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A Black transgender woman’s testimony helped ratify the 14th Amendment. Then conservatives began attacking her identity

By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — On a Friday in June, Frances Thompson swore an oath before a congressional committee and began to testify about what she’d experienced during a race riot in Memphis one month earlier. She told the committee how seven White men, including two police officers, forced their way into her home

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Start your week smart: Crisis at the DOJ, government firings, hostages released, school shooting plot, Ukraine’s future

By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Could a hit TV show with a catchy theme transform an entire industry? “The Love Boat,” which has been described as “the greatest product placement” ever, is arguably the catalyst for the modern cruising boom and the massive ships that invite you to “come aboard …”

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Pope Francis in ‘stable’ condition, thanks doctors and healthcare workers after ‘quiet’ second night in hospital

By Christopher Lamb and Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis is in a “stable” clinical condition and rested well overnight as he continues receiving treatment for bronchitis at a hospital in Rome, the Vatican’s press office said Sunday. “This morning he received the Eucharist and followed the Holy Mass on television. In the afternoon

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Ukrainians are fearful any Trump-brokered ceasefire will be full of concessions and false promises

By Ivana Kottasová and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN (CNN) — Iryna Danilovich disappeared while returning from work in April 2022. It would be two weeks before Russian authorities admitted she was in their custody. The human rights activist and nurse was detained in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea, accused of illegal possession of explosives and

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European leaders to hold emergency summit on Ukraine as Trump peace push leaves them isolated

By Sugam Pokharel and Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — European leaders will hold an emergency summit on Ukraine Monday amid growing concern that the Trump administration’s push to work with Russia to end the war has left them isolated. The continent has been scrambling to respond after US President Donald Trump announced negotiations would begin

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