The fragile lagoon city of Venice launched a pilot program Thursday to charge day-trippers a 5-euro ($5.35) entry fee that authorities hope will discourage visitors from arriving on peak days and make the city more livable for its dwindling residents. to.pbs.org/44f7SU8

Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency.
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The University of Southern California canceled its main stage graduation ceremony Thursday as college officials across the U.S. worried that ongoing campus protests against the Israel-Hamas war could disrupt May commencement ceremonies.
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Tennessee’s GOP-controlled Statehouse gave their final approval to legislation criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care without parental consent. to.pbs.org/3UzmKt9

The seven World Central Kitchen aid workers killed by Israeli airstrikes represented the “best of humanity” and risked everything “to feed people they did not know and will never meet,” said José Andrés, the celebrity chef who founded the organization.
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'The complaint against [prosecutors] was always the classic kind of criminal law complaint saying
'the facts presented in that courtroom need to be relevant to the charges in the trial.' And that, in fact, is the basis on which the conviction was overturned,' said Jodi Kantor.

In Kharkiv, Ukraine more than 2,000 students go to school at five underground locations, amid the Russian invasion.

'The subway school is fine, but I want to go back to the school where I left things two years ago,' sixth-grader Lisa tells amna.

Campus protests against Israel's war in Gaza are continuing to grow across the U.S., with encampments in place in at least 20 colleges.

Hundreds of demonstrators have been arrested in the last several days at multiple schools.
@IamAmnaNawaz reports.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised what the U.S. describes as unfair Chinese trade practices during his first full day of meetings in China on Thursday with local government officials in the financial hub of Shanghai.
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The FCC on Thursday restored “net neutrality” rules that prevent broadband internet providers such as Comcast and AT&T from favoring some sites and apps over others.
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The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether former President Donald Trump should be immune from federal prosecution over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

@JohnYangTV speaks with William Brangham and Marcia Coyle to learn more.

'Literacy is so important in raising the next generation of kids because we have never had a generation that’s about to face what they’re facing,' Joan Wicks tells us. 'Kids have to be an educated and active citizenry to safeguard our country for the future.' #BriefButSpectacular

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan questioned attorney D. John Sauer about former President Donald Trump’s alleged actions related to attempts to overthrow the 2020 election, as the Supreme Court considers whether he should have immunity from prosecution.
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LISTEN: Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch probed the government’s position on which presidential actions could be prosecuted during Thursday’s arguments in Trump v. United States.
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LISTEN: Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett asked former President Donald Trump’s lawyer D. John Sauer why his defense believes impeachment being the “gateway” to criminal prosecution applies only to the president, and not other impeachable officials.
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LISTEN: Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson questioned Trump attorney D. John Sauer’s underlying assumption that official acts by a sitting president are immune from criminal prosecution while private acts are not.
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Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker had his third day on the witness stand Thursday at Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York where he described the machinations involved in identifying and burying stories on Trump’s behalf.
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The former publisher of the National Enquirer testified at former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial about going to great lengths to help shield his old friend from potentially damaging stories.
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Some U.S. universities called in police to break up demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war, while others appeared content to wait out student protests Thursday, as the final days of the semester ticked down and graduation ceremonies loomed.
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The Supreme Court appeared likely to reject former President Donald Trump’s claim of absolute immunity from prosecution over election interference, but it seemed possible Trump could still benefit from a trial delay, possibly beyond November’s election.
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