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Rafael Nadal could miss the French Open this year in what could be his final season on the tennis circuit, the Spaniard has revealed. Nadal has said previously that 2024 would be his last year on the ATP Tour and at the majors, with many expecting the 22-time Grand Slam champion to bow out after []
A French police trade union threatened Tuesday to disrupt the Olympics torch relay ahead of the start of the Paris Games this July unless officers were given bonuses.The Alliance union said that the French prime minister's office and economy ministry were holding up special Olympics payments promised to police of as much as 1,900 euros ($2,032).Warning that a first demonstration had been called for Thursday, the union said that other actions could follow and "we do not rule out disturbing the...
A dinner for first-year Berkeley law students at Dean Erwin Chemerinsky’s home was disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters last Tuesday, the Jewish professor said in a statement on Wednesday.During the annual event in the Dean’s backyard, Palestinian Muslim student Malak Afaneh began a speech about the “plight of the Palestinians.”“My wife and I immediately approached her and asked her to stop and leave. The woman continued. When she continued her speech, there was...
Officers attended the scene twice in two days but said there were no criminal matters
More than a dozen people have been arrested after train stations, ports and parts of Australia’s biggest cities were disrupted by protestors against the war in Gaza. Pro-Palestine group A15 Action called on supporters to blockade “the arteries of capitalism” as part of Monday’s extensive action, saying “the global economy is complicit in genocide”. An […]
Train stations, ports and parts of Australia’s biggest cities could be blockaded by widespread planned protests against the war in Gaza. Pro-Palestine group A15 Action have called on supporters to block “the arteries of capitalism” as part of Monday’s planned extensive action. “In each city, we will identify and blockade major choke points in the […]
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Tennessee lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill that would allow school staff to carry concealed handguns on campus, sparking protesters to rally at the state Capitol in Nashville.The Republican-backed bill passed in a 68-28 vote and will now head to the desk of GOP Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, according to The Washington Post. The measure was previously passed in the state Senate earlier this month.Under the legislation, which mirrors a similar bill passed by Indiana in February, faculty and staff...
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. It’s been two years since the start bell time changed from 8:35 a.m. to 8 a.m. at Westdale Secondary. A group of parents and students say it’s not working. “We asked for some attendance information and from September to December, there were eleven thousand late, or late absences in the first period,” said Catherine Roberts […]
After the US, pro-Palestinian protests have reached Australian universities. On Tuesday, a video of students holding anti-Israeli demonstrations at the Sydney University went viral. The incident comes hours after dozens of pupils were arrested at New York University for carrying out protests at an anti-Israel “liberated zone” set up on campus. BREAKING: Students for Palestine start an occupation of Sydney University in Australia.@V24Investigates pic.twitter.com/AndrRmjPJB — Visegrád 24...
Boston police advised drivers that protesters had stopped on the Moakley Bridge, preventing vehicles from going into South Boston.