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Month: August 2023

Mike Huckabee Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas. Personal Birth date: August 24, 1955 Birth place: Hope, Arkansas Birth name: Michael Dale Huckabee Father: Dorsey Huckabee, a fireman and mechanic Mother: Mae (Elder) Huckabee, an office worker Marriage: Janet (McCain) Huckabee (May 25, 1974-present) Children:

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Seneca High School ending Marine Corps JROTC program after more than 40 years

By Matthew Keck Click here for updates on this story     LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — After more than 40 years, Seneca High School’s Marine Corps JROTC program will be coming to an end. Officials say this is due to the nationwide teacher shortage. Advertisement The four-year program taught students about leadership, character development, and confidence. Officials

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Texas man who threatened poll workers and Arizona officials is sentenced to 3 1/2 years

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Texas man who advocated for a mass shooting of poll workers and threatened two Arizona officials and their children has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in federal prison. Frederick Francis Goltz pleaded guilty earlier this year to interstate threatening communications. The 52-year-old from Lubbock was sentenced

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US and UN should impose more sanctions on Sudanese leaders for alleged atrocities, rights group says

By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A leading human rights group has called on the United States and the United Nations to impose more sanctions on the Sudanese leaders responsible for the ongoing atrocities in Darfur. Human Rights Watch said Friday that Washington should impose targeted sanctions. The United States took over the

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What to stream this week: Gal Gadot, ‘Red, White and Royal Blue’ and ‘Only Murders in the Building’

By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include Gal Gadot in the international espionage thriller “Heart of Stone,” the return of the comedy “Only Murders in the Building” on Hulu and “Painkiller,” a new Netflix limited series detailing the rise of opioid use in the United States from various perspectives. CBS has the

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Star soprano Anna Netrebko sues Met Opera over its decision to cut ties over Russia-Ukraine war

By RONALD BLUM Associated Press Soprano Anna Netrebko, once among the Metropolitan Opera’s biggest box office draws, has sued the company and general manager Peter Gelb, alleging defamation, breach of contract and other violations. The suit, filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, asks for at least $360,000 in damages for lost performance and

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After helping prevent extinctions for 50 years, the Endangered Species Act itself may be in peril

By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer SHARON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Biologist Ashley Wilson carefully disentangled a bat from netting above a tree-lined river and examined the wriggling, furry mammal in her headlamp’s glow. “Another big brown,” she said. It was a common type, one of many Wilson and colleagues had snagged in the southern

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Muere Mark Margolis, actor de ‘Breaking Bad’ y ‘Better Call Saul’, a los 83 años

Sol Amaya (CNN) — Mark Margolis, un actor veterano conocido por su interpretación de Héctor Salamanca en “Breaking Bad” y “Better Call Saul”, murió, dijo su hijo, el actor y CEO de Knitting Factory Entertainment, Morgan Margolis, al Hollywood Reporter. Tenía 83 años. CNN se ha comunicado con los representantes de Margolis para obtener comentarios.

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The prolific rainfall and flooding is happening because of training storms.

Flood emergencies force evacuations and water rescues across the South

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Life-threatening flash flooding forced evacuations and water rescues across parts of the South Friday morning. Some of the worst flooding centered on portions of western Kentucky and Tennessee, where multiple flash flood emergencies were issued Friday morning. Flash flood emergencies are a sign forecasters are confident the situation

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