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Liberia Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Liberia, a West African nation, which borders the North Atlantic Ocean and lies between Sierra Leone and Cote d’Ivoire. About Liberia (from the CIA World Factbook)Area: 111,369 square kilometers, a little larger than Tennessee Population: 5,358,483 (2022 est.) Median age: 18 years Capital: Monrovia (named for US President

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Man arrested in connection with ‘executions’ of 4 people at an Oklahoma marijuana growing operation, authorities say

By Amir Vera, Andy Rose, Chris Boyette and Susannah Cullinane, CNN A man was arrested Tuesday in connection with the killings of four Chinese nationals at a marijuana growing operation in Oklahoma, which investigators have described as “executions,” officials said. One person was also left injured in the Sunday incident, the Oklahoma State Bureau of

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Man arrested after SUV drove through Massachusetts Apple store, leaving 1 dead and at least 20 injured

By Michelle Watson, Jennifer Henderson and Susannah Cullinane, CNN The man accused of driving an SUV into a Hingham, Massachusetts, Apple store, killing one person and injuring 20 others, has been charged with reckless homicide by motor vehicle, a prosecutor’s office tweeted Tuesday. Bradley Rein, 53, was arrested Monday night and is scheduled to be

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Previous charges, an assault-style rifle and a red flag law: More questions emerge about the Colorado Springs LGBTQ club shooting suspect

By Holly Yan and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A torrent of grief over the killing of five people at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub has led to mounting questions over whether the weekend massacre could have been averted. At least 19 others were injured Saturday night at Club Q — a longtime safe haven for the

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Family holds memorial for slain Idaho student as police say they’re ‘making progress’ investigating quadruple killing

By Kacey Cherry, Susannah Cullinane and Amanda Musa, CNN Authorities are “making progress” in the investigation into the killings of four University of Idaho students found dead nearly 10 days ago, a state police spokesperson said Tuesday — a day after the family of one of the victims grieved their loss at a memorial. Stacy

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Police say investigators in University of Idaho quadruple homicide have looked at more than 1,000 tips but still no suspect

By Natasha Chen, Paradise Afshar, Steve Almasy and Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Investigators in the fatal stabbings of four University of Idaho students have gone through more than 1,000 tips that have arrived in the 10 days since the bodies were found, authorities told reporters at a Wednesday afternoon news conference. Idaho State Patrol Col.

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‘Everybody in that building experienced combat that night.’ Army veteran Richard Fierro describes the moment he took down the Colorado nightclub gunman

By Amir Vera, CNN Former Army Maj. Richard Fierro never thought he would need to use the combat skills he learned in the military while on a night out with his family. That’s what happened Saturday as Fierro, his wife and daughter, his daughter’s boyfriend and family friends were at Club Q in Colorado Springs,

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Family of Rayshard Brooks reaches $1 million settlement with the city of Atlanta more than 2 years after he was fatally shot by police

By Amir Vera and Chris Youd, CNN The family of Rayshard Brooks reached a $1 million dollar settlement with the city of Atlanta, more than two years after police fatally shot the 27-year-old Black man in a Wendy’s parking lot, according to Ryan Julison, a spokesperson for Stewart Miller Simmons Trial Attorneys, the law firm

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Inside the battle for Kherson

By Vasco Cotovio, Sam Kiley, Peter Rudden and Olga Konovalova, CNN Mangled metal, charred debris and shattered glass cover the floor as a Ukrainian reconnaissance unit storms a Russian command center on the outskirts of the recently liberated city of Kherson. “Come on over here,” one of the Ukrainian troops suddenly shouts. “Get the stretcher

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