Gulf War Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War. In response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, the…
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Voting Rights Act Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which serves to protect and enforce the 14th and 15th Amendments. It was…
Continue ReadingJulian Assange Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Personal Birth date: July 3, 1971 Birth place:…
Continue ReadingMassoud Barzani Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Massoud Barzani, leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Iraq. Personal Birth date: August…
Continue ReadingYoweri Museveni Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Yoweri Museveni, president of Uganda since 1986. Personal Birth date: August 15,1944 Birth…
Continue ReadingWorld Youth Day Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at World Youth Day, a day when Catholic youth and young adults between the ages of 16 and 35 gather to…
Continue ReadingFlorida’s largest school district is worried about funding after governor bans mask mandates for schools
By Rosa Flores and Hollie Silverman, CNN Florida’s largest school district said it’s worried about funding if it does not follow Gov. Ron…
Continue ReadingArea 51 Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Area 51, a highly classified United States Air Force facility located at Groom Lake in southern Nevada.…
Continue ReadingRomano Prodi Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Romano Prodi, former prime minister of Italy. Personal Birth date: August 9, 1939 Birth…
Continue ReadingLight detected behind a black hole for the first time
By Ashley Strickland, CNN It’s a light show in space unlike any other. For the first time, scientists have detected light from behind a black…
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Bend swelters through hottest July on record; Prineville’s was second-hottest
Bend-area residents sweated through the hottest July on record, and it was close — second-hottest — in Prineville, the National Weather Service…
Continue ReadingSandy Hook School Shootings Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Newtown, Connecticut. On December 14, 2012, six adults…
Continue ReadingMetropolitan Transportation Authority Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), which serves 15.3 million…
Continue ReadingBay Area Rapid Transit Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the San Francisco Bay Area’s rapid transit system, which is referred to as Bay Area Rapid Transit…
Continue ReadingMars Exploration Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about Mars exploration. The United States and the Soviet Union are the only two…
Continue ReadingNew York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says no indoor mask mandate for vaccinated people
By Eric Levenson and Laura Ly, CNN New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio strongly encouraged vaccinated people to wear masks indoors but stopped short…
Continue Reading‘A moral obligation’: Black ministers are leading rallies for voting rights just as they did during the civil rights era
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN The Rev. Jesse Jackson marched alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and other Black faith leaders in Selma, Alabama,…
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China takes down Belgium to finish group play unbeaten
China’s women’s basketball team beat Belgium to finish group plays as one of the competition’s only unbeaten…
Continue ReadingTaliban take over TV station in strategic city as US airstrikes pound key positions in Afghanistan
By Nick Paton Walsh, Tim Lister and Barbara Starr, CNN The Taliban have taken over a TV station in Afghanistan’s strategic Helmand province, a…
Continue ReadingUS airstrikes pound Taliban positions as militants threaten key cities in Afghanistan
Some 700 hundred Afghan allies escape to the US as the troop withdrawal continues, while thousands more fear for their lives as the Taliban gain more…
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