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Pro-Palestine Protests Spread To More US Colleges
Increasingly confrontational pro-Palestinian rallies by students protesting the death count from the Israel-Hamas conflict erupted across US college campuses Wednesday, triggering tense faceoffs with police in Texas and California.
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"Take Our Border Back": Protesters Rally In Texas Against Migrant "Invasion"
In trucks, vans and RVs, hundreds of people converged Saturday in southern Texas to rally against what they say is a migrant "invasion" and to demand tough new controls at the US border with Mexico.
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US Man Guns Down 5 Neighbours, They Had Protested His Shooting Practice
Over 200 law enforcement officers in Texas searched on Sunday for a man accused of shooting to death five neighbors after being asked to stop firing a semiautomatic rifle in Cleveland, Texas.
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Punjab Man, Studying In US, Returns Home To Stand With Protesting Farmers
Navpal Singh, 22, would have never planned a trip home at this time from Texas in the US, where he is a student, had it not been for the farmers' protest against the three new farm laws that began over a month ago.
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One Person Shot, Killed During Black Lives Matter Protest In US
One person was killed when several shots were fired amid a Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Austin, Texas, on Saturday, authorities said.
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Elder Brother Of US Kids Killed By Their Adoptive Mother Has A Story To Tell
Jennifer and Sarah Hart, a small-town Minnesota couple, took in two sets of siblings from the crowded Texas foster care system and branded themselves a free-spirited tribe that traveled to music festivals and protests, delivering free hugs.
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Climate Protesters Arrested At Texas Port During US Presidential Debate
Police have arrested the Greenpeace climate protesters who closed part of a key oil export waterway for 18 hours by tying themselves to a bridge and dangling over the water.
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Donald Trump Consoles Shooting Victims, Rails Against Opponents
Trump consoled victims of mass shootings in Ohio and Texas on Wednesday, but despite promising a message of unity, he continued to rail at opponents while facing protests that his rhetoric on race has fueled extremism.
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6 Indian Immigrant Detainees, On Hunger Strike, Force-Fed At US Centre
At least six immigrant detainees, including Indians, have been force-fed through nasal tubes by immigration authorities in the US after they went on a hunger strike to protest conditions at a processing centre in Texas, drawing a strong reaction from Indian-American groups which described it as violation of human rights.
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New Yorker Stands In Desert For 2 Months To Protest Migrants' Separations
Joshua Rubin, a lifelong New Yorker, was outraged about children being separated from their parents at the Mexican border. The final straw was the massive tent city of detained migrant teenagers in a tiny Texas town straddling the desert and the Rio Grande.
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Women's Groups To Use Kavanaugh Rage To Urge Voters In US Midterm Polls
As women rallied at the US Capitol to protest Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court on Saturday, activist Linda Sarsour flew from Washington to Texas with her eyes on the next challenge: the November 6 congressional elections.
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Democrats, Activists Rally Against Trump's Family Separation Policy
Democratic lawmakers joined protesters outside immigration detention facilities in New Jersey and Texas on Sunday for Father's Day demonstrations against the Trump administration's practice of separating children from their parents at the US Mexico border.
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In Texas Legislature, Tempers Flare Over Immigration Crackdown
Tensions between Republicans and Democrats boiled over on the floor of the Texas Legislature on Monday as protesters filled the gallery on the last day of the session to denounce a new law cracking down on cities giving sanctuary to illegal immigrants.
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Texas Woman Shot While Protecting Son Says She'd March Again
A Texas woman who was wounded when she threw herself over her son during the attack on a Dallas protest march said on Sunday that she would go to another demonstration to show her boys that she's not a quitter.
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Dallas Gunman Learned Tactics At Texas Self-Defence School
The gunman who killed five police officers at a protest march received training from a private self-defense school in Texas, a school official said Saturday at the academy that teaches firearm tactics, including "shooting on the move," a maneuver in which an attacker fires and changes position before firing again.
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Pro-Palestine Protests Spread To More US Colleges
Increasingly confrontational pro-Palestinian rallies by students protesting the death count from the Israel-Hamas conflict erupted across US college campuses Wednesday, triggering tense faceoffs with police in Texas and California.
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"Take Our Border Back": Protesters Rally In Texas Against Migrant "Invasion"
In trucks, vans and RVs, hundreds of people converged Saturday in southern Texas to rally against what they say is a migrant "invasion" and to demand tough new controls at the US border with Mexico.
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US Man Guns Down 5 Neighbours, They Had Protested His Shooting Practice
Over 200 law enforcement officers in Texas searched on Sunday for a man accused of shooting to death five neighbors after being asked to stop firing a semiautomatic rifle in Cleveland, Texas.
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Punjab Man, Studying In US, Returns Home To Stand With Protesting Farmers
Navpal Singh, 22, would have never planned a trip home at this time from Texas in the US, where he is a student, had it not been for the farmers' protest against the three new farm laws that began over a month ago.
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One Person Shot, Killed During Black Lives Matter Protest In US
One person was killed when several shots were fired amid a Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Austin, Texas, on Saturday, authorities said.
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Elder Brother Of US Kids Killed By Their Adoptive Mother Has A Story To Tell
Jennifer and Sarah Hart, a small-town Minnesota couple, took in two sets of siblings from the crowded Texas foster care system and branded themselves a free-spirited tribe that traveled to music festivals and protests, delivering free hugs.
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Climate Protesters Arrested At Texas Port During US Presidential Debate
Police have arrested the Greenpeace climate protesters who closed part of a key oil export waterway for 18 hours by tying themselves to a bridge and dangling over the water.
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Donald Trump Consoles Shooting Victims, Rails Against Opponents
Trump consoled victims of mass shootings in Ohio and Texas on Wednesday, but despite promising a message of unity, he continued to rail at opponents while facing protests that his rhetoric on race has fueled extremism.
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6 Indian Immigrant Detainees, On Hunger Strike, Force-Fed At US Centre
At least six immigrant detainees, including Indians, have been force-fed through nasal tubes by immigration authorities in the US after they went on a hunger strike to protest conditions at a processing centre in Texas, drawing a strong reaction from Indian-American groups which described it as violation of human rights.
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New Yorker Stands In Desert For 2 Months To Protest Migrants' Separations
Joshua Rubin, a lifelong New Yorker, was outraged about children being separated from their parents at the Mexican border. The final straw was the massive tent city of detained migrant teenagers in a tiny Texas town straddling the desert and the Rio Grande.
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Women's Groups To Use Kavanaugh Rage To Urge Voters In US Midterm Polls
As women rallied at the US Capitol to protest Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court on Saturday, activist Linda Sarsour flew from Washington to Texas with her eyes on the next challenge: the November 6 congressional elections.
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Democrats, Activists Rally Against Trump's Family Separation Policy
Democratic lawmakers joined protesters outside immigration detention facilities in New Jersey and Texas on Sunday for Father's Day demonstrations against the Trump administration's practice of separating children from their parents at the US Mexico border.
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In Texas Legislature, Tempers Flare Over Immigration Crackdown
Tensions between Republicans and Democrats boiled over on the floor of the Texas Legislature on Monday as protesters filled the gallery on the last day of the session to denounce a new law cracking down on cities giving sanctuary to illegal immigrants.
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Texas Woman Shot While Protecting Son Says She'd March Again
A Texas woman who was wounded when she threw herself over her son during the attack on a Dallas protest march said on Sunday that she would go to another demonstration to show her boys that she's not a quitter.
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Dallas Gunman Learned Tactics At Texas Self-Defence School
The gunman who killed five police officers at a protest march received training from a private self-defense school in Texas, a school official said Saturday at the academy that teaches firearm tactics, including "shooting on the move," a maneuver in which an attacker fires and changes position before firing again.
