CrossFit Games athlete dies during competition at Texas lake
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By Omar Jimenez, Mark Morales and Julian Cummings, CNN (CNN) — Three Columbia University deans who were permanently removed from their posts…
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By Danny Freeman, CNN (CNN) — The District Attorney of Philadelphia withdrew first-degree murder charges against former Philadelphia Police…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) – Here is a look at the life of former US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Personal Birth date: August 18,…
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By Lianne Kolirin and Rosanne Roobeek, CNN (CNN) — A Belgian publisher has removed an opinion column that has been accused of dangerously…
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Continue ReadingKenyan youth call for ‘mother of all protests’ as president swears in new cabinet
By Larry Madowo, CNN Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) — Young protesters in Kenya returned to the capital’s streets for an eighth week of demonstrations…
Continue Reading‘Furious battles are underway’: Kursk residents call on Putin for help after Ukrainian incursion
By Daria Tarasova, Jim Sciutto, Allegra Goodwin, Tim Lister, and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian forces are pushing further into the…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Aug. 8: Tropical Storm Debby, Space mission, Presidential race, Stock markets, UK riots
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Government officials often send text messages as an effective means of warning the public about emergencies.…
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By Yumi Asada, Nodoka Katsura and Chris Lau, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel will sit out Nagasaki’s peace…
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By Isaac Yee, Jessie Yeung and Samra Zulfaqar, CNN (CNN) — Tiffany Kidd, a 41-year-old nurse from Arizona, had never left the United States…
Continue ReadingMan charged with murder in connection with 3 strangulation deaths in Southern California in 1977
By Cindy Von Quednow and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A Mississippi man authorities are calling a “suspected serial killer” has been charged…
Continue Reading‘More of us than you’: Thousands of anti-racism protesters turn out to counter far-right rallies in UK
By Christian Edwards and Rob Picheta, CNN London and Sheffield (CNN) — Thousands of anti-racism protesters have taken to the streets across the…
Continue ReadingLuxury bunkers, honoring single moms, how to stop vaping: Catch up on the day’s stories
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Continue ReadingState Dept calls for Israel to investigate allegations of ‘horrific’ sexual abuse of Palestinian detainees
By Tara John and Michael Conte, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department called allegations of sexual abuse of Palestinian detainees by Israeli…
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