CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Harriet Miers, former nominee to the US Supreme Court. Personal Birth date: August 10, 1945 Birth place: Dallas, Texas Birth name: Harriet Ellan Miers Father: Harris Miers, real estate investor Mother: Sally Miers, homemaker Education: Southern Methodist University, B.S., 1967; Southern Methodist
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former Chinese President Jiang Zemin. Personal Birth date: August 17, 1926 Death date: November 30, 2022 Birth place: Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China Birth name: Jiang Zemin Father: Jiang Shijun Mother: Wu Yueqing Marriage: Wang Yeping Children: Jiang Miankang and Jiang Mianheng Education: Shanghai Jiao
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Area 51, a highly classified United States Air Force facility located at Groom Lake in southern Nevada. Facts The US government’s official name for Area 51 is the Nevada Test and Training Range, which is a unit of the Nellis Air Force Base. Today it is
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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — Starbucks’ China business is back after dropping due to Covid restrictions last year. In the three months ending on July 2, sales at Chinese locations open at least 13 months spiked 46% year-over-year, the company said Tuesday. China has been a key growth driver for Starbucks. But
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By Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidates seeking to make the second debate stage in September will face tougher criteria for doing so, according to a person familiar with the new rules. To make the next debate, which will be held on September 27 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley,
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fitch Ratings has downgraded the United States government’s credit rating, citing rising debt at the federal, state, and local levels and a “steady deterioration in standards of governance” over the past two decades. The rating was cut Tuesday one notch to AA+ from AAA, the highest
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about cloning, a process of creating an identical copy of an original. Facts Reproductive Cloning is the process of making a full living copy of an organism. Reproductive cloning of animals transplants nuclei from body cells into eggs that have had their nucleus removed. That egg
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Environmentalists have filed a lawsuit to prevent the construction of a new potash mine they say would devastate a lake ecosystem in the drought-stricken western Utah desert. The complaint filed Monday against the Bureau of Land Management is the latest development in the battle over
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court says a Biden administration rule aimed at curbing the use of stabilizing braces on handguns is unlikely to survive a legal challenge. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel extended an injunction Tuesday allowing a gun dealer and others challenging the
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By Dan Berman, CNN (CNN) — It’s been eight years since he rode down the escalator in Trump Tower and more than two years since the January 6, 2021, insurrection, but the legal drama surrounding Donald Trump has never been more intense. This week, he was indicted by a federal grand jury in the special
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Actor Mandy Moore’s son recently woke up to a startling rash covering his body, according to her Instagram posts. It took trips to urgent care, the pediatrician, a dermatologist and a pediatric dermatologist to figure out what was causing him to itch all over his arms, legs and feet.
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) Longtime Cardinal Paul DeJong is headed to Canada. Just before the MLB trade deadline, the St. Louis Cardinals traded the shortstop to the Toronto Blue Jays for a minor league pitcher. Right-hander Matt Svanson will joins the Cardinals organization, following that trade. The 24-year-old was a 13th round draft pick for
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Bowe Bergdahl, former American prisoner of war. Personal Birth date: March 28, 1986 Birth place: Sun Valley, Idaho Birth name: Beaudry Robert Bergdahl Father: Robert Bergdahl Mother: Jani Bergdahl Military: US Army, 2008-present Other Facts Traveled throughout Europe before enlisting in the Army. Worked as a
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Donald Trump has surrendered in Georgia in his fourth criminal case of the year. The former president was charged earlier this month in the state over his efforts to overturn his 2020 general election defeat there. The Fulton County investigation is the latest criminal case for Trump as he runs for
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Un jurado investigador acusó al expresidente Donald Trump de cuatro cargos penales en el caso del fiscal especial Jack Smith sobre los esfuerzos por anular las elecciones de 2020, los cuales condujeron al asalto del Capitolio de EE.UU. 6 de enero de 2021. Todos los casos en los que Donald Trump ha
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was indicted on felony charges Tuesday for working to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the run-up to the violent riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol, with the Justice Department acting to hold him accountable for an unprecedented
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Office of Emergency Management is giving a reminder to residents for flood safety tips as Mid-Missouri has the potential to experience flooding. The ABC 17 News Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for Tuesday night and Wednesday morning due to the potential for flooding. The Boone
Continue ReadingLINCOLNTON, N.C. (AP) — Police have determined that a car crash that injured a group of migrant workers in North Carolina was accidental, but the driver has been charged with a felony hit-and-run for fleeing the scene. New evidence presented Tuesday led police to change their original assessment that the crash was intentional. The driver
Continue ReadingBy WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Asheville police are sounding the alarm about a social media trend that’s been encouraging young people to steal cars. On their Facebook page, the Asheville Police Department (APD) says officers recovered four vehicles over the weekend in the Southside area
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Roughly 7,500 BNSF train engineers may get up to eight days of paid sick time and more predictable schedules if they approve a deal with the railroad announced Tuesday. BNSF and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen union said engineers will be better able
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