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Police removed and arrested demonstrators occupying buildings at both the Univeristy of Pennsylvania and the University of Chicago campuses Friday night as protests erupted once again over the Israel-Hamas War. The police action occurred on the East Coast as a group of protesters tried to storm Fisher-Bennett Hall on Penn’s campus, the university reported in a statement on its website. “Penn Police, with support from Philadelphia Police, escorted them out and secured the building, taking several individuals into custody,” it said. “The situation remains active,” the statement added. The attemp…