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Demise of the penny, Harvard fight escalates, oldest reptile footprints: Catch up on the day’s stories

CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! In a sharp escalation of its battle with Harvard University, the Trump administration revoked the Ivy League school’s ability to enroll international students and said existing ones must transfer. Harvard swiftly condemned the move as “unlawful.” Here’s what else you might have missed during

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Demise of the penny, Harvard fight escalates, oldest reptile footprints: Catch up on the day’s stories

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! In a sharp escalation of its battle with Harvard University, the Trump administration revoked the Ivy League school’s ability to enroll international students and said existing ones must transfer. Harvard swiftly condemned the move as “unlawful.” Here’s what else you might have missed during your

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A sculler rows down the Charles River near Harvard University on April 15

Federal judge halts Trump administration ban on Harvard’s ability to enroll international students

By Andy Rose, Elizabeth Wolfe, Samantha Waldenberg, Karina Tsui and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has temporarily halted the Trump administration’s ban on Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students. US District Court Judge Allison Burroughs ruled hours after the nation’s oldest and wealthiest college filed suit Friday. Harvard argued revocation of

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Students are seen on the campus of Columbia University on April 14

Judge denies request to terminate Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation proceedings

By Gloria Pazmino, Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — An immigration judge in Louisiana on Thursday denied a request to terminate Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation proceedings after his attorneys argued that he was arrested illegally and without a warrant over two months ago. Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student and lawful permanent resident who played

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A 24-year-old Venezuelan man posed as a teenage homeless migrant and forged documents to enroll at an Ohio high school, officials say

By Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — A 24-year-old man was arrested Monday for allegedly forging documents to enroll in an Ohio high school, where he studied for over a year before the identity fraud was discovered, authorities said. Anthony Emmanuel Labrador Sierra enrolled at Perrysburg High School in January 2024 with a Venezuelan birth certificate

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Birds were sucked into both engines of FedEx cargo plane that made a fiery landing, NTSB preliminary report finds

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — Birds were sucked into both engines of a FedEx cargo plane that made a fiery landing in March at Newark Liberty International Airport, according to a National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report released Wednesday. On March 1, FedEx flight 3609, a Boeing 767-300F, took off from Newark, heading

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Nose landing gear and tire broke off as Frontier Airlines flight from Orlando attempted landing, NTSB preliminary report says

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — A nose landing gear wheel and tire broke off and hit an engine and wing during a Frontier Airlines attempted landing in Puerto Rico last month, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board. On April 15, Frontier Flight 3506, an Airbus A321, was arriving

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Council President Elliott Payne

The end of federal oversight and calls to pardon George Floyd’s convicted killer could undermine police reforms, Minneapolis leaders warn

By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — It’s been almost five years since the world watched George Floyd beg for his life as a White police officer in Minneapolis knelt on the Black father’s neck for more than 9 minutes. After a bystander’s video of Floyd’s death sparked nationwide calls for an end to police impunity

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5 things to know for May 21: Israel, Habeas corpus, Golden Dome, Severe weather, Ransomware attack

By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Oreo has partnered with singer/actress Selena Gomez to create a new cookie flavor based on her love of horchata. It has a layer of chocolate and cinnamon creme, mixed with sweetened condensed milk and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. The filling is sandwiched between two chocolate-cinnamon flavored wafers. YUM! Here’s

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