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Resident physicians go on strike at hospital once called ‘the epicenter of the epicenter’ of the country’s coronavirus pandemic

By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — About 155 resident physicians went on strike Monday at a New York hospital once called “the epicenter of the epicenter” of the nation’s coronavirus pandemic, according to the residents’ union. The resident physicians at Elmhurst Hospital Center in Queens don’t receive the same pay and benefits as their non-union

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Lashawn Thompson died inside an Atlanta-area jail last year. Thompson's death at a a Georgia county jail was ruled a homicide caused by neglect.

Man’s death at a Georgia county jail was a homicide caused by neglect, independent medical review commissioned by attorneys says

By Nick Valencia, CNN (CNN) — The man who died inside a Georgia county jail last year had been living in conditions akin to a “torture chamber” before ultimately dying of complications stemming from severe neglect to his mental and physical health, according to the man’s family attorneys and an independent medical review. The independent

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Felix Rubio holds a picture of Lexi as he sits next to Kim at a US House Oversight Committee hearing titled

Lexi Rubio’s mom and dad are trying to give her a legacy beyond being a school shooting victim. But all they want is to see her again

By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman and Rachel Clarke, CNN Uvalde, Texas (CNN) — Each morning, Felix Rubio helps his wife Kim get their younger kids ready for school. Clothes, breakfast, check on the dog. Normal family life. Then, every day, he visits the child he can’t help anymore – the daughter slaughtered by a

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An 8-year-old migrant girl who died in the custody of US immigration authorities last week was treated for flu-like symptoms for several days prior to her death at a Texas hospital

8-year-old migrant girl who died in US Border Patrol custody was treated for flu several days before her death, authorities say

By Tina Burnside and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — An 8-year-old migrant girl who died in the custody of US immigration authorities last week was treated for flu-like symptoms for several days prior to her death at a Texas hospital, according to authorities. The girl, Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, a citizen of Panama, died Wednesday

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Amahl Bishara helps Palestinian children at Aida Refugee Camp create an alphabet book about their childhood.

‘A gift to my ancestors’: Meet the Palestinian-American authors bringing their culture to the heart of children’s books

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Hannah Moushabeck remembers the warm feeling of snuggling beside her two sisters under a heavy blanket, giggles filling their bedroom as they waited for baba to tuck them in and share another bedtime story. “Today I’m going to tell you a story about Palestine,” he would say, as their

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