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Month: August 2023

Benghazi Mission Attack Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the September 11, 2012, attack on the US mission in Benghazi, Libya. Facts September 11, 2012 – The US mission in Benghazi is attacked and burned. An attack later that night involves mortar and rocket fire against a US diplomatic annex in the city. US

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Lawyers indicted with Trump say they were doing their jobs. But that may be a tough argument to make

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As John Eastman prepared to surrender to Georgia authorities last week for an indictment related to efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, he issued a statement denouncing the criminal case as targeting attorneys “for their zealous advocacy on behalf of their clients.” Another defendant, Rudy Giuliani,

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‘I wasn’t sure if I was going home’: US Capitol Police officers continue to relive January 6 trauma in court

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — One day after lawyers for former President Donald Trump appeared in Washington, DC’s federal courthouse to delay his trial on charges of election subversion, three US Capitol Police officers addressed a federal judge and recounted in personal terms what they endured when a pro-Trump mob descended

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Bob Barker Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Bob Barker, former host of the “Price is Right.” Personal Birth date: December 12, 1923 Death date: August 26, 2023 Birth place: Darrington, Washington Birth name: Robert William Barker Father: Byron Barker, a utility worker Mother: Matilda (Tarleton) Barker Marriage: Dorothy Jo

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Rosh Hashanah Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah, a celebration of the new year. September 15-17, 2023 – Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on September 15 and is celebrated through nightfall on September 17. September 25-27, 2022 – Rosh Hashanah began at sundown on September 25 and ended

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"Devastated" Poudre River restocked with 108

“Devastated” Poudre River restocked with 108,000 rainbow trout following Cameron Peak Fire

By DILLON THOMAS Click here for updates on this story     COLORADO (KCNC) — Three years after the Cameron Peak Fire, the largest fire in Colorado history which devastated Larimer County, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is working to restore the wildlife around the burn scar. As first reported in the CBS News Colorado documentary “SCARRED: Lessons

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18 years after Katrina levee breaches, group wants future engineers to learn from past mistakes

A Louisiana-based nonprofit is calling for future engineers to get more education on past failures and how to avoid repeating them. The campaign by Levees.org comes 18 years after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans. The nonprofit having better-educated engineers would be an important step in making sure that all types of projects can withstand everything

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Denver City Council approves $4.7M settlement to over 300 Black Lives Matter protesters from 2020 arrests

By AUSTEN ERBLAT Click here for updates on this story     DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) — Denver’s City Council unanimously approved a $4.7 million settlement to over 300 Black Lives Matter protesters arrested by Denver police in the summer of 2020. The settlement was approved as part of the city council’s consent agenda and covers over 300

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EU Commission president will propose Dutch foreign minister as successor for climate czar Timmermans

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The EU’s top official will nominate the Dutch foreign minister as the next commissioner in charge of climate action to fill the void left by the departure of Green Deal czar Frans Timmermans. European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen interviewed Wopke Hoekstra in Brussels. After their

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