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Month: July 2021

Merrick Garland Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Attorney General Merrick Garland, former chief judge of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, and one time Supreme Court nominee. Personal Birth date: November 13, 1952 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Merrick Brian Garland Father: Cyril Garland, founder of an advertising

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2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. Facts The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30. The areas covered include the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. The National Weather Service defines a hurricane as a “tropical cyclone with maximum sustained winds

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A car heads into the US from Canada at the Peace Arch border crossing on June 8

Canada will not open its border to non-essential, unvaccinated visitors for quite a while, Trudeau says

By Paula Newton, CNN Days after Canada dropped its quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated Canadians entering the country, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rejected the idea that non-essential unvaccinated visitors will soon be allowed in. “I can tell you right now that’s not going to happen for quite a while,” Trudeau said during a campaign-style stop

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Marketing executive Sarah Everard

London police officer pleads guilty to murder of Sarah Everard

By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN A Metropolitan Police officer pleaded guilty Friday to murdering marketing executive Sarah Everard, whose disappearance while walking home in London prompted an outpouring across social media from women sharing their own experiences of sexual assault and harassment. Wayne Couzens, a serving police constable whose “primary role was uniformed patrol duties of

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Zaila Avant-garde

The first African American contestant to win National Spelling Bee is now aiming for Harvard, the NBA and NASA

By David Williams and Kevin Dotson, CNN Zaila Avant-garde wasn’t focused on her place in history on Thursday when she became the first African American to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee in 93 editions of the competition. Instead, she was thinking about Bill Murray. The 14-year-old from New Orleans, Louisiana, won the 2021 crown

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