bell hooks, famed feminist writer, dies at age 69
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Photographs by Bryan Anselm/Redux for CNN When they heard the sound of a train coming, Philip and Patricia Bruce started to run.…
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CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Economic disaster averted: Yesterday, President Joe Biden signed the debt limit increase passed by Congress earlier this…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank. Personal Birth date: January 1,…
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, who succeeded his half brother King Abdullah bin…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Ayad Allawi, the former interim Prime Minister of Iraq. Personal Birth date: 1945 Birth…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher. Personal Birth date: January 3,…
Continue ReadingNASA’s James Webb Space Telescope launch pushed to Christmas Eve
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The highly anticipated launch of the James Webb Space Telescope is facing yet another delay before it can lift off the…
Continue ReadingHuman remains found 40 years ago identified as member of The O’Jays R&B band
CNN, HLN, WEWS By Amanda Jackson, CNN Partial human remains found in a garbage bag nearly 40 years ago have been identified as belonging to Frank…
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of France’s President Emmanuel Macron. Personal Birth date: December 21, 1977 Birth place:…
Continue ReadingNYPD top cop pick highlights the slow rise of female police chiefs nationwide
CNN, WABC By Emma Tucker, CNN For the first time in the New York Police Department’s 176-year history, a woman will become police commissioner…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea’s largest dairy company apologizes over a video advert implying women are cows
By Yoonjung Seo and Amy Woodyatt, CNN South Korea’s largest dairy company, Seoul Milk, has apologized after releasing a controversial advert…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Lunar New Year, which is celebrated in many countries in Asia. It is the longest and most important…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, which mark the end of the year and the beginning of the…
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of former NFL star O.J. Simpson. Personal Birth date: July 9, 1947 Birth place: San Francisco,…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Richard Reid, also known as the “shoe bomber” because of his attempt to…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Emperor Emeritus Akihito of Japan. Personal Birth date: December 23, 1933 Birth place:…
Continue ReadingMurder plots and threats from anti-vaxxers pose challenge for Germany’s new chancellor
By Frederik Pleitgen, Claudia Otto and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Just a week into the job, new German Chancellor Olaf Scholz finds himself confronting an…
Continue ReadingOmicron is spreading faster than any other coronavirus variant
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN The Omicron coronavirus variant is spreading at a rate not seen with previous variants, World Health Organization…
Continue ReadingDerek Chauvin pleads guilty in federal court to violating George Floyd’s civil rights
By Josh Campbell, Eric Levenson and Stella Chan, CNN Months after he was convicted of murder, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pleaded…
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