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Analysis by John Blake, CNN (CNN) — Some people obsessively monitor presidential election polls. Others ignore any political news like an overdue bill. And a few probably wish they could just press a button and fast-forward past this November. Americans have devised all sorts of strategies to deal with the unrelenting stress of this year’s

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — With Democrats divided over the Israel-Hamas war, uninspired by their presidential nominee in Joe Biden and planning a convention in Chicago, there have been multiple comparisons to 1968, when Democrat Hubert Humphrey lost the White House to Republican Richard Nixon. The Vietnam War divided Democrats that year.

Opinion by Jennifer Tucker (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s willingness to uphold the ban on access to firearms for domestic abusers will save many hundreds, if not thousands, of lives. On Friday, the court rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of a federal law that bans the possession of a gun by someone who has been the subject of a

Opinion By Justin Gest (CNN) — When the 2020 murder of George Floyd inspired a national reassessment of race relations, many companies responded by investing in their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Four years later, these initiatives are facing a two-front battle. On one front, Republican activists have begun eliminating DEI interventions, sweeping them into the vortex of America’s

Opinion by Anna Bershteyn and Michael Diamond (CNN) — A first-of-its-kind climate science research program was just shut down in Alameda, California by local leaders, against the advice of city staff and experts who confirmed the safety and value of the research. The program intended to study how tiny particles called aerosols move in the atmosphere by spraying sea-salt mist

Analysis by Laura He and CNN Staff, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Authorities in cash-strapped Chinese cities are chasing companies for taxes dating back years, and in some cases decades, as they try to plug a hole blown in their finances by the real estate crisis. At least eight major listed companies in China have

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. Nvidia’s eye-popping gains this year have helped propel the

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. When will Jeff Bezos actually address the upheaval roiling his newsroom? The Washington Post owner and Amazon billionaire has yet to take any real action to quell concerns

Opinion by Samantha Baskind (CNN) — Last spring I learned the unthinkable: My great uncle, 1st Lt. Nathan B. Baskind of the US Army who landed on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day –– and stayed missing in action for almost 80 years –– was buried under three gothic stone crosses in that French region’s German Military Cemetery. If that was not enough to batter my

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Since February, when Alabama’s Supreme Court declared frozen embryos are legally considered children, fertility clinics around the country have been weighing the implications of a political movement that’s suddenly turned hostile toward IVF. Although Alabama has since passed legislation to protect in vitro fertilization, the ruling

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Joe Biden is throwing everything at Donald Trump. The president and his campaign are blasting the presumptive Republican nominee as a criminal and a racist who was found liable for sexual assault and who is now being driven so “crazy” by his loss in 2020 that he’s been

Opinion by Melinda French Gates (CNN) — As President Joe Biden faces former President Donald Trump in another contest for the White House, the stakes for women and families couldn’t be higher. I’ve never endorsed a presidential candidate before. My work on gender equality and global health often requires me to work with leaders on

By Bridget Johnson, CNN (CNN) — Last year, the US was slammed by a record 28 disasters related to weather and climate that inflicted damage exceeding $1 billion. There have already been 11 billion-dollar disasters in the country this year, fueled by even more record-setting weather such as the highest number of tornadoes ever recorded

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. Elon Musk told advertisers last year to “go f**k yourself.” This year, he is showcasing a much different attitude. The erratic billionaire, realizing

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. Americans tend to shell out in the summer as

Opinion by Frederic J. Frommer (CNN) — Trying to name the best baseball player of all time is a fraught exercise, requiring comparing stars across different eras, some of which excluded huge chunks of the population. But for my money, Hall of Famer Willie Mays, who died Tuesday at the age of 93, is the clear choice, for his

Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — When people ask me how good of a player Willie Mays was, I give them a perhaps odd answer. The San Francisco Giants basically gave Mays to the New York Mets for practically nothing in 1972, and a well past his prime 41-year-old Mays was the best overall

Analysis by Oren Liebermann and Tamar Michaelis, CNN (CNN) — The anger across the streets of Israel has reached a new crescendo, with tens of thousands joining protests billed as a “week of disruption.” Anti-government demonstrators have blocked major highways, staged walkouts, and called for a general strike. The protesters have not one but several

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Being Donald Trump’s vice president didn’t end well for Mike Pence — but there’s no sign his painful split from the ex-president over his anti-constitutional demands is scaring off any of the hopefuls keen to slip into his shoes. The presumptive GOP nominee’s search for a new number

Opinion by Douglas Heye (CNN) — In theory, no one can be more ideologically pure — more “Trumpy” as it were — than the leader of the House Freedom Caucus. The group counts among their members some of former President Donald Trump’s most fervent acolytes, who generally trip over themselves to stay in his good graces.