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Opinion by Deborah Carr (CNN) — As a sociologist who has spent more than two decades studying older adults’ romantic relationships, I eagerly awaited “The Golden Bachelor” debut. What would 72-year-old Gerry Turner and his potential dates look for in a partner? “The Bachelor” — love it or hate it — has been “must-see TV” for over

Analysis by Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — It’s a delicate time for the American economy. The long-rumored recession has not arrived, and yet economic threats are everywhere. Oil prices are racing towards $100 a barrel, threatening to lift already-high gas prices and overall inflation. The UAW has launched an unprecedented strike against the

Analysis by John Blake, CNN (CNN) — Last Saturday, as millions of college football fans were watching coach Deion Sanders and the University of Colorado suffer their first loss of the season, I received an email from an annoyed reader. The reader had read my article exploring Sanders’ “audacious Blackness” and how his refusal to temper his

Opinion by Todd Graham (CNN) — Sometimes less is more with presidential debates — and that was certainly the case with the second 2024 Republican presidential primary debate on Wednesday evening. Here’s a look at how the seven debaters — with a noticeably absent former president and party front-runner — did on the night. Nikki Haley The former governor of

Analysis by Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Investors are really nervous right now. CNN’s Fear and Greed Index, which tracks seven indicators of market sentiment in the United States, tipped into “extreme fear” Thursday for the first time since March, when a banking crisis was sowing panic among investors. Today it is a painful

Analysis by Michelle Toh and Luciana Lopez, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called for “decoupling” the US economy from China. Vivek Ramaswamy said: “We need to declare independence from China.” And North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum said the US is “in a cold war with China.” On the Republican presidential primary debate stage

Analysis by Krystal Hur, CNN (CNN) — The possibility of a US government shutdown has cast a shadow on a market already rife with uncertainty. Investors say that the government shutdown itself likely won’t cause massive damage to stocks. But that doesn’t mean smooth sailing for markets. History supports that cautious optimism: The benchmark S&P

Analysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — The dawn of the A.I. labor dispute era has begun. The Writers Guild of America this week became the first major labor union to secure a contract guaranteeing its members protections from the rapidly developing technology, which is poised to displace innumerable jobs in the coming years. After

Opinion by CNN contributors (CNN) — CNN Opinion asked political contributors to weigh in on the second Republican presidential debate of the 2024 season. The views expressed in these commentaries are their own. Jeff Yang: The funniest moments on stage were all unintentional Human civilization has given us a few great unanswerable questions, such as

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Republicans are about to deliver on the driving purpose of their House majority – enacting Donald Trump’s retribution. Trump’s lieutenants will on Thursday formally open an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden that his supporters, smarting from their leader’s own double impeachment, have been demanding since the current president

Opinion by Frida Ghitis (CNN) — Editor’s note: Frida Ghitis, a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist. She is a weekly opinion contributor to CNN, a contributing columnist to The Washington Post and a columnist for World Politics Review. The views expressed in this commentary are her own. View more opinion on CNN. It was

Opinion by Nicole Hemmer (CNN) — Cassidy Hutchinson learned early in life that not everyone can be trusted. After a brief prologue, her new memoir, “Enough,” opens with a happy childhood memory: 4 or 5 years old, her springer spaniel Abby by her side, Hutchinson sprints to meet her father as he returns home for

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — A New York judge’s finding that former President Donald Trump, his adult sons, his business associates and his eponymous company for years committed fraud could spell the end of Trump’s business career in his former home state. “The equivalent of the corporate death penalty for the Trump

Opinion by Matthew F. Delmont (CNN) — Last week, Students for Fair Admissions, a conservative group, filed a lawsuit against the US Military Academy at West Point, contending that the academy’s use of race in admissions is unconstitutional. This comes on the heels of the group’s victory in June in a landmark Supreme Court case against Harvard University and the

Analysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN (CNN) — As momentum shifts toward clean energy, coal has had some unexpected staying power. What’s happening: Big banks like Goldman Sachs have pledged to divest from the dirty energy source, but reports that coal power is dying appear to be premature. Smaller funds like Javelin Global Commodities (created by

Opinion by Jill Filipovic (CNN) — A new book by economist Melissa Kearney makes a readily apparent but still-provocative argument: Children raised by two married parents do better than children raised by single parents. The difference, Kearney argues, isn’t just financial (although the money matters a lot); the “two-parent privilege,” as her book calls it, is also about

Opinion by David Axelrod (CNN) — The Hall of Fame philosopher/catcher Yogi Berra once said, in describing the shadows that engulfed left field at Yankee Stadium in the afternoon, “It gets late early out there.” The same can be said of the current, lopsided campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. Though the first contest in

Analysis by John Miller, CNN (CNN) — The indictment unveiled on Friday against Sen. Robert Menendez marks another chapter in a series of troubling allegations that have dogged the New Jersey Democrat for years, marking the second time in a decade that he has faced corruption charges. The question the indictment leaves unanswered is, did

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — It was a shorter distance through US history from the White House to the Soviet Union or North Korea than to an autoworkers picket line in Michigan. Presidents like to be the first to do something, particularly if it offers them an historic photo opportunity. President Joe

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — It was a historic moment when President Joe Biden became the first sitting president to join a picket line. Members of the United Auto Workers are taking part in targeted strikes at plants for the Big Three US automakers. Biden joined the picket line at a General