Police are called in to respond to increased violence on US campuses
Police across America entered campuses where pro-Palestinian protesters had set up camp and occupied academic buildings. Students at some universities remain entrenched, showing no intention of backing down.
The University of California, Los Angeles was the site of one of the most violent clashes. A group of about 200 protesters stormed the Palestinian garrison in an attempt to demolish it. Both sides threw objects, fought and sprayed chemicals in confrontations that lasted several hours.
Nearly 300 protesters were arrested in New York, Mayor Eric Adams said. They include Columbia student, where protesters have occupied a building. The school principal asked police to remain on campus after the graduation ceremony, scheduled for later this month.
More than 1,600 protesters have been arrested at US facilities in nearly two weeks, according to a Times tally.
In the Middle East: Antony Blinken, the secretary of state, called out Hamas accept the proposed ceasefire agreement during a visit to Israel. “It’s time,” he said.
Blinken also called on Israeli leaders to postpone a major ground invasion of the populous city of Rafah in southern Gaza.
China’s electric vehicles make competitors worried
Chinese automakers are building a new generation that is bigger, more powerful Electric vehicles have advanced technology. A host of improvements – more storage space, bigger tires, more comfortable seats – are included.
All of these changes are an effort to make them more attractive to Chinese customers and even more competitive abroad. China’s electric vehicles could soon outpace global rivals as exports increase.
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Sex is back in Hollywood
During the 1980s and 1990s, eroticism was a common theme in American films. Movies like “Basic Instinct” and “Eyes Wide Shut” all have characters who use sex as a weapon. Then, in the 2000s, studios focused on animated films and PG-13 series that could serve global audiences and helped studios expand into China, where censors did not allow has sex scenes.
But Chinese audiences have since Cool in Hollywood, and so sex returned to the big screen in America. “Saltburn” has a bathtub scene that is full of excitement and discomfort. Emma Stone wanders lustfully through a Paris brothel in “Poor Things.” Even Oppenheimer caused a stir when Christopher Nolan filmed the first sex scenes of his 35-year career.
