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Anwar Raslan (right) gestures in the courtroom in Koblenz

A Syrian colonel is jailed for life in a first torture trial for the Assad regime. It’s one step in a ‘long path to justice,’ say victims’ families

By Tamara Qiblawi, Jomana Karadsheh and Christian Streib, CNN A German court has sentenced a former Syrian army colonel to life in prison, in the first-ever torture trial against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Anwar Raslan, a senior regime official, headed the investigation unit at a notorious Damascus detention center known as Branch 251. On Thursday,

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The spread of the highly transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant is forcing some US schools to halt in-person learning because of high case rates and teacher absences.

Some major school districts shift to remote learning because of staffing shortages and Omicron spread

By Jason Hanna and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN The spread of the highly transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant is forcing some US schools to halt in-person learning because of high case rates and teacher absences. The vast majority of schools are operating as normal. But at least 2,141 schools were not offering in-person learning as of Thursday,

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Ray Rice Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former NFL running back Ray Rice, who played six seasons with the Baltimore Ravens. Personal Birth date: January 22, 1987 Birth place: New Rochelle, New York Birth name: Raymell Maurice Rice Father: Conrad Reed Mother: Janet Rice, special education teacher Marriage: Janay (Palmer) Rice (March

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