legal definition of anti-Semitism as pro-Palestinian protests...

Daily Sabah - World - 1 day ago

US police crack down at students opposing Israeli war on Gaza at UCLA

Hundreds of police tore down protest barricades and began arresting students early on Thursday at the University of California, Los Angeles — the latest

Albawaba - World - 1 day ago

Riot police fire rubber bullets at pro-Palestinian protesters amid violent clashes as 'students and professor detained'

Live footage of a protest in Los Angeles on the campus of UCLA, as students in the US continue to demonstrate in response to the Israel-Hamas war.

Sky News - World - 1 day ago

Campus protesters are 'so unattractive': Megyn Kelly

Podcast star Megyn Kelly slammed the student protesters as "dumb" and "unattractive" while calling Columbia University's leadership "feckless."

Washington Examiner - World - 1 day ago

Police storm UCLA Gaza protest camp day after pro-Israeli attack

Hundreds of Los Angeles riot police used batons, pepper spray and flash bangs to break up pro-Palestinian protests and clear out a Gaza Solidarity Camp on...

Daily Sabah - World - 1 day ago

Protesters Try To Stop UK Migrant Removals From Temporary Accommodation

Protesters in London tried Thursday to prevent the removal of migrants from their temporary accommodation, as the UK government began detaining people before controversial deportation flights to Rwanda start.

International Business Times - World - 1 day ago

Flagship Jewish university sees record enrollment as anti-Israel protests rock elite US campuses

Yeshiva University, an elite Jewish college in New York, is being flooded with applications from students and faculty fleeing "rampant antisemitism" from other schools.

Fox News - Business - 1 day ago

US House passes antisemitism bill amid anti-Israel protests

Lawmakers vote to expand definition of antisemitism, aiming to address discrimination against Jewish students as pro-Hamas protests sweep through US college campuses

YNET News - World - 1 day ago

Gaza protests on US campuses cross Atlantic to reach UK's shores

Pro-Palestinian protests sweeping across U.S. colleges have spread to the U.K. with students from several universities demonstrating on campus...

Daily Sabah - World - 1 day ago

Patriots Owner Robert Kraft: Campus Anti-Israel Protests 'Scaring a Lot of People'

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft wants Americans to stand together and oppose the anti-Israel hate swamping college campuses.

Breitbart - Sports - 1 day ago

Nonstop Mideast coverage of Israel-Hamas war pauses for protests and police action at US schools

After weeks of nonstop coverage of destruction and death across the Gaza Strip, media across the wider Middle East has latched onto the demonstrations roiling American university campuses over the …

Bay to Bay News - World - 1 day ago

Columbia students on edge as police presence remains on campus after raid to clear protesters

Police remain on Columbia University’s campus, even after clearing out student protesters and their encampment. But questions remain about how the university and the students move forward. Tina Trinh reports from New York.

Voice of America - World - 2 days ago

CPS students protest Gaza war, march to University of Chicago encampment

Anti-war protests have swept college campuses in recent weeks as students support Palestinians in Israel’s attacks on Gaza, decry what they call censorship from their universities and call on institutions to divest from weapons manufacturers and companies supporting Israel.

Chicago Sun-Times - US News - 2 days ago

Wisconsin student suspect shot, killed by police outside middle school during active shooter lockdown

A Wisconsin student suspect was shot and killed by police on Wednesday outside a middle school that was locked down for an active shooter threat.

Fox News - US News - 2 days ago

Editorial: The attack on the UCLA protest encampment was unacceptable

Could UCLA leaders have done more to stop the brewing tension between pro-Palestinian protesters and pro-Israel counterprotesters from blowing up early Wednesday?

Los Angeles Times - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Pro-Palestinian Protesters and Israel Supporters Clash at UCLA

Pro-Palestinian protesters and their opponents engage in violent clashes at UCLA. Anger flared at the line of barricades that were set up at the pro-Palestinian encampment on the campus.

Inside Edition - Politics - 2 days ago

House passes bill to expand definition of antisemitism amid growing campus protests over Gaza war

The House has passed legislation that would establish a broader definition of antisemitism for the Department of Education to enforce anti-discrimination laws.

AP News - Politics - 2 days ago

Christopher Weyant -- Peaceful protests?

Peaceful protests? An editorial cartoon by Christopher Weyant.

Boston Globe - Opinion - 2 days ago

More student loan forgiveness available, but April 30 deadline looms

The Biden administration's most successful effort to forgive student-loan debt will end April 30. Here's what you need to do to qualify.

Los Angeles Times - Politics - 2 days ago

Police clear pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia's Hamilton Hall after occupation

NYPD officers acted after the school’s president said there was no other way to ensure safety and restore order on campus and sought help from the department.

Los Angeles Times - Politics - 2 days ago

International students will be allowed to work 24 hours a week starting in September -- April 29, 2024

Immigration Minister says the reduced limit for off-campus work will ensure international students come to Canada to receive an education rather than find a job

The Globe and Mail - Politics - 2 days ago

Police use tear gas and water cannons on 'foreign agent' bill protesters in Georgia

Tear gas, stun grenades and water cannons were used by riot police against protesters of Georgia's controversial "foreign agent" bill in its capital Tbilisi.

CNBC - Politics - 2 days ago

World News Video -- Three arrested as Pro-Palestinian protesters blockade entrance to Government department in central London

Pro-Palestinian protesters have blockaded an entrance to the Business and Trade department in central London, with the aim of showing solidarity with Pales...

Independent.ie - World - 2 days ago

House Republicans launch investigation into federal funding for universities amid campus protests

House Republicans are investigating the federal funding for universities where students have protested the Israel-Hamas war

The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics - 2 days ago

Trump says violence on college campuses 'has to stop immediately' amid violent anti-Israel protests

Former President Trump condemned violent anti-Israel protests erupting on college campuses, saying “weak and ineffective leadership" must be “replaced."

Fox News - US News - 2 days ago

North America -- Protesters taken into custody as police end Columbia University pro-Palestine occupation

Protesters have been taken into custody late on Tuesday after Columbia University called in the New York Police Department to end the pro-Palestinian occup...

Independent.ie - World - 2 days ago

Police arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University

A long line of police officers were seen climbing into the building through a second-story window, using a vehicle with a ladder to gain access to the upper floor.

CNBC - Politics - 2 days ago

NYPD storm Columbia U building occupied by anti-Israel protesters

Watch: Police use stun grenades to clear seized building, dozens of protesters arrested; police set to remain on campus for the coming days

YNET News - World - 3 days ago

Columbia University cracks down on student mob who seized building

Columbia University threatens to expel students who seized Hamilton Hall after they defied the deadline to vacate the encampment; Professor Gil Zussman, who has been teaching at the university for 17 years, worries over escalation

YNET News - World - 3 days ago

CTV National News: U.S. condemns campus protests

The White House is condemning the takeover of a Columbia University campus building by pro-Palestinian protesters. Joy Malbon reports.

CTV News - World - 3 days ago

Another student loan forgiveness Band-Aid

Fostering a competitive landscape in higher education would encourage colleges to seek cost-efficient strategies and prioritize students’ needs.

Washington Examiner - Opinion - 3 days ago

How Columbia University became the driving force behind protests over the war in Gaza

A two-week standoff between pro-Palestinian protesters and college administrators at Columbia University in New York is coming to a head. Officials are anxiously monitoring whether the fallout will …

Bay to Bay News - US News - 3 days ago

Northwestern protests, encampments bring back dizzying memories

Déjà vu is a heck of a thing. Whether it’s 1970 or 2024, war weighs heavily on campuses — and on athletes.

Chicago Sun-Times - Sports - 3 days ago

DePaul students pitch tents on campus, join pro-Palestinian protests

The campus joins hundreds nationwide in calling on their universities to divest from companies supporting Israel.

Chicago Sun-Times - US News - 3 days ago

Jews have eyes. And they see that the antisemitism in the protests over Gaza is no aberration -- Robyn Urback

Why should Jewish Canadians have to buy the claims that the clear and consistent hateful displays at demonstrations for Gaza are just the acts of rogue protesters?

The Globe and Mail - Opinion - 3 days ago

A pro-Palestinian protest that began at Columbia University has taken hold in hundreds of US campuses

At the heart of the standoff is the tension between the right to peaceful protest and the disputed contention the college protests have an anti-Semitic intent

Irish Times - World - 3 days ago

Goldberg: What we keep getting wrong about protests like those at USC, Columbia and other campuses

It's a mistake to regard youth demonstrations such as those over Israel's war in Gaza through a lens of '60s nostalgia. Crowds can be a force for ill as well as good.

Los Angeles Times - Opinion - 3 days ago

Portland university 'pauses' Boeing ties amid Gaza protests, but students won't budge

As Portland State University president promises to hold open forum in May to discuss donations from aerospace giant, students refuse to vacate encampment blocking campus library

Times of Israel - Business - 4 days ago

Columbia University suspends pro-Palestinian protesters after failed negotiations | Video

Columbia University began suspending pro-Palestinian protesters who refused to disperse despite a deadline of 2pm on Monday (Apr 29). The protesters had put up dozens of tents in campus to express opposition to Israel's war in Gaza. Similar encampments have been set up elsewhere, including at UCLA and Texas State unive

Channel NewsAsia - World - 4 days ago

Illinois Holocaust Museum calls out antisemitism at campus protests

"Bad actors are using the cover of free speech in this moment of tension to normalize dangerous ideas that cause real harm to Jewish students and communities," the museum said. But a member of Chicago's Jewish Voice for Peace said the protesters are saying what Jewish institutions are “afraid to say."

Chicago Sun-Times - US News - 4 days ago

International students will be allowed to work 24 hours a week starting in September -- Nojoud Al Mallees -- News -- - -- Politics

Immigration Minister Marc Miller says international students will be able to work off-campus for up to 24 hours per week starting in September.

CBC News - Business - 4 days ago

University of Chicago students set up pro-Palestinian encampment on campus as protests spread

Hundreds of University of Chicago students set up an encampment in the Main Quadrangle on Monday, joining groups on over 100 university campuses nationwide in support of Palestinians.

Chicago Sun-Times - US News - 4 days ago

Indigenous Bolivians flee homes as backlash to mining protest turns explosive

Environmental activists in Bolivia say they’ve become the targets of discrimination, death threats and even bombings after speaking out against harmful mining operations in the department of Oruro. The activists, most of them women, have faced escalating violence this year because of their opposition to mining pollution, water scarcity and land use change near the […]

Mongabay - Top Stories - 4 days ago

White House urges 'peaceful' campus protests after hundreds arrested

Washington, USA: The White House insisted Sunday that pro Palestinian protests that have rocked US universities in recent weeks must remain peaceful,...

Peninsula Qatar - US News - 4 days ago

US campus protests show dark side of multiculturalism

Analysis: The Israel-Hamas War is showing the West a glimpse of the dramatic demographic and cultural shift that is taking place within it

YNET News - Opinion - 5 days ago

Guests run gauntlet of protests against Gaza war at White House correspondents' dinner

President Joe Biden's speech did not mention Israel's war on Gaza; Correspondents Association president notes large number of journalists killed; Protesters call out: 'Shame on you'

YNET News - World - 6 days ago

Hundreds join pro-Palestinian protests at Chicago universities; Northwestern encampment continues for 2nd night

Hundreds of protesters from the University of Chicago, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Columbia College Chicago and Roosevelt University rallied in support of people living in Gaza.

Chicago Sun-Times - US News - 6 days ago

Jewish students at the University of Texas say escalating antisemitism is spiraling into pure 'Jew hatred'

One UT Austin student told Fox News Digital that he doesn't call the behavior he saw antisemitism anymore: 'I think that's sugarcoating it, it's Jew hatred.'

Fox News - Top Stories - 6 days ago

Columbia University caves in to students supporting terrorism

Opinion: Columbia University President Minouche Shafik constantly surrenders to the pro-Palestinian mob instead of considering the tens of thousands of students who paid a heavy price to attend the once prestigious university

YNET News - Opinion - 6 days ago

Columbia protesters say they're at an impasse with administrators, will continue anti-war camp

As the death toll mounts in the war in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis worsens, protesters at universities all over the U.S. are demanding that schools cut financial ties to Israel and divest from companies they say are enabling the conflict.

Chicago Sun-Times - US News - 7 days ago

Some Colleges Cancel Commencement Ceremonies Amid Protests

There's dismay at the University of Southern California where violent protests triggered the cancellation of the main commencement ceremony.

Inside Edition - Politics - 7 days ago

The GOP Is Making Campus Protests a 2024 Law-and-Order Issue

Republicans initially let Biden take the heat over Gaza. But pro-Palestinian protesters on elite-college campuses are too tempting a target.

New York Magazine - Politics - 7 days ago

Pro-Palestinian protesters ignore ultimatum to leave Columbia U

University president says talks ongoing despite ultimatum expiring, following criticism over involving NYPD; university senate to meet to issue warning before voting on her dismissal

YNET News - World - 7 days ago

Students block Paris' Sciences Po university over Gaza war

Chanting their support for the Palestinians, the students display Palestinian flags at windows and over the building's entrance, several wearing Keffiyeh in solidarity with Gaza

YNET News - World - 7 days ago

Planned months ahead, Columbia's Gaza protest fuels natl movement

The student protests and encampment at Columbia University which inspired similar movements across the U.S. have been months in the making, said...

Daily Sabah - World - 7 days ago

This week's good things: Providing refuge at Millersville, a boost for college students with children and Earth Day events [editorial]

THE ISSUE: It’s Friday, the day we take a few moments to highlight the good news in Lancaster County and the surrounding region. Some of these items are welcome developments

Lancaster Online - Opinion - 7 days ago

Opinion: USC's 'security risk' rationale to thwart peaceful protest is not justified

There's a surreal disconnect between the demonstrations and the threats cited by USC to arrests and threats of suspension or explusion at USC.

Los Angeles Times - Opinion - 8 days ago

Hundreds of residents protest as Venice rolls out €5 day-tripper fee

It is hoped the pilot scheme will help thin crowds that throng the canals during peak holiday season

Evening Standard - World - 8 days ago

Some Columbia University Protesters Agree to Remove Tents

Pro-Palestine protests spread to the University of Texas at Austin with hundreds of police in full riot gear confronting students who walked out of classes.

Inside Edition - Politics - 9 days ago

Spiraling out of control: pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses up the ante

Hundreds of protesters set up tents at Yale, 50 arrested; Columbia University moving to partial remote learning as President Minouche Shafik under pressure from GOP legislators to resign for 'losing control' of students

YNET News - World - 9 days ago

Jewish students get death threats, letter warns Columbia U. president

Signatories say there have been violent attacks, theft of property as well as calls for ethnic cleansing and support for terror as pro Palestinian protests spread to other campuses

YNET News - World - 9 days ago

Google fires more staff protesting Israel contract

Staff fired after they staged protests against Google’s $1.2bn contract with Israel

Independent UK - Technology - 10 days ago

Junta forces Rohingyas to protest ethnic rebels in Myanmar's Rakhine state

Those who refuse to denounce the Arakan Army are made to pay fines.

Radio Free Asia - Top Stories - 11 days ago

The 'non-violent protest' as a form of political warfare

The masses use 'non-violent' protests worldwide to further their righteous cause or their opportunistic interest; The least we can do is keep them civil at home

YNET News - Opinion - 11 days ago

Why Anti-Israel Protesters Won't Stop Harassing Jews

The movement’s ideological character invites rage and violence.

New York Magazine - Politics - 11 days ago

Thou­sands protest against over-tourism in Spain's Ca­nary Is­lands

Demonstrators say mass tourism is overwhelming the Atlantic archipelago.

Aljazeera - Environment - 13 days ago

Isra Hirsi On the Resilience of Columbia University's Pro-Palestinian Protests

The suspended Barnard student talks about the purpose of the encampment, the crackdown, and what’s next for her and other activists on campus.

New York Magazine - Politics - 13 days ago

Google staff ordered to leave politics at home after anti-Israel protests

Edict marks clear shift for company that once told employees to ‘bring whole selves to work’

Telegraph UK - Technology - 14 days ago

Google fires 28 employees who participated in anti-Israel protest

Some of the workers who barricaded themselves in Google offices in New York, Seattle and California this week were fired for 'blatant violation of company policy and preventing other employees from working'

YNET News - Technology - 15 days ago

Google fires 28 employees who protested Israel cloud contract

The protests, organized by the No Tech for Apartheid campaign, raised concerns about Google and Amazon's $1.2 billion contract with the Israeli government and military called Project Nimbus.

Los Angeles Times - Technology - 15 days ago

Google fires 28 employees for protest of Israeli cloud contract

The Alphabet unit said a small number of protesting employees entered and disrupted work at a few unspecified office locations

The Globe and Mail - Technology - 15 days ago

Google sacks 28 employees over Israel protest

Dismissals follow ‘extremely disruptive’ sit-in at company’s US offices

Telegraph UK - Technology - 15 days ago

Google workers protest company's Israel contracts by occupying CEO's office

Employees barricaded themselves in the Google Cloud offices in California and New York, and demanded that the company cease 'business with the apartheid government and the Israeli military'

YNET News - Business - 16 days ago

Google employees stage sit-ins to protest company's contract with Israel

Dozens of Google employees stage sit-ins in California and New York, calling for the company to end its cloud computing contract with Israel's military amid war with Hamas.

Los Angeles Times - Technology - 17 days ago

What to Know About the New Student-Loan-Forgiveness Plans

Biden’s relief measures and proposals are good news for borrowers — if you can figure out their looming deadlines and complexity.

New York Magazine - Politics - 22 days ago

Why the hottest basketball player in the world is a 22-year-old college student

Steph Curry and LeBron James move aside: Caitlin Clark is the most famous basketball player in the world right now, and she’s only just getting started.

Sydney Morning Herald - Sports - 29 days ago

Jerusalem's marathon 'sleep-in' protest

For four days this week, the capital hosted a marathon of demonstrations as tens of thousands of Israelis rallied for early elections

Times of Israel - Top Stories - 1 month ago

30% off & free next day delivery - Samsung student discount

28 Samsung discount codes for savings in March 2024. Get 25% off phones, wearables, TVs & appliances with Samsung voucher codes.

Independent UK - Technology - 1 month ago

Iranian hackers swipe data of thousands of Israeli college students

Thousands of IDs, credit cards and other documents stolen through long-unaddressed breach in college IT systems; security company claims vulnerability patched up two years ago

YNET News - Technology - 1 month ago

Oscar's bolstering security amid Israeli war - and the protest of hostages' families

While pro-Palestine march planned aiming to disrupt ceremony, a video campaign dubbed 'Don’t Forget #HerToo,' to raise awareness of 19 women held captive by Hamas, is to be projected on nearby building

YNET News - Entertainment - 1 month ago

Aditya Narayan controversy: Student claims singer hit his hand with mic, threw his phone for no reason

‘Aditya Narayan hit my hind with mic, threw my phone for no reason’; Student on controversy about singer’s viral video

First Post - Entertainment - 2 months ago

Imran Khan's party vows nationwide protest against alleged election rigging, to join opposition in Pak's parliament

PTI leader Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif announced on Friday that following the instructions of PTI founder Khan, the party has decided to sit in the Opposition both at the Centre and in the key province of Punjab

First Post - World - 2 months ago

'Putin to the Hague': Russian police arrest protestors for holding memorials for Alexei Navalny

Videos and pictures from two of Russia’s largest cities – Moscow and St Petersburg – show police officials taking away placards from protesters and dragging them away from memorials held for the Kremlin critic

First Post - World - 2 months ago

The End of Affirmative Action | CBS Reports -- In the aftermath of the Supreme Court striking down affirmative action in college admissions, CBS Reports examines the fog of uncertainty for students and administrators who say the decision threatens to unravel decades of progress.

In the aftermath of the Supreme Court striking down affirmative action in college admissions, CBS Reports examines the fog of uncertainty for students and administrators who say the decision threatens to unravel decades of progress.

CBS News - Top Stories - 3 months ago

'Stop the dump': Pacific communities protest Japan's release of treated nuclear water

"If it is safe, dump it in Tokyo! If it is safe, test it in Paris! If it is safe, store it in Washington! But keep our Pacific nuclear free!"

Global Voices - Science - 8 months ago