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At least 5 elected officials have been arrested or confronted by police while protesting Trump’s immigration policies

By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested at Manhattan’s immigration court Tuesday, becoming the latest elected official to be detained or forcibly removed from immigration-related proceedings amid the Trump administration’s sweeping deportation efforts. At least four other elected officials have recently faced similar confrontations with

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DeSantis ally appointed president of Florida’s only public HBCU

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Marva Johnson, a telecommunications executive, will become the 13th president of Florida A&M University, despite opposition from thousands of students and alumni. The Florida Board of Governors voted Wednesday to confirm Johnson’s appointment by the FAMU board of trustees. FAMU is Florida’s only public historically Black college. Several

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New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander released after arrest by immigration officers inside court

CNN By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — New York City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was released from federal custody Tuesday afternoon, hours after he was arrested by officers at immigration court in Manhattan after he tried to escort a migrant whom officers were attempting to arrest. His arrest is the latest involving a

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Beyoncé Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of musician Beyoncé. Personal Birth date: September 4, 1981 Birth place: Houston, Texas Birth name: Beyoncé Giselle Knowles Father: Mathew Knowles Mother: Celestine “Tina” Beyoncé Knowles Marriage: Shawn Carter, known as Jay-Z (2008-present) Children: Blue Ivy, Rumi and Sir (twins) Other Facts Her fanbase

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Mahmoud Khalil’s legal team files new request to have him released on bail or returned to New Jersey

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Lawyers for Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil renewed requests to have the pro-Palestinian activist released on bail or transferred from an immigration detention center in Louisiana to New Jersey, where he can be closer to his family and his counsel, according to court documents filed on Monday. Lawyers

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A fashion designer and father of 2 was killed at a ‘No Kings’ protest in Utah. 1 man is accused of murder – but he wasn’t the shooter

By Holly Yan, Rafael Romo, CNN (CNN) — An innocent bystander at a “No Kings” protest in Utah was shot and killed by a “peacekeeper” who was aiming for a different man pointing an AR-15-style rifle toward the crowd, according to the Salt Lake City police. Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, 39, was fatally wounded Saturday

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The witnesses that defined the retrial of Karen Read for the death of her police officer boyfriend

By Dakin Andone, Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — Karen Read was acquitted of murder and manslaughter charges Wednesday in the killing of her Boston police officer boyfriend – bringing a dramatic end to her retrial in John O’Keefe’s 2022 death. Read had faced charges of second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and leaving the scene

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