Author: John Arcadipane

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AUSTIN — The day after 57 people were arrested during protests on the University of Texas at Austin campus, students are divided over the police crackdown.  On Thursday, like the previous day, hundreds gathered for a demonstration intended to pressure UT Austin to divest from weapons manufacturers profiting from Israel’s war in Gaza — as…

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A Texas prosecutor on Thursday appealed a recent ruling that tossed Crystal Mason’s illegal voting conviction from 2018, the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement. “The trial court’s guilty verdict should be affirmed,” the DA office said. “Voting is a cornerstone of our democracy. This office will protect the ballot box from…

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NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction on Thursday, stating that the trial judge should not have permitted other women to testify about alleged assaults that the movie mogul was not charged with. Here is some of the reaction to the ruling: ___ “This is the experience of being a woman in […]

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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) emphasized his support for Israel and assigned blame to the militant group Hamas for the deaths of children in Gaza. He noted that civilians have been killed, but stressed that Israel is not at fault, placing the blame on Hamas operators and soldiers for their actions.

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Former President Trump on Thursday downplayed the severity of the deadly 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville compared to the growing demonstrations on college campuses regarding the situation in Gaza. Trump mentioned in a post on Truth Social that President Biden often refers to the Charlottesville rally, and Trump’s reaction to it, as a reason…

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