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Online threats against pro-Palestinian protesters rise after Cotton’s comments

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Online threats and hateful rhetoric against pro-Palestinian protesters have accelerated since Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas encouraged people affected by the mass protests to “take matters into your own hands,” according to a report obtained by CBS News. Advance Democracy, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that conducts public interest research, says it found that there

U.S. agrees to withdraw troops from Niger

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4/19: CBS Morning News 4/19: CBS Morning News 20:00 The U.S. has agreed to withdraw its forces from the West African nation of Niger, an official confirmed to CBS News Friday. A state department official told CBS News in a statement that in a meeting Friday, Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and Nigerian Prime

House moves closer to passing foreign aid bills

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House moves closer to passing foreign aid bills – CBS News Watch CBS News The House is moving closer to passing foreign aid bills that would provide billions of dollars in stalled security funding to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. A rare bipartisan vote could come this weekend before heading to the Senate. Scott MacFarlane reports

Colorado group falls short in effort to put anti-abortion measure on the ballot

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Colorado organizers who sought to put an anti-abortion initiative on the ballot this November failed to gather enough signatures in time to qualify. The proposed measure from the Colorado Life Initiative sought to declare “a living human child must not be intentionally dismembered, mutilated, poisoned, scalded, starved, stabbed, given toxic injections known to cause death,

Columbia protests continue after more than 100 arrested

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Students gather at Columbia University for 3rd day of pro-Palestinian protests Students gather at Columbia University for 3rd day of pro-Palestinian protests 02:54 NEW YORK — Tensions are high at Columbia University over the Israel-Hamas war and the school’s response to ongoing protests on campus.  School administrators have restricted campus access to students and staff

Trump campaign, RNC aim to send 100,000 volunteer vote-counting monitors

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The Republican National Committee and former President Donald Trump’s campaign announced a new initiative Friday to deploy thousands to monitor vote counting in battleground states during the presidential election.  The Republican Party aims to recruit 100,000 volunteers to observe the voting process and report irregularities, as well as lawyers to provide rapid-response services if there