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Month: May 2023

New College of Florida graduates hold alternative commencement ceremony in protest against Gov. DeSantis’ conservative takeover of the college

By Nicquel Terry Ellis (CNN) — Graduates at the New College of Florida held an alternative commencement ceremony Thursday evening in protest of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ conservative takeover of the college earlier this year. The alternative ceremony was a private event held at an undisclosed location in Sarasota, where the school is based, students said.

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Dennis Kucinich Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Dennis Kucinich, former Ohio congressman. Personal Birth date: October 8, 1946 Birth place: Cleveland, Ohio Birth name: Dennis John Kucinich Father: Frank Kucinich, truck driver Mother: Virginia (Norris) Kucinich Marriages: Elizabeth (Harper) Kucinich (2005-present); Sandra Kucinich (1977-1986, divorced); Helen Kucinich (divorced) Children: with Sandra

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A liquor store clerk was indicted after she allegedly tried to claim a winning $3 million lottery ticket left by a customer

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A liquor store clerk schemed, stole and tried to cash out a winning $3 million lottery ticket, a Massachusetts county prosecutor said, before investigators – helped by technology – launched a hunt for the rightful winner. Now, the clerk, Carly Nunes, 23, of Lakeville, Massachusetts, has been indicted by

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. picks former Rep. Dennis Kucinich as his campaign manager

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has selected former Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich as his campaign manager. In a statement Thursday, Kennedy described Kucinich, a two-time Democratic presidential candidate himself, as someone who “knows how the system works from the inside out.” “Dennis Kucinich has brought invaluable electoral

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Storied rugby club Wasps forced to start again at bottom of English league pyramid

LONDON (AP) — Wasps, one of England’s most storied rugby teams and a two-time European champion, must begin rebuilding from the bottom of the country’s league pyramid after having a license to play in the second-tier Championship revoked. The club was expelled from the top-flight Premiership after falling into administration in October amid debts totaling

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