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Demonstrators protest in Berlin against the possible deportation of four foreign pro-Palestinian activists from Germany on April 7. The four, including two from Ireland, one from Poland and one from the United States, face order to leave relating to their participation in a protest at Berlin's Free University last year over Israel's invasion of Gaza. City authorities have ordered the four to leave Germany or face deportation.

Demonstrators protest in Berlin against the possible deportation of four foreign pro-Palestinian activists from Germany on April 7. The four, including two from Ireland, one from Poland and one from the United States, face order to leave relating to their participation in a protest at Berlin's Free University last year over Israel's invasion of Gaza. City authorities have ordered the four to leave Germany or face deportation. Sean Gallup/Getty Images hide caption

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Germany seeks to deport an American and 3 EU citizens after pro-Palestinian protest

The four individuals — from Ireland, Poland and the U.S. — face possible deportation but say German authorities haven't made clear what crimes they've committed. They're appealing the orders.

Four pro-Palestinian protesters face deportation in Germany

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The Black Crowes: Tiny Desk Concert

If you close your eyes, you can imagine this Tiny Desk is what it sounded like when "She Talks to Angels" was written in their childhood home outside Atlanta.
Mourners gather around the bodies of 8 Red Crescent emergency responders, recovered in Rafah a week after an Israeli attack, as they are transported for burial from a hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on Monday, March 31, 2025.

Mourners gather around the bodies of 8 Red Crescent emergency responders, recovered in Rafah a week after an Israeli attack, as they are transported for burial from a hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on Monday, March 31, 2025. Abdel Kareem Hana/AP hide caption

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World

Israeli probe into killing of 15 Palestinian medics finds 'professional failures'

The Israeli military investigation said the examination found "no evidence to support claims of execution or that any of the deceased were bound before or after the shooting."
File - This photo, in New York, taken Sept. 11, 2023, shows various Google logos when searched on Google. If government regulators succeed in forcing Google to spin off its Chrome browser business, it's likely to unleash drastic changes designed to undermining the dominance of the Google search engine that defines the internet for billions of people. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

File - This photo, in New York, taken Sept. 11, 2023, shows various Google logos when searched on Google. If government regulators succeed in forcing Google to spin off its Chrome browser business, it's likely to unleash drastic changes designed to undermining the dominance of the Google search engine that defines the internet for billions of people. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) Richard Drew/AP/AP hide caption

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Business

The Justice Department is about to make its case for a Google breakup. Here's what to know

Google and the Justice Department will face off in the final stage of a landmark antitrust case that could force the company to spin off its Chrome browser business.
In this photo provided by Ukraine's 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade press service, a ruined city center in Kostyantynivka, the site of heavy battles with Russian troops, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, April 19, 2025.

In this photo provided by Ukraine's 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade press service, a ruined city center in Kostyantynivka, the site of heavy battles with Russian troops, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, April 19, 2025. Iryna Rybakova/Ukrainian 93rd Mechanized brigade hide caption

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Zelenskyy says Russia trying to create 'impression of ceasefire' as attacks continue

Zelenskyy said that Russia must fully adhere to the ceasefire conditions and reiterated Ukraine's offer to extend the truce for 30 days, starting midnight Sunday.
The seal of the U.S. State Department is seen at the agency's briefing room in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 4, 2011.

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Investigations

The State Department is changing its mind about what it calls human rights

The agency's annual human rights reports are being purged of references to prison conditions, political corruption and other abuses.

The State Department is changing its mind about what it calls human rights

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One year ago Brown University was roiled by protest. Now the campus is eerily quiet.

One year ago Brown University was roiled by protest. Now the campus is eerily quiet. Olivia Ebertz/The Public's Radio hide caption

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Education

A culture of fear is growing among the international community at Brown University

The mood on the campus of Brown University, a hotbed of student protest last year, is now one of fear and intimidation, according to some students.

After crackdowns on student protestors, a culture of fear persists at Brown University

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PORTLAND, Maine — Bryan Noyes, 41, who served in the Army and overseas in Iraq and Larry McNarmara, 78, of Saco, Maine, who served in the Army from 1966-1969, chat together at Definitive Brewing on April 2, 2025, after attending "Pints & Patriotism." The event, hosted by Democracy First and I.A.V.A., brought together veterans and the public for patriotic conversation and drinks, aiming to foster discussion on American issues and unite veterans to address community and national challenges.

PORTLAND, Maine — Bryan Noyes, 41, who served in the Army and overseas in Iraq and Larry McNarmara, 78, of Saco, Maine, who served in the Army from 1966-1969, chat together at Definitive Brewing on April 2, 2025, after attending "Pints & Patriotism." The event, hosted by Democracy First and I.A.V.A., brought together veterans and the public for patriotic conversation and drinks, aiming to foster discussion on American issues and unite veterans to address community and national challenges.  Ryan David Brown for NPR hide caption

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Politics

For these veterans, the secret to crossing political divides starts with a beer

In an effort to reach across political divides, a group of veterans has been holding regular gatherings to talk about it — all over a beer. They call the events "Pints and Patriotism."

Pints and Patriotism

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