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When the Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted of sex crimes four years ago, it was celebrated as a watershed moment for the #MeToo movement. Yesterday, New York’s highest court of appeals overturned that conviction.

Jodi Kantor, one of the reporters who broke the story of the abuse allegations against Mr. Weinstein in 2017, explains what this ruling means for him and for #MeToo.

Guest: Jodi Kantor, an investigative reporter for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• The verdict against Harvey Weinstein was overturned by the New York Court of Appeals.
• Here’s why the conviction was fragile from the start.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.

Police have arrested dozens of students across US universities this week after a crackdown on pro-Palestine protests on campuses. Erum Salam and Margaret Sullivan report from New York. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

A young woman in Texas desperately tried to terminate her pregnancy before ultimately choosing adoption. Today on “Post Reports,” how abortion restrictions and fate collided to entwine two women’s lives. 

Read Amber Ferguson’s story and watch the video here. 

Today’s show was produced by Charla Freeland. It was edited by Maggie Penman and mixed by Sean Carter. 

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President Joe Biden signed into law a bill that would ban the app unless it’s sold to an American company. Vox’s Christian Paz explains.

This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy and Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by David Herman, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained

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