UC Berkeley under tight security for conservative speaker

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) " The University of California, Berkeley is ramping up security as it braces to host conservative commentator Ben Shapiro Thursday night.Authorities plan to seal off the campus' central hub, Sproul Plaza, with a "closed perimeter" around several buildings including where Shapiro is set to speak to a crowd of 1,000.The university says there will be "an increased and highly visible police presence" and police will quickly arrest protesters wielding weapons [...]


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