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    Authorities say they have identified a man who was fatally shot by sheriff’s deputies after he sped toward them in a vehicle as the officers were serving a search warrant in a Memphis neighborhood. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says the man who died Friday was 30-year-old James Q. Hampton. Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner said deputies were serving the high-risk drug warrant when a man who was waiting in a vehicle drove toward a SWAT team at high speed. Bonner says deputies opened fire, killing the driver. No deputies were hurt. Three people were arrested and face drug-related and other charges stemming from the search.

      Hundreds of students around the country are being arrested, suspended, put on probation and, in rare cases, expelled from their colleges for participating in pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Many are still waiting to hear the full consequences. Their plight has become a central part of the protests this month, with students and a growing number of faculty demanding amnesty for the protesters. At issue is whether universities and law enforcement will clear the students of charges, or whether the suspensions and legal records will follow them into their adult lives.

        Diplomatic efforts intensified on April 28 to reach a long sought-after truce and hostage-release deal in Gaza, as Hamas said it would travel to mediator Egypt to deliver its response to Israel's latest proposal. FRANCE 24's Shirli Sitbon gives us her analysis.

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        About a week after legislators brushed off his amendments to bills ensuring the right to contraception and requiring insurance coverage, Gov. Glenn Youngkin said he’s still thinking about what do.

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