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SUNY Albany Students ‘Destroy’ Bible During Protest at Conservative Speaker’s Free Speech Event

Protesters at the State University of New York at Albany (SUNY Albany) have been accused of destroying a bible while attempting to shut down a conservative speaker at the university on April 4. Conservative writer, speaker, and podcast host Ian Haworth was invited to headline at the public university by its chapter of Turning Point USA (TPUSA), a…


Trump Supporters, Detractors Protest Outside Manhattan Courthouse Amid Arraignment

NEW YORK—As former President Donald Trump prepared to turn himself in to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office on April 4, protesters both for and against his indictment gathered across the street from the courthouse where he was set to be arraigned. As chants of “No Trump, no KKK, no racist USA!” echoed on one side…


Protests in Kenya to Unseat President Led by Prime Minister

NAIROBI, Kenya—Kenyans have witnessed another wave of demonstrations across the country that have resulted in property destruction in Nairobi and parts of the Western counties surrounding the Lakeside city of Kisumu. The protests, which started on March 20, were called by former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who is seeking to unseat President William Ruto, who…


Paris Sanitation Union Ends Strike as Workers Move to Clear Tonnes of Garbage

Sanitation workers in Paris who have been on a garbage collection strike for 23 days amid a wave of protests across France began returning to work on March 29, union leaders announced. In a press release translated by local media, the union representing sanitation workers, the CGT-FTDNEEA, said the three-week-long strike would be “suspended” as of…


US Urges Israeli Leaders to Find Compromise Amid Political Turmoil

The U.S. National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson expressed deep concern over the recent developments in Israel in the wake of protests following the firing of the country’s defense minister and proposed changes to its judicial system. In a statement released by the White House on March 26, Watson encouraged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…


LIVE 10:30 AM ET: Trump Says He’ll be Arrested Tuesday; Calls for Protests to ‘Take Our Nation Back’

Former President Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested this Tuesday, under charges related to Stormy Daniels in New York that were leaked to the media. The nation now waits to see whether Trump will be extradited from Florida to New York, and whether the Biden administration will be involved. Meanwhile, Trump has also…


LIVE NOW: Trump Says He’ll be Arrested Tuesday; Calls for Protests to ‘Take Our Nation Back’

Former President Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested this Tuesday, under charges related to Stormy Daniels in New York that were leaked to the media. The nation now waits to see whether Trump will be extradited from Florida to New York, and whether the Biden administration will be involved. Meanwhile, Trump has also…


Trump Says He’ll be Arrested Tuesday; Calls for Protests to ‘Take Our Nation Back’

Former President Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested this Tuesday, under charges related to Stormy Daniels in New York that were leaked to the media. The nation now waits to see whether Trump will be extradited from Florida to New York, and whether the Biden administration will be involved. Meanwhile, Trump has also…


LIVE 3/20, at 10:30 AM ET: Trump Says He’ll be Arrested Tuesday; Calls for Protests to ‘Take Our Nation Back’

Former President Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested this Tuesday, under charges related to Stormy Daniels in New York that were leaked to the media. The nation now waits to see whether Trump will be extradited from Florida to New York, and whether the Biden administration will be involved. Meanwhile, Trump has also…


Greeks Protest Over Deadly Train Crash, Station Master Jailed Pending Trial

ATHENS—A Greek railway employee was jailed on Sunday pending trial over a deadly train crash that killed at least 57 people, as Greeks seethed with anger over the worst rail disaster in living memory. Protests continued to reverberate days after a head-on collision of a passenger train and a freight carrier on the Athens-Thessaloniki route…