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Hakeem Jeffries Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Hakeem Jeffries, the US House minority leader. He is the first Black lawmaker to lead a party in Congress. Personal Birth date: August 4, 1970 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Hakeem Sekou Jeffries Father: Marland Jeffries, counselor Mother: Laneda (Gomes) Jeffries,

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Stephen Breyer Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Stephen Breyer, retired associate justice of the US Supreme Court. Personal Birth date: August 15, 1938 Birth place: San Francisco, California Birth name: Stephen Gerald Breyer Father: Irving Breyer, an attorney Mother: Anne (Roberts) Breyer Marriage: Joanna (Hare) Breyer (September 4, 1967-present)

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Robert Mueller Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Robert Mueller, former special counsel for the Department of Justice and former director of the FBI. Mueller was appointed in May 2017 to investigate Russian interference with the 2016 presidential election, including any links or coordination “between the Russian government and individuals

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Ben Affleck Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of actor and filmmaker Ben Affleck. Personal Birth date: August 15, 1972 Birth place: Berkeley, California Birth name: Benjamin Geza Affleck Father: Tim Affleck, a social worker Mother: Chris Affleck, a teacher Marriage: Jennifer Lopez (July 16, 2022 – January 2025, divorced); Jennifer Garner

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Man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie pleads not guilty to federal terrorism-related counts, lawyer says

By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie was charged with three federal terrorism-related counts, according to a grand jury indictment unsealed Wednesday. Hadi Matar is charged with committing an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries, attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and providing material support to terrorists. He pleaded

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Mount Rushmore National Memorial Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, composed of sculptures of the faces of former Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. Facts The monument is located on Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum selected the four presidents

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Alberto Gonzales Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Alberto R. Gonzales, the first Latino US attorney general. Personal Birth date: August 4, 1955 Birth place: San Antonio, Texas Birth name: Alberto R. Gonzales Father: Pablo Gonzales, migrant worker and construction worker Mother: Maria (Rodriguez) Gonzales Marriages: Rebecca (Turner) Gonzales (August

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Army investigation reveals series of failures ahead of Maine mass shooting carried out by reservist

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — A US Army investigation into Robert Card — the Army reservist who shot and killed 18 people in Lewiston, Maine, last year — found a series of failures and breakdowns in communication among Card’s military chain of command, civilian law enforcement and medical providers, occurred ahead of the mass shooting. The investigation found communication failures “impacted [Sgt. 1st Class] Card’s continuity of

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A Florida school district banned ‘Ban This Book.’ Author says that’s ‘erasure of the highest order’ and wants it reinstated

By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — An author whose novel about book banning was removed from a Florida school district’s library shelves has asked the school board to reinstate his book, saying that its removal is “erasure of the highest order.” Alan Gratz, author of “Ban This Book,” said in a letter read during the

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