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☆ Columbia University’s encampment ended with a mass police operation. Here’s how some schools avoided that
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Notably, none of the schools agreed to fully divest from companies doing business in Israel, a demand student protesters have commonly rallied for across the country. What the schools agreed to doOn Monday, Northwestern announced an agreement with protesters to end the encampment. Rutgers agreed to meet with student protesters to discuss divestment and to support scholarships for at least 10 displaced Gazan students. Rutgers, along with Northwestern, agreed to expand spaces for Arab and Muslim students on campus. Recent agreements at Brown University and Northwestern University might show the way,” Roth wrote.

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☆ Elon Musk allows white supremacist Nick Fuentes back on X — again
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Nick Fuentes, a far-right commentator, is set to return to X.Elon Musk bought X in 2022, promoting free speech absolutism. The Anti-Defamation League describes Fuentes as a white supremacist , anti-semite , and 2020 election-denier "who seeks to forge a white nationalist alternative to the mainstream GOP." When Elon Musk bought X for $44 billion in October 2022, he set out to defend free speech absolutism on the platform. Nick Fuentes' flirting with hate-speech has meant he has had a rocky relationship with X and Twitter before it. Business Insider's Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert reported that despite Musk identifying as a "free speech absolutist," the same embrace of free speech does not extend to his critics.

Persons: Nick Fuentes, Elon Musk, Musk, —, Elon, Jim Crow, Fuentes, Hitler, Donald Trump, Jordan Peterson, Andrew Tate, GMwHmInPAS — Elon, Katherine Tangalakis Organizations: Service, Defamation League, GOP, Elon, Kanye, Twitter Locations: Virginia, Israel

☆ How the overturned Harvey Weinstein conviction could echo in Donald Trump’s hush money trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Gloria Pazmino | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Some legal observers believe the Weinstein decision could prove relevant as the hush money trial against former President Donald Trump unfolds in Manhattan. Judge Juan Merchan, who is overseeing the trial and making day-by-day decisions about what evidence is allowed in court, is bound to the same guidelines as the Weinstein trial judge. Stephen Gillers, professor of law at New York University, said the Weinstein ruling will certainly be important to Merchan. Judge Madeline Singas dissented from the Weinstein appeals court ruling, saying the information was needed for the jury to consider. Gillers said the Weinstein decision is not just weighing on the judge’s mind.

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☆ House passes antisemitism bill as Johnson highlights campus protests
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Clare Foran | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“The bill sweeps too broadly.”Speaker Johnson puts a spotlight on campus protestsHouse Speaker Mike Johnson has increasingly put a spotlight on campus protests. Last week, the Louisiana Republican visited Columbia University to meet with Jewish students and hold a press conference where he called on the university’s president to resign. CAIR has reported record incidents of Islamophobia on campus, and the Anti-Defamation League has recorded a historic number of incidents of violence and threats against Jewish students. Some Jewish students have said they were threatened by protesters and encountered antisemitic rhetoric at some of the rallies. The White House and multiple governors have voiced support for Jewish students and urged protesters and universities to exercise restraint.

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The television producer Dan Schneider filed a defamation lawsuit on Wednesday against the creators of the documentary series “Quiet on Set,” which aired accounts of sexual abuse and other inappropriate behavior on sets at Nickelodeon, where Schneider was once a star creator of content. The five-episode series, “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV,” included interviews from former employees who denounced Schneider as a boss and objected to sexualized humor in his shows, leading him to release a video in March in which he apologized for some of his behavior on the job, such as soliciting massages on set from staff members. But the show also focused on Nickelodeon employees who had been convicted of child sex crimes — including Brian Peck, a dialogue coach for Nickelodeon, who was sentenced to prison for sexually abusing the “Drake & Josh” star Jared Drake Bell. Schneider’s lawsuit accuses the documentary of improperly conflating him with those who had been convicted of abusing children and took issue with segments of the series that his lawyers said “falsely and repeatedly state or imply that Schneider is a child sexual abuser.”

Persons: Dan Schneider, Schneider, ”, Brian Peck, Drake, Josh ”, Jared Drake Bell, “ Organizations: Nickelodeon, Kids

☆ Amid campus protests, some teens and parents reconsider enrollment decisions
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

I was so dead set on going,” said the private school student, who is Jewish. Before police were deployed to campus, pro-Palestinian protesters and Israel supporters were clashing at the school , according to multiple reports. Joseph Prezioso/AFP/Getty Images Columbia University students gather for a picket organized by the Student Workers Union (UAW Local 2710) on Monday, April 29. Columbia student Cameron Jones told CNN: "I am Jewish and, to me, Passover symbolizes perseverance and resilience. Stefan Jeremiah/AP Israeli flags are reflected in the sunglasses of a demonstrator in front of Columbia University on April 22.

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☆ Opinion: ‘Baby Reindeer’ is a hard-to-watch hit. I hope this will be its legacy
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Jane Carr | Opinion Sara Stewart | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —This essay contains some spoilers for “Baby Reindeer.”The Netflix hit “Baby Reindeer” has taken the world by storm with its nuanced, painfully honest portrayal of one man’s experience of stalking and abuse. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “nearly a quarter of men reported some form of contact sexual violence in their lifetime. “There is a hidden epidemic of sexual violence within the queer community that is rarely visible in the media. A man some viewers mistakenly identified as the older television writer in “Baby Reindeer” has gone to the police after receiving threatening messages on social media. Whatever the legacy of “Baby Reindeer” may be, it stands as one of the boldest and most forthright explorations of male victims of stalking and sexual assault.

Persons: Sara Stewart, Sara Stewart Todd Thompson, Richard Gadd, Gadd, Donny, ” Gadd, GQ, “, ‘, ’ ”, he’d, hadn’t, ”, who’s, ” Jeffrey Ingold, ” Ingold, stalkers, Jessica Gunning, Martha, —, he’s, it’s, Teri, she’s Organizations: CNN, Netflix, US Centers for Disease Control, Prevention, Guardian, Independent, Twitter, Facebook Locations: Pennsylvania

CNN —Judge Juan Merchan handed down his first punishment to Donald Trump for violating the judge’s gag order in the New York hush money trial Tuesday, fining Trump $9,000 for nine violations. Instead, Davidson negotiated a $130,000 hush money deal with Cohen on Daniels’ behalf, and she did not speak out publicly before the 2016 election. In his order, the judge warned Trump that he could be imprisoned if he continues to willfully violate the gag order. “All you have to do is talk to that a**hole Cohen,” Davidson recalled. His son, Eric Trump, attended the trial – the first family member of the former president to appear during the trial.

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☆ McKinsey tried to boost the morale of senior staff by blasting Eminem and Bob Marley at an internal event, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

McKinsey & Co. held an internal event to rally partners amid a challenging year, Bloomberg reports. Like many major consulting firms, McKinsey has announced layoffs as demand for its services has fallen. During the event, Bob Sternfels, global managing partner at McKinsey, reportedly admitted that the last 18 months had been challenging but said that 2024 was looking better for the firm. McKinsey global managing partner, Bob Sternfels, makes a statement to the US Senate on the firm's work with Saudi Arabia, February 2024. But McKinsey partners have reportedly been unhappy with how leadership has handled the role reductions, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.

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☆ Fox News takes down Hunter Biden ‘mock trial’ miniseries after lawsuit threat
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Fox News on Tuesday removed a six-part Hunter Biden miniseries from its streaming platform, after his attorneys threatened to sue the right-wing network over the incendiary and at-times sexually explicit program about his legal troubles. “This program was produced in and has been available since 2022,” a Fox News Media spokesperson said in a statement. As of Tuesday afternoon, the link on the Fox Nation site for the six-episode series was not working. Hunter Biden has pleaded not guilty to the federal charges, and a trial in California is scheduled to begin in late June. Fox denied wrongdoing, saying in a statement Tuesday morning that its coverage was accurate and “consistent with the First Amendment.”

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☆ Right-Wing Network Retracts False Story About Key Witness in Trump Trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Maggie Haberman | Katie Robertson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

One America News, a right-wing cable news network, on Monday retracted a report claiming that Donald J. Trump’s former fixer had been the person who actually had an affair with the porn star whose claims of a sexual relationship with Mr. Trump are key to his criminal trial. The retraction came after the fixer, Michael D. Cohen, hired a leading defamation lawyer to address the false report, which was posted on the network’s website on March 27. The lawyer, Justin Nelson, had represented Dominion Voting Systems in a suit against Fox News that cost that network $787.5 million to settle. Mr. Nelson worked with Mr. Cohen’s longtime lawyer, Danya Perry, in what was a remarkably quick about-face by OAN. There are no monetary damages, but the story is being removed from the website “and all social media,” the network said in a statement on Monday.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Michael D, Cohen, Justin Nelson, Nelson, Cohen’s, Danya Perry Organizations: America, Voting Systems, Fox News, Mr, OAN

☆ Far-right network OAN retracts false story about Michael Cohen affair with Stormy Daniels
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Cohen and Daniels are both key witnesses against Trump in his ongoing New York state criminal trial. Trump is accused of falsifying business records to cover-up the $130,000 payment that Daniels received so she wouldn’t publicly reveal their alleged affair before the 2016 election. Cohen hired veteran attorney Justin Nelson after OAN published the story last month. The little-watched network has regularly given airtime to baseless conspiracy theories, most prominently in the wake of the 2020 election. OAN still faces a separate defamation lawsuit brought by Nelson’s law firm on behalf of Dominion over its promotion of 2020 election lies.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels, Cohen, Daniels, Trump, wouldn’t, Cohen “, ”, Daniel, ” Cohen, OAN, –, Justin Nelson, Nelson, “, ” Nelson, OAN didn’t Organizations: CNN, Trump Organization, Trump, Smartmatic, Dominion Voting Systems, Fox News, Dominion Locations: New York, Arizona

☆ Opinion: Harvey Weinstein’s prosecutors made a huge mistake. Trump’s prosecutors risk repeating it
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Opinion Jim Walden | Deanna Paul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Jim Walden Courtesy of Jim WaldenA few days later, New York’s highest court overturned the sex crimes conviction of Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. And the recent dramatic developments in the Weinstein case demonstrate why the presiding judge in the Trump trial, Judge Juan Merchan, needs to reverse his ruling allowing Trump to be questioned about proven misconduct from other cases. If he doesn’t, Trump could have an easy path to having a conviction in the case tossed out. This is essentially what happened in the Weinstein case. If he does not, Trump could get a conviction overturned while the ink hasn’t yet dried on the jury’s verdict.

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☆ A woman outed by social media as the alleged stalker who inspired 'Baby Reindeer' says she's considering legal action against the Netflix show's creator
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Netflix's "Baby Reindeer," tells the story of a male comedian whom an older woman stalked. AdvertisementA woman who believes the stalker character in Netflix's latest hit series "Baby Reindeer" is based on her has said she is considering taking legal action against the Netflix show. She has alleged that she has received "death threats and abuse from Richard Gadd supporters." Richard Gadd as Donny Dunn in "Baby Reindeer." NetflixFollowing its release in mid-April, "Baby Reindeer" has become a surprise hit for Netflix, having risen to No.

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☆ Opinion: Winds of fate confront Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. To Trump’s delight, the top court’s session dimmed the chances the federal case will go to trial before the election. (Trump has denied the affairs with Daniels and McDougal and has pleaded not guilty to the hush money charges. Here’s why we should tune in anyway 04:27 - Source: CNNAs SE Cupp noted, “Trump and Biden debated twice in 2020. Chris Pizzello/Invision/APCNN anchor Victor Blackwell is a fervent Beyoncé fan but her foray into country music didn’t initially grab him.

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☆ Why this campus turmoil story is so complex
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( David Goldman | Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Brian Snyder/Reuters House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks to the media on the campus of Columbia University after meeting with Jewish students on April 24. Alex Kent/AFP/Getty Images People watch from a window as New York University students set up a tent encampment on April 22. Stefan Jeremiah/AP Israeli flags are reflected in the sunglasses of a demonstrator in front of Columbia University on April 22. The White House and multiple governors have voiced support for Jewish students and urged protesters and universities to exercise restraint. Yet hundreds of protesters have been arrested for trespassing and for violating school rules, including blocking access to campus buildings or other disruptions on campus.

Persons: Jay Janner, Mike Stewart, Sarah Reingewirtz, Brandon Bell, Brian Snyder, Mike Johnson, Timothy A, Clary, Alex Kent, Matthew Hatcher, Nuri Vallbona, Jordan Vonderhaar, Zaydee Sanchez, Caitlin Ochs, Cameron Jones, Stephanie Keith, Andres Kudacki, Tayfun, Joe Buglewicz, Fatih Aktas, Michael M, Mary Altaffer, Scott Eisen, Columbia's, David Dee Delgado, Stefan Jeremiah, Selcuk, Kena Betancur, Benjamin Netanyahu’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, University of Texas, Austin Statesman, USA, Network, Reuters, Reuters Georgia State Patrol, Emory University, University of Southern, MediaNews, Los Angeles Daily News, Getty, Austin, University, Emerson College, Columbia University, Swarthmore College, Bloomberg, Getty Images Police, Reuters New York, Reuters Columbia, Columbia, CNN, New York University, New York Times, University of California, Sproul Hall, Yale University, University police, Monday, York University, The New School, AP, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Library, Getty Images, CAIR, Defamation, Jewish, Israel Locations: New York, United States, Gaza, Gaza . Texas, Austin, Reuters Georgia, Atlanta, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Boston, AFP, Swarthmore , Pennsylvania, Texas, Columbia, New, Berkeley, Sproul, Anadolu, New Haven , Connecticut, Cambridge, Israel

☆ 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.

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☆ The man who audited Trump's social media company misspelled his own name in 14 different ways: FT
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThe accountant hired to audit former President Donald Trump's social media company seemed to have a lot of trouble spelling his name, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. But others, like Blake F Borgers and Ben F Vonesh, were entirely different names. Representatives for BF Borgers and Trump Media & Technology Group did not immediately respond to a request for comment from BI sent outside regular business hours. In November, Borgers' firm was also removed from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' peer review program. Trump Media shares had initially soared when it went public, only to crash by nearly 40% in a matter of weeks.

Persons: —, Donald Trump's, Ben F Borgers, Ben F Brogers, Ben F orgers, Blake F Borgers, Ben F Vonesh, Borgers, Brown, WithumSmith, Trump, Forbes, Jean Carroll, he's, Stormy Daniels Organizations: Service, Financial Times, Public Company, Business, BF Borgers, Trump Media & Technology Group, BI, Bloomberg, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Trump, Trump Media, New Locations: New York, Manhattan, Mar

☆ Bird flu could jump to humans any day. A former surgeon general says it feels like 2020 again.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In recent months the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus has been spreading through US cattle herds for the first time ever. The cow-to-cow transmission is the latest escalation in a global outbreak that began when the virus reemerged in Europe in 2020. Bill Powers with his flock of white turkeys, kept under shelter to prevent exposure to bird flu, in Townsend, Delaware. Nathan Howard/Getty ImagesDr. Jerome Adams, a former surgeon general and the director of health equity at Purdue University, is getting deja vu. AdvertisementOnly testing the sickSo far, the USDA has only been testing cattle herds when an animal appears sick.

Persons: —, Jeremy Farrar, Nathan Frandino, Farrar, Bill Powers, Nathan Howard, Jerome Adams, they've, Adams, Donald Trump, hasn't, Terry Chea, they're, Zeynep Tufekci, Jean Carroll, Alexi J . Rosenfeld, President Trump, Trump, Biden Organizations: Service, Business, World Health Organization, Washington Post, Food and Drug Administration, New York Times, FDA, Johann, Reuters, US Centers for Disease Control, Purdue University, CDC, US Department of Agriculture, White, USDA Locations: Europe, South America, Fresno , California, Texas, Townsend , Delaware, COVID, Sonoma County , California

☆ Federal judge upholds verdict in E. Jean Carroll case and denies Trump’s motion for a new trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Kara Scannell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

CNN —A federal judge on Thursday upheld the verdict and award in E. Jean Carroll’s defamation case against former President Donald Trump and denied Trump’s motion for a new trial. Judge Lewis Kaplan, in a written opinion, said Trump’s legal arguments are without merit. The judge also found that the punitive damages the jury awarded to Carroll “passes constitutional muster.”Trump is also separately appealing the verdict. This is a breaking story and will be updated.

Persons: Jean Carroll’s, Donald Trump, Lewis Kaplan, Carroll “, ” Trump Organizations: CNN

☆ Notorious far-right blog The Gateway Pundit declares bankruptcy over 2020 election-related lawsuits
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Oliver Darcy | Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The Gateway Pundit, the notorious far-right blog and prolific publisher of conspiracy theories, said Wednesday that it had filed for bankruptcy protection as it grapples with litigation related to its coverage of the 2020 election. Another lawsuit, filed by a former Dominion Voting Systems executive, accuses the outlet of defamation. The Gateway Pundit denies wrongdoing in both cases. Over the years, The Gateway Pundit has become infamous for its publishing of hyper-partisan blog posts, many of which advance dangerous lies and conspiracy theories. The Gateway Pundit is one of several right-wing media outlets grappling with the fallout stemming from its promotion of 2020 election lies.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Ruby Freeman, Wandrea, ” Moss, Jim Hoft, Trump, MAGA, Hoft, ”, ” Hoft Organizations: CNN, Dominion Voting Systems, Republican, Fox News, America News Locations: Georgia, Smartmatic, Dominion

☆ Donald Trump has shared tales of courtroom spectacles. The reality is much more subdued
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Steve Contorno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —An email Monday night from Donald Trump – subject line: “My farewell message” – carried a fateful warning to his backers. Throughout the first six days of his trial, Trump’s dramatized retellings of his legal peril have veered considerably from the events actually unfolding in and around Manhattan’s criminal courthouse. In one fundraising email on the first day of his trial, Trump claimed he “stormed out” of the proceedings. With the courtroom quiet Tuesday, Trump flipped through a pile of papers loud enough to hear the pages turning. “I will not have any jurors intimidated in the courtroom,” Merchan said.

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☆ Will Trump testify? What he says and why it’s a risky bet
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Video Ad Feedback Smerconish: Will Trump testify? While he is under no obligation to testify, Trump has promised he will. And the truth is that there’s no case, they have no case,” Trump said. When juries and a judge have seen Trump testify, he lostThe first Carroll trial jury in 2023 was played a videotape of Trump’s deposition by lawyers. Not a hush money case, but an election interference caseOne other key thing to note out of the prosecution’s opening statement is that they want to portray this case as an election interference case rather than a hush money case.

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☆ Opening statements to show the stark personal and political stakes of Trump’s first criminal trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

But on Monday, his diminished reality as a criminal defendant will become clear in humbling fashion during opening statements in his first criminal trial. The process, known as a Sandoval hearing, offered the ex-president a glimpse of personal and unflattering revelations that the trial could dredge up. The political case against the prosecutions was laid out by South Dakota Gov. But Noem rehearsed a political argument that Trump and his associates will be seeking to land as the trial goes ahead. But the deeply consequential political and personal stakes for the former president will become even clearer when the first trial begins for real on Monday.

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AdvertisementDonald Trump enters his first criminal trial every day flanked by lawyers, court officers, Secret Service members, and political advisors. AdvertisementFormer President Donald Trump speaks alongside his wife, former first lady Melania Trump, during a rare joint appearance as they arrived to vote in Florida's primary election. Bederow explained that Melania Trump's courtroom support could be "potentially very powerful" given the salacious nature of the hush-money case against Trump. Danilewitz said Trump's defense team may have a different strategy in mind when it comes to Melania Trump. If Trump's family does decide to show up Monday, they might want to wear sweaters.

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