00:00 It's Benzinga and here's what's on the block.
00:02 Nearly 300 protesters were arrested overnight at Columbia University and City College of New York
00:08 as police cleared encampments from both campuses. Violent clashes erupted between pro-Palestinian
00:13 and pro-Israeli demonstrators at UCLA on Tuesday night, leading the school to cancel classes on
00:18 Wednesday. Demonstrations have spread to dozens of campuses across the U.S. in support of Palestine
00:23 and calling for universities to divest from companies doing business with Israel.
00:28 Hundreds of arrests have been made at protests as some have turned confrontational,
00:32 though many have remained peaceful. For all things money visit Benzinga.com
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