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By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — Earlier this year, an 18-year-old high school senior from New York City had planned to enroll at Columbia University’s sister school Barnard College in Manhattan as an early decision student. But after her parents saw heightened tensions over the Israel-Gaza conflict surface across some US campuses, including at

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — If you’re carrying a lot of high-interest debt, the fact that the Federal Reserve once again did not cut interest rates at its Wednesday meeting may be disappointing, if not surprising. But the Fed’s unwillingness to lower rates until it sees more consistent progress in inflation data

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

By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — You can already bet real money on basketball, baseball, and football – so why not Skee-Ball, Hot Shots basketball or Dance Dance Revolution? Dave and Buster’s (PLAY), the popular restaurant and entertainment chain, is getting into the betting business. The company is looking to make some extra

By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — From New York to Los Angeles, college campus protests against the war in Gaza turned violent Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning as police sought to clear campuses of protesters in many locations, leading to mass arrests. Protesters opposed to Israel’s actions in the war in Gaza

CNN By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — From New York to Los Angeles, college campus protests against the war in Gaza turned violent Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning as police sought to clear campuses of protesters in many locations, leading to mass arrests. Protesters opposed to Israel’s actions in the war in

By Reuters New York (Reuters) — Johnson & Johnson is moving forward with a $6.475 billion proposed settlement of tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that its baby powder and other talc products contain asbestos and cause ovarian cancer, the company said Wednesday in a statement. The deal would allow it to resolve the lawsuits through a third

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Watch out “Connections,” LinkedIn says it’s adding a variety of games aimed at making actual connections. The Microsoft-owned platform, best known for professional networking and sharing news, is taking a page from the New York Times and adding three, free “thinking-oriented” games as a way to tap

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Americans are being asked to tip on digital screens for everything from a cup of coffee to self-checkout at grocery stores, and many are frustrated with the new tipping culture. Pizza chain Domino’s aims to tap into that exasperation. Not by eliminating tips, however. Instead, Domino’s is

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Starbucks is brewing a turnaround plan that involves speedier service and expanding the number of promotions after its most recent quarter was “disappointing,” in the words of its own chief executive. Shares fell more than 12% in premarket trading Wednesday after the coffee giant reported a decline

By Hanna Ziady and Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN London/New York (CNN) — Tesla has abruptly fired the team running its electric vehicle charging business, raising doubts about the future of one of the largest US charging networks, which other carmakers, such as General Motors and Ford, have said they will also use. In social media posts

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN New York (CNN) — When pondering what’s really happening with the auto industry’s shift to electric vehicles, it’s important to remember that two things – two very different things – can be true at the same time. The first is that electric vehicle sales are continuing to rise, and will reach

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

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%

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

By Chris Lau and Hassan Tayir, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Like hundreds of millions of workers in China, Hao Zeyu, an algorithm engineer at an electric vehicle maker, is getting five days off this week for the Labor Day holiday. But he’s in no mood to party. In order to take the vacation, Hao

By Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump just landed another $1.8 billion worth of stock in the corporate owner of Truth Social. Trump Media & Technology Group disclosed the windfall for Trump in a filing Tuesday, saying the former president has received another 36 million shares in the company. That bonus, known as “earnout” shares, was

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Spring has undeniably been the best time to put your home on the market. The ideal weather displays homes in the best light and the timing makes it a more favorable season for people to move, especially with the end of the school year. But the Federal

By Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Changpeng Zhao, the founder of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, was sentenced on Tuesday to four months in prison after pleading guilty last year to charges that he failed to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program. The sentence, handed down in a US federal court in Seattle,

By Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — Stocks slipped Tuesday after fresh data raised concerns that inflation will remain sticky. The Dow fell 571 points, or 1.5%. The S&P 500 declined 1.6% and the Nasdaq Composite lost 2%. All three major indexes closed out April lower, snapping a five-month streak of gains. The blue-chip