Dozens of NYPD officers entered Columbia University and attempted to clear a campus building that had been taken over by pro-Palestinian protesters.
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ICYMI this AM's Semafor one good text with top Armed Services GOP Sen. Senator Roger Wicker

Does Ukraine aid actually move Republican voters? We’re about to find out.

New from David Weigel in Semafor Americana:
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One of China’s leading coronavirus researchers has staged a sit-in protest outside his Shanghai lab after reportedly being kicked out.
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US consumer confidence fell for the third straight month as Americans remain skeptical about the jobs market and the overall state of the economy.
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Faculty at Barnard, the women’s college closely affiliated with Columbia, overwhelmingly passed a vote of no confidence in its president.
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Big oil companies downplayed their effects on climate change for decades and lobbied against climate regulations while publicly supporting them, Democrats alleged in a new report.
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Tesla plans to lay off employees on its Supercharger and Policy teams, despite the former being a core part of the EV maker’s business.
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Democrats looking to give Mike Johnson some room to operate as he manages caucus revolt semafor.com/article/04/30/…

NEWS: Speaker Johnson met with FIFA president Giovanni Infantino today at the request of the association.

The White House denounced Columbia protesters’ takeover of Hamilton Hall as “absolutely the wrong approach” that is “not an example of peaceful protest.”
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New: House Ds say they'll block MTG's motion to vacate as long as Speaker Johnson shows bipartisan approach.

Ann McLane Kuster suggested Rs put an extension of the Affordable Connectivity Program on the House floor since it'd likely pass.

w/Kadia Goba
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Latest from me on efforts by US, China to shape the development, use and governance of AI in Africa, and why African governments need to take charge 👇🏼

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is signaling she’ll pull the trigger on a motion to remove Speaker Mike Johnson, after Democratic leaders vowed that they would block any vote to oust him.
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Money-losing tech companies borrowed billions of dollars against the promise of runaway growth from lenders with looser standards. The bill is now coming due.
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🇺🇸 US Commerce secretary Secretary Gina Raimondo was in Kenya last week and inked a deal for US companies to invest in AI and data centers there

🇨🇳 Earlier this month China declared its intention to work with African countries on AI at the China-Africa Internet summit in the port city of

AI in Africa opens up new battlefront for China, US
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