Harriet Miers Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Harriet Miers, former nominee to the US Supreme Court. Personal Birth date: August…
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Jiang Zemin Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former Chinese President Jiang Zemin. Personal Birth date: August 17, 1926 Death date: November…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Area 51, a highly classified United States Air Force facility located at Groom Lake in…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at human spaceflight programs in the United States and around the world. Facts The United States…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), the United States government agency…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at NASA’s Space Shuttle Program which ended in 2011 after 135 missions. Facts The space…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Bowe Bergdahl, former American prisoner of war. Personal Birth date: March 28, 1986 Birth…
Continue ReadingEstate of Henrietta Lacks reaches settlement with biotech company for nonconsensual use of her cells in medical research
By Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — The family of Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman whose cells have been used for scientific research for decades,…
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CNN, KABC By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — A massive fire burning across both California and Nevada is generating extreme fire behavior,…
Continue ReadingNumber of people crossing Darien Gap hits new record, officials say
By Karol Suarez and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — The number of migrants crossing the treacherous Darien Gap, a mountainous rainforest region that…
Continue ReadingEuclid telescope, sent to illuminate the universe’s biggest mysteries, shares first test photos
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The Euclid space telescope, designed to investigate some of the universe’s biggest mysteries, has captured…
Continue ReadingPhotos show inside of Gilgo Beach killings’ suspect home after the police search
By Lauren Mascarenhas and Brynn Gingras, CNN (CNN) — In the continuing investigation of Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect Rex Heuermann,…
Continue ReadingBrooklyn man who was vogueing at a gas station fatally stabbed in possible anti-gay hate crime, police say
By Jessica Xing and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Police are searching for a 17-year-old they believe is responsible for the stabbing death…
Continue ReadingNASA hears ‘heartbeat’ of Voyager 2 after losing communication
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The Voyager mission team at NASA has been able to detect a signal from Voyager 2 after losing contact with…
Continue ReadingNorthwestern enlists Loretta Lynch to lead review of athletics department accountability mechanisms in wake of hazing lawsuits
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN (CNN) — Northwestern University announced Tuesday an independent review of the school’s accountability mechanisms…
Continue ReadingWhat we know about an American woman and her daughter who were kidnapped in Haiti 6 days ago
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Six days since American nurse Alix Dorsainvil and her daughter were kidnapped from the community ministry…
Continue ReadingOklahoma lawsuit seeks to block opening of first publicly funded religious charter school in the US
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A lawsuit filed Monday in Oklahoma is seeking to block the state’s support for the nation’s first publicly…
Continue ReadingJury ends 1st day of deliberations on whether Pittsburgh synagogue shooter should be sentenced to death
By Sabrina Souza, Nicki Brown and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The jury in the trial of Robert Bowers, the gunman who killed 11 worshippers and…
Continue ReadingMystery cylinder that washed up on Australian beach is Indian space debris, officials confirm
By Chris Lau and Sania Farooqui, CNN (CNN) — A mysterious cylinder that washed ashore in Western Australia is debris from an Indian space…
Continue ReadingGang violence is tearing Haiti apart. Here’s what to know
By Caitlin Hu, CNN (CNN) — The kidnapping of an American nurse in Haiti last week along with her young child has cast stark light on the…
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