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Two Dozen Arrested at Wells Fargo Meeting, Protest
Last Updated: 4:04 PM 04/24/12 - Authorities have arrested about two dozen people who demonstrated inside and outside Wells Fargo's annual shareholders meeting.
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Occupy Protesters Arrested in Vacant Building
Last Updated: 3:23 PM 04/03/12 - San Francisco police have arrested nearly 80 Occupy protesters who had taken over an empty building and apparently planned to stay there long-term.
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Two Stabbed in as Many Days at Occupy Camp
Last Updated: 4:46 PM 03/27/12 - A second person has been stabbed in as many days near the Occupy San Francisco encampment outside the Federal Reserve Bank.
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Officers Hurt in Occupy Clash
Last Updated: 4:35 PM 02/27/12 - At least two peace officers were injured during a clash with members of the Occupy movement who were in the state capital to protest a rally by a pro-white group.
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Occupy Protesters in Vegas Target Foreclosed Homes
Last Updated: 10:39 AM 01/07/12 - The Occupy Wall Street movement is preparing to take over Las Vegas' foreclosure-ravaged neighborhoods.
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Occupy Protest Follows 123rd Annual Rose Parade
Last Updated: 11:53 AM 01/02/12 - The 2012 Tournament of Roses brought its flowery floats and strutting bands to a worldwide audience Monday under clear blue skies, and in its wake came a scruffier parade - thousands of anti-Wall Street protesters.
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Occupy Activists Target Rose Parade for Protest
Last Updated: 11:42 AM 01/01/12 - Anti-Wall Street demonstrators are not officially part of this year's Rose Parade, but that's not stopping them from joining in.
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Occupy OC Protesters to Leave Camp Site in January
Last Updated: 10:42 AM 12/25/11 - Occupy Wall Street protesters in Orange County have agreed to end overnight camping at the Irvine Civic Center where they have set up tents since October.
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8 Occupy Protesters Arrested at Democratic HQ
Last Updated: 4:18 PM 12/19/11 - Eight Occupy Iowa protesters have been arrested at the Iowa Democratic Party headquarters in Des Moines, where they protested measures being considered in Washington dealing with issues including defense spending, a planned oil pipeline and jobless benefits.
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Protesters Halt Operations at Some Western Ports
Last Updated: 4:34 PM 12/12/11 - More than 1,000 Occupy Wall Street protesters blocked cargo trucks at some of the West Coast's busiest ports Monday, forcing terminals in Oakland, Calif., Portland, Ore., and Longview, Wash., to halt operations.
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Police Arrest About 55 Occupy SF Demonstrators
Last Updated: 8:32 AM 12/12/11 - Police arrested dozens of people during a raid of an Occupy San Francisco encampment outside the Federal Reserve building early Sunday.
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Police Evict Occupy Boston Protesters; 46 Arrested
Last Updated: 11:50 AM 12/10/11 - Police have evicted Wall Street protesters from Boston's Dewey Square, tearing down tents and arresting 46 people.
At Least 85 Taken into Custody as SF Camp Cleared
Last Updated: 4:39 PM 12/07/11 - Police say at least 85 people were taken into custody as officers cleared San Francisco's Occupy encampment early this morning.
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Judge Lets Protesters Return to New Orleans Park
Last Updated: 3:30 PM 12/06/11 - A federal judge is allowing Occupy protesters and homeless people to return to the New Orleans park where they had been camped since early October.
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Iraq Vet Hurt in Occupy Oakland Protest Expects Recovery
Last Updated: 4:01 PM 12/03/11 - The Marine Corps veteran who was struck in the head during a clash between police and Occupy Oakland protesters says he expects to recover completely but he is still having trouble speaking.
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UC Berkeley Police Union Defends Occupy Handling
Last Updated: 1:54 PM 11/28/11 - The union representing University of California, Berkeley police say a video showing baton-wielding officers jabbing demonstrators earlier this month is misleading and doesn't show officers being hit, pushed and threatened.
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Philly Calm But 4 Arrested in LA After Deadlines
Last Updated: 2:18 PM 11/28/11 - Wall Street protesters in Los Angeles and Philadelphia defied orders to leave their months-old encampments, making it through the deadlines without the acrimony that marked earlier forced evictions in other cities.
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Occupy SF March Through City for Immigrant Rights
Last Updated: 3:39 PM 11/28/11 - Anti-Wall Street protesters are hitting the streets of San Francisco Saturday, this time with a march and rally in support of rights for immigrants.
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Mayor: Occupy LA Must Leave Camp
Last Updated: 5:47 PM 11/25/11 - Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa says Occupy LA protesters must leave their encampment on the lawn of City Hall by 12:01 a.m. Monday.
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Occupy Protests Discourage Black Friday Shopping
Last Updated: 3:39 PM 11/25/11 - Anti-Wall Street protesters are taking their message about corporate greed to Black Friday shoppers, staging demonstrations in shopping areas around California.
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Occupy Protesters Plan to Rally at Vegas Malls
Last Updated: 11:27 AM 11/25/11 - Occupy protesters plan to rally at Las Vegas area malls as shoppers take advantage of Black Friday deals.
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Occupy Movements Nationwide Celebrate Holiday
Last Updated: 12:17 PM 11/24/11 - Most Americans are spending Thanksgiving snug inside homes with families and football. But others are using the holiday to give thanks alongside strangers at outdoor Occupy encampments.
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Lawyer Says Occupy LA Eviction Near
Last Updated: 3:33 PM 11/25/11 - A lawyer who has been negotiating on behalf of Occupy demonstrators camped at Los Angeles City Hall says the city plans to evict the encampment next week but with 72 hours notice.
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University Police Chief on Leave After Pepper Spraying
Last Updated: 11:36 AM 11/21/11 - The president of the University of California system said he was "appalled" at images of protesters being doused with pepper spray and plans an assessment of law enforcement procedures on all 10 campuses.
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21 Arrested in Occupy Protest
Last Updated: 4:00 PM 11/17/11 - Twenty-one Occupy Las Vegas protesters were arrested Thursday in an orchestrated demonstration for stopping traffic on Las Vegas Boulevard in front of a federal building.
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Occupy Encampment at UC Berkeley Torn Down
Last Updated: 3:34 PM 11/25/11 - Authorities have cleared an encampment set up by Occupy protesters on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley.
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LA Protesters March in Financial District
Last Updated: 12:54 PM 11/17/11 - Los Angeles police have begun to arrest about 20 people sitting in an intersection at a rally by Occupy Wall Street sympathizers in the downtown financial district.
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Elderly Woman Hit by Spray at Protest: 'I'm Tough'
Last Updated: 3:36 PM 11/25/11 - An 84-year-old woman in Seattle became a face of the national Occupy Wall Street movement after she was hit with pepper spray during a Seattle march.
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Crackdowns Reach Epicenter of Wall Street Protests
Last Updated: 3:36 PM 11/25/11 - The encampment is gone, but the movement lives on. What nobody knows is just how long it can survive without a literal place to call home.
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Occupiers Consider Local Movement "Peaceful"
Last Updated: 9:28 AM 11/16/11 - More locals are joining The "Reno Occupy Movement," and say the movement is different from others in the country.
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Oakland Raid is Latest in Occupy Camp Crackdowns
Last Updated: 3:58 PM 11/14/11 - Police decked in riot gear and armed with tear gas cleared out Oakland's anti-Wall Street encampment early Monday, the latest law enforcement crackdown amid complaints around the country of health and safety hazards at protest camps.
Police Move in on Portland Park, Protesters Remain
Last Updated: 9:28 AM 11/16/11 - Police began moving in on a downtown park Sunday, where a few hundred Occupy Portland demonstrators have remained in defiance of an eviction order.
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Call to Occupy Iowa Caucuses Draws Little Interest
Last Updated: 9:28 AM 11/16/11 - After camping out for weeks near the Iowa capitol, or about as far as you can get from the center of the financial universe on Wall Street, the few dozen protesters of Occupy Iowa stumbled on the perfect way to draw more attention to their cause.
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Oakland Police Plead With Protesters to Leave
Last Updated: 11:27 PM 11/11/11 - Oakland police officers are pleading with Occupy Oakland protesters to leave their encampment at the City Hall plaza where a man was fatally shot during evening rush hour.
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Man Found Dead in Tent at Occupy Salt Lake Site
Last Updated: 3:40 PM 11/11/11 - Authorities say a man has been found dead inside his tent at a Salt Lake City park where protesters have been camping.
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Protesters: Veteran Shoots Self at Vermont Encampment
Last Updated: 5:15 PM 11/10/11 - A 35-year-old military veteran apparently shot himself Thursday at an Occupy Wall Street encampment in Vermont's largest city, fellow protesters said. A hospital spokesman said later the man had died.
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Occupy Oakland Stashes $20K at Wells Fargo
Last Updated: 5:26 PM 11/09/11 - A group of Oakland anti-Wall Street protesters who blame large banks for the economic downturn have decided that one of those institutions is the best place to stash their money for now.
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Rappers Take to Mic in Oakland Occupy Protest
Last Updated: 5:40 PM 11/07/11 - Hip hop heavyweights known as much for their fiery political lyrics as for their bass-pounding beats have been among the thousands marching, tweeting and sharing dinner with protestors in the Occupy Oakland protests in recent weeks.
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Occupy Protests Inspires T-shirts, Trademark Bids
Last Updated: 11:03 AM 11/06/11 - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - T-shirts, coffee mugs and other merchandise emblazoned with Occupy locations and slogans related to the nationwide movement are now being offered online and amid the camp sites that have sprung up in cities across the country.
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Oakland Occupiers, Officials Take Stock of Costs
Last Updated: 3:54 PM 11/04/11 - Oakland's Occupy Wall Street movement is hitting the financially struggling city where it hurts -- the pocketbook.
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Occupy Protesters Disavow Oakland Violence
Last Updated: 3:36 PM 11/03/11 - Occupy Wall Street protesters had just a few hours to celebrate what they saw as their biggest victory so far: the peaceful shutdown of the nation's fifth-busiest port. Then the rioting began.
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US Military Veterans Heed Occupy Rallying Cry
Last Updated: 5:42 PM 11/03/11 - U.S. military veterans are heeding the rallying cry of Occupy Wall Street, saying corporate contractors in Iraq made big money while the troops defending them came home - and can't make a living now.
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Occupy Vegas Protesters Support Oakland Movement
Last Updated: 2:57 PM 11/02/11 - Occupy Las Vegas demonstrators say students should boycott classes and consumers should refrain from spending in Nevada to support Oakland protestors calling for a general strike and a blockade of the Port of Oakland.
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Protesters Target Downtown Oakland Bank Branches
Last Updated: 2:53 PM 11/02/11 - Groups of Occupy Oakland protesters are breaking off from the main rally near the city hall plaza to picket at nearby banks.
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Protesters to Challenge Curfew for 3rd Night
Last Updated: 3:28 PM 11/02/11 - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Occupy Nashville protesters said Saturday that they plan to continue challenging a new curfew used to disband their encampment, despite two nights of arrests.
Occupy Protests Discourage Black Friday Shopping
Last Updated: 5:51 PM 11/25/11 - Anti-Wall Street protesters took their message about corporate greed to Black Friday shoppers, staging demonstrations in commercial areas around California on one of the busiest days of the year for retailers and bargain-hunters.
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Oakland Peaceful After Saturday Night March
Last Updated: 2:12 PM 11/02/11 - OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Oakland officials say things are peaceful Sunday after hundreds of people marched through the streets Saturday night in protest of what they termed police violence.
More Occupy Events Planned Around California
Last Updated: 2:11 PM 11/02/11 - More Wall Street protests are planned around California on Saturday, including in Oakland, where police and demonstrators faced off earlier this week.
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Officials Delay Move to Evict St. Paul's Camp
Last Updated: 2:10 PM 11/02/11 - Authorities in London on Tuesday suspended legal action to evict anti-capitalist protesters camped outside St. Paul's Cathedral, after church officials gave the tent city a reprieve.
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Workers, Students Join Occupy Rally in Oakland
Last Updated: 3:29 PM 11/02/11 - Thousands of Wall Street protesters marched in the streets of Oakland on Wednesday as they geared up with labor unions to picket banks, take over foreclosed homes and vacant buildings and disrupt operations at the nation's fifth-busiest port.
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