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Vandalism at UM CIO Erik Lundberg's home in Chelsea

Authorities raid 5 Michigan homes amid yearlong vandalism investigation into pro-Palestinian graffiti

By Dalia Faheid and Sarah Boxer, CNN (CNN) — Authorities raided five homes in southeastern Michigan on Wednesday as part of a yearlong vandalism investigation into pro-Palestinian graffiti targeting the homes of University of Michigan officials and others. Search warrants, authorized by a Michigan state court, were executed in Ann Arbor, Canton and Ypsilanti, according

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Trump administration brings first terror-related case against alleged high-ranking Tren de Aragua gang member

By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Justice has for the first time charged an alleged high-ranking Tren de Aragua gang member with terrorism-related crimes, officials announced Wednesday. As part of its immigration crackdown, the Trump administration has targeted the Venezuelan gang for months – designating it a foreign terrorist organization in February

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Protesters gather outside federal court in Burlington

A Palestinian student arrested at US citizenship interview will stay in detention for now, ahead of a hearing next week

By Gloria Pazmino and Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — A Palestinian student at Columbia University who was arrested at an interview for US citizenship will remain detained in Vermont after a judge ordered his attorneys and the Department of Justice to provide additional briefing papers to the court. Attorneys for Mohsen Mahdawi and the Department

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High stakes at Harvard, measles misinformation, the truth about ‘chalet girls’: Catch up on the day’s stories

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Measles misinformation is spreading in the US, a new poll found, and most people aren’t sure what they believe. False claims are circulating, including that the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine causes autism. It doesn’t. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day: 5 things

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Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered at Yale University on April 22.

Palestinian supporters confront far-right Israeli security minister as he leaves an event near Yale

By Brynn Gingras, Carolyn Sung, Shimon Prokupecz and Holly Yan, CNN New Haven, Connecticut (CNN) — Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir was confronted by some pro-Palestinian demonstrators Wednesday night in New Haven, Connecticut, according to a statement and videos shared by Ben Gvir’s office. “Water bottles were thrown” at Ben Gvir, his office

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5 things to know for April 23: New Jersey wildfire, Himalayas attack, State Department, Economy, Fertility rate

Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — The Environmental Protection Agency fired around 280 staffers and reassigned around 175 others — on Earth Day. The employees were tasked with ensuring that federal policies, grants and initiatives protected underserved communities from disproportionately experiencing negative health and environmental impacts from pollution and climate change. Last month, the Trump administration

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Video shared by the  Beachwood Vol. Fire Department shows a sky filled with smoke over a residential neighborhood on April 22.

Evacuation orders lifted and portion of Garden State Parkway reopens as crews battle New Jersey wildfire

KYW, X, @LAKEWOODSCOOP, CNN, X/@LAKEWOODSCOOP By Taylor Romine, Taylor Ward and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Weather conditions are improving Wednesday as firefighters continue to battle a still-growing wildfire that has burned at least 13,250 acres in southern New Jersey since it ignited on Tuesday, prompting about 5,000 evacuations and briefly shut down part of

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Eliot House at Harvard University

Harvard’s fight with the Trump administration is just getting started. The cost is already high

By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — A picture of Dr. David Walt, a pioneering scientist whose research helped significantly lower the costs of DNA sequencing, greets visitors to Harvard University’s website right next to a large headline: Research Powers Progress. Since Harvard has become embroiled in an ideological battle with the Trump administration, Walt has

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Aerial view of the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Facility in Jena

First on CNN: Congressional delegation visits Mahmoud Khalil and Rumeysa Ozturk in Louisiana detention centers

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — A delegation of congressional members traveled to Louisiana Tuesday to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Öztürk and inspect conditions at the two Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities where the two remain in custody. It’s the first time a congressional delegation has met with Khalil or

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