violence
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"I am very concerned about climate change, school violence and the situation with people who still don't have immigration status in this country," Diana Alvarez, a 38-year-old Cuban-born attorney, said in Doral, Florida.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Almost a century had passed by the time Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act in 1964 and the Voting Rights Act in 1965, a period characterized by subjugation and violence by the white majority.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026
In March, El-Sayed responded to an attack against a Detroit-area synagogue by saying that “hurt people hurt people,” which sounded to some like a justification for the violence.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
Operation Moonbeam, which runs up to the evening of 5 November, means police can call on specially trained officers to deal with violence and disorder.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
If there is no one for the Japanese soldiers to fight, there’s no need for more violence.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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