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Former USC official pleads guilty to a fraud charge tied to college admissions scandal

By Aya Elamroussi and Liam Reilly, CNN A former athletics official at the University of Southern California pleaded guilty Friday in an admissions scandal for allegedly helping students cheat their way for acceptance into the prestigious college. Donna Heinel, who was USC’s senior associate athletic director, pleaded guilty to one count of honest services wire

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2 students are charged with first-degree murder in death of Spanish teacher who taught at their Iowa school

By Raja Razek and Melissa Alonso, CNN Two 16-year-old high school students have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Spanish teacher at their Iowa school, court documents show. The remains of Nohema Graber, who was a Spanish teacher at Fairfield High School, were discovered in Chautauqua Park in Fairfield, Iowa, on

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New York mayor’s office reaches vaccine mandate deals with 20 unions but not NYPD or FDNY

By Liam Reilly and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration has signed agreements with 20 unions to reaffirm the city’s vaccine mandate, the mayor’s deputy press secretary said Friday. The deal does not include the unions representing the fire department or the police department, spokesperson Laura Feyer said. The agreements

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Bette Midler Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of award-winning singer, actress, comedian and activist Bette Midler. Personal Birth date: December 1, 1945 Birth place: Honolulu, Hawaii Birth name: Bette Davis Midler Father: Fred Midler, house painter Mother: Ruth (Schindel) Midler, seamstress Marriage: Martin von Haselberg (1984-present) Children: Sophie Education: Attended the University

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The possibility that three White men accused of chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery may be acquitted had Georgia residents tense and anxious when this week's approval of a nearly all-White jury in the men's trial became a reminder of why Black people mistrust the criminal justice system.

‘A jury should reflect the community:’ The racial breakdown of the jury for the trial for Ahmaud Arbery’s killing

By Nicole Chavez and Brandon Tensley, CNN The possibility that three White men accused of chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery may be acquitted had Georgia residents tense and anxious when this week’s approval of a nearly all-White jury in the men’s trial became a reminder of why Black people mistrust the criminal justice system. Scholars

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University of Florida reverses decision, will allow professors to testify as paid experts in voting rights case

By Leyla Santiago, Sara Weisfeldt, Maria Cartaya and Tina Burnside, CNN The University of Florida on Friday announced that it will now allow three professors to testify as paid experts in a voting rights lawsuit, reversing its previous decision. In an email sent to the campus community on Friday, university President Kent Fuchs explained that

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