Police surrounded a pro-Palestinian encampment early Sunday at the University of Southern California, days before commencement events are set to begin on the Los Angeles campus. The university said the Los Angeles Police Department was clearing the area. Protesters were loudly chanting “Free Palestine” inside the encampment.
New Zealand won back-to-back doubles to close out the regular season in the world rugby sevens series, adding the men’s and women’s Singapore titles on Sunday to their dual successes last month in Hong Kong. Michaela Blyde scored a hat-trick in the 31-21 win over Australia in the women’s final, giving the New Zealanders a fourth consecutive title in the series and top spot in the regular season standings — two points clear of their trans-Tasman rivals. Dylan Collier’s All Blacks Sevens held off Ireland 17-14 in the men’s final to move into third place in the season standings.
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