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Analysis by Salma Abdelaziz, CNN Aima, 19, is one of Britain’s most prominent Black Lives Matter (BLM) activists, but at a protest in London she is nervous. She has her hood up and, while a pandemic-mandated mask covers most of her face, she keeps her head down for fear of being recognized. Her eyes constantly

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN In President Joe Biden‘s America, there are shades of gray between red and blue. While Biden is preaching that bipartisanship is possible in Washington on infrastructure and is making an effort to work with Republicans, his Justice Department is alleging “racially motivated” overreach by the GOP in US states

In an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Andy Alvarez became emotional telling families to have hope and spoke of his experiences in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake.

Opinion by Kobi Karp When sunrise paints the skyline of downtown Miami in hues of gold, blue, orange and pink, the light sliding across the buildings, highlights more than just a dazzling display of architectural design. Many of these buildings are also a triumph of innovative structural technology. They are a testament to the dual

Opinion by Don Lincoln “The Truth is Out There” is the tagline for “The X-Files,” the Fox Network television show that aired during the 1990s. It explored the paranormal and unexplained, but to a very large degree, it focused on the idea that not only does extraterrestrial life exist, but it has repeatedly visited Earth.

Analysis by Lauren Dezenski, CNN The Republicans eyeing presidential bids in 2024 must strike a delicate balance: Attract President Donald Trump’s supporters without running afoul of Trump himself, who is considering a run of his own. Former South Carolina Gov. and UN Ambassador Nikki Haley tried to walk that line this week — while she

Opinion by Elliot Williams A chapter in American history closed Friday, with Derek Chauvin receiving a sentence of 270 months, or 22.5 years, for the murder of George Floyd. While Chauvin has a right to appeal both his conviction and his sentence, Friday’s proceeding, at least in part, brings the case to a symbolic ending

Opinion by Nicole Hemmer The Supreme Court’s latest free-speech ruling involves a cheerleader, Snapchat and a string of four-letter words. Denied a spot on the varsity cheer squad in early 2017, 14-year-old Brandi Levy took to Snapchat to vent her frustration. “F**k school f**k softball f**k cheer f**k everything,” she wrote on a photo she

By Paul Callan In a carefully reasoned and evidence-packed decision, a New York State appellate court suspended Rudy Giuliani’s law license this week. The court found that Giuliani engaged in so many clearly unethical actions while seeking to overthrow the results of the 2020 presidential election on behalf of his client Donald Trump, that immediate

Opinion by Sarah Damaske An engaged mother of three, Vanessa worked as a certified nursing assistant, making just above minimum wage. She had no savings when her employer downsized, and she worried about how her job loss would impact her kids and her fiancé. She decided to sacrifice her health: “I don’t take any of

Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large There’s no more contentious issue in the already heated debate over election reform than the requirement that all voters have a valid photo ID in order to cast a ballot. Republicans insist it’s a common sense measure to cut down on the possibility of voter fraud. Democrats push back,

Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large On Thursday night, the impossibility of being Mike Pence came into sharp relief. Speaking to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California, the former vice president did everything he could to talk about the accomplishments of the “Trump-Pence” administration on everything from immigration to trade to foreign policy. “President

Analysis by Brian Lowry, CNN In the 13 years since “Taken,” Liam Neeson has worked practically nonstop, including a pair of sequels. Yet watching his latest action vehicle “The Ice Road” — a by-the-numbers chase movie, which turns him into an ice road warrior — it’s easy to wish that this talented actor would, well,

Opinion by Imara Jones When I was 12 years old, I wore a pink shirt. Right before leaving the house, my stepfather stopped me at the door: “You shouldn’t wear that. It’s for girls and people will think that you’re gay. It’s bad enough if people think that you support them.” His words were a

Analysis by Rob Picheta, CNN The flare-up between a Royal Navy warship and Russian forces near Crimea on Wednesday will have been watched far beyond the Black Sea — and could have repercussions involving a number of Britain’s allies and foes. The incident, which has sparked a tense back-and-forth between London and the Kremlin, has

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN President Joe Biden is using words not heard in Washington for many a long year, like “trust,” “consensus” and “compromise.” He’s even convinced that “friends” on the other side of the nation’s deep political chasm will keep their word. The unusual outbreak of civility heralded by a bipartisan infrastructure deal

Opinion by Scott Jennings In life, he was a Bull Moose. Over one hundred years since his death, however, President Teddy Roosevelt is being bullied himself by woke activists who seek the erasure of some of America’s greatest icons and political leaders. Monday’s decision by officials in New York City to remove the iconic equestrian

Opinion by John Avlon New York City is often seen as the essence of big city liberalism. There’s no question that it’s a Democratic city — with a six-to-one Democratic registration advantage over Republicans, who are also outnumbered by independent voters. But that deep blue hue conceals a real diversity of opinion. And that’s what

Opinion by Lanhee J. Chen After many failed efforts, it may finally be infrastructure week in America. A bipartisan group of US Senators has agreed to a roughly $1.2 trillion package of infrastructure reforms that President Joe Biden said he will support. The package has a long way to go — including more detailed discussions

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, Jenni Marsh and Caitlin Hu, CNN Jimmy Lai fled mainland China more than 60 years ago, smuggling himself into Hong Kong on a fishing boat at age 12 to escape the chaos of the Communist Party. This week, Beijing finally caught up with him, after a law it had imposed on