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Opinion by Dennis Aftergut (CNN) — Editor’s note: Dennis Aftergut, a former federal prosecutor, is currently counsel to Lawyers Defending American Democracy, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to preserving the rule of law. The views expressed here are his own. Read more opinion at CNN. Years ago, as a prosecutor prepping unsavory witnesses — cooperators against drug kingpins, for instance — I

CNN By Dean Obeidallah, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio’s daily program “The Dean Obeidallah Show.” Follow him on Threads at www.threads.net/@deanobeidallah. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. Read more opinion at CNN. There’s no other way to put this: New poll results from The New York Times and

By Dean Obeidallah, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio’s daily program “The Dean Obeidallah Show.” Follow him on Threads at www.threads.net/@deanobeidallah. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. Read more opinion at CNN. There’s no other way to put this: New poll results from The New York Times and Siena

Opinion by Richard Galant, CNN (CNN) — In a 2009 book, Gideon Rose wrote that Americans think of wars as “street fights on a grand scale, with the central strategic challenge being how to beat up the bad guys.” The military leaders focus on the fighting, paying little attention to the long-term consequences. “But at

Analysis by Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. Welcome to an economic version of the chicken-or-the-egg dilemma:

Analysis by Zachary Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Try to keep track of the galaxy of former President Donald Trump’s legal problems. A judge in New York will hear Trump explain on Monday, under oath and in a witness box, why his company inflated the value of his assets when he was trying to secure loans.

Opinion by Elena Sheppard (CNN) — Diana Nyad was obsessed with completing what is called the “Mount Everest” of swims — the 110-mile swim from Cuba to Key West. In 1978, when she was 28 years old, she attempted the swim for the first time. She swam for 41 hours and 47 minutes straight before currents and

Analysis by Lisa Respers France Loss often brings with it a time of reflection. Whenever there is a death, along with the grief comes the desire to process emotions and consider future plans. I at least try to find a silver lining when times are tough. This week certainly felt hard with the loss of

Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — If you’re like most Americans, you couldn’t care less about elections held the year before a presidential contest. Only a few states – all with relatively small populations – have statewide contests for elective offices this year. Virginia and New Jersey are holding elections for their state legislatures.

Opinion By Julian Zelizer, CNN (CNN) — In the weeks that have followed Hamas’ horrendous massacre of Israelis on October 7, there has been a surge of hatred directed at Jews both in the US and around the world. At some protests, a few demonstrators carried banners and expressed support for the brutal Hamas regime — a

Analysis by Chris Lau Hong Kong (CNN) — As the scattered patrons hop from one deserted bar to the next, it’s hard to believe the near-empty streets they are zigzagging down were once among the most vibrant in Asia. It is Thursday evening, a normally busy night, but there are no crowds for them to

Opinion by Howard Fischer (CNN) — For some of those skeptical of the cryptocurrency world, it’s hard not to characterize the guilty verdict against Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder of crypto exchange FTX, as a kind of morality play against the world of digital assets. The trial certainly had all the hallmarks of high theater: a precipitous collapse of a major player

Opinion by Leana S. Wen (CNN) — On October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists massacred more than 1,400 Israeli civilians. They executed elaborate plans to infiltrate communities with the explicit goal to murder. Babies were not spared, nor the elderly or women. Terrorists entered homes and blew up their safe rooms. They hunted down young people attending a music festival and shot them at

Opinion by Shai Davidai (CNN) — I’m a 40-year-old Columbia University professor and last month I found myself crying in front of dozens of strangers on campus. I wasn’t planning on crying. The tears just came out when I spoke about the danger of antisemitism on US campuses in a video that has since gone viral.

Analysis by Tim Lister (CNN) — Two articles published this week give a stark assessment of Ukraine’s prospects in its war with Russia. One – by the commander in chief of the Ukrainian military – admits the battlefield has reached a stalemate and a long attritional war benefiting Moscow beckons. The other portrays Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as

Opinion by Nadia AbuShaban Gaza (CNN) — Have you ever sang “Happy Birthday” to a child not knowing if it would be his last? I did. On October 29, my family gathered in a friend’s home in Khan Younis, Gaza, to wish my nephew, Hashem, a happy 12th birthday. The six of us had been

Analysis by Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Mombasa, Kenya (CNN) — A small moment during King Charles’ state visit to Kenya may have defined it. An elderly war veteran was waiting in a wheelchair for his turn to meet the British monarch at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s Kariokor cemetery in Nairobi on Wednesday

Analysis by Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. Wall Street finally has the calendar on its side

Opinion by Maggie Jackson (CNN) — Like many people across the world, I got hooked on year-round ocean swimming during the pandemic. I learned which apps to check for wave height and wind velocity on the stretch of Rhode Island coast where I swim almost daily with a band of fellow devotees. We gained a

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — It was a rough day in court for the Trump boys. But even before Donald Jr. and Eric had wrapped up an unconvincing day of testimony in a New York civil fraud trial, their father erupted. “So sad to see my sons being PERSECUTED in a political