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☆ Live updates: University protests at UCLA, Columbia campuses amid Israel's war in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Hundreds of demonstrators have been arrested in the last 24 hours as protests decrying Israel's bombardment of Gaza continue at university campuses across the nation. The majority of demonstrations have called for the divestment from companies that support Israel and the war in Gaza. Meanwhile, at the University of Arizona, law enforcement used pepper balls and rubber bullets against protesters Wednesday, the university said in a statement. The Los Angeles Police Department has also issued a city-wide "tactical alert" related to a pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA, a law enforcement source told CNN. University of Texas at Dallas: At least 17 arrests have been made at the campus as of Wednesday evening, school officials said.

Persons: That's, Minouche Shafik, Lowenstein, Jennifer L, Mnookin Organizations: University of California, CNN, University of Arizona, Columbia University, City College, Hamilton Hall, City College of New, University, Dartmouth College, WMUR, Fordham University, NYPD, Buffalo, Los Angeles : Police, Los Angeles Police Department, UCLA, University of New, State, New Hampshire Department of Safety, ” University of Texas, Austin Fox, University of Texas, Austin, Texas Department of Public Safety, . University of Texas, Dallas, University of Wisconsin Locations: Gaza, Israel, Los Angeles, New York, City College of New York, University of New Hampshire, Austin, Madison

☆ Princess Charlotte turns 9! See the sweet photo from her parents to mark the occasion
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

London CNN —A photograph of a beaming Princess Charlotte has been released by the Prince and Princess of Wales to mark her ninth birthday. The children, from left, are Prince George, Prince Louis, Princess Charlotte, Savannah Phillips, Isla Phillips, Lena Tindall and Mia Tindall. The Duchess of Cambridge/Getty Images The Prince and Princess of Wales have released a photo of Princess Charlotte to mark her ninth birthday on Thursday, May 2. Carl Court/AFP/Getty Images Princess Charlotte, William and Catherine's middle child, is seen in this handout photo released on May 1, 2021, a day before her sixth birthday. The Duchess of Cambridge via Getty Images Princess Charlotte playfully sticks out her tongue while attending a King's Cup regatta with her mother in 2019.

Persons: Charlotte, Prince, Princess, “, Catherine , Princess of Wales, Prince Louis ’, Prince William, Kate, Kensington, It’s, Princess Charlotte, Charlotte’s, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Prince George, Prince Louis , Princess, Savannah, Isla Phillips, Lena Tindall, Mia Tindall, Duchess, Wales, Wales Prince George, William, George, Samir Hussein, Barack Obama, Pete Souza, Carl Court, Prince George . The Duchess, Cambridge, Chris Jackson, Ben Stansall, Prince Louis, Louis, AP Prince Louis, Kate's, Catherine, Prince Harry, Meghan, Duchess of, Prince Archie, Archie, Toby Melville, Prince Archie of Sussex, Dominic Lipinski, Eugenie, Jack Brooksbank, Princess Beatrice, Sienna, Prince Andrew . Princess Eugenie, Prince Edward, James, Earl of Wessex, Sophie, Lady Louise Mountbatten, Louise, Steve Parsons, Cousins Mia Tindall, Savannah Phillips, Princess Eugenie, Princess Anne, Mia, Mike, Zara Tindall, Peter, Autumn Phillips, Max Mumby, Savannah's, Zara Tindall's, Lena, Zara, Lucas, ”, Queen Elizabeth II’s, King Charles ’, wasn’t, That’s, Charlotte Elizabeth Diana Organizations: London CNN, CNN, Westminster Abbey, St, of England High, Getty, Kensington Palace, William, AP, Press Association, CNN’s Royal, Mary’s Locations: Wales, Windsor, Kensington, Sandringham, Norfolk, London, UK’s, Midlands, St Michael’s, Prince Louis , Princess Charlotte, Savannah Phillips, Cambridge, AFP, Duchess of Sussex, South Africa, Edinburgh, Mia, Savannah, Wellington, Charlotte, British, St

☆ Live Updates: Police Enter U.C.L.A. Encampment After Warnings
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Jonathan Wolfe | Mike Ives | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

A deal struck by Northwestern University officials and pro-Palestinian demonstrators brought an end to a protest encampment on campus but drew harsh criticism from Jewish leaders and students on Wednesday. The agreement, announced this week, included a promise by the university to be more transparent about its financial holdings. In turn, demonstrators removed the tent camp they built last week at Deering Meadow, a stretch of lawn on campus. The university did not commit to divesting from companies linked to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, a chief demand animating campus protests across the nation. But protest organizers at Northwestern said they saw transparency as a first step toward that goal.

Persons: ”, Elizabeth Shakman Hurd, “, Hillel, Michael Schill, Schill, ” Paz Baum, Baum, Mr Organizations: Northwestern University, Northwestern, Educators for Justice, American Jewish Committee, Cook County Circuit Court, Jewish Voice, Peace, Brown University, Columbia University, University of California Locations: Deering, Gaza, Palestine, Northwestern, Cook County, New York, Los Angeles

This screengrab shows a campus police officer removing a hijab off a protester’s head at Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona. Mass Liberation AZVideo taken over the weekend at Arizona State University shows a campus police officer removing a hijab from a protester’s head during her arrest. After being detained and bused to jail, the women were not given their hijabs back, Al-Sayyed said. Around 15 hours later, when he was finally given access to his clients, Al-Sayyed said he was able to bring them new hijabs. In a statement to CNN, the university said, “This matter is under review.” CNN has reached out to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office for comment.

Persons: Zayed Al, Sayyed, “ You’re, ”, “, Al, … who’s, they're, ” Al, Azza Abuseif Organizations: Arizona State University, Mass, Mass Liberation, CNN, ASU Police Department, United, Constitution, Islamic Relations, CAIR, ASU Police, ” CNN, Maricopa County Attorney's Locations: Phoenix , Arizona, Al, Arizona, Maricopa County

☆ Robert De Niro wasn’t shouting at Pro-Palestinian protesters in viral video. He’s filming a TV show
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A viral video clip circulating online suggested that actor Robert De Niro had confronted pro-Palestinian protesters in New York City, but CNN has learned that the actor was actually filming a TV show. In the video posted onto social media, De Niro is seen yelling, “This is not a movie! (No protesters can be seen in the video.) A Netflix spokesperson told CNN that the video was shot “during an on-location rehearsal” for the series “Zero Day,” on April 27. In the video, “Civil War” actor Jesse Plemons – who co-stars with De Niro in the series – is seen standing in the background.

Persons: Robert De Niro, Niro, De Niro, ” De Niro, De, Stan Rosenfield, ”, Jesse Plemons – Organizations: CNN, Netflix, Haaretz Locations: New York City, Israel, New York

☆ Maybe Kristi Noem doesn't want to be Trump's vice president
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Kristi Noem keeps hurting her chances to become Donald Trump's running mate. Kristi Noem has campaigned so badly to be former President Donald Trump's vice president that even some of the most controversial Trumpworld figures are turned off. If Noem truly wants to be vice president, this has been one of the worst efforts to obtain the job. AdvertisementIt's a difficult balance trying to become vice president. At worst, a potential vice president could lose all the leverage to shape the role in a way that would benefit him or her the most.

Persons: Kristi Noem, Donald Trump's, Noem, —, I've, Steve Bannon, Donald Trump Jr, Bannon, Trump, Tim Walz, Nicole Malliotakis, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Harry Truman, FDR, Sen, JD Vance, Trump . Sen, Marco Rubio, Doug Burgum, Tim Scott of, George Costanza, Saul Goodman, Saul, Biden, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Karen Bass, Susan Rice, Gretchen Whitmer, Elizabeth Warren Organizations: South Dakota Gov, Service, White, Trump Jr, Cricket, The Guardian, Minnesota Gov, GOP, New, New York Republican, Politico, Gov, Ohio Republican, Trump ., Trump, Trump . North Dakota Gov, Wall Street, Los Angeles Mayor, New York Times, Michigan Gov Locations: New York, Texas, Ohio, Trump ., Tim Scott of South Carolina, Los Angeles, Biden's White

Arizona lawmakers voted on Wednesday to repeal an abortion ban that first became law when Abraham Lincoln was president and a half-century before women won the right to vote. A bill to repeal the law passed, 16-14, in the Republican-controlled State Senate with the support of every Democratic senator and two Republicans who broke with anti-abortion conservatives in their own party. The vote was the culmination of a fevered effort to repeal the law that has made abortion a central focus of Arizona’s politics. The issue has galvanized Democratic voters and energized a campaign to put an abortion-rights ballot measure before Arizona voters in November. On the right, it created a rift between anti-abortion activists who want to keep the law in place and Republican politicians who worry about the political backlash that could be prompted by support of a near-total abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest.

Persons: Abraham Lincoln, Katie Hobbs Organizations: Republican, Senate, Democratic, Republicans, Gov, Democrat, Arizona Locations: Arizona

☆ Aspirin Can Prevent a Deadly Pregnancy Complication. Why Aren’t Women Told?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Roni Caryn Rabin | More About Roni Caryn Rabin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Both the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine support the recommendation, saying low-dose aspirin is safe and not likely to cause complications. Despite all the data, too few pregnant women at risk are taking baby aspirin, and too few doctors recommend it. A 2022 study found that Black women are less likely to be told to take baby aspirin, even when they meet the criteria. In addition, only about one in five families surveyed said they were familiar with interventions like baby aspirin. Having had the condition once, Ms. Felix knew she might develop it again during her second pregnancy, so she decided to take baby aspirin.

Persons: haven’t, Harris, ”, Elizabeth Cherot, “, Allyson Felix, Felix, Cherot Organizations: U.S . Preventive Services Task Force, American College of Obstetricians, Society for, Dimes, Wednesday Locations: U.S

☆ How Six-Week Abortion Bans Went From Fringe to Reality
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Jess Bidgood | More About Jess Bidgood | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Just over a decade ago, six-week abortion bans were seen as too radical even by many members of the anti-abortion movement, who worried they carried too much political and legal risk. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, cuts off access to the procedure before many women even know they are pregnant, leaving millions of women in the South hundreds of miles from a clinic offering abortion. The ban represents another victory for the true believers of the anti-abortion movement that seek sharp curbs on the procedure. But when such a ban was first introduced, mainstream abortion opponents who preferred gradually chipping away at abortion rights felt such restrictions could backfire and undermine their broader goals. I asked her how the six-week ban moved from the fringe to the mainstream — and why those early warnings from anti-abortion allies might be coming true now.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Elizabeth Dias, Lisa Lerer, Roe, Wade Organizations: Gov, Republican Locations: Florida

☆ Trump Media insider trading trial begins with co-founder testifying, 'I've never been paid at all'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The first witness in the insider trading case against Bruce Garelick was Andy Litinsky, a co-founder of Trump Media. Garelick has decided to take his chances with a jury after his two co-defendants, the brothers Michael Shvartsman and Gerald Shvartsman, pleaded guilty on April 3 to insider trading charges in the case. Garelick, Bach argued, "acted in good faith at all times." Shahabian repeatedly had Litinsky describe the confidentiality agreements in letters of intent that Trump Media signed with two prospective merger partners, DWAC and Bennessere Capital Acquisition Corp. Asked if he traded stock based on the confidential information, Litinsky likewise replied, "No," noting, "It would be against the rules."

Persons: Bruce Garelick, Amr Alfiky, Donald Trump, Andy Litinsky, Litinsky, Garelick, Michael Shvartsman, Gerald Shvartsman, Gerald, Attorney Elizabeth Hanft, Michael Schvartsman, Jonathan Bach, Bach, Bruce, Michael Shvartsman's, Matthew Shahabian, Wes Moss, Trump, Michael Kovac, Wireimage, Shahabian Organizations: Manhattan Federal Court, Reuters, Trump Media, Trump, Attorney, NBC, Hammerstein, DWAC, Bennessere, Corp Locations: Manhattan, New York City, U.S, Florida, DWAC, Providence , Rhode Island, Miami

☆ Ron Insana: The 2024 inflation scare has arrived, but there are still signs of hope for investors
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Ron Insana | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Elizabeth Frantz | ReutersIt appears the great inflation scare of 2024 is upon us. The Fed's preferred measure of inflation, the core personal consumption expenditures price index, grew 2.8% from a year earlier in March. The recent inflation numbers have reduced the expected number of cuts down to one or two, with the first cut anticipated to arrive much later this year. Some recent signs of cooling emergeCommodity prices, like cocoa , coffee and copper , have been on a tear in 2024. Despite all the military activity in the Middle East, oil prices have been reasonably well behaved, taking into consideration the energy shocks of years past.

Persons: Jerome Powell, Elizabeth Frantz, –, specter Organizations: Federal, Committee, Reuters, Fed, Hamas Locations: Washington , U.S, Israel

☆ Democrats: College campus protests highlight tensions in Biden’s coalition
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Gregory Krieg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

Joseph Prezioso/AFP/Getty Images Pro-Palestinian protesters confront a Texas state trooper at the University of Texas in Austin on Monday, April 29. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Protesters link arms at Emerson College in Boston on April 24. 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.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, Donald Trump, Alex Kent, Biden, Andrew Bates, “, Chuck Schumer, –, Hind Rajab, Mike Johnson, ” Johnson, Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, Mike Lawler, Israel –, Jared Moskowitz, Vermont Sen, Bernie Sanders, ” Moskowitz, Sanders, “ Bernie, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, “ Sen, Sanders ’, ” Ocasio, tikkun, ”, Ocasio, Joseph Prezioso, Suzanne Cordeiro, Cliff Owen, Qian Weizhong, David Dee Delgado, Mike Stewart, Sarah Reingewirtz, Jay Janner, Brandon Bell, Brian Snyder, Timothy A, Clary, 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, Stefan Jeremiah, Selcuk, Kena Betancur, Josh Gottheimer, Dan Goldman, Richard Nixon, Netanyahu’s, Elizabeth Warren of, Bernie, ’, Warren, ‘, Netanyahu, Israel, ” Sanders –, Sanders –, Democratic Sen, Chris Murphy of, who’s, ” Murphy, Elise Stefanik, ” Stefanik, CNN’s Donald Judd, Kevin Liptak, Annie Grayer Organizations: CNN, Israel Democrats, Capitol, Columbia University, Hamilton Hall, Getty, New York Democrat, College Democrats, America, Columbia, Republicans, Democrats, GOP, Jewish Democrats, Israeli, GOP Rep, Democratic, Florida, New York Rep, Hamilton, Columbia Students, Justice, Brown University, University of Texas, George Washington University, AP, University of California, UCLA, Getty Images, New York University, Rueters Georgia State Patrol, Emory University, MediaNews, Los Angeles Daily News, Austin Statesman, USA, Network, Reuters, Austin, University, Emerson College, Swarthmore College, Bloomberg, Getty Images Police, University of Southern, Reuters New York, Reuters Columbia, New York Times, Sproul Hall, Yale University, University police, York University, The New School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Library, New York Police Department, Occupy, Hamas, Democratic Party, Biden, White, International Court of Justice, Sunday, Fox News, New York, Republican Locations: Gaza, New York City, Columbia, Palestinian, ”, Gaza City, Palestine, New York, Vermont, Alexandria, Israel, Cortez, Providence , Rhode Island, AFP, Texas, Austin, Washington ,, Los Angeles, New, Rueters Georgia, Atlanta, Getty Images Texas, Boston, Swarthmore , Pennsylvania, University of Southern California, Berkeley, Sproul, Anadolu, New Haven , Connecticut, Cambridge, New Jersey, Washington, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, “ State, Chris Murphy of Connecticut

California Coast Credit Union is currently offering a 5-month CD with a rate of 9.50% annual percentage yield (APY). For a limited time, the California Coast Credit Union is offering 9.50% APY on its 5-month "Celebration Certificate" CD in honor of its 95th anniversary. While some credit unions offer membership to anyone in the nation, California Coast Credit Union isn't one of them. You also can't have previously opened a Celebration Certificate CD, as it's limited to one per social security number. You can't withdraw your money early or add any additional money to the CD after you've funded it.

Persons: it's, you'll Organizations: California Coast Credit Union, San Diego Riverside Orange, San Diego Riverside Orange Los Angeles Ventura Locations: California, Southern California, San Diego Riverside Orange Los, San Diego Riverside Orange Los Angeles Ventura Imperial San Bernardino

☆ Live updates: Pro-Palestinian university protests disrupt Columbia, UCLA, campuses across the US
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

At Washington University , more than 80 people were arrested at the campus Saturday, the university said. About 100 people were arrested on Northeastern University's campus in Boston on Saturday morning as authorities broke up an unauthorized encampment. At Arizona State University , police arrested 72 people in connection to an encampment on campus, university officials said. , police arrested 72 people in connection to an encampment on campus, university officials said. The number of demonstrators on George Washington University's campus is dwindling, but another group has erected an encampment of about 20 tents on a nearby public street.

Persons: scuffles, Jill Stein, George Washington Organizations: University of California, Washington University, Green Party, Arizona State University Locations: Israel, Gaza, University of California Los Angeles, Northeastern University's, Boston

☆ More than 1 million student-loan borrowers could soon be transferred to a new company after their servicer requested a lighter load, the Education Department says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA major student-loan company has requested that it no longer manage some of the borrowers in its servicing portfolio. "MOHELA continues to serve as one of the Department's federal student loan servicers and will continue their support for millions of student loan borrowers," the blog post said. AdvertisementThis announcement comes as the Education Department is working to overhaul the student-loan servicing industry to make it easier to use for borrowers. Warren told BI in a statement that less than three weeks after she held the hearing, "the Education Department is taking critical action to protect student loan borrowers." Advertisement"There is more that the Education Department can do to hold MOHELA accountable, but today's action is an important first step," Warren said.

Persons: —, MOHELA, servicers, Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Warren Organizations: Service, Federal, Business, An Education Department, Public, Education Department, Federal Student Aid, Democratic Locations: MOHELA

☆ Caledonian Braves: How a tiny Scottish soccer club is chasing ‘Wrexham’-sized dreams
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

On any given evening, Ewing receives emails informing him that some fan in a far-flung location – say, Los Angeles – has just invested in his tiny Scottish soccer club, the Caledonian Braves. “A community club, most people would think, is a local community bound by a certain geography,” says Ewing. National Basketball Association/Courtesy Caledonian BravesAgainst this backdrop, fan ownership has emerged as somewhat of a utopian panacea for some fans. As time went by, the academy’s first team started playing in the Scottish soccer leagues and separated to form the Caledonian Braves in 2019. “You can be anyone really from anywhere and you can also own a football club for as little as £10 ($13).”

Persons: Ted Lasso ”, Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney’s, –, Chris Ewing, Ewing, Los Angeles –, ’ ” Ewing, ”, “, Mujtaba Elgoodah, Elgoodah, braving, ” Elgoodah, Alastair Ross, Nassir Criss, Elizabeth Ball, Kristen Hamilton, Hailie Mace, Isaiah Covington, ” Covington, ” Hamilton, that’s, ‘, ’, ” Criss, Mutjaba Elgoodah, Kiera Burns, ” Ball, Tom Brady, Matthew McConaughey Organizations: CNN — Soccer, Welsh soccer, Scottish soccer, Caledonian Braves, CNN Sport, Scottish, Scottish Premier League, NBA, US, Super League, Golden State Warriors, National, Players ’ Association, Braves, Twitter, Kansas City, Boston Celtics, NFL, National Basketball, English Premier League, St Mirren, Motherwell, Rangers, Celtic, –, Edusport Academy Locations: Wrexham, ”, Los Angeles, Scottish, Australia, Motherwell, Glasgow, – Wyoming, Kansas, Scotland, Heart of Midlothian, France

☆ Friends From the Old Neighborhood Turn Rivals in Big Tech’s A.I. Race
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Cade Metz | Nico Grant | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Today, they are two of the most powerful executives in the tech industry’s race to build artificial intelligence. Dr. Hassabis, 47, is the chief executive of Google DeepMind, the tech giant’s central research lab for artificial intelligence. Mr. Suleyman, 39, was recently named chief executive of Microsoft AI, charged with overseeing the company’s push into A.I. In 2010, they were two of the three founders of DeepMind, a seminal A.I. research lab that was supposed to prevent the very thing they are now deeply involved in: an escalating race by profit-driven companies to build and deploy A.I.

Persons: Mustafa Suleyman, Hassabis, Demis, —, Suleyman Organizations: National Health Service, Queen Elizabeth’s, Google, Microsoft, Big Tech, DeepMind Locations: Syrian, Cypriot, London

☆ Supreme Court won't let former Trump aide Peter Navarro out of jail while he appeals sentence
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Former Donald Trump adviser Peter Navarro holds a press conference before turning himself into a federal prison on March 19, 2024, in Miami, Florida. The Supreme Court on Monday denied a request by Peter Navarro, a former advisor to ex-President Donald Trump, to get out of jail while he appeals his four-month sentence for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Navarro claimed that the doctrine of executive privilege shielded him from responding to the subpoena. But much of the information sought by the committee was not covered by executive privilege, and Trump did not assert executive privilege in the first place, noted U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar in a March filing to the Supreme Court.

Persons: Donald Trump, Peter Navarro, Neil Gorsuch, Navarro, Trump's, Joe Biden, Trump, Elizabeth Prelogar Organizations: U.S . Capitol, Supreme Locations: Miami , Florida, Miami, U.S

London CNN —Prince Harry will return to the United Kingdom in May to celebrate a milestone anniversary of the Invictus Games, the biennial sporting competition he founded a decade ago. It was not immediately clear if the prince will meet with his relatives during the trip next month. Prince Harry talks with wheelchair basketball players during the launch of the Invictus Games at the Copper Box Arena in London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in March 2014. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty ImagesThe Invictus Games were established by Prince Harry after his deployment in Afghanistan. Winter sports will also be played for the first time at the Vancouver Whistler games, including Alpine skiing and snowboarding, Nordic skiing and biathlon, skeleton and wheelchair curling.

Persons: London CNN — Prince Harry, Duke, Sussex, King Charles ’, Harry, ABC’s, “, ”, I’m, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Queen Elizabeth II, Paul’s, Prince Archie’s, Buckingham, Charles, Naruhito, Masako, Prince Harry, London's Queen Elizabeth, Max Mumby, ” Harry Organizations: London CNN, Invictus Games, London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic, CNN’s Royal, Invictus, Vancouver Whistler, First Nations Locations: United Kingdom, London’s St, Paul’s, United States, St, London's Queen, Afghanistan, Vancouver, Whistler, Canada

☆ Britney Spears settles long-running legal dispute with estranged father, finally bringing ultimate end to conservatorship
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

“It has been our honor and privilege to represent, protect, and defend Britney Spears,” the singer’s attorney, Mathew Rosengart, said in a statement to CNN. “Although the conservatorship was terminated in November 2021, her wish for freedom is now truly complete. “He wants the best for Britney, nothing less.”Spears’ conservatorship was terminated back in November 2021. A 13-year conservatorship ended in 2021In June 2021, Spears gave explosive testimony, marking the first time she had spoken in open court throughout the 13 years. In September 2021, less than two months before her conservatorship was terminated, a judge suspended Spears’ father, Jamie, as his daughter’s conservator.

Persons: Britney Spears, Mathew Rosengart, “ Ms, Spears, Alex Weingarten, “ Jamie, ”, Jamie, ” Weingarten, “, ” Spears, conservatorship, It’s, Rosengart, Elton John ” Organizations: CNN, Hollywood, Will.i.am

☆ After Israel Aid Vote, Pocan Seeks to Show Biden Liberal Dismay on Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Robert Jimison | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

During a town hall-style meeting a short drive from her home in rural southwestern Wisconsin, Elizabeth Humphries asked her congressman how a 66-year-old woman like her could get the message to President Biden that she and her peers are deeply dissatisfied with his administration’s approach to Israel’s war in Gaza. Representative Mark Pocan, the Democrat who has held the district’s seat in Congress since 2013, assured her that he was working to pass along those very concerns. “We’re videotaping this to share with the White House,” he said, gesturing to the iPhone set up on a nearby tripod to capture the event with two dozen or so voters seated in a room in Dodgeville’s City Hall. “They can hear me say this ad nauseam, but you all saying this is, I think, very helpful.”

Persons: Elizabeth Humphries, Biden, Mark Pocan, “, ”, gesturing Organizations: Democrat, White Locations: Wisconsin, Gaza, Dodgeville’s

☆ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeks to toss portion of sexual assault and ‘revenge porn’ civil suit
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | Josh Campbell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Attorneys for embattled musician and producer Sean “Diddy” Combs are asking a New York court to throw out portions of a civil suit accusing the rapper and mogul of sexual assault and revenge porn. Around the time, she had appeared with Combs in a music video, per the suit. The lawsuit also alleged Combs had filmed the sexual assault and shown it to others, claiming that days after the alleged assault, a male friend revealed to Dickerson he had viewed video of it. Since November, Combs has faced six separate civil lawsuits alleging sexual assault or other allegations – with one lawsuit since settled. Combs’ attorney, Aaron Dyer, criticized the searches as “a gross overuse of military-level force.”Representatives for Combs had no additional comment on this latest motion when reached by CNN.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Combs, Joi Dickerson, Neal, ”, Dickerson, “, Combs “, Aaron Dyer, CNN’s Kristina Sgueglia Organizations: CNN, New, Bad Boy Records, ” Locations: New York, State, Los Angeles, Miami

☆ A flurry of new rules from the Biden administration attempt to ban noncompetes, boost overtime pay, and increase refunds for delayed flights
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewThe Biden administration this week pushed out a slate of rules it says are meant to boost competitiveness and put more money into workers' pockets. There are already challenges to at least one of the rules — but together they could land overtime pay for millions more workers, ban noncompetes that prevent workers from moving into jobs in similar industries, and help people get automatic refunds for delayed or canceled flights. More workers eligible for overtime payUnder the Department of Labor's new rule, many workers who make under $43,888 will be eligible for overtime pay effective July 1. A ban on noncompetes that keep workers from taking new jobsPerhaps the most sweeping action for workers came from the Federal Trade Commission, which finalized a rule to ban noncompetes in most cases. Will a ban on noncompetes, new overtime thresholds, or airline refunds affect your life?

Persons: —, Biden, Lael Brainard, That's, it's, Judy Conti, Pete Buttigieg, Brainard, Aaron, Ryan, John Smith, Suzanne Clark, Jeremy Merkelson, Davis Wright Tremaine, Merkelson, Elizabeth Wilkins, Wilkins Organizations: Service, Business, National Economic Council, Department of, National Employment Law, of Transportation, Federal Trade Commission, . Upjohn Institute, Employment Research, of Commerce, Texas Association of Business, Federal Trade, Chamber of Commerce, FTC

Emory University: 28 people were arrested, including 20 Emory community members, during a protest at the school, Vice President for Public Safety Cheryl Elliott said. Brown University: The university identified about 130 students who it alleges violated a school conduct code that forbids encampments on campus. George Washington University: DC Metropolitan Police were asked to assist in relocating an “unauthorized protest encampment” on campus, university president Ellen M. Granberg said. Northeastern University: An encampment formed at Northeastern University in Boston, where dozens of protesters were seen forming a human chain around several tents. Other campuses: Since last Thursday, there have been protests at several campuses, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Texas at Austin, University of Michigan, University of New Mexico, University of California, Berkeley, Yale University, Harvard University, Princeton University and the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus.

Persons: —, Minouche, Shafik, Cheryl Elliott, Jay Bernhardt, Ellen M, Granberg, GWPD Organizations: New York's Columbia University, Columbia University, The New York Times, University of Southern, Emory University, Emory, Public, Troopers, Georgie State Patrol, Democratic, Georgia State Patrol, Emory . Brown University, Students, Emerson College, Boston, Boston Police Department, Indiana University, George Washington University, DC Metropolitan Police, University of California, UCLA, Northeastern University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Texas, Austin , University of Michigan, University of New, Yale University, Harvard University, Princeton University, University of Minnesota’s, University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities Locations: Israel, Gaza, University of Southern California, Democratic Georgia, Los Angeles, Boston, University of New Mexico, Berkeley, University of Minnesota’s Twin

☆ Federal Student Aid head Richard Cordray, tasked with FAFSA rollout, to step down
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Katie Lobosco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Washington CNN —The head of the Federal Student Aid office, which has faced criticism for the botched rollout of this year’s college financial aid form, will be stepping down. The announcement of Cordray’s departure comes as his office has been under fire for problems with a new version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, released late last year. “If there was a financial aid director, or even a college president, that delayed financial aid on their campus for up to six months, the professional price that would be paid for that would be pretty steep,” Justin Draeger, president of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, told lawmakers. Cordray’s tenureAs the head of FSA, Cordray oversaw not only the FAFSA but also the entire $1.6 trillion federal student loan system. It also sued Navient, one of the biggest federal student loan servicers, for allegedly processing payments incorrectly.

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