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A jury for the federal hate crimes trial of Ahmaud Arbery's killers will be picked Monday.

A jury for the federal hate crimes trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers will be picked Monday. Here’s how their views on race played a role in jury selection

By Dakin Andone and Alta Spells, CNN Dozens of potential jurors will return to a Brunswick, Georgia, courthouse Monday to see if they’ll be impaneled to hear the federal hate crimes trial against the men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. The judge, prosecutors and defense attorneys spent last week questioning potential jurors, exploring their views

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Emperor Naruhito Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Emperor Naruhito of Japan, the 126th Emperor to ascend to Japan’s Chrysanthemum Throne. Personal Birth date: February 23, 1960 Birth place: Tokyo, Japan Previous name: Hironomiya Naruhito Father: Emperor Emeritus Akihito Mother: Empress Emerita Michiko Marriage: Masako Owada (June 9, 1993-present) Children: Princess Aiko Education:

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Washington’s Birthday Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Washington’s Birthday, also called Presidents’ Day, a federal holiday marked on the third Monday in February. In 2022, Washington’s Birthday is on February 21. Facts The official federal holiday on the third Monday in February is called Washington’s Birthday. People started calling it Presidents’ Day later, to honor

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A demonstrator holds a sign at New Zealand's parliament in Wellington on February 10.

New Zealand weaponizes Barry Manilow, James Blunt and the ‘Macarena’ against ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests

By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN New Zealand has employed an unusual tactic to disperse “Freedom Convoy” protesters on Sunday — playing the hit songs of Barry Manilow and James Blunt, as well as the Spanish dance track “Macarena” by the band Los del Río. The so-called “Freedom Convoy” rallies in several parts of the globe follow

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The West is taking action against Russian President Vladimir Putin's disinformation playbook -- which primed Russians for the 2014 invasion of Crimea and caught out NATO and its allies.

The West is a player in the Ukraine information war. Unlike Russia, it has to convince the public

By Tara John, CNN Corpses strewn through wrecked buildings in the aftermath of an apparently deadly explosion. Distraught mourners, grieving for lost loved ones. And amid the smoldering ruins, evidence of Western military equipment. In a world all too familiar with graphic images of one disaster after another, it’s easy to imagine the grim footage.

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Florida Rep. Joe Harding said it's "shocking" that teachers would ask for a child's preferred name and pronouns without involving their parents.

Florida’s LGBTQ advocates are rallying to support young people in light of ‘Don’t Say Gay’

By Scottie Andrew, CNN This weekend, Javi Gomez is traveling nearly 500 miles from his native Miami to Florida’s capital in Tallahassee to plead his case against a piece of legislation LGBTQ advocates are calling the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. He’s nervous. He’s ready. In elementary school, classmates called him names for what they thought

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