Police clear protest encampments at multiple schools as graduations approach

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Police dismantled pro-Palestinian encampments at more college campuses across the country Friday morning, arresting dozens of protesters against the clock to prepare for commencement and graduation ceremonies.

Authorities moved in to clear the encampments in the early morning hours at the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and only hours earlier, similar encampments at the University of Arizona and New Mexico State University were cleared.

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