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New York police officers arrest John Woeltz on May 23 in New York.

Detective assigned to NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ security detail allegedly dropped off victim in crypto kidnapping case, sources say

CNN By John Miller, CNN (CNN) — A New York City Police detective assigned to Mayor Eric Adams’ security detail will be questioned in relation to a bizarre crypto currency kidnapping and torture plot after he allegedly delivered the victim to his tormentors, according to multiple law enforcement officials briefed on the case. It is

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Key takeaways from hearing in Harvard’s ongoing legal fight with the Trump administration

By Katelyn Polantz and Devan Cole, CNN Boston (CNN) — A federal judge on Thursday said she will order Trump administration officials to not make any changes to Harvard University’s international student visa program indefinitely, delivering another legal victory for the embattled school as its commencement unfolded with an air of protest not far away.

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Olaf Scholz Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Olaf Scholz, the former chancellor of Germany. Personal Birth date: June 14, 1958 Birth place: Osnabrück, Germany Birth name: Olaf Scholz Father: Gerhard Scholz, textile worker Mother: Christel Scholz, textile worker Marriage: Britta Ernst (1998-present) Education: University of Hamburg, J.D., 1984 Religion: Non-denominational

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Rewards for 2 elusive jail escapees jump to $50,000 each as Louisiana police believe they’re getting closer

By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Despite hundreds of leads and a multistate manhunt, a convicted double murderer and an experienced fugitive keep evading capture – 13 days after they escaped from a New Orleans jail. On Thursday, officials announced reward money totaling $50,000 per fugitive for information leading to each arrest. Derrick Groves and

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Mahmoud Khalil is seen at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the campus of Columbia University in New York

Mahmoud Khalil’s detention for alleged threat to US foreign policy is likely ‘unconstitutionally vague,’ federal judge says

By Matt Rehbein, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration’s use of an obscure portion of immigration law to detain and attempt to deport pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil is likely unconstitutional, according to an order issued Wednesday by a federal judge in New Jersey. Khalil, a recent Columbia University graduate and permanent US resident, is “likely

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MIT is shuttering DEI office amid Trump administration’s push to end diversity programs

By Chris Lau, Ruben Correa, Matthew Rehbein, CNN (CNN) — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has announced it will shut down its DEI office, joining a raft of universities scrambling to scale back their diversity, equity and inclusion programs amid President Donald Trump’s anti-diversity push. In a letter on its website last Thursday, MIT President

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Harvard researcher accused of smuggling frog embryos remains in criminal custody after judge grants ICE bail

By Lauren Mascarenhas, Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — A US district court judge in Vermont ruled that Kseniia Petrova, the Harvard Medical School researcher from Russia accused of smuggling frog embryos, could be released from ICE custody on bail. The researcher remains in custody until a bail hearing on criminal charges, expected next week. Petrova,

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Chris Brown Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Grammy Award-winner Chris Brown, who pleaded guilty to assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009. Personal Birth date: May 5, 1989 Birth place: Tappahannock, Virginia Birth name: Christopher Maurice Brown Father: Clinton Brown, corrections officer Mother: Joyce Hawkins, former day care director Children: with

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National Spelling Bee Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. May 30, 2024 – Bruhat Soma, 12, of Florida wins the 96th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. June 1, 2023 – Dev Shah, an 14-year-old from Largo, Florida, wins the 95th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. 2025 Champion Prizes A

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This undated photo provided by the Arkansas Department of Corrections shows inmate Grant Hardin.

A former police chief serving time for murder and rape escaped from an Arkansas prison. Here is what we know

KHBS, FAYETTEVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, CNN By Taylor Romine, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A former small-town police chief in Arkansas escaped from prison Sunday while serving decades-long sentences for murder and rape and is still on the loose, officials said Tuesday. Grant Hardin, 56, escaped from a state prison in northern Arkansas on Sunday afternoon,

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Staffing shortages, old facilities, and ‘nothing to lose’: These are the factors that contribute to prison breaks across the country

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — It sounded like something out of a movie: Ten inmates at a New Orleans jail surreptitiously cut through cell walls using electric hair trimmers before fleeing into the dead of night when an employee tasked with watching security cameras stepped away for food. But it was real life —

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The Harvard University shield sits above a campus entrance gate at Harvard University in Cambridge

Trump accuses Harvard of ‘judge shopping’ and threatens to send $3 billion of its federal grants to trade schools

By Donald Judd, Danya Gainor, CNN President Donald Trump has again trained his ire on Harvard University, accusing the school Monday of “judge shopping” in its legal battle with the White House and threatening to cut off $3 billion in federal grant funding over its handling of anti-Israel protests. “I am considering taking Three Billion

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