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Month: August 2023

Poland to hold parliamentary election on Oct. 15, launching campaign in shadow of war in region

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president has announced that the country will hold its parliamentary election on October 15. The announcement on Tuesday marks the official start of an electoral campaign that has informally been underway for months and is being shaped by Russia’s war against Ukraine. The election campaign

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Georgia fires football staffer who survived fatal crash, less than a month after lawsuit

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia has fired the football recruiting staffer who survived a January crash that killed player Devin Willock and another recruiting staffer, less than a month after she filed a lawsuit against the university’s athletic association. The school issued a statement saying Victoria “Tori” Bowles was dismissed because she refused to cooperate

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A mother is suing Southwest Airlines for racial discrimination

White mother claims Southwest Airlines thought she was trafficking when traveling with her Black daughter, according to lawsuit

CNN By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A mother is suing Southwest Airlines for racial discrimination, saying she was accused of human trafficking when traveling with her biracial child. Mary MacCarthy, who is White, traveled from California to Denver with her daughter, who is Black, to attend her brother’s funeral in October of 2021, according

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Soaring sales of diabetes drug Mounjaro, widely used for weight loss, sends Eli Lilly to new heights

By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Eli Lilly’s diabetes treatment Mounjaro, which is widely used for weight loss, raked in nearly $1 billion in second-quarter sales, or more than $200 million above what Wall Street had expected. Shares of the drugmaker soared 17% to an all-time-high Tuesday after Lilly said Mounjaro sales

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Janet Yellen Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Janet Yellen, the first female Treasury secretary. Personal Birth date: August 13, 1946 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Janet Louise Yellen Father: Julius Yellen, doctor Mother: Anna (Blumenthal) Yellen Marriage: George Akerlof (1978-present) Children: Robert Education: Brown University, B.A. in Economics,

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Del 1 al 10, ¿cuánto sabes de algunas de nuestras especies de animales emblemáticos más amenazadas?

Ángela Reyes Haczek Llamado a la Tierra es una serie editorial de CNN comprometida con reportar los desafíos ambientales que enfrenta nuestro planeta, además de mostrar las soluciones a esos retos. La iniciativa Perpetual Planet de Rolex se ha asociado con CNN para crear conciencia y educación sobre los asuntos de sostenibilidad claves y para inspirar acciones

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