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       By Amelia Nierenberg

       May 1, 2024, 4:37 p.m. ET

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       Clashes at the University of California, Los Angeles.Credit...Mark Abramson for The New York Times

       Police called to deal with rising U.S. campus violence Police officers across the U.S. entered campuses where pro-Palestinian protesters have erected encampments and seized academic buildings. Students at several universities remained entrenched, indicating no intention to back down.

       The University of California, Los Angeles, was the site of one of the most violent clashes. A group of about 200 counterprotesters stormed the pro-Palestinian encampment in an attempt to tear it down. Both sides threw objects, got into fistfights and sprayed chemicals in confrontations that went on for several hours.

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       Amelia Nierenberg writes the Asia Pacific Morning Briefing, a global newsletter. More about Amelia Nierenberg

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