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Month: August 2023

Donald Trump Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States. Personal Birth date: June 14, 1946 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Donald John Trump Father: Fred Trump, real estate developer Mother: Mary (Macleod) Trump Marriages: Melania (Knauss) Trump (January 22, 2005-present);

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Even Trump’s indictments haven’t shattered the deadlock between the parties. Here’s why

CNN Analysis by Ronald Brownstein (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s mounting legal jeopardy is raising a stark political question: can anything break the sustained electoral stalemate that has left the country divided almost exactly in half between the Republican and Democratic coalitions? Trump was indicted for a third time on Tuesday and is facing

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FDA, DEA call on drugmakers to boost manufacturing amid ongoing shortage of prescription stimulants

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Amid an ongoing shortage of prescription stimulants in the US, federal agencies are calling on drugmakers to boost manufacturing and on health care providers to closely monitor prescribing practices. The US Food and Drug Administration announced a shortage of Adderall, a common treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), in October.

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Estate of Henrietta Lacks reaches settlement with biotech company for nonconsensual use of her cells in medical research

By Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — The family of Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman whose cells have been used for scientific research for decades, reached a settlement Tuesday with the biotech company Thermo Fisher Scientific, the family’s attorneys said. Lacks’ family filed a federal lawsuit in 2021 against the company, arguing it is knowingly profiting

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Northwestern hires former Attorney General Loretta Lynch to investigate athletic department

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer Northwestern has hired former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to lead an investigation into the culture of its athletic department and its anti-hazing procedures following allegations of abusive behavior and racism within the football program and other teams. Lynch served as Attorney General from 2015 to 2017 under former

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Aaron Hernandez’s brother threatened to kill wife while struggling with mental health, police say

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — New details have emerged in the alleged threat cases in Connecticut against Dennis Hernandez, the troubled brother of the late New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez. Testimony in court Tuesday claimed Hernandez threatened to kill his estranged wife and her divorce lawyer while

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BlackRock headquarters at 50 Hudson Yards in New York City is pictured here on May 1.

Americans are ‘unwittingly funding’ blacklisted Chinese companies, Congressional panel says

By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — A Congressional select committee is investigating BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, and MSCI, one of the biggest providers of index funds, to determine whether they are investing Americans’ savings in Chinese companies blacklisted by the US government for security and human rights issues. The Select Committee

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