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NYPD officer fired gun while clearing protesters from Columbia University building
An NYPD officer accidentally discharged his gun inside a Columbia University administration building while clearing out protesters camped inside, the department disclosed late Thursday.
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Police release new details about arrests made at Columbia and City College
New NYPD bodycam video showed officers cut through barricades at Hamilton Hall on the Columbia University campus, as well as what happened once they got inside, confronting dozens of protesters who had broken into the building. There were also new details on who was arrested, with 40% of protesters taken in at City College and Columbia having no affiliation with either...
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At least 2,000 people arrested in pro-Palestinian protests across US campuses
Police have arrested more than 2,000 people during pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses across the United States in recent weeks, according to data reviews by the Associated Press and NBC News Thursday.
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Dramatic bodycam video shows saw-wielding NYPD breach Columbia University
Dramatic bodycam video released by the NYPD Thursday shows heavily geared officers’ breach of the formerly occupied Hamilton Hall at Columbia University, where more than 100 were arrested during a sweep this week.
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‘Stay down!' Dramatic bodycam video shows saw-wielding NYPD breach Columbia University
Dramatic bodycam video released by the NYPD Thursday shows heavily geared officers’ breach of the formerly occupied Hamilton Hall at Columbia University, where more than 100 were arrested during a sweep this week. The 7-minute clip begins with NYPD officers approaching the steps of the hall, their shadows growing larger on the pavement as a group of protesters, their arms…
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Dramatic NYPD bodycam shows breach of Hamilton Hall
Dramatic bodycam video released by the NYPD Thursday shows heavily geared officers’ breach of the formerly occupied Hamilton Hall at Columbia University, where more than 100 were arrested during a sweep this week.
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LAPD dismantles protester encampments at UCLA
Police in riot gear confronted protesters on the campus of UCLA early Thursday after demonstrators ignored an order to disperse.
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Biden defends students' right to protests but condemns campus violence as schools crack down on encampments
President Joe Biden has defended the right to free speech but says “order must prevail” on college campuses.
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House passes bill to expand definition of antisemitism amid growing campus protests over Gaza war
The House has passed legislation that would establish a broader definition of antisemitism for the Department of Education to enforce anti-discrimination laws.
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Columbia University and City College protests: Latest developments after nearly 300 arrested
Hundreds were arrested after protests at Columbia University and City College in Harlem. The NYPD will maintain a presence at the Ivy League school until after graduation, while both schools will have remote classes for the rest of the semester. Another protest sprung up at Fordham’s Lincoln Center campus, with several tents going up inside a university building. So what...
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Sorry it came to this: Columbia president scribes letter to school community after NYPD sweep
The embattled president of Columbia University sent a letter to the school community Wednesday, in the aftermath of a sweeping NYPD operation that saw hundreds of protesters arrested as SWAT teams descended on campus. Minouche Shafik, who has faced mounting calls to resign amid what some have described as “anarchy on campus,” had been reticent to call NYPD officers back…
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How Columbia University became the driving force behind US protests over the war in Gaza
As the two-week standoff between pro-Palestinian protesters and college administrators at Columbia University in New York came to a head Tuesday, officials anxiously monitored whether the fallout would spark more protests on college campuses around the country or quell what has been a growing movement. It was the former. Here’s a timeline illustrating how Columbia became the driving force behind national...
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Mayor Adams briefs press on protests at NYC college campuses
New York City Mayor Eric Adams provided an update on the NYPD’s actions at Columbia University and City College on Tuesday night.
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More than 100 arrested after NYPD cops in riot gear storm Columbia University, clear protests
More than 100 protesters were arrested — yet few injuries reported — when NYPD officers in riot gear descended on Columbia University late Tuesday, using tactical strategies to clear the occupied Hamilton Hall and lawn encampment at the request of the college, as anti-war demonstrations at U.S. campuses reached an inflection point. Dramatic video showed heavily geared officers using a…
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Violence, chaos erupts on campuses as protesters and counter-protesters clash over the war in Gaza
Police have swept through campuses across the U.S. over the last two weeks in response to protests calling on universities to stop doing business with Israel or companies that support the war in Gaza
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A look at the protests of the war in Gaza that have emerged at US colleges
Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have popped up at many college campuses after the arrest of demonstrators at Columbia University.
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NYPD arrests around 100 protesters at Columbia University
The NYPD cleared Hamilton Hall and a tent encampment at the request of Columbia University. News 4 has team coverage.
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Around 100 arrested after Columbia University calls in police to end pro-Palestinian occupation
Officers took protesters into custody late Tuesday after Columbia University called in police to end the pro-Palestinian occupation on the New York campus.
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NYPD moves in on protesters at Columbia University making dozens of arrests
The NYPD, at the request of Columbia University’s president, began an operation on campus Tuesday evening to clear Hamilton Hall of protesters.
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NYPD enters Columbia University in riot gear to clear protest
New York police officers arrived at Columbia University shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday night to clear protesters barricaded inside Hamilton Hall.