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5 things to know for July 7: Coronavirus, condo collapse, Elsa, Lebanon, NY mayor
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN We’re still learning the fulls extent of the damage from that massive ransomware attack that may have compromised as many as 1,500 businesses. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered
Continue Reading![Golf pro Gene Siller was among three men found dead on the grounds of an Atlanta-area golf club in an incident still surrounded by many unanswered questions.](https://abc17news.b-cdn.net/abc17news.com/2021/07/hypatia-h_a3c888952c5e15862906709a0ee103e9-h_a0fef75d68ee1e62b5fe72e7351082db-300-375x225.jpg)
Police identify the third person found dead on a Georgia golf course. Here’s what else we know about the investigation
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Golf pro Gene Siller was among three men found dead on the grounds of an Atlanta-area golf club in an incident still surrounded by many unanswered questions. Siller, 46, and the other two men were discovered Saturday at the Pinetree Country Club in Kennesaw, Georgia, according to police. One of the
Continue Reading![The Surfside condo collapse search and rescue efforts have transitioned to a recovery operation Wednesday.](https://abc17news.b-cdn.net/abc17news.com/2021/07/S172402310-300-375x225.jpg)
Surfside condo rubble search and rescue will transition to recovery operation
By Madeline Holcombe and Eric Levenson, CNN The Surfside, Florida, condo collapse search and rescue efforts have transitioned to a recovery operation, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Wednesday. “To share this news with the families this evening who are still missing their loved ones was devastating and it’s also difficult to share with
Continue Reading![A Los Angeles Police Department employee who was under investigation for allegedly sharing a Valentine's Day-themed image of George Floyd has been cleared of wrongdoing](https://abc17news.b-cdn.net/abc17news.com/2021/07/hypatia-h_d8281c5e36aa84997262039c3ed8ed45-h_cbb456da4f134162022589ee8b7cd14a-300-375x225.jpg)
LAPD officer who sent a George Floyd Valentine’s Day-themed image is cleared of wrongdoing
By Stella Chan, Cheri Mossburg and Hollie Silverman, CNN A Los Angeles Police Department officer who was under investigation for his alleged connection to a Valentine’s Day-themed image of George Floyd has been cleared of wrongdoing, according to the LAPD. The officer, who alerted his superior to the image of Floyd that said, “You take
Continue Reading![A New Jersey man appeared in court July 6 after being arrested for allegedly shouting offensive language and racial slurs at his neighbors days earlier in the township of Mount Laurel.](https://abc17news.b-cdn.net/abc17news.com/2021/07/hypatia-h_6d28e95cd0d98ec4e3d7a8b2e9f7cc83-h_aea51b3ef334815764522ae8da4c0da9-300-375x225.jpg)
New Jersey man arrested after video of racist rant goes viral
Protesters gathered outside the home of Edward Cagney Mathews in New Jersey after a video of him shouting racial slurs and other offensive language at his neighbors went viral. Police arrested Mathews and he faces several criminal charges, according to the Mount Laurel Police Department.
Continue Reading![A New Jersey man appeared in court July 6 after being arrested for allegedly shouting offensive language and racial slurs at his neighbors days earlier in the township of Mount Laurel.](https://abc17news.b-cdn.net/abc17news.com/2021/07/hypatia-h_6d28e95cd0d98ec4e3d7a8b2e9f7cc83-h_aea51b3ef334815764522ae8da4c0da9-300-375x225.jpg)
New Jersey man arrested after video allegedly shows him shouting racial slurs at neighbors
By Jennifer Henderson and Raja Razek, CNN A New Jersey man appeared in court Tuesday after being arrested for allegedly shouting offensive language and racial slurs at his neighbors days earlier in the township of Mount Laurel. Edward Cagney Mathews, 45, faces several criminal charges, including harassment and biased intimidation and trespassing after a video
Continue Reading![Gov. Andrew Cuomo said New York has a gun violence epidemic.](https://abc17news.b-cdn.net/abc17news.com/2021/07/hypatia-h_ef377cfe88e4067b73526c8f2520c526-h_c18ea53e6d9ff77ba4e808d935ae2e18-300-375x225.jpg)
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declares gun violence emergency in his state
By Artemis Moshtaghian and Steve Almasy, CNN New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday he had signed an executive order declaring a gun violence emergency and told an audience in New York City he was going to sign legislation that allows for civil lawsuits against gun manufacturers, distributors and dealers for how they market and
Continue Reading![Julie Moore recalls harrowing experiences from the pandemic inside the Philadelphia nursing home where she works.](https://abc17news.b-cdn.net/abc17news.com/2021/07/hypatia-h_03c4b5630ef252bba0cd31204b63f6bb-h_1ac0505990a48077c79369fbeb51cf0a-300-375x225.jpg)
Covid-19 exposed the devastating consequences of staff shortages in nursing homes. But the problem isn’t new
By Christina Maxouris, CNN Julie Moore recalls harrowing experiences from the pandemic inside the Philadelphia nursing home where she works. As the virus spread throughout the facility last year, emergency responders came and went regularly, taking yet another resident running low on oxygen to the hospital. Staff members were infected and some died, leaving a
Continue Reading![Keziah Ridgeway teaches African American history at a public high school in a suburb of Philadelphia. She discusses CRT in her anthropology class.](https://abc17news.b-cdn.net/abc17news.com/2021/07/hypatia-h_b9121864011f2118841c5e3767cc6312-h_143f17e03fdb815e989acedf89708b4f-300-375x225.jpg)
The critical race theory panic has White people afraid that they might be complicit in racism
By Elle Reeve, Samantha Guff and Deborah Brunswick, CNN Keziah Ridgeway says she’s the only teacher she knows in Philadelphia who teaches critical race theory in public high school — and she teaches it in her anthropology class, as one framework among many to understand human cultures. But she also teaches African American history, and
Continue Reading![Keziah Ridgeway teaches African American history at a public high school in a suburb of Philadelphia. She discusses CRT in her anthropology class.](https://abc17news.b-cdn.net/abc17news.com/2021/07/hypatia-h_b9121864011f2118841c5e3767cc6312-h_143f17e03fdb815e989acedf89708b4f-300-375x225.jpg)
CNN interviews parents worried about critical race theory
CNN’s Elle Reeve interviews parents worried about critical race theory and a teacher who supports the theory.
Continue Reading![Nikole Hannah-Jones announced she will not teach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill following a fight over tenure. She is pictured here being interviewed at her home in Brooklyn.](https://abc17news.b-cdn.net/abc17news.com/2021/07/hypatia-h_0b32e45c19d73c1bc62d7c3a800fdc96-h_173fdb93b08f66cebf0d3f76600c1777-300-375x225.jpg)
Nikole Hannah-Jones chose HBCU Howard over UNC. Here’s why that’s significant
By Leah Asmelash, CNN After months of grappling with the university over her tenureship, Nikole Hannah-Jones announced Tuesday she would not stay on at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, choosing instead, along with writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, to join the faculty of Howard University, one of the most prestigious historically Black universities in the
Continue Reading![Montana authorities are searching for a grizzly bear Tuesday after it attacked and killed a woman on an overnight camping trip.](https://abc17news.b-cdn.net/abc17news.com/2021/07/hypatia-h_5c5c39597a2545db08c10989a6e26652-h_76f357298ecd152d13d19cd52bbd6bca-300-375x225.jpg)
Montana authorities are searching for grizzly bear that killed a woman who was camping
By Neelam Bohra and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Montana authorities are searching for a grizzly bear Tuesday after it attacked and killed a woman on an overnight camping trip near the rural town of Ovando, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks confirmed. The woman was on a cycling trip and was camping for the night when the
Continue Reading![Researchers worry that female dragonflies may no longer recognize their male counterparts.](https://abc17news.b-cdn.net/abc17news.com/2021/07/hypatia-h_c9380e50a0b92aae49143b37c8848043-h_dcb2994d664c9a6e6c0d521a233b9faf-300-375x225.jpg)
Dragonflies are losing their wing color because of climate change, study shows
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN As the planet warms, a study found that male dragonflies are losing a crucial feature they typically use to attract female mates: the ornate black patterns on their wings. The new research published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that male dragonflies are adapting to a
Continue Reading![Suspected thieves grab pricy handbags and flee the Neiman Marcus store in San Francisco.](https://abc17news.b-cdn.net/abc17news.com/2021/07/hypatia-h_89d6ead308984f7ae4288f8f42acb6f3-h_13d3bdf94af85ef02fc6b724c1b0874d-300-375x225.jpg)
Shocking video shows 9 escaping after brazen theft at luxury store
San Francisco police are trying to identify suspects In yet another brazen robbery caught on video. Thieves were caught on camera taking handbags from a high end department store. CNN affiliate KGO reports.
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Suspected thieves grab pricy handbags and flee Neiman Marcus store in San Francisco
By Cheri Mossburg, Stella Chan and Eric Levenson, CNN The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) is trying to identify a group of robbery suspects caught on video brazenly taking handbags from a high-end department store on Monday evening. In video taken by a witness and obtained by CNN affiliate KGO, about 10 suspects — wearing
Continue Reading![Rescue crews work in the rubble of the collapsed Champlain Towers South condominium building](https://abc17news.b-cdn.net/abc17news.com/2021/07/hypatia-h_c944a55bbffcd633b567bc1573c22efd-h_f532fa2aa749c5339696ce8d8e1ba918-300-375x225.jpg)
Uncle of 15-year-old who survived Surfside condo collapse thanks man who pulled teen from rubble
By Leyla Santiago and Gregory Lemos, CNN The uncle of a 15-year-old who survived the Champlain Towers South collapse in Surfside, Florida, two weeks ago called the man who found the teenager in the rubble to thank him. Nicholas Balboa said he had been walking his dog past midnight on June 24 when he felt
Continue Reading![An 11-year-old boy died and another juvenile is in critical condition after a raft ride at an Iowa amusement park overturned on July 3.](https://abc17news.b-cdn.net/abc17news.com/2021/07/hypatia-h_845611601adfb610d269571027cda499-h_75e9e5c0a46be41f9b091e2c93c8b9ec-300-375x225.jpg)
11-year-old boy dies, 3 others injured after a raft ride at an Iowa amusement park overturns
By Neelam Bohra, Justin Lear and Keith Allen, CNN An 11-year-old boy died and another juvenile is in critical condition after a raft ride at an Iowa amusement park overturned Saturday. Michael Jaramillo was on board the Raging River ride at Adventureland in Altoona, Iowa, when it flipped over. He died from injuries and another
Continue Reading![Howard University announced that Nikole Hannah-Jones and Ta-Nehisi Coates will take on faculty roles at the school.](https://abc17news.b-cdn.net/abc17news.com/2021/07/hypatia-h_1100b47fb97b51942d18e053ecb62c67-h_bc5024f0ce5e0c9c702dbf2cf6f8d74c-300-375x225.jpg)
Nikole Hannah-Jones explains why she rejected UNC tenure
Nikole Hannah-Jones will join Howard University’s faculty after controversy over a tenure position at her alma mater, UNC-Chapel Hill. Hear her speak out about the decision on ‘CBS This Morning.’
Continue Reading![Christine Mboma of Namibia reacts after setting a new World record in a women's 400m race in Bydgoszcz](https://abc17news.b-cdn.net/abc17news.com/2021/07/hypatia-h_297d35276b90f0bf3d2c884cde1ac13d-h_daadf7bc2373d2c293e154810a64f375-300-375x225.jpg)
Laura Coates: That was hard to say with a straight face
CNN’s Laura Coates reacts to American sprinter, Sha’Carri Richardson, being barred from competing in the Olympics after testing positive for marijuana.
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