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Analysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. Wednesday’s Federal Reserve policy decision was fairly boring for

Opinion by Deborah Tuerkheimer (CNN) — When a Manhattan jury found movie mogul Harvey Weinstein guilty of sex crimes in 2020, the verdict seemed to herald a new era of accountability. The #MeToo movement was in full swing, and even the most powerful of men were being prosecuted for the kind of abuse that had long eluded punishment. Last week’s 4-3

Opinion by David A. Andelman Paris (CNN) — I’ve been an on-again, off-again resident of France for some 44 years, at times quite permanently, more often peripatetically, always in the same building around the corner from the Musée d’Orsay and directly across the Seine from the Tuileries. We were never really forced to make a choice whether it

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Dramatic campus protests are injecting an inflammatory new element into an election year that is already threatening to stretch national unity to a breaking point. Tensions spiked late Tuesday following an operation by New York Police Department surge teams to reclaim the Columbia University campus from pro-Palestinian demonstrators

Opinion by Jill Filipovic (CNN) — One thing you might think abortion rights advocates and opponents could agree on would be extending workplace protections to pregnant workers, postpartum workers and those who have just undergone pregnancy-related medical procedures. Even after Roe v. Wade was overturned, a law doing just that was passed with bipartisan support. Despite

Opinion by Norman Eisen (CNN) — Tuesday morning brought one of the most striking moments yet in the Manhattan criminal trial of former President Donald Trump, proceedings that have already been packed with consequential developments. In a low-key manner, Justice Juan Merchan delivered a high-impact message to Trump: that he was in contempt of court.

Opinion by David M. Perry and Matthew Gabriele (CNN) — In recent days, protests by college students against Israel’s actions in the ongoing war in Gaza have popped up across the country. They are a complicated national phenomenon, like all protest movements containing multitudes of attitudes, personalities, agendas and reactions. But what holds our attention as historians is how surprised some people have been to see college

Analysis by Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. Nowadays, it’s anyone’s guess when the Federal Reserve will begin

By Cristian Arroyo-Santiago, CNN (CNN) — If you’re a self-identified Hispanic or Latino, or a Middle Eastern or North African (MENA) person in the US, chances are that every 10 years answering the Census gives you pause. More specifically, you might have been challenged to answer the race question, which, at least until the last Census in

Analysis by Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng Index surged more than 7% in April as the best-performing major index in the world. It’s now heading into a bull market, rebounding nearly 20% from its January low. The rebound marks a sharp turnaround after a weak start to 2024 and

Opinion by Norman Eisen (CNN) — Welcome to week two of the Trump 2016 election interference trial. Last week was dominated by the drama of star witness David Pecker, the former National Enquirer publisher who brought to life for the jury the “catch-and-kill” schemes that prosecutors say were intended to benefit Trump’s campaign. But after he

Analysis by Hanna Ziady and Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — The United Kingdom does not feed itself, relying heavily on the European Union for fresh fruit and vegetables. That dependency has changed little since Britain left the bloc in 2020, and could now mean more pain for consumers and small businesses. Tuesday marks the

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump will make his most concentrated effort yet to turn his criminal trial into a political asset in the next two days, heading from the courtroom to the campaign trail and back again. The former president’s hush money trial resumes in New York on Tuesday as prosecutors

Opinion by Jeremi Suri (CNN) — In May 2001 President George W. Bush spoke at my graduation from Yale. He knew that few of the students and faculty in the audience had voted for him. But Bush still expressed “gratitude” for the liberal professors who modeled “dedication and high standards of learning.” “They’re the ones who keep Yale going,” the president —

CNN Opinion by Jeremi Suri (CNN) — In May 2001 President George W. Bush spoke at my graduation from Yale. He knew that few of the students and faculty in the audience had voted for him. But Bush still expressed “gratitude” for the liberal professors who modeled “dedication and high standards of learning.” “They’re the ones who keep Yale going,” the

CNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Unrest on college campuses is driven in part by an opposition to an unpopular Democratic president’s support for Israel. Add in the fact that Democrats are holding their national convention in Chicago this year, and it’s not hard to hear echoes of 1968, when the protest

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Unrest on college campuses is driven in part by an opposition to an unpopular Democratic president’s support for Israel. Add in the fact that Democrats are holding their national convention in Chicago this year, and it’s not hard to hear echoes of 1968, when the protest movement

Opinion by Jim Walden and Deanna Paul (CNN) — The presiding judge in Donald Trump’s Manhattan trial told prosecutors last week that they could grill the former president on myriad acts unrelated to the charges he faces in his election interference case, should he decide to take the witness stand. A few days later, New York’s highest

Analysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. Google CEO Sundar Pichai recently fired about 50 employees

Opinion by K. Denise Rucker Krepp (CNN) — My family’s Rucker surname is familiar in some military circles and among many who consider themselves aficionados of Confederate history. The Ruckers have a history of military service going back generations. They’ve also had deep roots in America’s shameful Confederate past. That includes my distant cousin, Col. Edmund