Saturday, April 27, 2024

Dilemma on US campuses: free speech vs. safety

Police in riot gear are turning up at college protests to make mass arrests. Critics call the aggressive campus response troubling. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

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YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP

Sat Apr 27 2024

 
University of Texas police officers arrest UT student Ammer Qaddumi at a pro-Palestinian protest at UT Wednesday April 24, 2024.

Police in riot gear are turning up at college protests to make mass arrests. Critics call the aggressive campus response troubling.

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NFL draft in Detroit.
 

NFL draft grades: Breaking down picks from second and third round

 

As the 2024 NFL draft resumed Friday, USA TODAY Sports once again handed out grades for each pick, this time in the second and third rounds.

Michael Whatley, North Carolina Republican Party Chairman, speaks during a campaign event for U.S. President Donald Trump, not pictured, in Dallas, North Carolina, U.S., October 1, 2020. REUTERS/Al Drago
 

GOP lawsuits target absentee ballots, voter rolls in swing states

 

The Republican Party is not always successful in bringing lawsuits, but the subjects are far-reaching, and their breadth is ambitious.

Colorful US birds
 

How do birds get their colors? A guide to your vibrantly hued, winged friends

 

Learn how birds chirping near your feeder get their rainbow of colorful feathers, how they serve them, and why we perceive them the way we do

Pro-Palestinian supporters speak with a police officer during a protest in London, on April 13, 2024.
 

College campus protests over Gaza spread overseas

 

What are the standoffs like in Europe over the Israel-Hamas war? They don't look like the Columbia University-style campus encampments.

President Joe Biden speaks to guests at Ingeteam Inc., an electrical equipment manufacturer, on August 15, 2023 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Biden used the opportunity to speak about his "Bidenomics" economic plan on the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
 

Why President Biden scrapped the 'Bidenomics' talk

 

President Joe Biden has stopped using "Bidenomics" in public remarks after the term fell flat with voters and even fellow Democrats.

US singer-songwriter Billie Eilish pose in the press room after wnning the Oscar for Best Original Song for "What Was I Made For" during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 10, 2024.
 

Billie Eilish's comments about sex shocked some. But that's not her fault.

 

Experts say women like Billie Eilish should feel free to talk about sex as much as they please – and if you don't like it, you're the problem.

Defending against drone attacks requires a layered approach, said Army Maj. Gen. David Stewart.
 

No. 1 threat: Drone attacks prompt urgent $500 million request from Pentagon

 

The proliferation of drones - seen as the new weapons system - has put pressure on the U.S military to boost its defense against these devices.

Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai
 

Google protesters fired. What's fueling crackdown on Gaza activists.

 

Google fired 50 protesting workers in the latest example of employers drawing a hard line on office activism over the Gaza conflict.

Tornado outbreak near Dodge City, Kansas on May 24, 2016
 

Watch: Tornado appears in southeast Nebraska; several warnings set

 

A tornado was on the ground in southeast Nebraska where several warnings are in place for the western portions of the Omaha metro area.

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