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5 things to know for June 17: Jan. 6, Church shooting, Ukraine, Mortgage rates, NBA

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The popular rideshare company Lyft has agreed to a $25 million settlement with shareholders over safety-related allegations, including not disclosing reports of drivers assaulting passengers. Notably, the money will go to shareholders instead of the individuals who’ve been victim to and reported such incidents. Here’s what you need to know to

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5 things to know for June 17: Jan. 6, Church shooting, Ukraine, Mortgage rates, NBA

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The popular rideshare company Lyft has agreed to a $25 million settlement with shareholders over safety-related allegations, including not disclosing reports of drivers assaulting passengers. Notably, the money will go to shareholders instead of the individuals who’ve been victim to and reported such incidents. Here’s what you need to know to

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5 things to know for June 17: Jan. 6, Church shooting, Ukraine, Mortgage rates, NBA

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The popular rideshare company Lyft has agreed to a $25 million settlement with shareholders over safety-related allegations, including not disclosing reports of drivers assaulting passengers. Notably, the money will go to shareholders instead of the individuals who’ve been victim to and reported such incidents. Here’s what you need to know to

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5 things to know for June 17: Jan. 6, Church shooting, Ukraine, Mortgage rates, NBA

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The popular rideshare company Lyft has agreed to a $25 million settlement with shareholders over safety-related allegations, including not disclosing reports of drivers assaulting passengers. Notably, the money will go to shareholders instead of the individuals who’ve been victim to and reported such incidents. Here’s what you need to know to

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5 things to know for June 17: Jan. 6, Church shooting, Ukraine, Mortgage rates, NBA

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The popular rideshare company Lyft has agreed to a $25 million settlement with shareholders over safety-related allegations, including not disclosing reports of drivers assaulting passengers. Notably, the money will go to shareholders instead of the individuals who’ve been victim to and reported such incidents. Here’s what you need to know to

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Around 20 juveniles attempted to take over a youth correctional facility in Louisiana, police say

By Michelle Watson, CNN About 20 juveniles housed at a youth correctional center in Bridge City, Louisiana, attempted to take control of areas within the facility Thursday evening, police said. The incident at Bridge City Correctional Center for Youth, located just outside of New Orleans, was reported to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office around 9:48

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Floor sealant served to students instead of milk was mistakenly stored in food warehouse, Alaska school district says

By Chris Boyette, Michelle Watson and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN An investigation into how 12 elementary school students in Juneau, Alaska, were served floor sealant instead of milk at a child care program has revealed the chemical was mistakenly stored in a food warehouse, school district officials said. In the spring of 2021, one pallet of

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Michigan prosecutors oppose motions from Crumbley parents to void charges and change venue of trial

By Sonia Moghe, CNN Prosecutors in Michigan have opposed several motions from the parents of accused Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley, including ones to move the trial venue and void the manslaughter charges against them, court filings show. Jennifer and James Crumbley were each charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter after their teen

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Massachusetts middle school can’t be called Catholic after flying Gay Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, bishop says

By Benjamin Schiller and Rob Frehse, CNN A Massachusetts middle school can no longer be called Catholic after flying Gay Pride and Black Lives Matter flags at the school, the bishop of the Diocese of Worcester of the Catholic Church says. The Nativity School of Worcester, which says the governance and control of school operations

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1964 Civil Rights Act Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Considered the nation’s most important civil rights legislation since Reconstruction (1865-1877), it prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. Following that law, US President Lyndon B. Johnson signed landmark civil rights bills

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