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Dozens arrested at Yale and NYU as pro-Palestinian student protests spread
Authorities move to break up encampments at two more US universities on Monday, as Columbia University...
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Antony Blinken rejects suggestion of ‘double standard’ on Israel
The US secretary of state has rejected the idea that Washington might have a “double standard”...
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Columbia faculty members walk out after pro-Palestinian protesters arrested
Hundreds of members of teaching staff demonstrate in solidarity with arrested students as protest tents put...
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Mistrial in case of Arizona rancher accused of shooting migrant dead
George Kelly, 75, charged with second-degree murder over death of Mexican Gabriel Cuen-Buitimea, 48, on his...
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US sues to block Tapestry-Capri $8.5bn merger, citing monopoly concerns
FTC lawsuit to block Coach parent from buying Michael Kors owner says deal would deprive consumers...
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Relief as San Francisco public toilet finally opens – and not for $1.7m after all
Bathroom in Noe Valley neighborhood, which became focus of ire for reported $1.7m cost, actually came...
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Pro-Israel US groups plan $100m effort to unseat progressives over Gaza
Aipac and other groups targeting candidates critical of Israel’s war in Gaza – but progressives are...
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Russia-Ukraine war live: Poland is ready to host nuclear weapons, says president
Andrzej Duda says country could host arms if Nato decides to deploy the weapons in the...
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Cher, Ozzy Osbourne and A Tribe Called Quest among 2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees
Cher finally recognised 60 years after her first recordings, while Mary J Blige, Peter Frampton and...
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Biden marks Earth Day with $7bn ‘solar for all’ investment amid week of climate action
Funds will be targeted at disadvantaged areas to create 200,000 jobs, after last week’s oil and...
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US journalist Terry Anderson, held hostage in Lebanon in 1980s, dies
Former chief Middle East correspondent was longest-held western hostage of Shia Muslim groups during crisisTerry Anderson,...
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Netanyahu vows to fight US sanctions on IDF unit accused of violations in West Bank
Expected measures are under Leahy law and against the Netzah Yehuda battalion, accused of human rights...
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Historic Trump criminal trial to hear opening statements
Jury of seven men and five women to weigh testimony related to $130,000 payment from ex-fixer...
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The Blair Witch Project’s original cast ask for retroactive payments as reboot announced
Actors Rei Hance, Joshua Leonard and Michael Williams – who improvised most of horror film’s dialogue...
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Iraq militant group says it is resuming attacks on US forces as base in Syria is targeted
First attack on US forces since early February comes day after Iraq’s prime minister returns from...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene renews attacks on speaker as House passes Ukraine aid
Far-right representative says Mike Johnson’s speakership is ‘over’ but has not followed through on threat to...
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Approval of $61bn aid from US shows Ukraine will not be abandoned, says Zelenskiy
Ukrainian president urges Senate to ratify aid package so that country can strengthen frontline with RussiaUkraine’s...
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Trump cancels North Carolina rally due to storm in first public address since New York trial
Former president told thousands of supporters gathered at Wilmington airport the event would be rescheduled ‘bigger...
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Professors condemn Columbia crackdown on pro-Palestine students
Columbia and Barnard chapters of nationwide group issue statement claiming ‘flagrant disregard of shared governance’The Columbia...
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US to withdraw from Niger after security pact fails in strategic victory for Russia
Biden administration to rethink counter-terrorism strategy after breakdown of pact allowing US forces on soil to...
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Daring, audacious – but who did it? LA $30m cash heist has it all except clues
The robbery from a GardaWorld warehouse on Easter Sunday was like something from a movie –...
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‘Media firestorm’: Israel protest at professor’s home sparks heated free-speech debate
Controversy followed a viral video of pro-Palestinian students interrupting a dinner held by a Berkeley free-speech...
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Women run 80% of US elections – but are targets of misogyny-laced threats
Threats lean toward sexual or domestic violence, attacks on their families and criticisms that they can’t...
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Prince Harry confirms he is now a US resident
Paperwork filed shows the royal has informed British authorities that he has moved and is now...