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Merrick Garland Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Attorney General Merrick Garland, former chief judge of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, and one time Supreme Court nominee. Personal Birth date: November 13, 1952 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Merrick Brian Garland Father: Cyril Garland, founder of an advertising

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Death Penalty Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the death penalty in the United States. Facts Capital punishment is legal in 27 US states. Three of those states have governor-imposed moratoriums. According to the Death Penalty Information Center, 11 people were executed in the United States in 2021. The number of death sentences imposed was 18.

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A suspect in the triple homicide at Pinetree Country Club in Kennesaw

Man charged with killing golf pro Gene Siller ‘bound the hands, legs, and mouth’ of two other victims with tape, warrant says

By Madeline Holcombe, Dakin Andone and Devon M. Sayers, CNN The man arrested and charged in a triple homicide that happened earlier this month allegedly “bound the hands, legs, and mouth” of two men whose bodies were found in the back of a pickup truck, according to a criminal warrant. Bryan Anthony Rhoden was arrested

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Zaila Avant-garde

The first African American contestant to win National Spelling Bee is now aiming for Harvard, the NBA and NASA

By David Williams and Kevin Dotson, CNN Zaila Avant-garde wasn’t focused on her place in history on Thursday when she became the first African American to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee in 93 editions of the competition. Instead, she was thinking about Bill Murray. The 14-year-old from New Orleans, Louisiana, won the 2021 crown

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People lift their hands during a  prayer at the memorial site for victims of the collapsed condo building.

Death toll in Surfside building collapse rises to 64 after search efforts turn from rescue to recovery

By Dakin Andone, Madeline Holcombe, Paul Vercammen and Amir Vera, CNN The death toll in a condo building collapse in Surfside, Florida, has risen to 64, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said, after authorities made the decision to shift the search effort from rescue to recovery. Four more victims were recovered Thursday, Levine Cava

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A 2020 report found that the Champlain Towers South condo association lacked the funds for necessary repairs.

A 2020 report found Surfside condo lacked funds for necessary repairs. One expert called it a ‘wake-up call’

By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine and Francesca Giuliani-Hoffman, CNN An independent budget review warned the Champlain Towers South condo association that its financial reserves were critically underfunded in the face of urgently needed structural repairs a little over a year before the building collapsed, a document obtained by CNN shows. The condo association only had

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