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Student journalists assaulted, others arrested as protests on college campuses turn violent

By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Journalists tasked with covering violent unrest on college campuses across the US have been arrested and barred access as police moved in to crack down on pro-Palestinian protesters who have set up encampments and barricaded themselves inside buildings. The confrontations with journalists come as student-run news outlets and traditional

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Former Google workers fired for protesting Israel deal file complaint claiming protected speech

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Dozens of former Google workers filed a complaint with the US National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday after they were fired or placed on administrative leave last month for protesting the company’s cloud-computing contract with Israel’s government. The complaint accuses Google of retaliating against the workers for

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Key takeaways from the latest Fed meeting

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it is holding interest rates at their current levels, as hotter-than-expected inflation data continues to push back the timing of the first rate cut. Fed officials have kept their benchmark lending rate at a 23-year high since July, after aggressively raising rates starting two years ago. Officials have said they need to

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Warner Bros. Discovery’s stock plummets to new low amid concerns the media giant could lose its NBA rights

By Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here. David Zaslav famously said in 2022 that Warner Bros. Discovery doesn’t “have to have the NBA.” It appears Wall Street disagrees. WBD’s already rock-bottom stock price plummeted nearly 10%

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Affordable internet gave Native Americans a way to preserve community and culture. Now it’s another broken promise

By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — Tucked beside the St. Lawrence River in northern New York and straddling the US-Canadian border, the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation has nurtured generations of indigenous artisans. Kelly Back, a member of the Akwesasne Mohawk, handcrafts traditional beaded belts, hat bands, purses and sashes that many of the roughly 13,000

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