On Wednesday night, more than 2,000 pro-Palestinian protesters marched peacefully past a park where pro-Israel demonstrators had gathered earlier.
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Anti-DEI protesters sow disruption and confusion but have scant investor support
Each year, companies face hundreds of resolutions from progressive groups to change their policies to be more supportive of employee diversity, labor rights and other social issues.
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Police clear pro-Palestinian protest camp and arrest 33 at D.C. campus
City officials were set to appear before hostile Republicans in Congress who are demanding police crackdowns on protests nationwide, but the hearing was canceled.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters retake MIT encampment; Columbia University cancels commencement
The Pro-Palestinian group is protesting Massachusetts Institute of Technology ‘direct research ties to the Israeli Ministry of Defense,’ a graduate student said.
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Students at prestigious Paris university occupy campus building in pro-Palestinian protest
The protest kicked off a day of drama at the Paris Institute of Political Studies, known as Sciences Po.
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Protest is as American as football. Why doesn't Trump get it?
The tang of fall is nearly in the air. The summer is all but over. Football season is here. Are you ready for some . . . culture war? This war may feel unending, but it only began a little more than two years ago. During a preseason game on Aug. 26, 2016, Colin Kaepernick, […]
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Protests set in cities large and small over immigration policy
NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of protesters across America, moved by accounts of children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, marched Saturday — in major cities and tiny towns — to demand President Donald Trump’s administration reunite the divided families. More than 700 planned marches are expected to draw hundreds of thousands of […]
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Pro-government demonstrations protest violence in Iran
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Tens of thousands of Iranians took part in pro-government demonstrations in several cities across the country on Wednesday, state media reported, a move apparently seeking to calm nerves after a week of protests against the government and unrest that has killed at least 21 people. While the rallies showed support among […]
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There is a reason why they take a knee
With all the attention and controversy on sports athletes kneeling when the national anthem is played, I want to share my reasons for kneeling. First, the words from the Pledge of Allegiance: “I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under […]
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Disrespecting the flag
I am sick and tired of what is going on in this country today because of political correctness. This country is being destroyed from within. There is a lack of common sense in this country today. Millionaire athletes disrespect the flag that men died for to keep it flying over the land. For me, and […]