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CNN 5 Things

Harvard commencement, wine company’s tariff triumph, NBA finals contenders & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Celebrations at Harvard University’s commencement ceremony are being overshadowed by a legal battle over international students. We’ll tell you how a family-run wine company went head-to-head with the Trump administration and won. Home sellers now outnumber buyers by the largest margin in years. The American flag has been raised at the US ambassador's residence in Syria for the first time since 2012. Plus, who’s in and who’s almost out of the NBA finals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hi there, from CNN. I'm Aaron Matheson, with the five things you need to know for Thursday, May 29th.

0:39.4

Members of the class of 2025 from down the street across the country and around the world,

0:49.8

around the world just as it should be.

0:55.0

That was Harvard University President Alan Garber,

0:58.0

welcoming the 2025 graduating class

1:01.0

at the school's commencement ceremony.

1:03.0

But today's celebrations have been overshadowed by uncertainty,

1:07.0

and Harvard's Director of Immigration Services

1:09.0

says some international students were too afraid to go to the ceremony.

1:13.5

That's because just six miles away from campus, a federal judge was hearing a case that could decide their future, as CNN's Paula Reid explains.

1:22.4

Hi, Erin. So a federal judge in Boston says she wants to continue to block the Trump administration from revoking Harvard student visa program.

1:31.3

That is its ability to host international students because if you're international, you need

1:37.0

a school with a valid student visa program.

1:40.2

Now this policy is already blocked temporarily and the judge said she wants the two sides to decide

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