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Climate protests interrupt Harvard-Yale football meet

At the 136th annual football game between the two universities, students and alumni joined hands and walked onto the field, interrupting the game. The demonstrators called for an end to Harvard and Yale's investment in companies that contribute to climate change and demanded divestment of funds from such firms. The game resumed after the protest, with Yale emerging victorious.

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Sun Nov 24 - BBC

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