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Opinion by Miriam Krinsky, Chris Kemmitt and Adam Murphy (CNN) — Our legal system guarantees individuals facing trial on criminal charges an impartial jury of their peers. Unfortunately, that guarantee isn’t being honored in every case or courtroom across our country. In Alameda County, California, District Attorney Pamela Price recently unearthed evidence that appears to back allegations of deeply troubling and discriminatory

Opinion By Holly Thomas (CNN) — If you’ve ever sat through a period drama wondering what everyone else is up to while the romantic leads dominate 90% of the screen time, then “Bridgerton” Season 3 Part 2 is for you. It’s not that Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton (or Polin, as the internet insists on calling them) don’t

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — A truism of American politics is that older voters prefer the Republican and younger voters prefer the Democrat. That’s what happened in 2020, when Democrat Joe Biden won voters under 50 and Republican Donald Trump won voters over 50, according to exit polls. Biden’s margin among younger

CNN Opinion By Carrie Sheffield (CNN) — Thursday’s unanimous Supreme Court ruling against the plaintiffs in US Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine means the current Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations allowing the use of the abortion drug mifepristone remain in place. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court’s rejection was based on standing – whether

Opinion By Carrie Sheffield (CNN) — Thursday’s unanimous Supreme Court ruling against the plaintiffs in US Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine means the current Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations allowing the use of the abortion drug mifepristone remain in place. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court’s rejection was based on standing – whether the

Opinion By Peter Bergen, CNN (CNN) — In February, the Israeli Defense Forces released a grainy video showing the back of a man they identified as Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’ leader in Gaza. A dark figure seen only from behind was hurriedly making his way through one of the labyrinths of Hamas tunnels that wend their way deep

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. At least one interest rate cut is still on

Opinion by Noah Berlatsky (CNN) — I’m not especially malevolent or intimidating, so I didn’t expect to be the villain in the new Pixar kids’ film, “Inside Out 2.” But as it turns out, the antagonist in the movie is the personification of Anxiety (voiced by Maya Hawke). And while I would not say that I am the personification of anxiety, if

Analysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here. Alex Jones’ conspiracy empire is on the brink. The fate of the right-wing extremist’s Infowars outlet could be decided on Friday as a Texas

Opinion by Ed Manning (CNN) — At age 40, I had been a first-time father for fewer than 10 minutes when I found myself entangled in a major parental faux pas. The nurse burst into our birthing room with an urgency usually reserved for a SWAT incursion. She looked to be in her fifties and

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — The pandemic may have released us from the tyranny of the five-day-a-week office schedule. But the grip of America’s busy-work culture is proving harder to shake. See here: Wells Fargo this week disclosed that it had fired more than a dozen employees for “simulation of keyboard

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump got his 78th birthday present a day early — a handshake from his longtime bitter critic, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, encapsulating the Republican Party’s complete submission to its presumptive presidential nominee. The twice-impeached 45th president and newly convicted criminal was back on Capitol Hill Thursday for

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump got his 78th birthday present a day early — a handshake from his longtime bitter critic, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, encapsulating the Republican Party’s complete submission to its presumptive presidential nominee. The twice-impeached 45th president and newly convicted criminal was back on Capitol Hill Thursday

Opinion by Mary Ziegler (CNN) — On the surface, the Supreme Court, with its unanimous decision in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine on Thursday, seemed to put an end to a long-running fight over the US Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone, a drug used in more than half of all abortions. The truth is that this fight is far from

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Unlike most Republicans who have been critical of former President Donald Trump, former House Speaker Paul Ryan is not about to make an endorsement or even indicate he’ll grudgingly vote for Trump. Arguing Trump is “unfit” for office, Ryan, a Republican who represented the battleground state of

Opinion by Shermichael Singleton (CNN) — I vividly remember the first time I shot a firearm with my brother and cousins; it was an old Winchester rifle that belonged to my grandfather. We were out in the Louisiana country, surrounded by the smell of wet moss and the infamous magnolias. As the sunlight hit the

Opinion By Lia Buffa De Feo (CNN) — Growing up in an Italian-American home where family was everything, I’d always wanted to be a mother. There’s a hidden compartment in my jewelry box that, for as long as I can remember, has held pieces with sentimental value — my first locket, the Pinocchio watch I learned to

Opinion by Bill Carter (CNN) — The era of the “full-body” deodorant (or “whole-body,” depending on the marketing campaign) has arrived. All the big deodorant giants are in: Secret, Dove, Old Spice, Axe, on and on. That tells you all you need to know. There’s gold in them thar smells. In fact, following your nose

Opinion by Casey Michel (CNN) — The past few years have seen unprecedented interest and concern, on both sides of the political aisle, about the pernicious influence of foreign funding and foreign influence on the White House. While much of that concern has devolved into partisan rancor, a new, potentially momentous bill proposes to bridge

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — The numbers are in and the hot takes have been tweeted: Inflation is cooling, the stock market is humming right along, wages keep going up and jobs abound. Blessings upon this economy. But most Americans aren’t exactly ready to pop open the Champagne just yet. We’re