CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States. Personal Birth date: July 6, 1946 Birth place: New Haven, Connecticut Birth name: George Walker Bush Father: George Herbert Walker Bush, 41st President of the United States Mother: Barbara (Pierce) Bush Marriage: Laura (Welch) Bush
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A house fire in Columbia on Saturday afternoon, caused around $5,000 in damage according to the Columbia Fire Department. Around 2 p.m., crews responded to the 200 block of Bittersweet Court for a house fire in the back part of the home. Columbia Fire responds to the 200 block of Bittersweet Court
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Opinion by Jonathan Reckford and Lisa Rice for CNN Business Perspectives It is ironic and fitting that every June, our nation recognizes both Juneteenth and homeownership, which the George W. Bush administration turned into a month-long observance. Juneteenth is the celebration of Black people’s liberation and theoretical ability to participate fully in the American Dream.
Continue Reading Opinion by Jonathan Reckford and Lisa Rice for CNN Business Perspectives It is ironic and fitting that every June, our nation recognizes both Juneteenth and homeownership, which the George W. Bush administration turned into a month-long observance. Juneteenth is the celebration of Black people’s liberation and theoretical ability to participate fully in the American Dream.
Continue Reading By Melanie Zanona, CNN After Rep. Tom Rice became the first electoral victim of Donald Trump‘s revenge campaign against the Republicans who voted to impeach him, a GOP colleague who had also backed the former President’s impeachment reached out to the South Carolina lawmaker and attempted to console him. “I told him afterward, I said,
Continue Reading By Camila Moreno Lizarazo, CNN This year marks the second year Juneteenth will be observed as a federal holiday. June 19 commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas were told by Union Army Gen. Gordon Granger that they had been liberated. Granger’s announcement came almost three years after the Emancipation Proclamation. President
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby, CNN Last summer, Shenae Rowe was able to provide 36,000 meals a week to hungry kids throughout Warrick County in rural southwest Indiana. Parents could pick up a week’s worth of food in one trip to take home. This summer, the Warrick school district’s director of food and nutrition is hoping to
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AMSTELVEEN, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands won the toss and will bat first against England in the second one-day international at Amstelveen outside Amsterdam. The match has been reduced to 41 overs per side because of overnight rain that led to a delayed start due to a wet outfield. England won the first match of
Continue Reading By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The mission of the Federal Reserve is to foster the stability of US monetary systems. It’s the reason the central bank was created in 1913, and it’s the reason it still exists today. So when inflation threatens to potentially destabilize the dollar, it’s the Fed’s job to spring to action.
Continue ReadingBy Manveena Suri, CNN A photo of Prince William smiling with his children on a family holiday in Jordan was released Sunday to celebrate Father’s Day. The image was posted on the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s Twitter account, with a message: “Wishing a Happy Father’s Day to fathers and grandfathers across the world today!”
Continue Reading LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool has signed Scotland under-21 defender Calvin Ramsay from Aberdeen as a backup to right back Trent Alexander-Arnold. The 18-year-old Ramsay hasn’t played for Scotland’s senior team and only made his senior debut for Aberdeen in March last year. He played 39 games for the team in Scotland’s top division, making
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia is set to hold additional Juneteenth events on Sunday for those looking to still get out for the weekend. One event is both a Juneteenth event and Father’s day event at Douglass Park from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. A Juneteenth Festival is set to take place at Cosmo Park from 2 p.m. until
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN If you’re a father, you probably have experienced endless anxieties about whether you’re doing enough for your kids while they’re growing up. What if your children inherit your negative habits? What if you let your kids watch too much television or feed them the wrong foods? Worrying you’re going to mess
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By Tim Lister, Denis Lapin and Julia Kesaieva, CNN The West must prepare for a long war in Ukraine as Russia makes incremental gains in a furious battle to control the country’s east, the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have both said. In separate comments published Sunday, Stoltenberg and
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Barbie Latza Nadeau with Hada Messia, CNN Rome, the eternal city, has been invaded, conquered and pillaged countless times since its founding nearly 2,800 years ago. Each attack has left scars throughout the city, from the ruins of the Roman Forum to the cavern of the Circus Maximus where chariots once raced. Modern degradation has
Continue Reading Barbie Latza Nadeau with Hada Messia, CNN Rome, the eternal city, has been invaded, conquered and pillaged countless times since its founding nearly 2,800 years ago. Each attack has left scars throughout the city, from the ruins of the Roman Forum to the cavern of the Circus Maximus where chariots once raced. Modern degradation has
Continue Reading By Emmy Abbassi, CNN To celebrate the 20-year anniversary of the “Scooby-Doo” live-action film, Warner Bros. and Airbnb offered an overnight stay in the Mystery Machine. Actor Matthew Lillard, who played Shaggy in the movie, will host guests in the iconic van, which will be parked on the Malibu coast in southern California for three
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TODAY: Cool start in the 60s before highs reach close to 90. Low humidity will keep the feels-like in check with plenty of sun to soak up for the end of the weekend!a TOMORROW: Another cooler morning before above-average heat returns. Highs reach the mid-90s but low humidity will still keep the heat index near
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, CNN A 5-year-old had just finished his first day of kindergarten when he watched his young mother collapse and take her final breaths. A 13-year-old has suffered panic attacks since her dad’s death. A 17-year-old must face adulthood without his idol. More than 202,000 US children have lost one or both parents
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by Heather Chen, CNN In a sea of thousands decked out in rainbow and pink, Dawn Lim, a full-time officer doing mandatory military service in the Singapore army, was not as flamboyantly dressed as many of her fellow attendees at the city state’s Pink Dot pride parade — but she was just as happy and
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