Demonstrations against the war in gaza are continuing at dozens of universities across the united states, with arrests taking place on multiple campuses. I spoke to robert cohen, a professor of Social Studies and history at New York University who has studied Student Activism about how these protests compare to others in us history. The protests, initially, going on now were much more moderate in their tactics, whether its 1960. Actually, the greatest upsurges in active American History occurred in may 1970 after nixon authorised the invasion of cambodia. He had promised to end the war, and he was expanding it into cambodia. So that created a lot of fury that was compounded by the massacre at kent state, where four students were shot by, were killed by the National Guard and nine were wounded. So that was much more confrontational. The war been dragging on forfive years. So, i mean, compared to that, the protests, for example, that started at columbia and then spread initially at nyu w
Video appears to confirm the massacre of hundreds of rangar muslims and attempts to cover up the crimes. Also what hamas is calling a Dangerous Development the Palestinian Groups the dish melania is designated a global terrorist by the u. S. Government. And the lifetime ban on more than two dozen russian athletes for doping has been lifted but it may be too late for the upcoming winter games. Also the f. B. I. Is questioning the accuracy of a secret congressional memo President Trump wants to release suggesting bias in the agency. Welcome to the news the u. N. Says the violence against muslims in myanmar baz all the hallmarks of genocide it comes as newly released video from last year. A piece to show a massacre of. The Associated Press says its confirmed at least five previously reported mass graves to be among the government is declining to comment on the report its called hilo has more from young gone. The Associated Press news agency has released a video it says confirms reports of
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Play with friends. I want to fight for the next life, for paradise. I used to go out to the seaside. Thousands in mexico demand police speed up their efforts to find 43 missing student teachers. And the drummer of one of the worlds best known heavy metal bands ac dc is charged in new zealand with plotting to have two men killed. Also in the program, aarons here. Today its all about the plunge in the oil price. Absolutely, karin. Its deeper into the red for the black stuff. Falling to a fouryear low. Its nearly 30 lower than what it was in june. Why . Theres less demand and a lot more supply. Particularly since the revolution of shale production. So yes, we head to the United States to take a look at how fracking has become a mighty big business. Hello. Midday here in london. 7 00 a. M. In new york. 2 00 in the afternoon in syria, where activists say there have been more u. S. Air strikes overnight against islamic extremists. They come as the town of kobane is still under siege from Isl
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