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A general view of signage for Harvard Medical School on Wednesday at Harvard Medical School in Boston.

Harvard has an endowment of over $50 billion. So why do federal cuts of a few billion matter?

By Kara Scannell and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Harvard University’s finances have become the latest target of the Trump administration – and experts say the hits could hurt. In the past week, the administration has threatened Harvard University’s funding from multiple angles: freezing billions in federal funds, and potentially revoking its non-profit tax status

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People evacuate FSU's campus.

‘There’s nowhere really to run’: Students barricade doors and text loved ones after a gunman seemingly shot victims at random

CNN, WCTV, @MIAMERP, TMX, BRYCE VANCE, GABRIEL SANTORO, @miamerp/TMX By Alaa Elassar and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Before they even knew a mass shooter was on campus, Dakota Bages and her classmates heard screams of terror and started barricading themselves. It was shortly before noon Thursday at Florida State University. The students were in

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People evacuate FSU's campus.

‘There’s nowhere really to run’: Students barricade doors and text loved ones after a gunman seemingly shot victims at random

By Alaa Elassar and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Before they even knew a mass shooter was on campus, Dakota Bages and her classmates heard screams of terror and started barricading themselves. It was shortly before noon Thursday at Florida State University. The students were in the library just steps away from the student union

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This photo shared by Thomas Kennedy from the Florida Immigrant Coalition shows Lopez-Gomez following his release.

Mid-commute traffic stop left US citizen detained under an ICE order. Then, a Florida judge verified his US birth certificate

By Carma Hassan, Dianne Gallagher and Gustavo Valdes, CNN (CNN) — A US-born man charged this week with being an “unauthorized alien” in Florida has been released after spending the night in jail on a 48-hour hold requested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement amid the Trump administration’s broad deportation crackdown. Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, 20,

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Israel's Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv in January 2024.

Hamas rejects ceasefire offer as far-right Israeli lawmakers call for escalation in Gaza

By Abeer Salman, Tamar Michaelis and Mohammed Tawfeeq (CNN) — Hamas has rejected the Israeli ceasefire offer presented earlier this week, according to a senior Hamas official, instead calling for a “comprehensive” proposal to end the war. The official told CNN, “The offer is rejected in full and in detail.” The rejection prompted far-right Israeli

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Patrick Bateman’s unsettling morning routine, tackling stress, cancer-killing molecules: Catch up on the day’s stories

By Kimberly Richardson and Morgan Severson, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Do you find yourself in a chronic state of stress — constantly worrying about work, your

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Jewish worshippers at the al-Aqsa complex on April 17. Thousands of Jewish worshippers visited a Jerusalem holy site during the holiday of Passover.

Thousands of Jewish worshippers visit Jerusalem holy site as Israeli lawmaker boasts ‘Arabs aren’t allowed to come near us’

By Dana Karni, Tamar Michaelis and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of Jewish worshippers visited a Jerusalem holy site during the holiday of Passover as far-right Israeli lawmaker Zvi Sukkot boasted, “Arabs aren’t allowed to come near us.” Sukkot, a member of the Religious Zionism party, visited the al-Aqsa compound in the Old City

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