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Anti-abortion activist climbs Salesforce Tower in San Francisco
Abortion protester climbs San Francisco building A man who says he is opposed to abortion was arrested Tuesday after climbing the 1,070-foot-tall Salesforce Tower in San Francisco. (May 3) AP Calling himself the “Pro-Life Spiderman,” a 22-year-old man scaled the 61-floor Salesforce Tower in San Francisco – the second-tallest building in California – to raise …
Disney Planet Possible: Young climate activist helps heal environment with 1K days of trash cleanups
PASADENA, Calif. (KABC) — As we celebrate Earth Month this April, a young climate activist is helping to raise awareness by making a positive impact on the environment, taking on a monumental task. Edgar McGregor, whose singular focus is to clean up Eaton Canyon in Pasadena, has been cleaning up trash others have left behind, …
Did Belarus stop a Ryanair flight to detain activist Raman Pratasevich?
Whether that security alert was a fabrication by the Belarus authorities is now at the heart of an incident which has sparked widespread international condemnation and raised serious questions about safety in the skies. Some governments have described the incident as a state-sanctioned hijacking. One of the passengers on board the Ryanair flight from Athens …
AnaptysBio and Seagate Technology See Activist Action
Text size These disclosures are from 13Ds filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 13Ds are filed within 10 days of an entity’s attaining more than 5% in any class of a company’s securities. Subsequent changes in holdings or intentions must be reported in amended filings. This material is from March 4 through March 10, …
Bausch Health, Qualtrics See Activist Action
Text size These disclosures are from 13Ds filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 13Ds are filed within 10 days of an entity’s attaining more than 5% in any class of a company’s securities. Subsequent changes in holdings or intentions must be reported in amended filings. This material is from Feb. 11 through Feb. 17, …
In record-breaking year for homicides, Louisville activist says more women are becoming victims | Crime Reports
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Homicides are at an all-time high in Louisville, and a local activist says more women are becoming victims than in previous years. “There has clearly been no other year like this, as far as females being impacted by reckless gunplay,” said Christopher 2X, an anti-violence activist who runs the Game Changers …
Trump tweets about Martin Gugino, a Catholic peace activist, not an ‘Antifa provocateur’
The incident, captured on video, went viral and has become symbolic of the kind of police brutality that has sparked calls for fundamental reforms to American policing. In the video, an officer is seen shoving Gugino, who falls to the sidewalk, hitting his head. As Gugino lies unmoving and bleeding, the officer who pushed him …