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Opinion by Catherine Tan (CNN) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccinations whose third-party presidential candidacy has drawn strong opposition from his famous family, found his ideological match in vice presidential pick Nicole Shanahan, a California lawyer and philanthropist. Shanahan, who has a child with autism, was largely unknown to mass audiences

Opinion by Haroon Moghul (CNN) — When I was growing up, most of my South Asian friends and peers were pushed into medical careers. I was able to go in a different direction, initially attending law school, only to realize early in my first semester that a legal career wasn’t what I wanted. Coming from

Opinion by Laura Beers (CNN) — This month marks the 25th anniversary of Richard Curtis’ blockbuster film “Notting Hill,” the now classic rom-com starring Julia Roberts as American movie star Anna Scott on location in London, and Hugh Grant as the diffident bookshop owner William Thacker, with whom Roberts’ character falls in love. It premiered to international

Analysis by Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — Will Scarlett Johansson sue OpenAI for creating a voice assistant that sounds like the actor’s performance in the 2013 film “Her,” about a man who falls in love with an artificial intelligence? That’s how things could go after Johansson said OpenAI tried to hire her to voice

Analysis by Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — Europe has struggled over the Middle East for a very long time. The decision by Ireland, Spain and Norway to recognize a Palestinian state tells us more about the domestic politics of those countries than anything else. Obviously, the decision of three European nations to take this step is newsworthy and will

Analysis by Nicole Goodkind, 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. Even after years of inflation, geopolitical chaos and recession

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. Israel must do better. The Benjamin Netanyahu-led country on Tuesday took the outrageous step of seizing a camera and other video equipment used by The

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — If you’ve been snoozing through the Scarlett Johansson-OpenAI drama this week, let me quickly catch you up quickly: A woman rejected a man’s request, twice, and he responded like a child — demonstrating just one of the reasons the world needs to be skeptical of the

Analysis by Donie O’Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — The photo of the dog believed to be the one South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem shot and killed has been seen millions of times on social media. It’s been published by one of the United Kingdom’s biggest newspapers. It was even distributed by a Washington, DC, animal rights group

Opinion by Norman Eisen (CNN) — After the high drama of Monday’s conflict between Justice Juan Merchan and defense witness Robert Costello, and with the jury in the Manhattan criminal trial of former President Donald Trump being dismissed Tuesday as both sides hashed out jury instructions, my expectations for the day were low. But as has so

Analysis by Aishwarya S. Iyer New Delhi (CNN) — These days, journalist Siddique Kappan avoids controversial stories. Last time he chased a major story, a shocking rape-and-murder case, it landed the father of three in jail for more than two years, and severely damaged his career and livelihood. The 44-year-old blames his incarceration on a

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — It was a tawdry tale of lies, revenge and hush money, with a sordid alleged bedroom scene, a judge whose patience finally cracked and a raging defendant who is a once and possibly future president. But there’ll be no more evidence, witnesses, or brutal cross-examinations in Donald Trump’s

Analysis by Tom Foreman, CNN (CNN) — Time and again, former President Donald Trump teased the possibility of taking the witness stand to tell his version of the hush money tale. “I’m testifying,” he said in early April before the historic trial took off. “I mean, all I can do is tell the truth. And the truth is

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump dabbles in Nazi allusions too often for it to be a coincidence. The latest example is a video posted on the ex-president’s social media account that features a fake headline implying the US could become a “unified Reich” if he wins a second term in November.

CNN Opinion by Peter Bergen Doha, Qatar (CNN) — To a rogue’s gallery that has included the late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could soon be added now that prosecutors for the International Criminal Court are seeking a warrant for his arrest. The ICC is a criminal tribunal that

Opinion by Peter Bergen Doha, Qatar (CNN) — To a rogue’s gallery that has included the late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could soon be added now that prosecutors for the International Criminal Court are seeking a warrant for his arrest. The ICC is a criminal tribunal that prosecutes

CNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — When CNN asked for your questions about former President Donald Trump’s first criminal trial – for his role in hush money payments made before the 2016 election to women who said they had affairs with him – we got a flood of input. Not all of

Opinion by Jill Filipovic (CNN) — Last year, singer Cassie Ventura (who goes by “Cassie”) settled a lawsuit with Sean “Diddy” Combs after she accused him of years of physical abuse, including rape and being forced into sex with male sex workers. After the settlement, his lawyers were clear that Combs was innocent. “A decision to settle

Analysis by Nicole Goodkind, 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. Major business leaders and economists are worried about America’s

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Red Lobster’s bankruptcy report included a blow-by-blow account of its path toward financial ruin, and it was as juicy as a fresh crab leg dipped in butter and washed down with a crisp Chardonnay. ICYMI: Red Lobster on Monday began its widely anticipated bankruptcy process, hoping