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100 Liberal Philanthropies Prepare to Push Back Against Trump Crackdown

Par :Theodore Schleifer
The institutions published an open letter to defend their missions amid fears the Trump administration could target their tax-exempt status.

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The Open Society Foundations headquarters in Manhattan.
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Has Britain Gone Too Far With Its Digital Controls?

Par :Adam Satariano and Lizzie Dearden
British authorities have ramped up the use of facial recognition, artificial intelligence and internet regulation to address crime and other issues, stoking concerns of surveillance overreach.

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Facial recognition vans are being used by police across London.
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University of California Leaders to Meet as Trump Increases Pressure

Par :Alan Blinder
The Trump administration ratcheted up demands on the university system over the summer.

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The University of California has been contending with an uproar over its decision last month to comply with federal investigators’ request for information.
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Trump Invokes Kirk’s Killing in Seeking to Silence Opponents on Left

Par :Zolan Kanno-Youngs · Andrew Duehren · Kenneth P. Vogel and Katie Rogers
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing, President Trump and his allies have laid out a broad plan to target liberal groups, monitor speech, revoke visas and designate certain groups as domestic terrorists.

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“The radical left has done tremendous damage to the country,” President Trump told reporters outside the White House on Tuesday, as he continued to play down violence on the right.
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Bondi Prompts Broad Backlash After Saying She’ll Target ‘Hate Speech’

Par :Glenn Thrush and Alan Feuer
The attorney general also said she could investigate businesses that refused to print Charlie Kirk vigil posters as the Trump administration pushes to punish anyone who celebrated his killing.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi later appeared to back away from a broad interpretation of her remarks on “hate speech,” which had raised free speech concerns.
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Far-Right Rally in London Draws Huge Crowd and a Counterprotest

Par :Mark Landler
The divisive anti-immigrant agitator Tommy Robinson organized what he said was a free-speech festival for his supporters.

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Far-Right Rally in London Draws Huge Crowd and a Counterprotest

Par :Mark Landler
The divisive anti-immigrant agitator Tommy Robinson organized what he said was a free-speech festival for his supporters.

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Trump Escalates Attacks on Political Opponents After Charlie Kirk’s Killing

Par :Tyler Pager and Nick Corasaniti
President Trump has promised to bring the killer to justice while using the moment to blame the left — and only the left — more broadly.

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President Trump speaking to journalists before leaving the White House on Thursday.
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U.C. Berkeley Gives Names of Students and Faculty to Government for Antisemitism Probe

Par :Francesca Regalado
The University of California, Berkeley, told around 160 people that their names were in documents related to antisemitism complaints that were demanded by the Trump administration.

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The University of California, Berkeley, is among the 10 universities that a Trump administration task force on antisemitism has identified for particular attention.
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Right-Wing Activists Urge Followers to Expose Those Celebrating Charlie Kirk Killing

Par :Alan Feuer · Ken Bensinger and Pooja Salhotra
The widespread and fast-moving campaign has already resulted in lost jobs, suspensions and internal investigations, heightening tensions online between supporters and detractors of Charlie Kirk.

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People attending a vigil for Charlie Kirk at a park in Orem, Utah, on Thursday.
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Secret Report Undercuts U.K. Condemnations of Palestine Action Group

Par :Jane Bradley · Adam Goldman and Lizzie Dearden
The British government banned Palestine Action under an antiterrorism law, but an intelligence document said most of its activity “would not be classified as terrorism.”

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A rally last month in Parliament Square in London called for lifting a British government ban on the group Palestine Action.
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How Graham Linehan’s Arrest Could Reshape Britain’s Free Speech Laws

Par :Michael D. Shear
A trans-Atlantic debate over freedom of expression in Britain has simmered for months. The arrest of Graham Linehan last week may prove a tipping point.

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Graham Linehan in London in September. Mr. Linehan, a comedian and vocal anti-transgender activist, was arrested last week at Heathrow Airport after a tweet he wrote led to accusations that he had incited violence against trans people.
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New Banksy Mural Outside Royal Courts of Justice Depicts Judge Attacking Protester

Par :Lizzie Dearden
The mural that appeared outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Monday depicted a judge attacking a demonstrator with a gavel.

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Guards in front of metal screens on Monday in London helped obscure the view of a mural by the anonymous artist Banksy at the Royal Courts of Justice.
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Social Media Goes Back Online in Nepal After 19 Are Killed in Protests

Par :Bhadra Sharma and Matthew Mpoke Bigg
The government reversed its ban on Facebook, Instagram and other platforms, which had helped to fuel demonstrations by young people who were also angry about corruption.

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Protesters in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, on Monday.
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Nepal Bans 26 Social Media Platforms, Including Facebook and YouTube

Par :Bhadra Sharma
Critics worry a new law could curb freedom of expression, affect tourism and cut communication with the many Nepalis who work abroad.

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Using a smartphone in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Thursday, the day a compliance deadline for social media companies expired.
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Over 800 Arrested at Protest After Pro-Palestinian Group Banned as Terrorist

Par :Lizzie Dearden
The demonstrators, hauled off for holding signs, had gathered in London to oppose the government’s declaring Palestine Action a terrorist organization.

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Police officers detain a demonstrator at the “Lift The Ban” rally at Parliament Square in London, on Saturday.
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George Mason’s President, Gregory Washington, Will Not Apologize to the Trump Administration

Par :Stephanie Saul
Gregory Washington, George Mason’s first Black president, runs a university that prizes diversity. That has made him a target of the Trump administration.

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The Trump administration demanded that Gregory Washington, president of George Mason University, personally apologize for supporting diversity programs. He said no.
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Harvard Won Its Money Back, but Will It Actually Get It?

Par :Alan Blinder
A judge ruled that the Trump administration broke the law in canceling billions in federal funds for Harvard. Whether the money is returned matters for the rest of higher education.

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A court ruling this week was a victory for Harvard in its fight with the Trump administration, but the battle between the two sides is most likely not over.
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Judge Rules Trump Administration Illegally Canceled Harvard Funding

Par :Alan Blinder
The ruling was a victory for the university in its battle with President Trump, but the judge’s decision may not be the final word.

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The campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.
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After Graham Linehan’s Arrest, Police Chief Says UK Should Clarify Free-Speech Laws

Par :Lizzie Dearden
The arrest of Graham Linehan on suspicion of inciting violence against transgender people is adding to a debate across the Atlantic over the policing of speech in Britain.

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Graham Linehan at a free-speech summit at Trinity College Dublin last year. He has become a vocal anti-transgender activist and was arrested on Monday over social media posts.
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Exxon and California Spar in Dueling Lawsuits Over Plastics

Par :Karen Zraick
The oil giant accused the state’s attorney general and four nonprofit groups of defamation after they sued over recycling claims.

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An Exxon Mobil’s chemical recycling unit in Baytown, Texas.
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Trump’s Push to Punish Flag Burning Puts Landmark Free Speech Ruling at Risk

Par :Adam Liptak
The Supreme Court ruled in 1989 that burning an American flag is speech protected by the First Amendment. President Trump says it should be punished.

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Gregory Johnson displayed a flag he has used in protests, in Venice, Calif., in 2021. Mr. Johnson won a landmark Supreme Court case in 1989 protecting political expression that is now being challenged by President Trump.
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What to Know About Jimmy Lai’s Trial in Hong Kong

Par :Tiffany May
The media tycoon, jailed since 2020, ran a now-defunct newspaper that was critical of the government.

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Mr. Lai was one of the first targets of the national security law.
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Jimmy Lai’s Freedom May Now Hinge on Beijing and Trump

Par :Tiffany May and David Pierson
As the outspoken Hong Kong publisher awaits a verdict, his trial has become a test of China’s resolve to crush dissent, and of whether President Trump can free him.

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Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong in December 2020, when he was ordered back to jail, just days after he had been granted bail.
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