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Campus Tensions Rise, SCOTUS Trump Immunity, Weinstein’s Conviction Tossed

As protests and arrests continue at college campuses across the U.S.. are the students calling for divestment in Israel getting closer to their demands? The U.S. Supreme Court took nearly three hours to debate whether a president should have absolute immunity from criminal prosecution. And New York State’s highest court has overturned the criminal conviction of former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.

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