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Analysis by Tamara Qiblawi, CNN (CNN) — The attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus on Monday may be the most dangerous escalation outside of Gaza since the start of the Hamas-Israel war nearly six months ago. Syria and Iran blamed Israel for the airstrike that destroyed a consular building, killing Mohammed Reza Zahedi, a top commander

Opinion by Bill Harris (CNN) — In February, the IRS commissioner defended his agency at a congressional hearing centered on the country’s arduous tax code and filing process at a time when some in Congress want to cut IRS funding. While the questioning was ripe with partisan politics, there was a common thread that most politicians and taxpayers could agree on: the need to use technology to make

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. Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — An undercurrent of implied violence has always been an essential ingredient of Donald Trump’s strongman persona. As the ex-president’s first trial and the general election approach, he is turning up the heat, creating a tense political atmosphere. He shared a video on Friday of a pickup truck featuring

Opinion by Dean Obeidallah (CNN) — In a promo that aired in the days before he hosted “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, actor Ramy Youssef joked about making history as the first Arab, first Ramy and first Egyptian to ever host the comedy show. But “SNL” cast member Kenan Thompson interrupted him during the taping of the

Opinion by Zaher Sahloul (CNN) — Imagine having to choose between death by starving or by drowning. That is the unspeakably desperate choice that some Gazans have been confronted with in their daily struggle to survive. Most of us would not choose for one day to live the nightmare that Gazans have experienced for months

Opinion by Richard Galant, CNN (CNN) — There is “one English book and one only, where … perfect plainness of speech is allied with perfect nobleness; and that book is the Bible,” cultural critic Matthew Arnold said in one of his three 1860 lectures at Oxford University on the challenges of translating Homer. He described

Analysis by Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — US inflation is down considerably from the 40-year highs reached in the summer of 2022. But it remains above the official 2% target set by the Federal Reserve. At their latest policy meeting earlier this month, officials revised up their economic projections for growth and inflation, while

Analysis by John Blake, CNN (CNN) — Christena Cleveland spent much of her childhood in an evangelical church surrounded by traditional images of a porcelain-skinned and flaxen-haired Jesus. But one day she came across a portrayal of Christ that was so astonishing that she gasped. It was a painting of a resurrected Jesus surrounded by his awe-struck

Opinion by Roxanne Jones (CNN) — Country music runs deep in the blood of Black folks. And Beyoncé’s bold, brilliant new album “Act II: Cowboy Carter,” which dropped Friday, is no exception to those musical roots. Instead, it is a continuation, or a reclamation, if you will, of the deep connection that Black Americans have to country music

CNN Opinion by Roxanne Jones (CNN) — Country music runs deep in the blood of Black folks. And Beyoncé’s bold, brilliant new album “Act II: Cowboy Carter,” which dropped Friday, is no exception to those musical roots. Instead, it is a continuation, or a reclamation, if you will, of the deep connection that Black Americans have to country

Opinion by Richard Timme (CNN) — In the wee hours of Tuesday morning, a DALI cargo ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, resulting in its tragic collapse into the Patapsco River that claimed the lives of at least six people, some of them migrant workers from Mexico and Guatemala. That morning, I woke up

Opinion by Candida Moss (CNN) — The version of Easter you’re likely familiar with probably starts with how the Bible tells the story. According to the Gospel of John, Pontius Pilate was reluctant to condemn Jesus to death. He had to be persuaded that Jesus was a threat to the imperial order before ordering his crucifixion.

Opinion by Rizwan Virk (CNN) — It’s been 25 years since the release of the blockbuster film “The Matrix,” created by Lana and Lilly Wachowski (credited in the film as the Wachowski brothers), which popularized the idea that we might already be inside a computer-generated video game world. “The Matrix,” released March 31, 1999, wasn’t the most

Opinion by Khizr Khan (CNN) — As a proud American Muslim of Pakistani origin who has been subject to Islamophobia in this country, I watch with great sadness as that same pain is inflicted on another proud American in full view of a Senate with the power — but perhaps not the will — to stop it. I’m talking

Opinion By Julian Zelizer, CNN (CNN) — Former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama joined President Joe Biden in New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on Thursday, along with television host and comedian Stephen Colbert, to raise campaign funds and bolster Biden’s support. The star-studded event, featuring celebrities including Queen Latifah and Lizzo, was

CNN Opinion By Julian Zelizer, CNN (CNN) — Former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama joined President Joe Biden in New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on Thursday, along with television host and comedian Stephen Colbert, to raise campaign funds and bolster Biden’s support. The star-studded event, featuring celebrities including Queen Latifah and Lizzo,

Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — I can’t recall a recent baseball story that has captured the public imagination like the current one involving Los Angeles Dodgers phenom Shohei Ohtani, his former translator Ippei Mizuhara and gambling. I won’t recite all of the facts here, but the story has a lot going for it

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is running one of the strangest general election campaigns America has ever seen. He’s hawking Bibles, attacking judges, making billions in the stock market and boasting about his golf game. On Thursday, the ex-president traveled to New York to attend the wake of a fallen police

Opinion by Salvatore R. Mercogliano (CNN) — The allision between the container ship MV Dali and the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday has prompted numerous questions — not only about how this tragedy occurred, but also about our global shipping processes. After all, “black swan” events like this — major events that are unpredictable but,