Universities are making it worse with their 'overreaction' to pro-Palestinian protests, expert on American dissent says

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A person is detained by police as pro-Palestinian students protest the Israel-Hamas war on the campus of the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, on April 24, 2024.
A person is detained by police as pro-Palestinian students protest the Israel-Hamas war on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin.

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Robert Kraft says elite schools are to blame for 'hate' on campus

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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, seen here at the Super Bowl in 2024, took out full-page ads decrying what he described as 'hate' by student protesters.
The New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft took out full-page ads decrying what he described as "hate" by student protesters.

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Columbia's student radio station was the main source of information for the protests. Here's why that matters.

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Columbia University pro-Palestine students control of Hamilton Hall and the tent city ended when the NYPD moved in with countless officers in riot gear.
Columbia University pro-Palestine students control of Hamilton Hall and the tent city ended when the NYPD moved in with countless officers in riot gear.

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300 protesters arrested at Columbia University and City College of New York

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NYPD police officers stand in front of Columbia campus, with Palestinian flag waving in distance

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Columbia protesters' demands have worked before. This time may be different.

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A protester holds up a sign at a protest on Columbia's campus. Demonstrators are demanding the school divest from Israel.
A protester holds up a sign at a protest on Columbia's campus. Demonstrators are demanding the school divest from Israel.

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Robert Kraft yanks support for Columbia as Israel-Gaza protests intensify

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Robert Kraft

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TikTok influencers fear their careers will be destroyed and their work 'deleted forever' as a US ban looms

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TikToker dancing in front of phone
There are 170 million Americans on TikTok, and they're stressed about a potential ban.

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TikTokers are enthusiastically joining the app's call to wage war on Congress over a potential ban

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TikTok content creators gather outside the Capitol to voice their opposition to a potential ban on the app.
TikTokers gathered outside the Capitol to advocate against a potential ban on the app in the US.

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A 70-year-old Iranian man's dance at a market went viral. Then came the arrests.

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An Iranian man holds up a cell phone and take a picture in a crowd of people.
A viral video of an Iranian market stall owner dancing sparks arrests and crackdowns from Iranian authorities.

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Climate activists join the pro-Palestinian cause during a rare protest in Dubai

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Protesters march at the UN climate summit in Dubai.
Climate activists march through Expo City in Dubai, host of this year's UN climate summit.

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