Anti-Israel Attack in DC, Kid Cudi Testifies in Diddy Trial, Trump Admin vs. Harvard： AM Update 5⧸23
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A young couple murdered in a horrific incident of anti-Semitism, Musician Kid Cuddy takes the stand in the Sean Diddy criminal trial, we will not stop until we defeat the chronic disease epidemic in America, we are going to get it done, HHS releases a startling report on the health epidemic plaguing America s children, and the Trump administration takes a bold move against Harvard University in the ongoing battle to enforce civil rights on campus. All that and more coming up in a moment on your AM Update.
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Good morning, everyone. I'm Megan Kelly. It's Friday, May 23rd, 2025. And this is your AM
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Update. When the cops actually came in, he said, I did this. He said, sir, I'm unarmed.
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A young couple murdered in a horrific incident of anti-Semitism. Musician Kid Cuddy takes
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the stand in the Sean Diddy Combs criminal trial. There's something wrong and we will
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not stop until we defeat the chronic disease epidemic in America. We're going to get it done.
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HHS releases a startling report on the health epidemic plaguing America's children,
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identifying four key drivers of chronic illness and the Trump administration with a bold move
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against Harvard University in the ongoing battle to enforce civil rights on campus.
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All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update.
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A horrifying anti-Semitic incident Wednesday night in Washington, D.C. A young couple murdered
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in what law enforcement believes is a targeted attack. The victims, 30-year-old Yaron Lashinsky
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and 26-year-old Sarah Milgram, romantic partners and staffers at the Israeli embassy, attending
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an event at the Capitol Jewish Museum. Around 9 p.m., the suspect, Elias Rodriguez, allegedly walked
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past four individuals, including the couple, then brandished a handgun, shooting at their backs.
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According to the affidavit, once the victims fell to the ground, the suspect advanced toward them,
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firing again. As Ms. Milgram attempted to crawl away, quote, he followed behind her and fired again.
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The suspect then entering the Jewish Museum after a witness said he ditched the gun in some bushes.
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Here's more of the witness describing the aftermath to Fox 5 News.
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He was covered in rain. He was clearly in trauma. He was in shock. And, you know, some of the people
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at the event brought him water. They sat him down. Are you OK? Were you shot? What happened? He's like,
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he's like, somebody call the cops, bring the cops in. So about 10 minutes later, when the cops actually
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came in, he said, I did this. He said, sir, I'm unarmed. He put his hands up. He grabbed a red
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coffee out of his pocket and started the Free Palestine chants. You know, there's only one
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solution, Intifada revolution. And he was being dragged out of the building as he was yelling,
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Free Palestine. Video from the scene showing the alleged killer in cuffs pulled from the building
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by police. As for the victims, Mr. Lashensky had been planning to propose to Miss Milgram next week
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during a trip to meet Lashensky's family in Jerusalem, according to Israel's ambassador to
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the U.S. He had purchased the ring. The couple met a year and a half ago while working at the
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Israeli embassy in Washington. Sarah Milgram, who was Jewish, grew up in Kansas and worked in the
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public diplomacy department of the embassy, the American Jewish Committee, which hosted the young
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diplomats reception where she was killed, describing her as, quote, warm and compassionate, committed to
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peacebuilding and passionate about sustainability and people to people relations. Her father telling
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the New York Times Milgram once worked in Israel for an organization connecting young Israelis and
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Palestinians. Mr. Lashensky was born in Germany, moving to Israel as a teenager. He worked as a
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research assistant at the embassy. The Israeli ambassador to Germany, who had once been his
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professor, calling him, quote, a Christian, a true lover of Israel, served in the IDF and chose to
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dedicate his life to the state of Israel and the Zionist cause. He embodied the Judeo-Christian values
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and set an example for young people worldwide. Attorney General Pam Bondi, in a Wednesday night press
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briefing, promising law enforcement is fully engaged. We'll be doing everything in our power to keep
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all citizens safe, especially tonight, our Jewish community. Our prayers go out. We have the FBI,
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all of our federal agencies will work hand in hand with you, Chief, as we have done, and you, Mayor,
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to do everything we can to keep our citizens safe. We will follow the facts. We will follow the law.
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And this defendant, if charged, will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
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The suspect is facing charges including murder of foreign officials, causing the death of a person
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through the use of a firearm, discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence, and two counts of
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first-degree murder. The New York Post reporting the suspect was once tied to the Party for Socialism
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and Liberation, the group confirming the link, but saying the association ended in 2017 and
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condemning the shooting. The Post also reporting the suspect participated in a 2017 Black Lives Matter
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protest in Chicago. An apparent manifesto circulating online with the shooter's name attached,
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the 900-word statement dated one day before the attack, in which the author rails about, quote,
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atrocities committed by Israelis against Palestine. President Trump responding to the attack in a
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Truth Social post, quote, these horrible D.C. killings based obviously on anti-Semitism must end
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now. Hatred and radicalism have no place in the USA. Condolences to the families of the victims,
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so sad that such things as this can happen. God bless you all.
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Coming up, musician Kid Cudi called to the stand in the Sean Diddy Combs criminal trial,
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at one point describing the music mogul as a Marvel supervillain. And a new HHS report identifies
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four key drivers of the chronic disease epidemic harming American children.
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Musician Kid Cuddy, whose real name is Scott Miscuddy, called to testify on Wednesday in the
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Sean Diddy Combs criminal trial. Kid Cuddy is a former boyfriend of star witness Cassie Ventura.
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Last week, Ventura testified to participating in the Diddy Freak-Offs, extended sex events with sex
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workers allegedly under Diddy's direction, while she was in a relationship for a time with Kid Cuddy.
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Ventura telling the court she viewed the Freak-Offs as a job. Ventura admitted to keeping a burner phone
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in order to keep her relationship with Kid Cuddy private from Combs. According to Ventura, Combs
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discovered her burner phone during a Freak-Off, alerting him to the relationship with Kid Cuddy.
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Ventura testified that Combs threatened to blow up Kid Cuddy's car when he found out. Prosecutors
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asking Kid Cuddy about the car incident on Thursday. The witness telling prosecutors in January of 2012,
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he got a phone call from his dog watcher saying his car was on fire. Kid Cuddy describing the damage
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saying, quote, it looks like the top of my Porsche was cut open and that's where the Molotov cocktail was
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put in. After the car fire, Kid Cuddy telling prosecutors he contacted Combs, quote, he had
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been wanting to talk to me. So after the fire, I was like, this is getting out of hand. I need to
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talk to him. Combs' staff set up a meeting at a private club. Kid Cuddy telling prosecutors, quote,
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Sean Combs was standing there staring out the window with his hands behind his back like a Marvel
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supervillain. The witness telling prosecutors he believed the relationship between Ventura and Combs
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had ended. Kid Cuddy also testifying to asking Combs about his car. Telling the court when he
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asked about the car, Combs responding, quote, I don't know what you're talking about. On cross
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examination, the witness testifying that Ventura told him that Combs was physically abusive but did
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not reveal any sexual abuse. The defense attorney suggesting Ventura lived a double life and was
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playing both Kid Cuddy and Combs. Kid Cuddy agreed. On redirect, Kid Cuddy telling prosecutors he and
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Ventura broke up in December 2011 because he was concerned for her safety as well as his own,
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quote, I knew Sean Combs was violent. Kid Cuddy also telling prosecutors he believed Combs was lying
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when he told Cuddy he did not know what happened to his car. Kid Cuddy's testimony is part of the
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prosecution's effort to establish a broader pattern of violent and coercive behavior central to their
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case that Combs was running a criminal enterprise. Combs is charged with racketeering conspiracy,
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sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, and transportation to engage in prostitution.
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Under racketeering laws, prosecutors must prove Combs committed at least two underlying crimes,
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which can include arson, forced labor, kidnapping, obstruction of justice, and more. Combs pleading
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not guilty to all charges. If convicted, he'll face life in prison. HHS releasing a new report
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identifying four key drivers of America's childhood chronic disease crisis—poor diet, exposure to
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environmental chemicals, lack of physical activity and chronic stress, and over-medicalization.
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Today's children are the sixth generation in American history in terms of chronic disease,
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and these preventable trends continue to worsen each year. President Trump reading out some of
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the report's alarming findings in a Make America Healthy Again roundtable.
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More than 40 percent of American children now have at least one chronic health condition.
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Since the 1970, rates of childhood cancer have soared in many cases by nearly 50 percent, 50 percent.
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Well, in the 1960s, less than 5 percent of the children were obese. Now over 20 percent are obese.
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A few decades ago, one in one—think of this one. This is, to me, the one that gets me every time,
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and it seems to be getting worse. Just a few decades ago, one in 10,000 children had autism. Today, it's
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one in 31. Last time I heard the number is one in 34, right? Now it's one in 31. There's something
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wrong, and we will not stop until we defeat the chronic disease epidemic in America. We're going
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to get it done. Among the leading culprits of the chronic disease epidemic, ultra-processed foods.
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The report finding nearly 70 percent of children's daily calories come from these products,
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leading to poor nutrition and excessive calorie intake. It also flags growing exposure to harmful
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chemicals, citing pesticides as a major concern. On glyphosate, a widely used herbicide, the report
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references studies linking it to reproductive disorders, cancer, liver inflammation, and metabolic
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damage. Declining physical activity, identifying as another red flag, the report calls children's
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activity level in the digital age a crisis, noting over 70 percent of children between 6 and 17
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fail to meet federal physical activity guidelines, a trend tied to reduced in-school recess and skyrocketing
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screen time. And finally, over-medicalization. The report finding one in five kids estimated to have
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taken a prescription drug in the past 30 days. The report saying the issue needs to be studied more,
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but calling it, quote, a concerning trend of over-prescribing medications to children,
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often driven by conflicts of interest in medical research, regulation, and practice. This marks an
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initial assessment. A full policy strategy aimed at addressing these findings is expected in August.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday announcing Harvard University will no longer be
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permitted to enroll international students, meaning any non-citizen student will be required to transfer
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to maintain their student visa. The secretary offering to reinstate the university's student and
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exchange visitor program if the school complies with Homeland Security requests within 72 hours.
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DHS is requesting records related to any illegal, dangerous, or violent activity or threats made by any
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foreign students, as well as any video or audio footage of protest activity on or off campus within
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the past five years. Secretary Noem informing the university in a letter, quote, this action should
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not surprise you and is the unfortunate result of Harvard's failure to comply with simple reporting
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requirements. Harvard has been resisting full compliance with the administration's recent request for
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information about international students, ultimately claiming that only a few students' data would be
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responsive. DHS now accusing the Ivy League University of failure to comply with simple reporting
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requirements while, quote, perpetuating an unsafe campus environment that is hostile to Jewish students,
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promotes pro-Hamas sympathies, and employs racist DEI policies. As a result of the move, Harvard is
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prohibited from allowing anyone on academic or exchange visas for the 2025-2026 school year. Any students
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currently enrolled on those visas will have to transfer to another school to maintain their legal status.
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In the 2024-25 school year, there were about 6,800 international students at Harvard, approximately 27%
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of Harvard's enrollment. The move is the latest in the Trump administration's effort to crack down on
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illegal displays of on-campus anti-Semitism and hold universities accountable for failing to enforce
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federal law. A legal challenge is expected. That'll do it for your AM update. I'm Megan Kelly. Join me back
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