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A protester walks in front of parked trucks in Ottawa as demonstrations continue over vaccine mandates and coronavirus restrictions on February 8.

Canada’s Covid-19 trucker protests go global

By Tara John and Isabelle Jani Friend, CNN A trucker protest that has clogged the streets of the Canadian capital for weeks has spread to cities across the world, and impeded access to the busiest land crossing between the United States and Canada as drivers and their supporters demonstrate against vaccine mandates and pandemic control

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Former UCLA Gynecologist Dr. James Heaps is taken into custody as he appears in Los Angeles Superior Court on August 3

University of California system reaches $243.6 million settlement after former UCLA gynecologist is accused of sexual misconduct

By Topher Gauk-Roger and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The University of California system has reached a $243.6 million settlement with more than two hundred people who allege they were sexually abused by former UCLA obstetrician-gynecologist Dr. James Heaps, according to a statement Tuesday from university officials and the plaintiffs’ attorneys. Heaps worked part-time as a gynecologist

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12-year-old Leidy was almost disqualified from a swim meet because of her Black Lives Matter swimsuit.

A 12-year-old Black girl made a ‘Black Lives Matter’ swimsuit for a competition and refused to change when an official said she’d be disqualified

By Joe Sutton and David Williams, CNN A 12-year-old Black girl was disqualified from a Wisconsin swim meet over the weekend for wearing a homemade Black Lives Matter swimsuit, but organizers quickly reversed the decision and let her swim. Sarah Lyons told CNN that her daughter Leidy Gellona is very interested in social justice and

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Eileen Gu of Team China on Day 4 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on February 8.

Is that a nuclear plant? The story behind those towers at the Winter Olympics big air

By Lianne Kolirin, Nectar Gan and Tom Booth, CNN Winter Olympians are accustomed to performing their awe-inspiring feats against the backdrop of spectacular snow-capped mountains. But Beijing’s Big Air Shougang Olympic venue is drawing attention for its much edgier, urban setting. Behind the skiers launching themselves off the 60-meter-high (196-foot) ramp are furnaces, tall chimney

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Deshazor Everett walks off the field after the NFL preseason game between Washington and the Cincinnati Bengals at FedExField on August 20

Washington Commanders player Deshazor Everett charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with fatal crash

By Amir Vera and Chuck Johnston, CNN Washington Commanders safety Deshazor Everett was charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with a fatal crash that left a 29-year-old woman dead, the sheriff’s office in Loudoun County, Virginia, announced Tuesday. Everett sustained serious but non-life threatening injuries from the crash that took place December 23 in Loudoun

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