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US campus protests: Rival Gaza protest groups clash at UCLAPro-Palestinian and pro-Israel groups have clashed at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as demonstrations over the war in Gaza continue across US campuses.
Nationwide rallies - during which there have been hundreds of arrests - showed no sign of stopping over the weekend.At UCLA "physical altercations broke out" after a barrier separating the two sides was breached, an official said.
The White House has insisted that demonstrations must remain peaceful.
Columbia University urges pro-Palestinian protesters to disperse after failed talks
NEW YORK, April 29 (Reuters) - Columbia University's president said on Monday that talks with pro-Palestinian protesters who began camping on the Ivy League campus two weeks ago had failed, and urged them to voluntarily disperse, without saying what would happen if they did not.
President Nemat Minouche Shafik, whose administration was criticized by a campus oversight panel on Friday for its response to the protests, said in a statement that organizers and academic leaders could not reach an agreement that would break a stalemate over the encampment, which the administration says violates university rules.
Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war roil US campuses ahead of graduations
Dozens of tornadoes strike Oklahoma, killing at least four
By Rich Mckay and Maria Caspani
April 28 (Reuters) - At least four people died, including a four-month-old baby, and scores were injured in Oklahoma this weekend after dozens of twisters swept the U.S. Southern Plains, while weather alerts on Sunday put more than 7 million Americans under tornado warnings.
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt on Sunday declared a disaster emergency for the state, freeing up more money for first responders and recovery operations.
EF-3 tornado causes deadly destruction in Sulphur, Oklahoma
Most businesses in downtown Sulphur were completely destroyed by an EF-3 tornado on Saturday night during a severe weather outbreak. FOX Weather Correspondent Brandy Campbell said the situation is dangerous because buildings continue to collapse two days after the tornado.
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Nationwide rallies - during which there have been hundreds of arrests - showed no sign of stopping over the weekend.At UCLA "physical altercations broke out" after a barrier separating the two sides was breached, an official said.
The White House has insisted that demonstrations must remain peaceful.
Columbia University urges pro-Palestinian protesters to disperse after failed talks
NEW YORK, April 29 (Reuters) - Columbia University's president said on Monday that talks with pro-Palestinian protesters who began camping on the Ivy League campus two weeks ago had failed, and urged them to voluntarily disperse, without saying what would happen if they did not.
President Nemat Minouche Shafik, whose administration was criticized by a campus oversight panel on Friday for its response to the protests, said in a statement that organizers and academic leaders could not reach an agreement that would break a stalemate over the encampment, which the administration says violates university rules.
Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war roil US campuses ahead of graduations
Dozens of tornadoes strike Oklahoma, killing at least four
By Rich Mckay and Maria Caspani
April 28 (Reuters) - At least four people died, including a four-month-old baby, and scores were injured in Oklahoma this weekend after dozens of twisters swept the U.S. Southern Plains, while weather alerts on Sunday put more than 7 million Americans under tornado warnings.
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt on Sunday declared a disaster emergency for the state, freeing up more money for first responders and recovery operations.
EF-3 tornado causes deadly destruction in Sulphur, Oklahoma
Most businesses in downtown Sulphur were completely destroyed by an EF-3 tornado on Saturday night during a severe weather outbreak. FOX Weather Correspondent Brandy Campbell said the situation is dangerous because buildings continue to collapse two days after the tornado.
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Florida's governor has signaled he plans to fundraise for his former rival.
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