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Khalil al-Hayya, a high-ranking Hamas official who has represented the Palestinian militant group in negotiations for a cease-fire and hostage exchange deal, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, April 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Los Angeles Kings defenseman Andreas Englund, center, and Edmonton Oilers left wing Evander Kane, right, fight during the third period in Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Friday, April 26, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
In this photo provided by David Yellowhorse, a freight train carrying fuel derailed and caught fire, Friday, April 26, 2024, east of Lupton, Ariz., near the New Mexico-Arizona state line. Authorities closed Interstate 40 in both directions in the area, directing trucks and motorists to alternate routes. (David Yellowhorse via AP)
An ice cream street vendor shows his Cuban pesos in Havana, Cuba, Monday, April 20, 2024. An increasing number of Cubans are having to grapple with the country's shortage of cash. Converting those Cuban pesos to other currencies poses yet another challenge, as there are several, highly fluctuating exchange rates in the island. (AP Photo/Ariel Ley)
FILE - Music mogul and entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs arrives at the Billboard Music Awards, May 15, 2022, in Las Vegas. Combs pushed back against a woman’s lawsuit that accused him of sexual assault. Combs’ lawyers filed a motion Friday, April 26, 2024, to dismiss some claims that were not under law when the alleged incident occurred. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Women pose with their identity cards as they walk to cast their vote during the second phase of polling in the six-week long national election in the desert village Jaiisindhar, Barmer district, western Rajasthan state, India, Friday, April 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma)
The Sports Bra founder and CEO Jenny Nguyen poses for a photo at the sports bar on Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
In this combination of images from body-camera videos, medics prepare to inject sedatives to Ivan Gutzalenko in Richmond, Calif., in 2021; Hunter Barr in Colorado Springs, Colo., in 2020, and Wesley Garrett-Henry in San Diego, Calif., in 2020. An investigation led by The Associated Press published in 2024, has found the practice of giving sedatives to people detained by police spread quietly over the last 15 years, built on questionable science and backed by police-aligned experts. (Richmond Police Department, Colorado Springs Police Department, San Diego Police Department via AP)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US ambassador to China Nicholas Burns look at a record during a visit to Li-Pi record store in Beijing, China, Friday, April 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)
Arthur Aidala, center, an attorney for Harvey Weinstein, speaks during a press conference outside Manhattan Criminal Court, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court before his trial in New York, Friday, April 26, 2024. (Dave Sanders/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
Nonki Kunene gestures during an interview with The Associated Press in Soweto, South Africa, Monday, April 22, 2024. Thirty years ago Kunene joined thousands of South Africans who braved long queues to cast a vote in South Africa's first ever elections after years of white minority rule which denied Black South Africans the vote. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Gopala Penmetsa walks past his house after it was leveled by a tornado near Omaha, Neb., on Friday, April 26, 2024. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP)
A recent graduate wears a garment with their graduation year on the University of Southern California campus Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Los Angeles. The University of Southern California canceled its main graduation ceremony Thursday. College officials across the U.S. are worried the ongoing Israel-Hamas war protests could disrupt plans for commencement ceremonies next month. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Pro-Israeli demonstrators gather near a Pro-Palestinian encampment on the UCLA campus Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Pro-Palestinian demonstration encampment is seen at the Columbia University, Friday, April 26, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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LETHAL RESTRAINT-FORCED SEDATION — An investigation led by The Associated Press has found that the practice of giving sedatives to people detained by police has spread quietly across the nation over the last 15 years, built on questionable science and backed by police-aligned experts. The injections are given by medical personnel during police encounters. The investigation shows how a strategy intended to reduce violence and save lives has resulted in some avoidable deaths. While sedatives were mentioned as a cause or contributing factor in a dozen official death rulings, authorities often didn’t even investigate whether injections were appropriate in the 94 deaths identified by the AP over a decade. About half of the 94 who died were Black. By Ryan J. Foley, Carla K. Johnson and Shelby Lum. SENT: 4,780 words, photo, video. WITH: LETHAL RESTRAINT-FORCED SEDATION-TAKEAWAYS — Takeaways from AP’s investigation into fatal police encounters involving injections of sedatives. SENT: 1,180 words, photos, video.
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ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-CAMPUS PROTESTS — Student anti-war protesters at U.S. universities are digging in and vowing to keep their demonstrations going, while several school faculties have condemned university presidents for calling law enforcement. As Columbia University continues tenuous negotiations with the pro-Palestinian student encampment, the university’s senate criticized the schools’ president on Friday after more than 100 protesters were arrested last week. School faculties at universities in California, Georgia and Texas initiated or passed votes of no confidence in their leadership. They are largely symbolic rebukes, but the tensions pile pressure on school officials, who are already scrambling to resolve the protests as May graduation ceremonies near. By James Pollard, Noreen Nasir and Nick Perry. SENT: 810 words, photos, video, audio. WITH: FRANCE-ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-CAMPUS-PROTESTS — Students in Paris inspired by Gaza solidarity encampments at U.S. campuses have peacefully evacuated a building at a prestigious French university after days of tensions. SENT: 270 words, photos; ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-CAMPUS-PROTESTS-GLANCE — Student protests have popped up on an increasing number of U.S. college campuses. SENT: 1,820 words, photos, video, audio;
ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-DISRUPTED-COLLEGE-LIFE — For many in the graduating class of 2024, the unrest at campuses across the country over the Israel-Hamas war has marked an emotional end to their college experiences that started amid a pandemic. Students across the country say the reactions by colleges to the demonstrations have been particularly painful, including the cancellation of the main commencement ceremony at the University of Southern California on May 10. Many of the graduates also saw their high school proms and graduation ceremonies cancelled to curb the spread of COVID-19. Some say they believe the turmoil has made them care deeply for others. By Julie Watson and Leslie Ambriz. SENT: 930 words, photos.
ELECTION 2024-TRUMP-MINORITY VOTERS — Donald Trump has promised big plans for recruiting voters in Black, Latino and Asian communities. But five months before the general election votes are cast, the former president’s campaign has little apparent organization to show for those ambitions. The Trump campaign removed its point person for coalitions and hasn’t announced a replacement. The Republican Party’s minority outreach offices across the country have been shuttered and replaced by businesses that include a check-cashing store, an ice cream shop and a sex-toy store. The Trump campaign says it won’t announce its spending or staffing on minority coalition efforts but believes it has advantages over the reelection bid of President Joe Biden. By Matt Brown and Steve Peoples. SENT: 1,620 words, photos. An abridged version also is available.
SEVERE-WEATHER — Tornadoes wreaked havoc Friday in the Midwest, causing a building to collapse with dozens of people inside and destroying and damaging hundreds of homes, many around Omaha, Nebraska. As of Friday night, there were several reports of injuries but no immediate deaths reported. Tornado warnings continued to be issued into the night in Iowa. Three people were hurt in Nebraska’s Lancaster County when a tornado hit an industrial building, causing it to collapse with 70 people inside. Several were trapped, but everyone was evacuated and injuries were not life-threatening. The National Weather Service forecast for Saturday was ominous, with tornado watches across parts of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. By Josh Fun, Margery A. Beck and Heather Hollingsworth. SENT: 1,020 words, photos, video, audio.
SEXUAL-MISCONDUCT-HARVEY-WEINSTEIN-RETRIAL — Legal experts say the retrial in New York of Harvey Weinstein won’t be coming to a courtroom anytime soon, if ever. The ruling Thursday by the New York Court of Appeals voided the 2020 conviction of the onetime movie powerbroker. Prosecutors say Weinstein forced young actors to submit to his prurient desires by dangling his ability to make or break their careers. Several lawyers said in interviews Friday that it would be a long road to reach a new trial of the ailing movie mogul, who remains behind bars due to a conviction in a similar case in California. By Larry Neumeister. SENT: 1,050 words, photos. WITH: SEXUAL-MISCONDUCT-WEINSTEIN-METOO — Following the ruling to overturn Weinstein's conviction, #MeToo advocates sought to send a clear message that the movement has not been derailed. SENT: 960 words, photos.
SOUTH-AFRICA-FREEDOM-DAY-EXPLAINER — South Africans celebrate their “Freedom Day” every April 27, when they remember their country’s pivotal first democratic election in 1994 that announced the official end of the racial segregation and oppression of apartheid. Saturday is the 30th anniversary of the momentous vote when millions of Black South Africans decided their own futures for the first time. It was a fundamental right they had been denied by a white minority government. The first all-race election saw the previously-banned African National Congress party win overwhelmingly and made Nelson Mandela the country’s first Black president. By Gerald Imray. SENT: 800 words, photos. WITH SOUTH-AFRICA-30-YEARS-OF-FREEDOM — Much of the enthusiasm and optimism that characterized that historic day has subsided as Africa’s most developed economy faces a myriad of challenges. SENT: 810 words, photo, video; SOUTH-AFRICA-APARTHEID-ART — A selection of South African artworks produced during the country’s apartheid era is on display in Johannesburg. SENT: 580 words, photos.
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WOMEN’S-SPORTS-BAR-OREGON — An Oregon sports bar focusing on and showing only women’s athletics has plans to expand across the country through a franchise model. The Sports Bra opened two years ago in Portland, the state’s largest city. Its founder and CEO says she already has fielded hundreds of inquiries from potential partners. The move comes as interest in women’s sports is at an all-time high, embodied most recently by the frenzy over University of Iowa and now Indiana Fever basketball star Caitlin Clark. As the fan base and engagement grow, so too does the appetite for changing a sports bar culture that has traditionally catered to men’s athletics. By Claire Rush. SENT: 980 words, photos, video.
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ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS — Hamas says it is reviewing a new Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as Egypt intensifies efforts to broker a deal to end the months-long war and stave off a possible Israeli ground offensive into the southern Gaza city of Rafah. The Israeli military has massed dozens of tanks and armored vehicles in southern Israel close to Rafah and hit targets in the city in near-daily airstrikes. Early Saturday, an Israeli airstrike hit a house in Rafah’s Tel Sultan neighborhood, killing six people, including four children, according to officials at a local hospital. SENT: 660 words, photo.
MIDEAST-TENSIONS — Ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels caused “minor damage” to a Panama-flagged oil tanker traveling through the Red Sea. The attack Friday follows an uptick in assaults launched by the Houthis in recent days after a relative lull in their monthslong campaign over Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The rebels fired three missiles in the attack, one of which damaged the Panama-flagged, Seychelles-registered Andromeda Star. SENT: 390 words, photo.
ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-UN-AGENCY — U.N. investigators are looking into allegations against 14 of the 19 staffers from the U.N. relief agency for Palestinians who Israel claims were involved in the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants that spurred the latest war in Gaza. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric on Friday provided the first information on the investigation ordered by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. SENT: 590 words, photos.
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RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR — Russia has launched a barrage of missiles against Ukraine directed at energy facilities. The energy minister said facilities in Dnipropetrovsk in the south of the country and Ivano-Frankivsk and Lviv in the west had been attacked. A psychiatric hospital was damaged and one person was wounded after Russia launched a missile attack on Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv. Meanwhile, Russia said its air defense systems had intercepted more than 60 drones over the southern Krasnodar region. The regional governor said Ukrainian forces targeted an oil refinery and infrastructure facilities but that there were no casualties or serious damage. SENT: 360 words, photos. WITH: RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR-MILITARY-AID — The Pentagon announced the U.S. will provide Ukraine additional Patriot missiles for its air defense systems as part of a massive $6 billion additional aid package. SENT: 680 words, photos, audio. WITH: RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR-TANKS — Ukraine pulls U.S.-provided Abrams tanks from the front lines over Russian drone threats. SENT: 790 words, photos.
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CHINA-US-BLINKEN — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up his just-concluded latest visit to China with a stop at a Beijing record store where he bought albums by Taylor Swift and Chinese rocker Dou Wei in a symbolic nod to cross-cultural exchanges and understanding he had been promoting for three days. Swift’s “Midnights” and Dou Wei’s “Black Dream” could represent the seemingly intractable divisions in the deeply troubled relationship between the world’s two largest economies that both sides blame on the other while neither is willing to back down. SENT: 770 words, photos.
TRAIN-DERAILMENT-NEW-MEXICO — A freight train derailment and fire forced the closure of a key east-west interstate trucking route near the Arizona-New Mexico state line. No injuries were immediately reported Friday following the midday train wreck near Lupton, Arizona. SENT: 320 words, photos, video.
CUBA-CASH-SHORTAGE — Frustrated Cubans have to grapple with yet another hurdle while navigating an already complicated monetary system in the island: a shortage of cash. SENT: 680 words, photos.
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CONGRESS-PADILLA — Alex Padilla is taking practically every opportunity to put his stamp on the Democratic Party’s approach to immigration. The California senator is pressing his case in face-to-face moments with President Joe Biden, in regular calls with top White House staff and sometimes in outspoken criticism. SENT: 1,540 words, photos. An abridged version is also available.
TRUMP-HUSH MONEY — Donald Trump’s defense team attacks the credibility of the prosecution’s first witness in his hush money case, seeking to discredit testimony detailing a scheme between Trump and a tabloid to bury negative stories to protect the Republican’s 2016 presidential campaign. SENT: 700 words, photos, video. WITH: TRUMP-HUSH-MONEY-THE-LATEST (Sent)
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US-NIGHTCLUB-SHOOTING-NATION’S-CAPITAL — Police say five people were shot and suffered had non-life-threatening injuries outside a nightclub late Friday in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. SENT: 120 words.
ARMING-TEACHERS-TENNESSEE — Tennessee teachers and staff will be allowed to carry concealed handguns on public school grounds under legislation signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee. According to the statute, which became effective Friday, parents and other teachers will be barred from knowing who is armed at their schools. SENT: 430 words, photo, audio.
ELIJAH-MCCLAIN-PARAMEDIC-SENTENCED — A Colorado judge sentenced a former paramedic to probation in the death of Elijah McClain. SENT: 820 words, photos.
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INDIA-ELECTION — Millions of Indians are voting in the second round of multi-phase national elections, with some big names in the contest. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is strongly promoting his party’s pro-Hindu line. Rahul Gandhi, a top opposition party leader, is contesting from Wayanad constituency in southern Kerala state after he was defeated in 2019 elections by a BJP leader in Amethi, a traditional Nehru-Gandhi family stronghold. SENT: 730 words, photos.
HAITI-NEW-LEADERSHIP — Haiti's new leaders are under pressure to produce quick results despite a deep-seated crisis that has been years in the making. Haitians want security, food, jobs, and they want them now. SENT: 740 words, photos.
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MED-MENTHOL CIGARETTES — President Joe Biden’s administration is again delaying a sweeping plan to ban menthol cigarettes. Anti-smoking advocates are upset about the delay, but the decision could avoid angering Black voters ahead of November elections. SENT: 600 words, photo.
MED-FLU-SEASON — The U.S. flu season appears to be over. Last week, for the third straight week, medical visits for flu-like illnesses dipped below the threshold for what’s counted as an active flu season. Springtime upticks in flu are possible. But other indicators, like hospitalizations and patient testing, also show low and declining activity. SENT: 430 words, photo.
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WELLNESS-ZYN-EXPLAINER — A tiny Philip Morris product called Zyn has been making big headlines, sparking debate about whether new nicotine-based alternatives intended for adults may be catching on with underage teens and adolescents. Here’s what to know about Zyn. SENT: 730 words, photo.
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FINANCIAL MARKETS — The best week for U.S. stocks since November closed out with more gains thanks to Alphabet and Microsoft on Friday. SENT: 710 words, photo, audio
TIKTOK-BANS BY NATION — TikTok is banned in a handful of countries, and from government-issued devices in a number of others on official worries about that the popular video-sharing app poses privacy and cybersecurity concerns. SENT: 1,080 words, photos.
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DIDDY-SEXUAL-MISCONDUCT — Sean “Diddy” Combs has pushed back against a woman’s lawsuit that accused him of sexual assault. Combs’ lawyers filed a motion Friday to dismiss some claims that were not under law when the alleged incident occurred. SENT: 370 words, photo.
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MED-BELL’S-PALSY-EMBIID-EXPLAINER — Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with Bell’s palsy. A facial nerve gets inflamed or injured and suddenly muscles on one side of the face become weak or paralyzed. It can distort expression or keep an eyelid from closing. SENT: 310 words, photo.
OILERS-KINGS — Leon Draisaitl had two goals and an assist, Zach Hyman also scored twice and the Edmonton Oilers rode the momentum of three first-period goals to beat the Los Angeles Kings 6-1 and take a 2-1 lead in their first-round NHL playoffs series. SENT: 650 words, photos.
JETS-AVALANCHE — Nathan MacKinnon and Valeri Nichushkin scored on the power play during a five-goal, third-period outburst and the Colorado Avalanche rallied for a 6-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 3. SENT: 640 words, photos. WITH: JETS-DILLON’S HAND — Winnipeg defenseman Brenden Dillon quickly made his way down the tunnel with his hand bleeding after a fight at the end of the game Friday night. Dillon suffered what appeared to be a deep cut. SENT: 200 words, photos.
TIMBERWOLVES-SUNS — Anthony Edwards scored 36 points, Rudy Gobert added 19 points and 14 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves used a hot-shooting third quarter to beat the Phoenix Suns 126-109 on Friday night and take a 3-0 lead in the first-round series. SENT: 620 words, photos.
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Patients take cover after a Russian attack on mental hospital №3 in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
Khalil al-Hayya, a high-ranking Hamas official who has represented the Palestinian militant group in negotiations for a cease-fire and hostage exchange deal, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, April 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Los Angeles Kings defenseman Andreas Englund, center, and Edmonton Oilers left wing Evander Kane, right, fight during the third period in Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Friday, April 26, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
In this photo provided by David Yellowhorse, a freight train carrying fuel derailed and caught fire, Friday, April 26, 2024, east of Lupton, Ariz., near the New Mexico-Arizona state line. Authorities closed Interstate 40 in both directions in the area, directing trucks and motorists to alternate routes. (David Yellowhorse via AP)
An ice cream street vendor shows his Cuban pesos in Havana, Cuba, Monday, April 20, 2024. An increasing number of Cubans are having to grapple with the country's shortage of cash. Converting those Cuban pesos to other currencies poses yet another challenge, as there are several, highly fluctuating exchange rates in the island. (AP Photo/Ariel Ley)
FILE - Music mogul and entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs arrives at the Billboard Music Awards, May 15, 2022, in Las Vegas. Combs pushed back against a woman’s lawsuit that accused him of sexual assault. Combs’ lawyers filed a motion Friday, April 26, 2024, to dismiss some claims that were not under law when the alleged incident occurred. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Women pose with their identity cards as they walk to cast their vote during the second phase of polling in the six-week long national election in the desert village Jaiisindhar, Barmer district, western Rajasthan state, India, Friday, April 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma)
The Sports Bra founder and CEO Jenny Nguyen poses for a photo at the sports bar on Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
In this combination of images from body-camera videos, medics prepare to inject sedatives to Ivan Gutzalenko in Richmond, Calif., in 2021; Hunter Barr in Colorado Springs, Colo., in 2020, and Wesley Garrett-Henry in San Diego, Calif., in 2020. An investigation led by The Associated Press published in 2024, has found the practice of giving sedatives to people detained by police spread quietly over the last 15 years, built on questionable science and backed by police-aligned experts. (Richmond Police Department, Colorado Springs Police Department, San Diego Police Department via AP)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US ambassador to China Nicholas Burns look at a record during a visit to Li-Pi record store in Beijing, China, Friday, April 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)
Arthur Aidala, center, an attorney for Harvey Weinstein, speaks during a press conference outside Manhattan Criminal Court, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court before his trial in New York, Friday, April 26, 2024. (Dave Sanders/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
Nonki Kunene gestures during an interview with The Associated Press in Soweto, South Africa, Monday, April 22, 2024. Thirty years ago Kunene joined thousands of South Africans who braved long queues to cast a vote in South Africa's first ever elections after years of white minority rule which denied Black South Africans the vote. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Gopala Penmetsa walks past his house after it was leveled by a tornado near Omaha, Neb., on Friday, April 26, 2024. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP)
A recent graduate wears a garment with their graduation year on the University of Southern California campus Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Los Angeles. The University of Southern California canceled its main graduation ceremony Thursday. College officials across the U.S. are worried the ongoing Israel-Hamas war protests could disrupt plans for commencement ceremonies next month. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Pro-Israeli demonstrators gather near a Pro-Palestinian encampment on the UCLA campus Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Pro-Palestinian demonstration encampment is seen at the Columbia University, Friday, April 26, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
