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'Occupy Wall Street' Activist Gets 90 Days in Jail for Assault
An Occupy Wall Street protester who became a cause celebre for activists after she was charged with assaulting a police officer was sentenced Monday to 90 days in jail, with a judge saying a protest is no excuse for an attack.
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Twitter appeals order to hand over protester data
Twitter is appealing a court ruling ordering it to turn over data on one of its users involved in the Occupy Wall Street protest movement.
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US court orders Twitter to hand over Occupy tweets
A New York judge ordered Twitter to turn over data on one of its users involved in the Occupy Wall Street protest movement.
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Occupy movement takes to New York streets
Occupy Wall Street protesters took to New York's streets on Tuesday in the highlight of a plan to mount a "general strike" across the United States.
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After lull, Occupy protest resurfaces in Oakland
For weeks the protests had waned, with only a smattering of people taking to Oakland's streets for occasional weekend marches that bore little resemblance to the headline-grabbing Occupy demonstrations of last fall.
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Occupy Wall Street Protests: Officers in pepper spray incident placed on leave
A California university placed two of its police officers on administrative leave because of their involvement in the pepper spraying of passively sitting protesters, while the school's chancellor accelerated a task force's investigation into the incident amid calls for her resignation.
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Occupy Wall Street protesters march nationwide; 300 arrested
Occupy Wall Street protesters clogged streets and tied up traffic around the U.S. on Thursday to mark two months since the movement's birth and signal they aren't ready to quit, despite the breakup of many of their encampments by police. Hundreds of people were arrested, most of them in New York.
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Occupy Wall Street: Arrests continue in New York
Police in New York say they have arrested 50 to 60 'Occupy Wall Street' protesters at intersections near the New York Stock Exchange, brokerage houses and banks. The protests are marking two months since the birth of the Occupy movement in a lower Manhattan park. Participants are opposing corporate excess and income inequality.
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Crackdown on 'Occupy Wall Street' protests in New York
Crackdowns against the Occupy Wall Street encampments across the country reached the epicenter of the movement on Tuesday, when police rousted protesters from a Manhattan park and a judge ruled that their free speech rights do not extend to pitching a tent and setting up camp for months at a time.
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Court order allows Occupy Wall Street protesters back
The National Lawyers Guild obtained a court order allowing Occupy Wall Street protesters to return with tents to the park. The guild said the injunction prevents the city from enforcing park rules on Occupy Wall Street protesters.
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Police clear Zuccotti park of Wall Street protesters
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on Tuesday defended his decision to clear the park in Lower Manhattan that was the birthplace of the Occupy Wall Street Movement, saying "health and safety conditions became intolerable" in the park where the protesters had camped out for nearly two months.
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Rioters hijack Rome protests, police fire tear gas
Italian riot police fired tear gas and water cannons Saturday in Rome as violent protesters hijacked a peaceful demonstration against corporate greed, smashing bank windows, torching cars and hurling bottles.
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Scores arrested across US in 'Occupy Wall Street' protests
Scores of protesters against corporate greed were arrested as the "Occupy Wall Street movement" movement swelled across America leaving police struggling to corral or remove demonstrators from downtown parks and plazas.
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Complaints arise on Wall Street protesters, dilemma of dealing with them
"Occupy Wall Street" protesters have caused some complaints from the local residents ever since they occupied Zuccotti Park in Lower Manhattan, and the city is facing a dilemma dealing with them.
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Wall Street protests: Worry for Obama?
Concerns over Wall Street practices and economic inequality that have led to sit-ins and rallies in New York and elsewhere reverberated up to the White House on Thursday, with President Barack Obama saying the protesters are expressing the frustrations of the American public.
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'Occupy Wall Street' Activist Gets 90 Days in Jail for Assault
An Occupy Wall Street protester who became a cause celebre for activists after she was charged with assaulting a police officer was sentenced Monday to 90 days in jail, with a judge saying a protest is no excuse for an attack.
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Twitter appeals order to hand over protester data
Twitter is appealing a court ruling ordering it to turn over data on one of its users involved in the Occupy Wall Street protest movement.
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US court orders Twitter to hand over Occupy tweets
A New York judge ordered Twitter to turn over data on one of its users involved in the Occupy Wall Street protest movement.
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Occupy movement takes to New York streets
Occupy Wall Street protesters took to New York's streets on Tuesday in the highlight of a plan to mount a "general strike" across the United States.
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After lull, Occupy protest resurfaces in Oakland
For weeks the protests had waned, with only a smattering of people taking to Oakland's streets for occasional weekend marches that bore little resemblance to the headline-grabbing Occupy demonstrations of last fall.
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Occupy Wall Street Protests: Officers in pepper spray incident placed on leave
A California university placed two of its police officers on administrative leave because of their involvement in the pepper spraying of passively sitting protesters, while the school's chancellor accelerated a task force's investigation into the incident amid calls for her resignation.
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Occupy Wall Street protesters march nationwide; 300 arrested
Occupy Wall Street protesters clogged streets and tied up traffic around the U.S. on Thursday to mark two months since the movement's birth and signal they aren't ready to quit, despite the breakup of many of their encampments by police. Hundreds of people were arrested, most of them in New York.
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Occupy Wall Street: Arrests continue in New York
Police in New York say they have arrested 50 to 60 'Occupy Wall Street' protesters at intersections near the New York Stock Exchange, brokerage houses and banks. The protests are marking two months since the birth of the Occupy movement in a lower Manhattan park. Participants are opposing corporate excess and income inequality.
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Crackdown on 'Occupy Wall Street' protests in New York
Crackdowns against the Occupy Wall Street encampments across the country reached the epicenter of the movement on Tuesday, when police rousted protesters from a Manhattan park and a judge ruled that their free speech rights do not extend to pitching a tent and setting up camp for months at a time.
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Court order allows Occupy Wall Street protesters back
The National Lawyers Guild obtained a court order allowing Occupy Wall Street protesters to return with tents to the park. The guild said the injunction prevents the city from enforcing park rules on Occupy Wall Street protesters.
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Police clear Zuccotti park of Wall Street protesters
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on Tuesday defended his decision to clear the park in Lower Manhattan that was the birthplace of the Occupy Wall Street Movement, saying "health and safety conditions became intolerable" in the park where the protesters had camped out for nearly two months.
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Rioters hijack Rome protests, police fire tear gas
Italian riot police fired tear gas and water cannons Saturday in Rome as violent protesters hijacked a peaceful demonstration against corporate greed, smashing bank windows, torching cars and hurling bottles.
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Scores arrested across US in 'Occupy Wall Street' protests
Scores of protesters against corporate greed were arrested as the "Occupy Wall Street movement" movement swelled across America leaving police struggling to corral or remove demonstrators from downtown parks and plazas.
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Complaints arise on Wall Street protesters, dilemma of dealing with them
"Occupy Wall Street" protesters have caused some complaints from the local residents ever since they occupied Zuccotti Park in Lower Manhattan, and the city is facing a dilemma dealing with them.
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Wall Street protests: Worry for Obama?
Concerns over Wall Street practices and economic inequality that have led to sit-ins and rallies in New York and elsewhere reverberated up to the White House on Thursday, with President Barack Obama saying the protesters are expressing the frustrations of the American public.
