Protesters vandalize Portland State office, Pioneer Courthouse Square (www.koin.com)
Around 6:30 p.m. a group of pro-Palestinian protesters — plus some that were dressed in all black — left the South Park blocks and started marching through Downtown Portland....
Armored police clear Pro-Palestinian encampment on Tulane's campus in New Orleans, Louisiana (www.nola.com)
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Chimps are dying of the common cold. Is great ape tourism to blame? (www.theguardian.com)
Viruses that cause mild sniffles in humans are devastating populations of chimpanzees and gorillas. In some ape communities, it’s a bigger killer than habitat loss or poaching...
In This Police Youth Program, a Trail of Sexual Abuse Across the U.S. (www.themarshallproject.org)
The youth program that introduced Birchmore to the officers is among hundreds of such chapters at police agencies around the country. Created by the Boy Scouts of America decades ago, law enforcement Explorer posts are designed to help teens and young adults learn about policing....
Senior Democrat calls for arrests of ‘leftwing fascists’ urging Gaza ceasefire | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
accidentally posted this in world news before bcs i forgot about the no internal US news rule by accident...
Gaetz under fire for defending antisemitism vote with antisemitic trope (www.politico.com)
Arizona's Democratic leaders get enough votes to repeal 19th century abortion ban (apnews.com)
Colombia to cut diplomatic ties with Israel over Gaza war, Petro says [1 May 2024 | Al Jazeera] (www.aljazeera.com)
“Here in front of you, the government of change, of the president of the republic, announces that tomorrow we will break diplomatic relations with the state of Israel … for having a government, for having a president who is genocidal,” Petro said....
4 law officers serving warrant are killed, 4 wounded in shootout at North Carolina home, police say (apnews.com)
Harvey Weinstein will be retried for overturned rape conviction (www.salon.com)
HBCU Xavier of New Orleans moves closer to establishing a medical school [5th HBCU to do so] (apnews.com)
Fired Google workers ousted over Israeli contract protests file complaint with labor regulators (apnews.com)
Dozens of Google workers who were fired after internal protests surrounding a lucrative contract that the technology company has with the Israeli government have filed a complaint with labor regulators in an attempt to get their jobs back....
I’ve Covered Violent Crackdowns on Protests for 15 Years. This Police Overreaction Was Unhinged. (theintercept.com)
Columbia Begins to Suspend Student Protesters (www.nytimes.com)
After a day of protest and confusion on its Manhattan campus, Columbia University announced Monday evening that it had begun to suspend students who had not left a pro-Palestinian encampment by a 2 p.m. deadline....
Judge holds Trump in contempt for violating gag order in hush money trial (www.nbcnews.com)
Prosecutors from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office accused Trump of violating the gag order numerous times since it went into effect....
Biden administration to require advanced safety tech on all new cars and trucks (www.nbcnews.com)
The Transportation Department projects the new rule could save 360 lives a year and prevent 24,000 injuries....
January 6 rioter Derrick Evans could return to the Capitol—as a congressman (www.motherjones.com)
Revealed: Tyson Foods dumps millions of pounds of toxic pollutants into US rivers and lakes (www.theguardian.com)
Map shows states where boycotting Israel is illegal (www.newsweek.com)
Brown University agrees to hold Israel divestment vote after pressure from student protesters (www.thehill.com)
New Florida six-week abortion ban will be felt beyond the state (www.bbc.com)
Florida’s six-week abortion ban has come into force, closing the door - for now - on the last abortion access point in the US South....