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Crackdown or compromise? A tale of two US campus protests
One sent in the police, the other struck a deal with students. But why have responses been so wildly different?BBC News - Top stories -
Crackdowns and concessions: Student protests enter new phase
Colleges are taking more definitive action to end the pro-Palestinian student protests that have sprung up nationwide, either through police force or peaceful agreement between demonstrators and campus leaders. Multiple universities this week ...The Hill - Politics -
Democrats split over campus protest crackdown
Senate Democrats in tough races are calling on college and university presidents to crack down on campus protests that have spun out of control, as images of protesters smashing windows and unfurling Palestinian flags are becoming a political ...The Hill - Politics -
Pfizer to sell Covid and migraine drugs directly to consumers
US pharma group follows Eli Lilly with website for patients to obtain medication onlineFinancial Times - Business - Covid -
Leaking made it harder to do business - Sterling
Former civil service boss says the leaking of papers during Covid meant ministers were reluctant to bring forward sensitive items.BBC News - Top stories -
China Moving Forced Laborers Amid U.S. Crackdown, Biden Official Says
Coerced laborers are being moved out of Xinjiang as China makes efforts to frustrate supply-chain due diligence, a Labor Department official says.The Wall Street Journal - World - Joe Biden -
Georgia condemned for crackdown on protesters opposing ‘foreign agents’ bill
EU leads calls for halt to escalating violence after police use water cannon, teargas and stun grenades against demonstrators. Western politicians and diplomats have called for a halt to spiralling violence in Georgia after security forces used ...The Guardian - World -
Hundreds of Protesters Arrested as Universities Blame Outsiders for Escalating Violence
Police cracked down on pro-Palestinian encampments at Columbia, UCLA and other college campuses.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Applications for Skilled Worker Visas Drop Sharply After Crackdown
Efforts to curb fraud in the H-1B lottery program are paying off, says U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which worked to halt abuse of the process.Inc. - Business -
Hundreds of Protesters Arrested as Universities Blame Outsiders for Escalating Violence
Police cracked down on pro-Palestinian encampments at Columbia, UCLA and other college campuses.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Chinese Scientist Who Shared Covid Sequence Protests Lab Closure
Professor Zhang Yongzhen had flouted a government ban by disclosing the genome of the Covid virus soon after it emerged in Wuhan in 2020.The New York Times - World - Covid -
Republicans Step Up Attacks on Scientist at Heart of Covid Lab Leak Theory
A heated hearing produced no new evidence that Peter Daszak or his nonprofit, EcoHealth Alliance, were implicated in the Covid outbreak.The New York Times - Top stories - Covid -
Republicans Step Up Attacks on Scientist at Heart of Covid Lab Leak Theory
A heated hearing produced no new evidence that Peter Daszak or his nonprofit, EcoHealth Alliance, were implicated in the Covid outbreak.The New York Times - Science - Covid -
US campus protests: hundreds of riot police move in to disperse pro-Palestinian demonstrators at UCLA – live
Officers in tactical gear moving on to campus in latest flashpoint for mounting tensions over protests at US colleges. Explainer: Where are the US college campus protests and what is happening?NYPD Deputy Commissioner, Kaz Daughtry, has confirmed ...The Guardian - World -
Chinese scientist who first published COVID sequence stages protest after being locked out of lab
The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China staged a sit-in protest outside his lab after authorities locked him out of the facilityABC News - Tech - Covid -
The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China protests after being locked out of his lab
The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China protests after being locked out of his labABC News - Health - China -
The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China protests after being locked out of his lab
The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China protests after being locked out of his labABC News - World - China -
Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence is allowed back in his lab after days of sit-in protest
Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence is allowed back in his lab after days of sit-in protestABC News - World -
Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence allowed back in his lab after sit-in protest
The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China says he has been allowed back into his lab after days of protestABC News - Tech -
Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence is allowed back in his lab after days of sit-in protest
Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence is allowed back in his lab after days of sit-in protestABC News - Tech -
Pfizer beats earnings estimates, raises outlook on cost cuts and smaller-than-feared drop in Covid drug sales
The pharmaceutical giant's quarterly results also benefited from a smaller-than-feared drop in sales for its Covid antiviral pill Paxlovid.CNBC - Business - Covid -
GOP wants research group barred from federal funding over COVID work with Wuhan
A key House committee investigating the origins of COVID-19 wants a scientific research group to be barred from receiving federal funds and criminally investigated over its president’s work with a lab in Wuhan, China. A GOP staff report released ...The Hill - Politics - Covid -
Moderna loses less than expected as Covid vaccine sales beat estimates, cost cuts take hold
The company reiterated its full-year 2024 sales guidance of roughly $4 billion, which includes revenue from the expected launch of its RSV vaccine.CNBC - Business - Covid