Columbia University, Dan Schneider, Donald Trump & More - 5/2/2024

Today's Sponsor: Blinkist
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Today's Rundown:
New York police clear the pro-Palestinian encampment at Columbia University
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/01/1248401802/columbia-university-protests-new-york
 
Threat 'neutralized' after active shooter reported outside Wisconsin middle school
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wisconsin-mount-horeb-reported-active-shooter/story?id=109800261
 
Instagram and Twitch roll out new TikTok-like short-form video discovery features
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/instagram-tiktok-roll-new-tiktok-short-form-video-discovery-features-rcna150231
  
Google lays off staff from Flutter, Dart and Python teams weeks before its developer conference
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/01/google-lays-off-staff-from-flutter-dart-python-weeks-before-its-developer-conference/
 
Wegovy and Zepbound Shortages Will Last Until Summer
https://www.everydayhealth.com/weight/wegovy-and-zepbound-shortages-will-last-until-summer/
   
Marvin Harrison Jr. Has Refused To Sign His NFLPA Licensing Agreement Due To "Beef" With Fanatics From His College Days
https://www.totalprosports.com/nfl/report-marvin-harrison-jr-has-refused-to-sign-his-nflpa-licensing-agreement-due-to-beef-with-fanatics-from-his-college-days/
 
Dan Schneider sues over portrayal in ‘Quiet on Set’
https://www.audacy.com/knxnews/news/local/dan-schneider-sues-over-portrayal-in-quiet-on-set
 
Trump acknowledges he told Secret Service on Jan. 6 that he would 'like to go down' to the Capitol
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-acknowledges-told-secret-service-jan-6-go-capitol-rcna150298
  
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ONE DAY OLDER ON MAY 2:
Dwayne Johnson (52)
Jenna Von Oy (47)
Princess Charlotte (9)
 
WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:
1978: The first unsolicited bulk commercial email (which would later become known as “spam”) was sent to every ARPANET address on the west coast of the United States. The aggressive marketer decided to invite 393 ARPANET users to a product presentation by Digital Equipment Corporation. The ARPANET was the network created by the U.S. Department of Defense and was the predecessor of the Internet.
2011: U.S. Navy Seal Team Six raided a large compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and killed Al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden. Bin Laden’s body was buried at sea in accordance with Islamic rites later that day.
2023: 11,500 members of the Writers Guild of America went on strike. The strike would last through September 27, 2023.
 
WORD OF TEH DAY: ruse / [ rooz ]
a trick, stratagem, or artifice
    
PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: World Password Day
https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/world-password-day-first-thursday-in-may#:~:text=The%20Registrar%20at%20National%20Day,year%20as%20World%20Password%20Day.