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DA gives 11 high schoolers involved in extreme hazing of lacrosse players 48 hours to surrender or face kidnapping charges

By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — At least 11 high school students in Syracuse, New York, have 48 hours to turn themselves in or face felony charges of kidnapping for their alleged involvement in victimizing at least five younger lacrosse players in an incident the district attorney says “goes way beyond hazing.” The incident took

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Climate report in limbo, new AI app, embracing all things analog: Catch up on the day’s stories

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Facebook’s parent company just launched a separate app for its artificial intelligence assistant, similar to those offered by Microsoft-backed OpenAI and Alphabet’s Google. CEO Mark Zuckerberg is trying to strengthen Meta’s position in the competitive AI landscape. Here’s what else you might have missed during

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Two Harvard University task forces have released a pair of long-awaited internal reports: one on how antisemitism and anti-Israeli bias is handled on campus

The biggest takeaways from Harvard’s task force reports on campus antisemitism and anti-Muslim bias

By Andy Rose, Amanda Musa and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — As its legal battle over critical federal money plays out in court, two Harvard University task forces have released a pair of long-awaited internal reports: one on how antisemitism and anti-Israeli bias are handled on campus, and another on anti-Muslim, anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian bias.

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Genocide Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at genocide, the attempted or intentional destruction of a national, racial, religious or ethnic group, whether in wartime or peace. Facts The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide was adopted by the United Nations after World War II. Article II of the

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Electricity is pulsing through Spain and Portugal again after a massive outage knocked out power in both countries on April 28.

Power is back on in Spain and Portugal, but questions remain about Monday’s blackout. Here’s what we know

By Robert Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Electricity is pulsing through Spain and Portugal again after a massive outage knocked out power in both countries on Monday. So too are questions. It remains unclear what caused the sudden and staggering blackout, which plunged tens of millions of people into darkness and paralyzed life on the Iberian

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Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to his supporters alongside his wife Anaida Poilievre on April 29

Canada will ‘never’ yield to Trump’s threats as Prime Minister Carney declares election victory

CBC-NEWS, CNN By Max Saltman, Paula Newton, Hira Humayun and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his country would “never” yield to the United States as he declared victory in federal elections early Tuesday, following a campaign overshadowed by relentless provocations and steep trade tariffs imposed by US President Donald

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