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Pro-palestinian movement faces an uncertain path after D.C. attack

(NYTimes) — The suspect in the killings of two Israeli Embassy workers in Washington on Wednesday shouted “Free, free Palestine” as he was arrested, chanting the same slogan, in the same cadence, that has rung out in pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses and on U.S. streets for years. But the ties of Elias Rodriguez, the suspect, to the wider pro-Palestinian movement remain unclear. Still, the killings of the workers, Yaron Lischinsky, 30, who grew up in Israel and Germany, and Sarah Milgrim, 26, who was from Kansas, cast a harsh spotlight on the American pro-Palestinian movement and the impact even peaceful protests might be having on attitudes against people connected to Israel.

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Under Trump, mainstay for small businesses clamps down

(NYTimes) — For entrepreneurs who want a loan, a government contract or advice, the Small Business Administration is generally a first stop. But under its new administrator, Kelly Loeffler, a corporate executive turned senator from Georgia and supporter of President Donald Trump, the agency has aggressively cut staff. It is rolling back changes made during the Biden administration aimed at easing access to credit for the smallest enterprises, and has lowered targets for how much the federal government should buy from them. In the name of eradicating diversity, equity and inclusion practices, the Small Business Administration is also shedding programs aimed at helping businesses run by Black, Hispanic, immigrant and female entrepreneurs.

Paris court convicts eight in 2016 robbery of Kim Kardashian

(NYTimes) — Eight people were found guilty by a court in Paris on Friday in connection with a brazen robbery against Kim Kardashian nearly a decade ago. Kardashian, 44, a reality TV star and entrepreneur, was gagged, bound with zip ties and robbed at gunpoint of jewelry worth millions of dollars at a luxury residence she had rented during Paris Fashion Week in October 2016. Seven men and one woman were convicted on charges ranging from direct involvement in the robbery to complicity in it. The court sentenced them to three to eight years in prison — far less than what the prosecution had requested — with the sentences mostly or entirely suspended.

Record number of Americans apply for British citizenship

(NYTimes) — A record number of Americans applied for British citizenship in the first three months of this year, and for the right to live and work in Britain indefinitely, according to official data. This year through March, 6,618 Americans applied for British citizenship, the highest annual figure since records began in 2004, according to statistics released Thursday by Britain’s Home Office. More than 1,900 of those applications were made between January and March — the highest number for any quarter on record. Immigration lawyers said they had received an increased number of inquiries from Americans about possibly relocating to Britain in the wake of President Donald Trump’s reelection in November.

Cargo ship crashed into man’s yard after crew member fell asleep, police say

(NYTimes) — Johan Helberg woke up Thursday to find his backyard view of a Norwegian fjord transformed into the side of a giant ship. A cargo ship, the NCL Salten, had run aground about 5 a.m. Thursday, barely missing his house on the shore in Byneset, a part of the city of Trondheim in central Norway. Police on Friday said their investigation was focusing on the officer guiding the ship, saying he told them he had fallen asleep before the crash. Norwegian coastal authorities on Thursday said no injuries or oil spills had been reported. The 440-foot-long ship had entered the fjord on the way to the town of Orkanger.

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