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☆ Celtics capture 18th NBA championship with Game 5 win over Mavericks
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Joe Vardon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

BOSTON — The Boston Celtics are again champions of the NBA, having claimed a milestone title Monday night that will reverberate from coast to coast and carve out legacies for the current pillars of this storied franchise. The Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 106-88 in Game 5 of the 2024 NBA Finals to win the series 4-1 and claim a league-record 18th NBA championship. Tatum finished with 31 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds, while Brown added 21 points. “(The Celtics are) a great team,” said Dončić, who played the series with a bruised chest and lower leg injuries. On the other end of the spectrum, Mazzulla, 35, is the youngest coach since the ABA-NBA merger in 1976 to win a title.

Persons: Joe Mazzulla, Larry O’Brien, it’d, ”, Jayson Tatum, “, ” Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Celtics ’, Tatum, Brown, Russell, it’s, ” Brown, Jayson, Payton Pritchard, PAYTON PRITCHARD, J. W, stu, Irv, ng, te, Kar, nin Organizations: BOSTON, Boston Celtics, NBA, Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, Garden, Celtic, Boston, Los Angeles Lakers, ” Celtics, ” Boston, Dallas, ABA Locations: Boston

☆ Italians Respond to Pope’s Slur by Taking Francis to Pride
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Emma Bubola | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

At Rome’s Pride celebration, bare-chested men in pink angel wings danced to Abba songs, women wrapped in rainbow flags kissed, and shimmering drag queens waved from parade floats. And then there was Pope Francis. Romans came to the Pride parade on Saturday dressed like Francis, wearing papal hats and T-shirts that read, “There is never too much frociaggine,” a reference to an offensive slur against gay men that the pope has been accused of using twice in recent weeks. The slur “is the slogan of the 2024 Pride,” said Martina Lorina, 28, an actress who was holding up a banner bearing the word. After Italian media reported that Pope Francis used the slur at a meeting with priests to complain that there was too much “gayness” in the church, the Vatican apologized.

Persons: Abba, Pope Francis, Francis, ”, Martina Lorina

☆ Who’s Who in ‘House of the Dragon’? Here’s a Refresher
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Sean T. Collins | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When “House of the Dragon,” HBO’s hit “Game of Thrones” prequel based on the book “Fire and Blood” by George R.R. The Blacks are led by Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy). Team BlackQueen Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy)Long the only child of the late King Viserys Targaryen, Rhaenyra was proclaimed heir by the king in defiance of centuries of tradition that held that only males could rule. But Viserys’s marriage to Rhaenyra’s childhood friend Alicent Hightower and the subsequent birth of Aegon created a rift within the royal family. After learning of her father’s death and Aegon’s crowning in the capital city, King’s Landing, Rhaenyra launched her rival reign from House Targaryen’s ancestral island home, Dragonstone.

Persons: ” HBO’s, George R.R, Martin, Rhaenyra Targaryen, Emma D’Arcy, King Viserys, Westeros, Tom Glynn, Carney, Alicent Hightower, Olivia Cooke, Viserys Targaryen, Rhaenyra Organizations: Blacks, Aegon, Greens, HBO

☆ The cult of Elon Musk was on full display at Tesla's shareholder vote
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Tesla's cult-like following was on full display at its annual shareholder meeting on Thursday. Fans wore "Cybertruck" shirts, signed shareholder banners, and cheered throughout the event. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementIt's no secret that Elon Musk has a cult-like following — and that was on full display at Tesla's annual shareholder meeting on Thursday. Musk successfully mobilized his fanbase to help push through his $55 billion pay package, and some of Tesla's biggest supporters scored invites to the annual meeting.

Persons: —, Elon Musk, Musk, Tesla Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Delaware, Texas

☆ Protest outside New York exhibition on those killed at Israel music festival was ‘really heartbreaking,’ spokesperson says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Zenebou Sylla | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A Monday night demonstration outside an exhibition that pays tribute to those killed at an Israeli music festival last year is “really heartbreaking for everyone involved,” an exhibition spokesperson says. “It was pretty surreal that this protest took place outside of exhibition commemorating hundreds of lives of people that were lost,” the spokesperson, Michelle Rojas, told CNN Monday. The exhibition commemorates those killed at the Nova Music Festival in Israel during the October 7 attacks by Hamas. The protest was part of a “Citywide Day of Rage for Gaza,” in which pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated outside museums across New York City on Monday. Multiple protesters were taken into custody, and 23 were released with criminal court summons, according to the New York City Police Department.

Persons: ”, Michelle Rojas, Israel, Eric Adams, “, ” Adams, Andrew Bates, Bates, Biden, Rojas, ” Rojas Organizations: CNN, Nova Music, Brooklyn Museum, Hamas, New York City Police Department, New, New York City, Yorker, Nova, NYPD, House, Holocaust Locations: Israel, Gaza, ”, New York City, New York, York, United States

☆ Forget Beatlemania. Taylor Swift fever is sweeping Liverpool
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

On Thursday, it expects to welcome Taylor Swift fans heading to Anfield for the first of the superstar’s three “Eras Tour” concerts in Liverpool. Banners outside St George's Hall in Liverpool saying "Liverpool loves Taylor," seen in May 2024. Taylor Swift performs at the Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium on June 7, 2024, in Edinburgh, UK. A fan poses at an art installation representing Taylor Swift's "Lover" album era, in Liverpool in June 2024. People walk past an art installation representing Taylor Swift's album "The Tortured Poets Department" in Liverpool in June 2024.

Persons: Sandon, Taylor Swift, Ceri Smith, It’s, ”, Swift, Smith, Liverpool, Taylor, Phil Noble, Harry Doyle, Gareth Cattermole, Natalia Lechmanova, “, ” Taylor, deconstruct Taylor, Taylor Swift's, Peter Byrne, ’, Doyle, “ She’s, Frankie Goes, Kevin McManus, they’ve, ” McManus Organizations: London CNN, Anfield, Liverpool Football Club, CNN, Reuters, Amion Consulting, Liverpool City Council, Liverpool …, Liverpool ONE, Mastercard, Institute, Fans, Scottish Gas Murrayfield, “, Wembley, Liverpool, University of Liverpool, Cavern, National Museums Liverpool, Beatles, UNESCO, Music, Department Locations: Anfield, Liverpool, Sandon, George's, United Kingdom, English, United States, Edinburgh, London, Taylor

☆ AI-generated X-rated content is officially allowed on Musk's X
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

X is formally giving adult content the green light — with a few stipulations. But the content must be consensual, and must be labeled, X said. Elon Musk's X is formally giving X-rated content the green light, allowing adult images and video — with a few rules. Users can share nudity and sexual content — including AI-generated pornography — "provided it's properly labeled and not prominently displayed," the company's policy says. Content must be made and posted consensually and cannot be shared to "highly visible places" like profile photos or banners, X said.

Persons: —, Elon Musk's Organizations: Service, Business

☆ Mexico's drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role in Sunday’s elections than before
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Mexico's drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role than before in Sunday's elections that will determine the presidency, nine governorships and about 19,000 mayorships and other local posts. The country's powerful drug cartels have long staged targeted assassinations of mayoral and other local candidates who threaten their control. Security analyst David Saucedo says it's likely some drug gangs will try to force voters to cast ballots for their favored candidates. "It it is reasonable to assume that the cartels will mobilize their support bases during Sunday's elections," Saucedo said. While they did not say who was behind the attack, the town is completely dominated by two warring drug cartels, Jalisco and Sinaloa.

Persons: David Saucedo, it's, Saucedo, Guerrero, Angélica Chávez, Chávez Organizations: Michoacan Civil Guard Locations: Michoacan, Morelia, Mexico, Chicomuselo, Chiapas, Jalisco, Sinaloa, La Concordia, Cotija

☆ Doctor-Assisted Death Is Legal in 10 States. Could New York Be No. 11?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Erin Nolan | Grace Ashford | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The sounds of protest came forcefully from the Assembly chamber gallery, the chants echoing the words emblazoned on handmade banners that were held aloft: “Stop the suffering, pass the bill!”But as New York State troopers began to remove some of the protesters — some holding canes, others slowed by the effects of cancer treatment — it was clear that this demonstration held personal and immediate resonance to those participating. The protest was the latest in an increasingly desperate series of demonstrations aimed at persuading state legislators to pass a bill that would legalize so-called medical aid in dying, allowing terminally ill people access to life-ending medication for the first time in the state. New York is one of 19 states where lawmakers are considering bills that would legalize medical aid in dying, a practice that is legal in 10 states and Washington, D.C.

Organizations: New York State Locations: New, New York, Washington

☆ Wait, We’ve Been Flying the Flag the Alitos Had? San Francisco Takes It Down.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Heather Knight | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It turns out that the New Jersey vacation home of Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. was not the only surprising place where a provocative flag adopted by Jan. 6, 2021, rioters has flown recently. For 60 years, residents in San Francisco could have spotted the flag in a public pavilion just a stone’s throw from the mayor’s balcony at City Hall. The “Appeal to Heaven” flag was among the 18 historic banners that billowed over a central plaza in one of the nation’s most liberal cities, where fewer than 13 percent of voters supported former President Donald J. Trump in the 2020 election. Few people, including Mayor London Breed, made much of the white flag with a green pine tree. A San Francisco resident raised concerns that the “Appeal to Heaven” flag was flying over the city, after revelations in The New York Times that the same flag had flown outside Justice Alito’s second home on Long Beach Island, N.J.

Persons: Samuel A, Alito, Jan, Donald J, Trump, Alito’s, Joe Biden Organizations: Hall, London Breed, New York Times, U.S . Capitol Locations: New Jersey, San Francisco, Francisco, Long, N.J

☆ Photos Show Strength of Asian American Activism Throughout US History
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Momo Takahashi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

The term "Asian American" was first coined in 1968 amid the rising voices of the Third World Liberation Front student movements in California. With tensions from protests against the Vietnam War and calls for universities to invest in ethnic studies programs, the Asian American identity was born out of advocacy for multiethnic unity among the Asian diaspora. Historical photographs showcase the history of Asian American resistance movements from the 1960s to the 1980s, demonstrating the strength and resilience of the Asian American community among tenants, students, and laborers. For the next five years, Filipino and Mexican American workers continued to strike for economic justice for all farm workers. AdvertisementThe same year, Yuji Ichioka and Emma Gee, both graduate students and key organizers of the Asian American Political Alliance, coined the term "Asian American."

Persons: Delano, Cesar Chevez's Huelga, Julio Hernandez, Larry Itliong, Cesar Chavez, Gerald French, Chavez, Ted Streshinsky, Slava J, Garth Eliassen, Yuji Ichioka, Emma Gee, Dave Randolph, Sheriff Richard Hongisto, Terry Schmitt, Emil de Guzman, May Chen, Walter Leporati, Chol Soo Lee, Yip Yee Tak, Lee, John O'Hara, Chol, Lee's, Jerry Telfer, Vincent Chin, Vincent, Lily Chin, Detroit . Chin, Ronald Ebens, Michael Nitz, Ebens, Helen Zia, Victor Yang, Chin, Chin's Organizations: Liberation, Business, American, Agricultural Labor, Committee, Delano, Getty, Labor, National Farm Workers Association, United Farm Workers, Migratory Labor, National Farm Workers, University of California, University of California Regents, Black Student Union, UC Berkeley, Asian American Political Alliance, San Francisco State University, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, . Police, Chinatown Community Development Center, Manilatown Heritage Foundation, Images Garment Worker, Ladies Garment Workers Union, International Ladies Garment Workers Union, San, Korean American Journalists Association, Asian, Lee Defense, Hall of Justice, The, American Citizens, Justice, Department of Justice, FBI Locations: California, Vietnam, Asia, San Francisco, Mexican, Bakersfield , California, Spanish, Washington, Delano, Sacramento, American, Berkeley, Berkeley , California, Africa, America, San, Los Angeles, Kearny, New York, Chinatown, Columbus, councilmen, San Quentin, Detroit ., Detroit

☆ Business-First Hong Kong Now Comes With a Catch: Beijing Politics
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Alexandra Stevenson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Doing business in Hong Kong increasingly comes with a new risk: the political cost of upsetting Beijing. A former Wall Street banker was muzzled for writing a “Hong Kong is dead” column. In all areas of life, Hong Kong is hewing closer to mainland China, blurring distinctions that once cemented the city’s status as mostly free from the politics of Beijing. Legal rulings echo the courts in mainland China. The city’s transformation is being driven by a national security law imposed by Beijing in 2020 and additional legislation passed by Hong Kong lawmakers in March.

Organizations: Wall Street, Google, Communist Party Locations: Hong Kong, Beijing, Chicago, China, Britain

☆ Zhongnanhai: The scenic garden that became China’s secretive seat of power
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( Jonathan Chatwin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

As the seat of power, Zhongnanhai is often thought of as China’s equivalent to the White House, or the Kremlin. Architectural changesThere have been serious revisions to the architecture of Zhongnanhai since the end of imperial rule in 1912. Having re-established Zhongnanhai as a center of political power in the new China, Mao set about rebuilding the compound according to his tastes. “It was here,” noted Aldrich, “with the background trappings of a scholar, that he met Nixon and Kissinger in 1972.”Most subsequent leaders have preferred to keep a house outside the Zhongnanhai compound. However, the compound hasn’t always been so forbidden for the masses following the collapse of China’s imperial dynasty.

Persons: Jonathan Chatwin, “, Deng Xiaoping, Leung Chun, Xi Jinping, Simon Song, Xi Jinping’s, Ming, Geremie Barmé, Qianlong, Feng Li, ” Linda Jaivin, ”, Dowager Cixi, Zhongnanhai, Cixi, Dowager, M, Aldrich, Mao Zedong, ” Aldrich, China’s, Yuan Shikai, Yuan Shikai ‘, William Lewisohn, Xinhuamen, William Cooper, —, Qianlong Emperor, Yuan, Invincible Mao, — Mao, Kangxi, Mao, Zhou Enlai, Chen Yi, Zhang Wentian, Nikita Khrushchev, Khrushchev, Nixon, Kissinger, Hu Jintao, Jiang Zemin, Newscom Aldrich, Mao’s, Li Zhisui, Xi, Chicago's Walter, Hu Yaobang, Gong, “ Heck Organizations: CNN, Bell, Communist Party, CCP, White, Hong, China Morning, University of Bristol Library, Great Communist Party of China, ”, Shuangqing Villa, Alamy, State Council, China’s Politburo, Huairen, Chicago's Walter Payton College Preparatory, New York Times, Zhongnanhai, Bloomberg Locations: Modern China, Prospect, Tiananmen, Hong Kong, Zhongnanhai, City, China, Beijing, “, People’s Republic, New China, Arlington, Peking, Xinjiang, Russian, Beihai, Beijing’s, Huairen, Qinzheng Hall

Kyiv CNN —The air at the Ukrainian military recruitment office where a 30-year-old hairdresser is being interviewed is filled with anxiety. “The time has come,” he told CNN. “The desire to fight the enemy is very important, in addition to training, equipment and preparedness,” he told CNN. If shelling starts on the frontline, I think I will be confused and will only create problems for others,” he told CNN. Andrii Demchenko, the spokesperson for the Border Guard Service of Ukraine, told CNN his officers detain people trying to cross out of Ukraine on daily basis.

Persons: –, ”, baring, Yurii Sodol, Yaroslav Galas, Daria Tarasova, Volodymyr Zelensky’s, Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi, Dmytro Kulibaba, Galas, “, Diego Herrera Carcedo, I’m, Ukraine doesn’t, ‘, ’, ” Galas, Andrii Demchenko Organizations: CNN, Da Vinci, Joint Forces, 128th Mountain Assault Brigade, People, Ukrainian Armed Forces, 114th Territorial Defense Brigade, Armed Forces, Getty, Border Guard Service of, Border Service Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, Russian, Russia, Ukrainian, Avdiivka, Kreminna, Anadolu, Robotyno, Belarus, Donetsk Oblast, Europe, Border Guard Service of Ukraine, Romania, Hungary

☆ Texas Republicans confab hints at how GOP breakup with corporate America could play out
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The annual Texas Republican Convention started Thursday in San Antonio, and culminated with George's election as party chair. Verizon , Comcast and Union Pacific sponsored the 2020 Texas Republican convention, according to The Texas Tribune. Pepsi and Chevron were sponsors of the 2022 Texas Republican convention, but they are not backing this year's event. The fight over corporate money also bubbled up in the election that George won on Friday, to lead the state party. This team "wears that as a badge of honor," he said, before the new chair of the state party was elected.

Persons: Greg Abbott, Donald J, Trump, Abraham George, George, Matt Mackowiak, Mackowiak, Griffin Perry, Rick Perry, Perry Organizations: Texas, Weslaco Department of Public Safety, Republican Party of Texas, America, RPT, Texas Republican, Fortune, Verizon, Comcast, Union Pacific, The Texas Tribune, Pepsi, Chevron, Veteran, GOP, Republican, Texas Gov, CNBC Locations: Mexico, Weslaco , TX, Texas, San Antonio

☆ ‘They have crossed a line’: Australian university orders pro-Palestinian protesters to vacate building
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Brisbane, Australia CNN —Pro-Palestinian protesters occupying a building at the University of Melbourne have been told to leave by university officials, who say they’ve “crossed a line” by entering the building and disrupting class for thousands of students. Martin Keep/AFP/Getty ImagesOn the video, protesters said they wouldn’t leave until the university responded to their demands, which include divesting from weapons companies and condemning Israel’s actions in Gaza. The University of Melbourne says student protesters "crossed a line" by occupying the building. Meanwhile, at least seven student protesters at Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra have received letters from the university telling them to leave the site by the end of Friday. In his video message distributed by the University of Melbourne, Wesley called on protesters to “peacefully end the occupation.”“Red lines have been crossed,” he said.

Persons: ”, Michael Wesley, “, Dana Alshaer, Mahmoud Alnaouq, Pip Nicholson, Martin, hadn’t, Alshaer, they’d, Jasmine Duff, for Palestine Victoria, Nick Reich, Wesley Organizations: Australia CNN — Pro, University of Melbourne, “, Arts West, ”, of Melbourne, Victoria Police, Hamas, Getty, Protesters, Deakin University, CNN, for Palestine, Australian National University, ANU, University Locations: Brisbane, Australia, Israel, UniMelb, Palestine, Gaza, Melbourne, Canberra, “

Two of three speakers at the engineering school’s ceremony disappeared abruptly from the school’s graduation website. A self-described “fourth-generation Trojan” from Pasadena, Ms. Blain, who has spent much of her life imagining her own U.S.C. Pro-Palestinian students tried to set up an encampment on campus days later, and university officials summoned the Los Angeles police. At the engineering school, where Ms. Tabassum, the valedictorian, will be graduating, professors were trying to resurrect her chance to speak. A university committee had picked Ms. Tabassum, who is Muslim and of South Asian ancestry, from about 100 undergraduates with near 4.0 grade point averages.

Persons: Kevin Feige, Liza Colón, Zayas, Tina, “, ”, Jaren Lewison, they’re, Ella Blain, Blain, Linda Thomas, Greenfield, Biden, U.S.C, Asna Tabassum, Jon M, Chu, Marcia McNutt, Blain’s, Annette Ricchiazzi, Carol Folt, Missives, Sean Penn, —, Goodwin Liu, Merrill Balassone, Phil Chan, Pam Zhang, Safiya Umoja Noble, Lewison, Jane Coaston, Tabassum, Yannis C, Folt, Kevin Crawford Knight, Didi Global, Zohreh, Khademi, Knight, ” Hossein Hashemi, Hashemi, Dustin Jeffords Organizations: University of Southern, Angeles, Marvel Studios, Hollywood, Netflix, Dornsife, of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Los Angeles Memorial, School of Dramatic Arts, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor , Indiana University, Bloomington, Northeastern University, United Nations, University, Vermont’s, Columbia University, National Academy of Sciences, Los Angeles police, Community, Dodger, California Supreme, MacArthur, Rossier School, Education, Jewish, commencements, New York Times, Microsoft, Media, “ Locations: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Coast, Aude, Pasadena, Gaza, Ann Arbor ,, Boston, U.S, Israel, U.S.C, California, San Bernardino County

☆ These are JPMorgan's top stock picks for clients heading into May
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

JPMorgan spotlighted a fresh set of stocks, reflecting its analysts' top picks as May begins, including Caterpillar , Bank of America and TJX Companies . The firm's focus list includes its top equity ideas targeted around growth, income, value and short strategies. Nicholas Rosato, head of JPMorgan's North American Equity Research, said all the stocks on the list have an overweight rating. Here are some of the top picks: United Airlines shares are up about 25% in 2024, fueled largely by a strong second-quarter earnings forecast . No longer included in this month's focus list are CMS Energy and Prologis , both of which are still rated overweight by JPMorgan.

Persons: Nicholas Rosato, Morgan Stanley, Ravi Shanker, Jay Sole, Rosato Organizations: JPMorgan, Caterpillar, Bank of America, TJX Companies, North American Equity Research, United Airlines, Boeing, Investors, UBS, CMS Energy, Prologis, CMS Locations: Thursday's, Maxx

☆ Palestinian Flags Fly at Protests Worldwide. They Won’t Be at Eurovision.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Alex Marshall | More About Alex Marshall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Protesters are waving Palestinian flags on American college campuses and in cities around the world to put pressure on Israel to end the war in the Gaza Strip. But there is one place where that symbol will be absent next week: inside the Eurovision Song Contest. Ticket buyers at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest are allowed to bring and display only flags representing the 37 participating countries, the spokesperson said in an email. The only exceptions are rainbow and pride flags representing L.G.B.T.Q. The spokesperson said although the flags policy was reviewed every year, it had not changed since the last edition, held in Liverpool, England.

Organizations: Hamas, European Broadcasting Union, Israel Locations: Israel, Gaza, Malmo, Sweden, Liverpool, England

☆ Thursday's analyst calls: Discount retailers upgraded, more good news for Carvana, tough outlook for CVS
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Thursday's analyst calls feature upgrades to discount retailers TJX and Burlington and used car outlet Carvana, while there was more bad news for CVS Health following a tough earnings report Wednesday. He also raised his price target to $130 from $70, or 49.2% above Wednesday's close price. He lowered his price target by $25 to $60, or just 5.6% higher from Wednesday's close price. Analyst Jay Sole also lifted his price target to $132 from $104, indicating nearly 41% upside from Wednesday's close. He raised his price target to $212 from $126, suggesting shares could gain 19.1% from where they closed Wednesday.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Joseph Moore, Moore, Samik Chatterjee, Chatterjee, Tal Liani, Liani, — Hakyung Kim, JPMorgan Carvana, Rajat Gupta, Gupta, Kevin Caliendo, Caliendo, Jay Sole, Sole, BURL, — Hakyung Kim —, Michael Bloom Organizations: CNBC, CVS Health, UBS, CVS, JPMorgan, Qualcomm, Wall Street, Samsung, Huawei, Edge, headwinds, " Bank of America, Microsoft, Burlington Discount, TJX Companies, Burlington Stores, Burlington Locations: Burlington, Carvana, CY24, seasonality, optionality, Maxx

AFP/Getty ImagesPalestinians in Gaza have been showing support for the US protesters for several days. Israel has claimed the protests are being manipulated by “outside agitators.”Palestinians in Deir el-Balah stage a rally to thank pro-Palestinian student protesters in the US on May 1. AfP/Getty ImagesIsrael’s UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan denounced the university demonstrations in a speech to the General Assembly in New York on Wednesday. Erdan lashed out at his UN colleagues, accusing the General Assembly of spreading anti-Israel rhetoric which he claimed had helped galvanize the protesters. Meanwhile, Shiraz university in Iran’s Fars province has offered scholarships to students from universities in the US and Europe who are expelled over the protests.

Persons: Deir, ” Dr, Saad Abu Sharban, Balah, Nadia Al, ”, Gilad Erdan, Erdan, Donald Trump, Artemis Moshtaghian, Richard Roth Organizations: CNN, Al Aqsa Martyrs, “, Getty, Hamas, Palestinian, AfP, General, UN, Columbia University Locations: Gaza, Al Aqsa, Deir al, AFP, Israel, Deir el, New York, Palestinian, Shiraz, Fars, Europe

☆ ‘Emotional’ Rafael Nadal bows out of Madrid Open, likely his final match in Spanish capital
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Rafael Nadal had an “emotional day” playing what was likely to be his final professional match in the Spanish capital, losing 7-5 6-4 against Czech Republic’s Jiří Lehečka at the Madrid Open. Before the tournament, Nadal said that he was determined to play in Madrid – where he is a record five-time champion – one final time, despite doubts about whether he was physically ready to compete at a high level. “Today is an emotional day, of course, today is an unforgettable day in terms of saying goodbye to Madrid,” Nadal told reporters. The tournament paid tribute to Nadal’s five titles at the Madrid Open after the match, unfurling banners with photos of his victories in 2005, 2010, 2013, 2014 and 2017. “It has been a very positive week, winning three matches, playing four matches at a high level of tennis,” said Nadal.

Persons: CNN — Rafael Nadal, Lehečka, Nadal, –, ” Nadal, I’ve, “, ”, Julian Finney, Daniil Medvedev Organizations: CNN, Czech, Madrid, Madrid –, Lehečka, Nadal, Getty Locations: Spanish, Madrid, “, Russian, Rome

☆ 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

☆ Columbia Said It Would Expel Students Occupying a Building
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Matthew Cullen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Early this morning, dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters stormed into an academic building on Columbia University’s campus and used furniture to barricade themselves inside. This afternoon, university officials announced that students involved in the building’s occupation would face expulsion. Columbia closed the entire Manhattan campus to everyone except students who live in dorms there and employees who provide essential services. Officials at Portland State University closed the campus after students broke into its library, and police officers made new arrests at universities in Virginia, North Carolina and elsewhere. Police officers managed to end the eight-day occupation of an administration building at California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt.

Organizations: Portland State University, Police, California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, Yale, University of Pittsburgh Locations: Columbia, Manhattan, Virginia , North Carolina

☆ Venice's plan to charge tourists descended into chaos, showing how much of a headache overtourism has become
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The move sparked protests, highlighting the problems city officials face when tackling overtourism. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . When cities are overrun with tourists, officials are often tasked with finding ways to make them more liveable for residents. On peak days, tourists visiting Venice for the day need to buy a ticket online or at booths to enter the city. Other tourist hot spots have implemented caps on the number of daily visitors.

Persons: —, aren't, Simone Venturini, Venturini, Luca Bruno, Manuel Silvestri, it's Organizations: Service, Guardian, Business, AP, Reuters, Mount Fuji, BBC, US National Parks Locations: Venice, Italian, Veniceland, Amsterdam, Japan, Fujikawaguchiko, Austria, Athens

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