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☆ Beer giant AB InBev beats profit estimates, with Bud Light boycott set to ease one year on
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

AB InBev Budweiser and Bud Light brand beer cans at a store in the Queens borough of New York on Feb. 28, 2024. Shares of Belgium's AB InBev rose 5% Wednesday morning after the company posted higher revenue and profit in the first quarter, as analysts said it had escaped the drag from a year-long boycott of its Bud Light brand relatively unscathed. The company nonetheless managed to increase revenue by 7.8% last year, driven by higher sales in the Asia-Pacific and Central America regions. The first-quarter results showed a 11.1% drop in sales of AB InBev's own beer brands in North America, which it said was primarily due to Bud Light. The results also flagged growth in its Corona brand, particularly for its non-alcoholic beer brand Corona Cero.

Persons: Stella Artois, Bud Light, influencer Dylan Mulvaney, Donald Trump, Jason Warner Organizations: InBev Budweiser, Bud Light, Belgium's, InBev, Light, Corona, Former U.S, InBev's, U.K, Revenue Locations: Queens, New York, Asia, Pacific, Central America, North America, China, Brazil, Colombia, Europe, Mexico, South Africa, Corona

☆ Columbia University protests: Trump-appointed judges say they’ll boycott Columbia grads over university’s handling of student dissent
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Gloria Pazmino | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —A group of 13 conservative US federal judges are vowing to not hire Columbia University law students or undergraduates because of how the school has handled pro-Palestinian demonstrations on its campus in recent weeks. “As judges who hire law clerks every year to serve in the federal judiciary, we have lost confidence in Columbia as an institution of higher education. CNN has reached out to Columbia University for comment. They typically hire law school graduates for clerkships that can eventually lead to high-paying and prestigious jobs. If not, employers are forced to assume the risk that anyone they hire from Columbia may be one of these disruptive and hateful students,” the judges wrote.

Persons: Minouche Shafik, Gillian Lester, Judge James C, Elizabeth L, Matthew H, Solomson, Donald Trump, Matthew Kacsmaryk Organizations: New, New York CNN, Columbia, . ” Columbia University, New York Police Department, Police, CNN, U.S ., Appeals, Fifth Circuit, Eleventh Circuit, U.S . Court, Federal, Columbia University, Northern District of, Hamilton Hall Locations: New York, Manhattan, Gaza, Columbia, Texas, Northern District, Northern District of Texas, Amarillo

☆ Author Gautam Mukunda talks headwinds facing Starbucks
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAuthor Gautam Mukunda talks headwinds facing StarbucksGautam Mukunda, author and lecturer, joins 'Fast Money' to talk Starbucks recent struggles including a growing boycott from pro-Palestine groups.

Persons: Gautam Mukunda Locations: Palestine

☆ Eurovision braces for its most tense contest yet, as protesters and artists bristle at Israel’s presence
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The competition – which tries desperately to retain its “apolitical” tag – has become the largest cultural event so far to be rocked by the repercussions of Israel’s war in Gaza. Those protesting or boycotting the song contest claim it is “artwashing” the conflict; others defend Israel’s inclusion, insisting the contest should not be dragged into geopolitics. It doesn’t make sense,” Bambie Thug, Ireland’s participant, told CNN of extensive rules restricting any form of pro-Palestinian statement during the event. Ireland's Bambie Thug told CNN they disagreed with Israel's involvement in the competition. Long-standing rules preventing flags of non-competing countries and territories mean that Palestinian flags are banned from the crowd, which Bambie Thug told CNN they “100%” disagreed with.

Persons: ” Paul Jordan, ”, Weeks, Eden Golan, ” Jordan, “, Carlos Garcia Rawlins, Bambie Thug, Patricia J, Garcinuno, Noel Curran, KAN, ” Curran, Golan, Fredrik Persson, –, SuRie, Karin Karlsson, Karlsson, ” Elina Pahnke, Johan Nilsson, Saturday’s, Mohammad Ghannam, ” Lara Yosef, ” Yosef, ” Bambie Thug, Alyona Alyona Organizations: CNN, Music, Malmo, Eurovision, European Broadcasting Union, EBU, TT, Agency, AFP, Getty, Malmo Arena, Artists, Aftonbladet, Israel’s National Security Council Locations: Swedish, Gaza, Israel, Malmo, Azerbaijan, Russia, Ukraine, Stockholm, Sweden's, seeping, Sweden’s Palestinian, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, “

☆ US brands like McDonald's and Starbucks are facing mounting backlash in the Middle East as tensions rise
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewFor the second quarter in a row, America's biggest fast-food brands continued to see their sales hit by consumer boycotts in the Middle East. McDonald's said last week that it took a sales hit from "the ongoing war in the Middle East" at restaurants in that part of the world. AdvertisementSome consumers in the Middle East and other parts of the world have avoided brands associated with the US, citing America's support of Israel. At Starbucks, the problems in the Middle East took a toll on second-quarter international sales, CFO Rachel Ruggeri said. The analysts wrote that "a social media narrative around [Starbucks'] position on the Middle East may be the primary driver" of slower sales in the US.

Persons: —, McDonald's, Ian Borden, We're, Chris Kempczinski, Rachel Ruggeri, Laxman Narasimhan, David Gibbs, Gibbs Organizations: Service, Business, Starbucks, Bank of America, KFC, Yum ! Brands Locations: Japan, Europe, America, Domino's, Gaza, Israel, China, North America

☆ Graduations Are Flashpoints for Campus Protests: Latest Updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Emily Cochrane | Yan Zhuang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Pro-Palestinian protesters dismantled their encampment at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., on Saturday after reaching an agreement with the institution that requires administrators to review a divestment proposal. Student demonstrators pitched dozens of tents on Vassar’s campus, starting on Tuesday. The divestment language did not mention Israel or the war in the Gaza Strip, as the protesters had in their demands. The Vassar agreement is one of several in which student protesters have agreed to clear camps in exchange for commitments to discuss institutional investment policies around Israel. They said they would donate the roughly $7,000 they had raised since launching their encampment to families in Gaza, and redistribute any donated supplies to people and organizations in Poughkeepsie.

Persons: Elizabeth H, Bradley, Vassar, we’ve, “ Organizations: Vassar College, Student, Palestinian, Vassar, Hamas, Students for Justice, Israel Locations: Poughkeepsie, N.Y, Israel, Gaza, “, ”, Palestine

☆ College Campuses See Violence Escalate at Israel-Hamas Protests
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Lilian Manansala | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Over 2,000 pro-Palestinian protesters have been arrested at campuses throughout the US. Students are calling on universities to boycott companies that are working with Israel or are in support of the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.

Locations: Israel

☆ From Australia to the UK: Where pro-Palestinian university protests are happening around the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Here’s a look at some of the pro-Palestinian campus protests around the world. AustraliaOver the past few weeks, pro-Palestinian protest camps have appeared in at least seven universities across Australia. FranceIn Paris, pro-Palestinian protests erupted at the Sciences Po university and the Sorbonne university in late April. At McGill University in downtown Montreal, pro-Palestinian student protesters have set up an encampment on the front lawn. On May 2, a Quebec Superior Court judge rejected an injunction request that would have forced the pro-Palestinian protesters to leave their encampment.

Persons: Hilary Whiteman, ”, Owen Humphreys, Miguel Medina, Emmanuel Macron, ” Louise, ” Samuel Lejoyeaux, “ I’ll, “, India Eric Garcetti, Christinne, Oliver Marsden, ” Ali Organizations: CNN, New York’s Columbia University, Portland State, UCLA, United Nations, The University of Queensland, Students for Palestine, Palestine, University of Sydney, Sydney, United, United Kingdom Pro, Newcastle University, Newcastle University’s, ”, Sciences Po, Sorbonne, . Riot, Sorbonne University, Getty Images Sciences, Columbia University, Columbia, Harvard, Yale, UNC, Vanderbilt, “, Union of Jewish Students of France, Le Monde, CRS, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Jamia Milia Islamia University, BJP, Bharatiya Janata Party, Communist Party, ’ Federation of India, At McGill University, Palestinian, Israel . Mounted, McGill University's, University of Toronto’s, University of British, CBC News, Reuters, American University of Beirut, American University of, Getty Locations: Gaza, United States, Europe, Asia, Israel, Gaza’s Rafah, Australia, Brisbane, United Kingdom, Newcastle, England, Leeds, Bristol, Warwick, Britain, France, Paris, Palestine, AFP, de, India, New Delhi, Columbia, Jamia, Canada, Montreal, Quebec, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Lebanon, American University of Beirut, Beirut

☆ Youthforia: ‘Shark Tank’ Makeup brand faces backlash over shade compared to ‘black face paint’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Kaila Nichols | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

In her series, “The Darkest Shade,” George reviews the darkest shade in a brand’s lineup to see if it could match her complexion. The darkest Youthforia shade, she claimed, was lighter than what was advertised online and didn’t match her skin tone. In March, the beauty brand added 10 new shades to its “Date Night” collection, many for darker complexions. “Which side of my face is the black face paint or the Youthforia foundation?” she asked in a Tiktok video posted April 30. Last week, Youthforia replied to a comment about the brand’s darkest shade by resharing the video from March.

Persons: Youthforia, Golloria George, TikTok, ” George, Fiona Co Chan, Mark Cuban, George, Chan, “, —, ”, ” Karen Chambers, Rhianna’s, influencers, ” Chambers, IMAN Cosmetics, Posner, Chambers, you’ve, we’re, We’ve, It’s Organizations: CNN, Hourglass Locations: Texas, ”

☆ Universities are making it worse with their 'overreaction' to pro-Palestinian protests, expert on American dissent says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Similar scenes unfolded at the University of Southern California, Emory University, George Washington University, the University of Arizona, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Portland State University, the University of California, Los Angeles, and many more. "The overreaction that the universities are having is only going to magnify these protests. Police arrest more than 100 students at New York University protesting Israel's attacks on Gaza. Fatih Aktas/Anadolu via Getty ImagesThe campus protests reminded Young of students protesting the Vietnam War in the 1960s, when he was among them. The result then, and possibly now, could be even more protests, Young said.

Persons: Ralph Young, —, Aaron Morrison, Young, Benjamin Netanyahu, I've, Fatih Aktas, they're Organizations: Service, Columbia University, City College of New, City College of New York , New York City Police Department, University of Texas, Texas Department of Public Safety, University of Southern, Emory University, George Washington University, University of Arizona, University of Wisconsin, Portland State University, University of California, —, New York Police Department, Temple University, Fox News, Police, New York University, Getty, National Guard, Kent State Locations: Gaza, City College of New York , New, Austin, University of Southern California, Madison, Los Angeles, Israel, New York, Palestine, Israeli, Fatih, Anadolu, Vietnam, United States, Columbia, That's, Kent

☆ Barclays says it doesn't invest in defence firms supplying Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A Palestinian flag is held by a cash machine during Dorset Palestine Solidarity Campaign's protest outside the branch of Barclays Bank, April 20, 2024 in Dorchester, United Kingdom. Barclays does not invest in companies that supply weapons used by Israel in Gaza, the British bank said on Wednesday, after one of its branches in London's financial district was targeted by pro-Palestinian activists. The bank has also faced criticism for providing financial services to defence firms that produce equipment used by the Israeli Defence Force. "We have been asked why we invest in nine defence companies supplying Israel, but this mistakes what we do," the lender said on its website. We are not making investments for Barclays and Barclays is not a 'shareholder' or 'investor' in that sense in relation to these companies," it said.

Organizations: Dorset Palestine Solidarity, Barclays Bank, Barclays, Israeli Defence Force, NATO, New York City, Columbia University campus, University of California, UCLA Locations: Dorset, Dorchester , United Kingdom, Israel, Gaza, Moorgate, London, U.S, New York, Los Angeles

☆ The $21 billion influencer industry has gone completely off the rails
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Influencer marketing is booming, and brands spend billions to promote products with a personal touch. But these days, the industry of influencer marketing is completely off the rails. Since 2016, the dollars driving the influencer marketing industry have ballooned from $1.6 billion a year to an estimated $21.1 billion in 2023, according to Influencer Marketing Hub. Marketers, brands, influencers, and platform companies all have opportunities to exploit one another to varying degrees of harm." It's not great for consumersDespite the money flying around, the FTC only provides basic guidelines about disclosure requirements for influencer marketing to protect consumers of their content.

Persons: —, Emily Hund, Hund, David Camp, Michael Jordan, George Foreman, Brooke Shields, Calvin Klein, isn't, It's, Kim Kardashian, influencer Chiara Ferragni, Lindsay Lohan, DJ Khaled, Naomi Campbell, Kardashian, Dylan Mulvaney, Bud Light, Ben Shapiro, Donald Trump Jr, Camp Organizations: Service, Business, Social Media, Harvard Business, CBS News, Nike, Salton, FTC, SEC, Consumer, NBC Locations: influencers, California

☆ Columbia protesters' demands have worked before. This time may be different.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Paul Squire | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Read previewThe unrest at Columbia University isn't showing signs of slowing down. In the 1980s, student protesters at Columbia took over the same building and called for divestment of the Ivy League school's investments over a different cause: South African apartheid. Student protesters at the 1985 demonstrations at Columbia University. Protesters there locked and chained the doors to Hamilton Hall — the same building now occupied by pro-Palestinian protesters — and demanded the school completely divest from South Africa. A more fraught situationOn its website, the Columbia University Apartheid Divest group likened itself to the protests from nearly 40 years ago.

Persons: —, It's, Lockheed Martin, Alex Kent, Joe Biden, Mike Johnson, she's, Barbara Alper, didn't, Ronald Reagan, Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Nemat, Shafik, Nicholas Dirks, Divesting, Christopher Marsicano, Al, Marsicano Organizations: Service, Columbia University, Columbia, Ivy League, Business, Lockheed, Boeing, NPR, Hamilton Hall, Getty, Columbia University Apartheid, White, Student, New York Times, Times, Coalition, Columbia Spectator, Spectator, The New York Times, Hamas, University, Socially, University of California, CNN, North Carolina's Davidson College Locations: Israel, Gaza, Columbia, divesting, Hamilton, South Africa, Vietnam, Rafah, Berkeley, Al Jazeera

☆ Jim Cramer on 5 stocks: Coca-Cola, McDonald's, 3M, PayPal and Walmart
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Matthew J. Belvedere | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are "no longer at war," he said, adding that Coke is looking more domestic and Pepsi more international. Cramer concluded that Coca-Cola is a "very good situation [and] you want to own it." "The good news about McDonald's is they prepped us … you said [Q1] wouldn't be good, it's not good. "He fixed them for the next guy," Cramer said. "It was a CEO [Dan Schulman] situation that was not good," Cramer said.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Cramer, it's, McDonald's, Mike Roman, Roman, William Brown, Dan Schulman, Alex Chriss, He's Organizations: CNBC, Club, Cola, PepsiCo, Pepsi, PayPal, Intuit, Walmart, CVS, Walgreens

☆ Campus protesters are calling for divestment. Here’s what that means
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“Disclose, divest, we will not stop, we will not rest,” protesters at Columbia and universities across the country have chanted. Student protesters who oppose Israel’s military action in Gaza are demanding that their universities sell investments in companies with ties to Israel. Pro-Palestinian protesters say divestment would send an important message of disapproval of Israel’s conduct in Gaza. But while demonstrators have spread their messages across the country, many schools haven’t acquiesced to protesters’ calls for divestment. There are historical precedents for university divestment.

Persons: Israel’s, haven’t, Columbia’s, ”, Christina Paxson, ” Nicholas Dirks, “, Dirks Organizations: CNN — College, Student, Columbia University Apartheid, Microsoft, Protesters, Cornell, Yale, University of Michigan, The University of California, University of California, University, University of Texas, Brown, Brown Daily Herald, Portland State University, Boeing, Columbia, Ford, CNN Locations: Israel, Columbia, Gaza, Dallas, South Africa, Berkeley

☆ Opinion | PEN America Has Stood By Authors. They Should Stand By PEN.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Pamela Paul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

But too often, recent efforts to reform institutions have meant reconstituting them in ways that distort or fundamentally undermine their core mission. Nonprofit organizations, governmental agencies, university departments and cultural institutions have ousted leaders and sent their staffs into turmoil in pursuit of progressive political goals. The latest target is PEN America, a nonprofit organization dedicated to free expression by journalists and authors. This followed a refusal by several writers to have their work considered for PEN’s annual literary awards. According to its 21 signatories, mostly up-and-coming authors, “among writers of conscience, there is no disagreement.

Persons: George Floyd, Salman Rushdie, PEN’s, Suzanne Nossel, Jennifer Finney Boylan, ” Organizations: Nonprofit, PEN America, PEN Locations: Gaza, Israel

☆ How universities are cracking down on a swell of tension months into student protests over Israel’s bombardment of Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Dakin Andone | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Soon, dozens more students protesting the monthslong assault on Gaza were arrested at New York and Yale universities. Ash told CNN he was one of 20 students arrested following a sit-in on November 8. The charges were later dropped, according to the Brown Daily Herald, but 41 students arrested the following month in similar circumstances still face charges, which protesters now want dropped. Separately, the referendum on the BDS resolution “did not move forward because of potential conflict with federal and state laws,” the university told CNN in a statement. Police then were aggressive, Agrawal told CNN.

Persons: strode, –, Jordan Vonderhaar, that’s, Zach Greenberg, ” Greenberg, ” “, ”, Dima Khalidi, “, Greenberg, …, Arman Deendar, Rafi Ash, Ash, ” Ash, Richard Vogel, Jack Petocz, Petocz, Vanderbilt, Samson Zhang, Alexander Hall, Pitzer, Mita Banerjee, Banerjee, ” Arrestees, Natascha, Shubh Agrawal, Agrawal, Colleen Mastony, Israel, Grace Hie Yoon, Adam Lehman, who’ve, they’re, ” Lehman, CNN’s Dana, Israel –, Palestine Legal’s Khalidi, ” Khalidi, CNN’s Nicquel Terry Ellis, Chelsea Bailey, Isabel Rosales, Devon Sayers Organizations: CNN, New York’s Columbia University, Yale, University of Texas, University of Southern, Emory University, Boston’s Emerson College, Indiana University, George Washington University and California State Polytechnic, Humboldt, Bloomberg, Getty, Foundation, Rights, ”, White, Palestine, Brown University, Brown Daily Herald, University Public, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt, Coalition, ” Vanderbilt University, Community, Officer, Barnard College, Harvard University, Boston, Pomona College, Claremont Colleges, Pomona, Pomona College’s, for Justice, ” Claremont Police, Pro, Palestinian, George Washington University, University of Michigan’s, Investment, University of Michigan, Police, New York University, New, Civil Liberties Union, Anadolu Agency, Jewish, Hillel International Locations: New, Gaza, New York, Austin, University of Southern California, Atlanta, Israel, Rhode Island, Los Angeles, Nashville, Florida’s, Southern, Palestine, TAHRIR, “ City, Vietnam

☆ What is divestment? And does it work?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

From Princeton University in New Jersey to the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, the same chant can be heard: “Disclose! The specifics of student protesters’ divestment demands vary in scope from school to school. Other students, like those at Cornell University and Yale, are asking their schools to stop investing in weapons manufacturers. Other common threads include demanding universities disclose their investments, sever academic ties with Israeli universities and support a ceasefire in Gaza. Proponents for divestment counter that its value lies in raising awareness and stigmatizing partnerships with targeted regimes or industries.

Persons: “, ” Israel, Witold Henisz, Henisz, ”, Nicholas Dirks, ” Dirks, Dirks, “ They’ll, Anna Cooban, Michelle Bowman, Eli Lilly, Estee Lauder, Jerome Powell Organizations: New, New York CNN, Palestinian, Princeton University, University of Southern, Columbia University Apartheid, Columbia, Cornell University and Yale, Research, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, CNN, University of California, Columbia’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Dallas Fed, Samsung, AMD, Starbucks, Benz Group, Volkswagen, PayPal, adidas, Diamondback Energy, Restaurant Brands, Pinterest, Caesars Entertainment, PMI, Conference Board, Mastercard, Qualcomm, Pfizer, Marriott, eBay, US Commerce Department, Apple, Novo Nordisk, Shell, ConocoPhillips, Cigna, Universal Music Group, Hershey, US Labor Department Locations: New York, New Jersey, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Columbia, Palestine, Israel, Gaza, South Africa, Berkeley, United States, Europe, DoorDash

☆ PEN America Cancels World Voices Festival Amid Israel-Gaza Criticism
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Jennifer Schuessler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The free expression organization PEN America has canceled its annual World Voices Festival after a wave of participants withdrew, spurred by a boycott campaign led by writers who say the group’s response to the war in Gaza has been insufficiently critical of Israel. The festival, which was supposed to begin on May 8, was canceled on Friday, days after PEN America canceled the prize ceremony for its literary awards after nearly half of the nominees withdrew in protest. The festival, held in New York and Los Angeles, was to have included writers from around the world and dozens of panels, readings and events. In a news release, PEN America said it made the decision because a growing number of writers had pulled out of the festival, some because of differences with the group as well as some who said they had felt pressured to do so and felt “genuine fear.”“As an organization that cares deeply about the freedom of writers to speak their conscience, we are concerned about any circumstance in which writers tell us they feel shut down, or that speaking their minds bears too much risk,” the statement said. “Amid this climate, it became impossible to mount the festival in keeping with the principles upon which it was founded 20 years ago.”

Persons: PEN America, “, ” Organizations: PEN America, PEN Locations: Gaza, Israel, New York, Los Angeles

☆ What the pro-Palestinian protesters on college campuses actually want
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Matt Egan | Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“We are not going anywhere until our demands are met,” Khymani James, a student at Columbia University, said during a news briefing Wednesday. Student demonstrators occupy the pro-Palestinian "Gaza Solidarity Encampment" on the West Lawn of Columbia University on April 24, 2024 in New York City. The Columbia protesters are also calling for the university to “disclose and sever all ties” with the New York Police Department. For example, Columbia protesters want the university to sever ties with the school’s center in Tel Aviv and a dual degree program with Tel Aviv University. New York University protesters use the school’s Tel Aviv center as a rallying cry as well.

Persons: ” Khymani James, Michael M, “, Mike Johnson, Charlie Eaton, ”, It’s, Mark Yudof, it’s, ” Yudof, Yudof, he’s, Jonathan Macey, Macey, ” Lauren Post, don’t, Cary Krosinsky, Lockheed Martin, Basil Rodriguez, Rodriguez, ” Rodriguez, John Towfighi Organizations: New, New York CNN — College, Hamas, Universities, Columbia University, Student, Lawn of Columbia University, Getty, University of Southern, ”, Princeton University, Ivy League, Columbia University Apartheid, Columbia, New York Police Department, Students, Tel Aviv University . New York University, Republican, University of California, “ Bankers, Yale Law School, Defamation League, Post, ADL, Yudof, BDS, Universities don’t, Yale, Lockheed, Raytheon, CNN Locations: New York, America, Israel, Gaza, Palestinian, New York City, University of Southern California, Harlem, Columbia, Tel Aviv, South Africa, Merced, Ivory, Iran, Russia

A demonstrator holding a sign holds up a fist after students built a protest encampment in support of Palestinians at the University of Southern California's Alumni Park on April 24, in Los Angeles, California. David Swanson/ReutersTensions escalated once police entered the University of Southern California campus, according to Jonathan Park, an editor of the Daily Trojan, the college’s newspaper. “When we saw the LAPD coming in from Vermont Avenue and working with campus officers, encircling on them, it definitely changed the mood,” Park told CNN’s Anna Coren. The Los Angeles Police Department said 93 people were later arrested on suspicion of trespassing during Wednesday's demonstrations at USC. There are also wider calls to cut ties with Israeli academic institutions and to cut funding from entities connected to Israel.

Persons: David Swanson, Jonathan Park, ”, CNN’s Anna Coren, scuffles, “, Nick Watts, Park Organizations: University of Southern California's, Reuters, University of Southern, Daily Trojan, CNN, Los Angeles Police Department, USC Locations: Los Angeles , California, University of Southern California, Vermont, Israel, Gaza, Palestinian, Palestine

☆ US sends land-attack missile system to Philippines for exercises in apparent message to China
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The presence of the US Army’s Mid-Range Capability (MRC) ground-based missile system, increases the risks of “misjudgment and miscalculation” in a region already on edge over Chinese-Philippines face-offs in the South China Sea, Beijing says. It’s the first-ever deployment of the MRC missile system, also known as the Typhon system, to the Indo-Pacific theater, and it comes amid a series of US-Philippine military exercises, including the largest-ever edition of the bilateral Balikatan exercises beginning Monday. It also can fire the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile, a maneuverable cruise missile with a range of 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles), according to the CSIS. Those are the same rules Washington and Manila accuse Beijing of ignoring with aggressive Chinese actions that have injured Filipino sailors and damaged vessels around disputed features in the South China Sea. US Army PacificChina’s missile advantageAnalysts say the deployment of the Typhon missile battery is the first signal of US plans to address what has long been an advantage for Beijing in the region.

Persons: Lin Jian, ” Lin, Stephen Koehler, “, equalizes, ”, Collin Koh, Christopher Milhal, Koh, Rupert Schulenberg, Donald Trump “, Thomas, CNN’s Steven Jiang Organizations: South Korea CNN, US, MRC, US Army, Missile Defense, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Foreign, US Pacific Fleet, Sunday, Xinhua, CNN, US Air Force, US Army Pacific, Beijing, Rajaratnam, of International Studies, People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force, ”, don’t, International Institute for Strategic Studies, South, Lewis, McChord, Nuclear Forces Treaty, Russian, Philippine News Agency, CNN Philippine Locations: Seoul, South Korea, China, United States, Philippines, South China Sea, Beijing, Philippine, South China, Taiwan Strait, Qingdao, Washington, Manila, Asia, Pacific, Japan, Taiwan, Guam, Singapore, South, Soviet Union, Palawan, Sulu, Spratly

☆ Gen Zers are in their 'boycott era', even when it comes to which jobs they apply for
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Gen Zers are in their boycott era, turning against anything that doesn't align with their beliefs. But McGoff said Gen Zers wanted their workplace to align politically — so they had to talk about it. Getty ImagesGabrielle Yap, who's 26, said Gen Zers grew up in a time when information was available at their fingertips 24/7. "The company's public stance on these points, as well as the managers' views, affect the organization's capacity to hire Gen Zers," he said. It was a 2018 survey by Deloitte, not Deloitte's 2023 Gen Z and Millennial Survey.

Persons: Zers, —, there's, Gen, Z, Gen Zers, Karim Adib, Omar Taleb, Zer, George Floyd, Erin McGoff, McGoff, Adib, Gabrielle Yap, We've, we're, Yap, It's, Khalid Machchate, Zoomers, would've, Taleb Organizations: Service, Starbucks, McDonalds, Hyundai, HP, Siemens, Deloitte, Survey, ClickThrough, Bright Network, W Technology Locations: Israel, Gaza, who's, Lindsey, Africa

☆ K-pop stocks have sold off this year, but Goldman sees a turnaround
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Goldman Sachs, however, expressed optimism for the industry in a March 14 report, saying the K-pop sector is "misunderstood." Nonetheless, Goldman Sachs said it sees a "high potential for valuation re-rating," as companies still continue to deliver multi-year earnings growth. Goldman pointed out that Japan's top talent agency Johnny & Associates has been mired in a major scandal, leading to the industry turning more favorable to K-pop artists. In 2023, Kouhaku Uta Gassen, the largest music show in Japan, invited five K-pop artists and two localized groups produced by K-pop companies. It was the first time the show has featured male K-pop artists since 2011 and the largest number of K-pop groups ever featured in its line up.

Persons: Danielle, Hyein, NewJeans, Gary Miller, Goldman Sachs, Karina, Goldman, Kouhaku Uta Gassen Organizations: Park, Filmmagic, JYP, YG Entertainment, SM Entertainment, Hybe, SM, Johnny, Associates Locations: CHICAGO , ILLINOIS, Chicago , Illinois, Japan, U.S

☆ Why Corporate America is keeping quiet on abortion
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

New York CNN —Eight years ago, when North Carolina tried regulate how transgender people use public bathrooms, Corporate America revolted. Nearly two dozen states have either banned or severely curtailed abortion rights since Roe v. Wade was overturned two years ago. Lamberton: What we’ve seen is the natural life cycle of an idea. But in the last few years, we’ve seen that position softening. Economically, we’ve seen a great deal of volatility just in the last half decade.

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