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☆ Police tactics at campus protests reveal disparities in approaches to public order and lessons learned post-George Floyd
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Emma Tucker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

“I think we also saw this different sensibility about how to clear protests,” Straub said of the police response to campus demonstrations. In some cases, officers couldn’t distinguish lawful protesters from those who were being disruptive or causing violence, he added. The agreement mandated the NYPD to “change how it deploys officers to public demonstrations,” to better allow the public to exercise their First Amendment rights. NYPD officers in riot gear break into a building at Columbia University, where pro-Palestinian students were barricaded, on April 30. Officers were seen breaking down plywood barriers outside the entrenched encampment where protesters had barricaded themselves inside, as flash-bang explosives exploded overhead.

Persons: George Floyd, ”, Chuck Wexler, Emily Byrski, Joe Biden, ” Wexler, Frank Straub, ” Straub, PERF, Letitia James, James, Kena Betancur, Eric Adams, Kaz Daughtry, “, Spencer Fomby, Fomby, Straub, it’s, ” Fomby, Ryan Sun, ” CNN’s Julia Jones, Maria Sole, Artemis Moshtaghian Organizations: CNN, Police, Research, “ Police, Palestinian, Getty, Columbia University, New York Police Department, University of Arizona, UCLA, Israel, National Guard, Sound Schools, Center for, Police Foundation, ” Police, NYPD, New York, City College, Hampton Hall, Columbia, Hamilton, National Tactical Officers Association, ”, AP Locations: Gaza, Israel, AFP, California, Columbia, New York City, Hampton, Arizona, Los Angeles

☆ NY judge orders Trump to pay legal fees to NY Times after failed lawsuit over disclosure of his tax documents
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Maria Sole Campinoti | Rob Frehse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A New York judge ordered Donald Trump to pay $392,638 in legal fees to The New York Times after his failed lawsuit against the news outlet and its journalists over the disclosure of his tax information in a 2018 Times article, according to court documents. “The revised anti-SLAPP law was specifically designed to apply to lawsuits like this one,” Judge Reed wrote. Donald Trump alleges she broke a prior settlement agreement when she gave his tax records to the New York Times reporter. The judge also denied Mary Trump’s applications to be reimbursed for legal fees in that order. An attorney for Mary Trump declined to comment on the ruling Friday.

Persons: Donald Trump, Robert R, Reed, Trump, ”, “, Danielle Rhoades Ha, ” Trump’s, Mary Trump, Mary Trump’s, Donald Trump’s, Alina Habba, Mary, ” Habba, ” CNN’s Jon Passantino, Kristen Holmes Organizations: CNN, New York Times, Times, New, ”, NY Times Locations: York, New York

☆ Maine shooting: Communities still grieving after shooting rampage are under stay-at-home orders as manhunt for suspect continues
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Aya Elamroussi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Thursday evening, investigators believed they detected something inside or near the home, spurring a flurry of activity, a law enforcement official said. Card is a certified firearms instructor and a member of the US Army Reserve, law enforcement officials in Maine told CNN. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters A member of law enforcement walks with a police dog outside a property in Bowdoin on Thursday. Steven Senne/AP Jess Paquette holds a sign showing her support in Lewiston, Maine, on October 26. Bryan MacFarlane was playing in a cornhole tournament at the restaurant when he was killed Wednesday, his sister Keri Brooks told CNN.

Persons: Robert Card, Janet Mills, ”, Cory, “, –, Shannon Moss, Katherine Schweit, “ He’s, ” Schweit, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, Shannon Stapleton, Steven Senne, Jess Paquette, Robert F, Scott Eisen, CJ Gunther, Jessica Rinaldi, Dexter Britton, Fatih Aktas, Derek Davis, Nicholas Pfosi, Reuters Maria Wilson, Michael G, Tricia Asselin, DJ Johnson, I’m, ” Johnson, ” Asselin, Johnson, …, Asselin’s, Bobbi Nichols, Tommy Conrad, Conrad, Bryan MacFarlane, Keri Brooks, Brooks, ” Brooks, MacFarlane, Peyton Brewer, Ross, Ralph Brewer, Sloat, ’ ” Brewer, ” CNN’s Shimon Prokupecz, John Miller, Travis Nichols, Amanda Jackson, David Williams, Caroll Alvarado, Eric Levenson, Maria Santana, Joe Sutton, Sara Smart, Brian Todd, Evan Perez, Macie Goldfarb, Maria Sole Campinoti, Andy Rose, Josh Campbell, Chris Boyette Organizations: CNN, Authorities, Maine Gov, Maine State Police, Maine Department of Public Safety, US Army Reserve, National Guard, FBI, Reuters, Law, Schemengees, Lisbon High School, Boston Globe, Reuters Maine Gov, Lewiston City, AP, Getty Images Police, Anadolu Agency, Auburn Middle School, AP Police, Lincoln Street, Central Maine Medical, Portland Press Herald, AP People, Shutterstock Police, WMTW Locations: Maine, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Sagadahoc, Auburn, Lisbon, United States, Uvalde , Texas, Bowdoin , Maine, Bowdoin, Saco , Maine, Lewiston , Maine, Portland , Maine, Lisbon Falls , Maine, Reuters Maine, Lewiston City Hall, Auburn , Maine, Lincoln, Vermont

CNN —A female sea lion briefly escaped from her enclosure in New York’s Central Park Zoo Friday when heavy rain caused her pool to flood. Water levels in the sea lions’ pool have since receded, and all animals are in their designated exhibits, the news release noted. Central Park Zoo is part of the world’s largest network of urban wildlife parks, which also includes the Bronx Zoo, Queens Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo and New York Aquarium. California sea lions like the ones housed by the Central Park Zoo are native to the West Coast, according to NOAA. As adults, female sea lions can weigh up to 240 pounds and measure up to 6 feet long, NOAA said.

Persons: Jim Breheny, “, Breheny, ” Breheny, ” Organizations: CNN, Zoo, Wildlife Conservation, Aquarium . Staff, Bronx Zoo, Queens Zoo, Prospect Park, New York, Wildlife Conservation Society, Central, NOAA, Mammal Locations: New, Prospect, Wildlife, New York, California, West Coast

☆ FDNY first responder deaths from 9/11-related diseases now equal FDNY deaths from attacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Maria Sole Campinoti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Two more members of the FDNY died this September from 9/11-related illnesses, shortly after the 22nd anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks, according to a statement on social media from the fire department. Hilda Vannata, an emergency medical technician for the fire department, died on September 20 from cancer, says the department. Hilda Vannata, an emergency medical technician for the fire department, died on September 20 from cancer, the department said. According to the fire department, 11,000 firefighters suffer from World Trade Center-related diseases, including 3,500 who have cancer. Retired firefighter Robert Fulco, who responded to the September 11 terror attacks, died Saturday morning from pulmonary fibrosis.

Persons: Hilda Vannata, Vannata, Robert Fulco, ”, Laura Kavanagh, Kavanagh Organizations: CNN, New, New York City Fire Department, FDNY, World Trade, Lincoln Hospital, World Trade Center Health Registry, World Trade Center Locations: New York City, Puerto Rico

☆ Clifton Oliver, Broadway actor who starred as Simba in ‘The Lion King,’ dies at age 47
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Maria Sole Campinoti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Clifton Oliver, a stage actor who starred in “The Lion King” on Broadway and a number of other productions, has died at the age of 47, according to social media posts from family and friends. The Broadway actor died following an undisclosed illness early Wednesday morning, according to a Facebook post by his sister, Roxy Hall. Clifton Oliver performs as Simba in the "Lion King" in Los Angeles on September 28, 2000. In 2010, he moved to New York to pursue a career on Broadway, where he notably starred as Simba in “The Lion King,” the highest-grossing Broadway show of all time, according to Playbill. Other Broadway shows he took part in include “Wicked” and “In the Heights,” as reported by Playbill.

Persons: Clifton Oliver, “, King ”, Roxy Hall, Simba, Kirk McKoy, ” “, Richard, ”, Oliver, ’ Organizations: CNN, Broadway, Los Angeles Times, Playbill, Pride, American, New Amsterdam Theatre Locations: Los Angeles, Jacksonville , Florida, New York, ”, Las Vegas

New York CNN —Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has called on the US Food and Drug Administration to investigate the high caffeine content of PRIME Energy drinks, which he claims are being targeted to children as “one of the summer’s hottest beverages for kids.”Schumer said cans of PRIME Energy drinks contain more than double the caffeine of a can of Red Bull and six times more caffeine than a can of Coca-Cola. The company does not recommend the drinks for anyone under the age of 18, according to information on its website. “What this drink is giving you is a caffeine rush, it is a high, followed by a crash,” Dr. Bracho-Sanchez said. On the company’s website, a fact page states, “PRIME Energy contains 200mg of caffeine, per 12 oz. The FDA says 400 milligrams of caffeine a day for healthy adults is “not generally associated with dangerous, negative effects.”CNN has reached out to the FDA for comment.

Persons: Chuck Schumer, ” Schumer, Red Bull, Schumer, haven’t, Edith R, Bracho, Sanchez Organizations: New, New York CNN, US Food and Drug Administration, Energy, CNN, American Academy of Pediatrics, FDA Locations: New York

☆ Jehovah's Witnesses charged with child sexual abuse in Pennsylvania
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( Maria Sole Campinoti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Five members of Jehovah’s Witnesses congregations were charged with child sexual abuse by the Pennsylvania’s attorney general on Friday, following a yearslong investigation into allegations of sexual abuse in the religious community. The defendants and victims were all part of Jehovah’s Witnesses congregations at the time of the alleged abuse. Balosa, from Philadelphia, has been charged with indecent assault, aggravated indecent assault, and corruption of minors, according to a criminal docket filed in Philadelphia County. He allegedly engaged in inappropriate sexual conversations with a 16-year-old boy he was mentoring within the Jehovah’s Witnesses congregation. In October, the Pennsylvania’s attorney general charged four other members of Jehovah’s Witnesses congregations with child sexual abuse, according to a news release.

Persons: Michelle Henry, David Balosa, Errol William Hall, Shaun Sheffer, Terry Booth, Luis Manuel Ayala, Velasquez, ” Henry, Sheffer “, ”, Benjamin Steinberg, dockets, general’s, Balosa, Hall, Sheffer, Booth, Ayala, “ Organizations: CNN, Northampton counties Locations: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia , Delaware, Butler, Allegheny, Northampton, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Delaware County, Butler County

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