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Opinion: Why Putin wants a ‘forever war’

Opinion by Mark Galeotti (CNN) — When Westerners talk about the conflict in Ukraine becoming a “forever war,” they tend to mean it as a bad thing. For Russian President Vladimir Putin, though, it likely is a goal. Last week, Putin made the date September 30 an official holiday: the inelegantly-named Day of Reunification of New Regions with the Russian Federation. Marking the one-year anniversary

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Opinion: Late-night hosts jumping back in after 5 months, while their shows face huge challenges

Opinion by Bill Carter (CNN) — “Well, let’s see what’s in the news …” It’s been five months — five months — since the hosts of late-night television shows have had the opportunity to deliver the traditional stand-up monologues that have been, for almost 70 years, the comic commentary on the daily events of American life. They ought to be

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A landmark marijuana bill is headed to the Senate floor

Analysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — The Senate Banking Committee approved a historic marijuana banking bill last week that breaks barriers between financial institutions and cannabis companies. The Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act, which aims to resolve a longstanding financial deadlock that forced cannabis-related companies to operate using only

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