US calls out Israel and Hamas after Gaza aid shipment attacked, diverted
The U.S. on Thursday called on both Israel and Hamas to ensure that aid bound for civilians in Gaza is not disrupted, after a shipment from Jordan was attacked by Israeli settlers and subsequently diverted by Palestinian militants.
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More than 2,000 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested across US campuses
Police arrest more than 200 students at UCLA as law enforcement clears camp at Dartmouth, arresting more than 90 students
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“Unacceptable”: Why it took hours for police to quell attack at UCLA pro-Palestinian camp
Many on campus and outside UCLA are criticizing the university for not handling the violent counterprotest better.
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Trump Is Fine With States Monitoring Pregnant Women So They Don’t Get Abortions
“I think they might do that,” the GOP presidential nominee said of a scenario that sounds straight out of the dystopian novel “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
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Uncovered Emails Reveal Border Patrol Agent’s Horrific Jokes About Children
The documents obtained by HuffPost also show — again — how agents freely used an anti-immigrant slur.
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Examining the long history of the ‘outside agitator’ narrative
As university administrators and law enforcement crack down on campus protests over Israel’s war in Gaza, they’re invoking a familiar trope: the “outside agitator.”
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The Trumpification of the Supreme Court
Politics The conservative justices have shown they are ready to sacrifice any law or principle to save the former president. April 26, 2024 The notion that Donald Trump’s supporters believe that he should be able to overthrow the government and get away with it sounds like hyperbole, an absurd and uncharitable caricature of conservative thought. Except that is exactly what Trump’s attorney D. John Sauer argued before the Supreme Court yesterday, taking the position that former presidents have “
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