Tag: protests
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Georgian president calls for protests after ruling party wins disputed election; U.S., allies call for probe
Georgia’s president called for protests on Monday following a disputed parliamentary election, and the United States and the European Union urged a full investigation into reports of violations in the voting. The results, with almost all precincts counted, were a blow for pro-Western Georgians who had cast Saturday’s election as a choice between a ruling…
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Pizza chain sparks protests for doubling down on dessert referring to Marion Berry and drug use
Protesters are demanding an apology and a D.C. pizza shop has been vandalized amid the controversy over &pizza’s ad campaign that makes light of the late “Mayor for Life” Marion Barry’s drug use. D.C.-based &pizza promoted a new menu item Monday called Marion Berry Knots, a dessert with marionberries. The dish is “so good it’s…
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Pro-Hamas group that helped organize college protests is a ‘sham charity,’ Treasury says
A pro-Hamas organization that has helped organize protests on American college campuses is a “sham charity” that fundraises for a terrorist group, the Treasury Department said Tuesday. In a joint action by the U.S. and Canadian governments, the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, or “Samidoun,” was sanctioned by the Treasury Department and listed as a…