The New York Times – Travel:
“No sleep” protests have used noise and other tactics to target ICE agents at hotels, leaving the owners, often immigrants themselves, caught in the middle.
Category: Demonstrations, Protests and Riots
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How a Pro-Greenland Song Became a Protest Anthem
The New York Times – Music:
Locals are speaking out against President Trump’s gestures toward annexing the territory, and the song “Greenland Belongs to Greenlanders” has become “a soundtrack of the movement.”
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Dramas Keep Showing Us Hapless Men — and Hypercompetent Women
The New York Times – Film:
Several of the past year’s films center on confused, bumbling protagonists — surrounded by women who are anything but.
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Hilton ‘Maliciously Canceled’ Immigration Agents’ Reservations, DHS Says
The New York Times – Travel:
As the U.S. ramps up deportation efforts in Minnesota, the Department of Homeland Security claimed on social media that a Hampton Inn had canceled agents’ bookings.
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Hanukkah Concerts With Israeli Military Cantor Raise Outcry in Amsterdam
The New York Times – Music:
A concert hall canceled the performance several months ago but then reached a compromise in which three concerts will be held. The bargain hasn’t satisfied critics of the events.
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‘WTO/99’ Review: The ‘Battle in Seattle’ as Seen by the Participants
The New York Times – Film:
To tell the story of the demonstrations surrounding a World Trade Organization meeting, “WTO/99” assembled scenes shot by the participants themselves.
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Security Lapse Allowed Protesters to Disrupt Performance, Met Opera Says
The New York Times – Music:
Peter Gelb, the Met’s general manager, said a security guard was absent from his post when two people climbed onstage at a performance of “Carmen.”
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Protesters Interrupt a Performance of ‘Carmen’ at the Met Opera
The New York Times – Music:
One of the protesters, who were arrested and removed from the hall, denounced the billionaire David H. Koch.
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4 Arrested Over Disruption of Israeli Orchestra’s Concert
The New York Times – Music:
Several audience members shouted or lit flares as the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra performed in Paris. After the concert, the ensemble received 10 minutes of applause and played the Israeli national anthem.