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CNN Opinion by Dean Obeidallah (CNN) — Hugely popular US television shows like “Shark Tank,” “Survivor” and even “American Idol” are based on hit programs from foreign countries. I’ve now found the next hit reality show that America could import — and it would be perfect in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election. The

Opinion by Dean Obeidallah (CNN) — Hugely popular US television shows like “Shark Tank,” “Survivor” and even “American Idol” are based on hit programs from foreign countries. I’ve now found the next hit reality show that America could import — and it would be perfect in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election. The show

Analysis by Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — Europe’s drift to the right has been a long journey that’s seen the continent’s mainstream increasingly accommodate people with Euroskeptic views that were once fringe. The projected gains for the hard right in the European parliamentary elections may seem modest in terms of pure numbers, but they are significant. The results represent a major challenge

Analysis by Elliott Gotkine, CNN (CNN) — Gone from the war cabinet. Gone from the government. Benny Gantz is back where he was at the start of the war Hamas launched on October 7: an ex-defence minister, ex chief of staff – and Prime Minister Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu’s chief political rival. You can’t say he

Opinion by Richard Galant, CNN (CNN) — The Brooklyn Bridge opened 141 years ago as “a vaulting avenue” over the East River, “defying space and gravity like some weightless natural phenomenon,” historian David McCullough wrote in “The Great Bridge.” To cross what was then the world’s longest suspension bridge, the toll was five cents for

Analysis by Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — Narendra Modi has raised India’s stature on the global stage like no other recent leader of the world’s most populous country. The prime minister – who secured a rare third term in office this week – has positioned India and its fast-growing economy as a crucial player in

Opinion by Tim Naftali (CNN) — As we remember and celebrate the heroism of the Allied troops on D-Day 80 years ago, it is worth mentioning that even more of them would likely have died had it not been for a group of spies working on behalf of the Allies. The odds of D-Day succeeding

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Theodore Roosevelt carefully crafted his image of rugged manliness. The wealthy heir became a Badlands cowboy and a volunteer Rough Rider and war hero. A populist and a reformer as president, Roosevelt enjoyed incredible popularity during his lifetime – and he nearly remade the American political system

Analysis by Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — Restraint is a rare quality for a politician, especially in Venezuela, a country whose recent leaders have been synonymous with vitriolic populism. Hugo Chavez, the late president who still casts a formidable shadow across the country more than ten years after his death, used to speak for hours

Opinion by Pamela Appea (CNN) — Asthma cut short the life of my mother and has sickened each of my two children at various points in their lives. During one relatively brief episode of my life I fell ill from it too, some years back. I’m better now but am left with the dread that

Opinion by Sara Stewart (CNN) — No matter how much progress we’ve made on middle-aged women and visibility — from a huge increase in menopause research and advocacy to the relatively recent expansion of roles for older women on TV — there remains this very dumb stopping point at which the public can’t handle the thought of older-than-twentysomethings having

Opinion by Stephen Gutowski (CNN) — The Supreme Court unanimously sided with the National Rifle Association (NRA) in a First Amendment ruling handed down last week that could make it harder for state regulators to pressure advocacy groups. That’s not as surprising an outcome as it might sound at first, and it’s unlikely to reverse the downward

Opinion by Jeff Yang (CNN) — Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) is just days away, and as usual, the technorati are buzzing about what might be unveiled at the company’s annual bleeding-edge technology event: An updated iPhone operating system with a heavy AI focus? New Mac hardware? A “One More Thing” wildcard?  Naturally, Apple has locked down the details of the revelations it

Opinion by Noah Berlatsky (CNN) — “I’m rotten to the heart,” Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck) confesses with breathless bitterness in Billy Wilder’s classic 1944 noir, “Double Indemnity.” Eighty years ago this month, Wilder and Stanwyck established Phyllis as the archetype of the femme fatale — a misogynist fever dream of seductive, heartless femininity. This week, Richard Linklater’s

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. Roaring Kitty could soon face some roaring regulation. Keith

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Some of the biggest companies on the planet have staked their futures, and ours, on the proliferation of AI, a technology so complex and dangerous its own inventors are begging them to slow down. That sure seems like the kind of thing US lawmakers might want to regulate

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. Will Lewis is quickly losing the confidence of his newsroom. The chief executive and publisher of The Washington Post, who took the helm of

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is in Europe, warning of totalitarian evil and the dangers to democracy. Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump is back home, seeking a favor from Russian strongman Vladimir Putin, mulling revenge and trashing US elections. The former president is making his 2024 opponent’s case — that

Analysis by Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — At the start of the year, Narendra Modi launched his unofficial election campaign from the steps of a grand Hindu temple. India was about to enter a “divine” era, he said, declaring the beginning of a “new time cycle.” January’s inauguration of the Ram Mandir, on the site

Opinion by Lawrence Lessig (CNN) — In April, Daniel Kokotajlo resigned his position as a researcher at OpenAI, the company behind Chat GPT. He wrote in a statement that he disagreed with the way it is handling issues related to security as it continues to develop the revolutionary but still not fully understood technology of