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‘Please stay strong.’ For loved ones ripped apart by war in Ukraine, phone messages bring hope and despair

By Tamara Qiblawi, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Olga Voitovych, CNN Lviv, Ukraine — In the midst of a days-long, chaotic cross-country train ride to the northwestern city of Lviv, near Ukraine’s border with Poland, a terrible realization dawned on Marina. The 54-year-old carer, who managed to evacuate an orphanage in a besieged industrial town in the

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An Ohio grand jury declined to indict the officer who fatally shot Ma'Khia Bryant last April.

An Ohio grand jury declined to indict officer who fatally shot Ma’Khia Bryant, state AG says

By Christina Maxouris A Franklin County, Ohio, jury declined to indict the police officer who fatally shot Ma’Khia Bryant, a Black teenager, last April, state Attorney General Dave Yost said in a news release Friday. Yost also released investigative materials in the case, including more than a dozen interviews, crime scene and evidence photos and

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Police arrest Matthew Dolloff on October 10

DA’s office to drop criminal charges against Denver security guard who fatally shot a man last year after political rally

By Hannah Sarisohn. CNN Prosecutors will drop a second-degree murder charge for a Denver security guard who shot a man at a political rally in October 2020, according to a statement from the Denver District Attorney’s office. Matthew Dolloff and his attorney, Doug Richards, have claimed Dolloff was acting in self-defense when he shot Lee

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Gabby Petito’s parents sue Brian Laundrie’s parents, claiming they knew of her killing and were helping son escape

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN The family of Gabby Petito has filed a civil lawsuit against Christopher and Roberta Laundrie, alleging they knew their son Brian Laundrie murdered Gabby Petito and were working to help him flee the country. In the lawsuit, Joseph Petito and Nichole Schmidt allege Brian Laundrie told his parents about killing Gabby

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Saddam Hussein Trial Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here is some background information about the trials and execution of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Facts Hussein was charged with premeditated murder, imprisonment and the deprivation of physical movement, forced deportation and torture. Seven other defendants stood trial with Hussein: Barzan Hassan, Taha Yassin Ramadan, Awad al-Bandar, Abdullah Ruwaid, Ali Dayem

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Iraq Prison Abuse Scandal Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal which took place during the Iraq war. Facts Abu Ghraib prison was a US Army detention center for captured Iraqis from 2003 to 2006. An investigation into the treatment of detainees at the prison was prompted by the discovery of graphic

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Hispanics in the US Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Hispanic population in the United States, via the Census Bureau. Facts The Office of Management and Budget describes Hispanic or Latino ethnicity as “a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race.” Hispanic people are the

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Iraq Most Wanted Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Iraq’s “most wanted” fugitives list. Timeline April 11, 2003 – In a press conference, Army Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks announces that US soldiers in Iraq will begin receiving a list of the 55 “most wanted” Iraqis. To accompany the list, the soldiers also get a deck of playing

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Pat Robertson Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of televangelist Pat Robertson. Personal Birth date: March 22, 1930 Birth place: Lexington, Virginia Birth name: Marion Gordon Robertson Father: Absalom Willis Robertson, politician Mother: Gladys Churchill (Willis) Robertson Marriage: Adelia “Dede” (Elmer) Robertson (August 27, 1954-2022, her death) Children: Timothy, Elizabeth, Gordon and Ann Education:

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Officials escort "Serial" podcast subject Adnan Syed from the courthouse following the completion of the first day of hearings for a retrial in Baltimore

Adnan Syed, subject of ‘Serial’ podcast, and prosecutors are requesting additional DNA testing in the case

By Rebekah Riess, Amanda Watts and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN The Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office and Adnan Syed, whose case became nationally known in the “Serial” podcast that ran in 2014, have agreed to request “additional forensic testing,” including enhanced DNA tests, in the case, the office announced. Syed is serving a life sentence after

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Three Maryland middle schoolers are charged with a hate crime for social media threats aimed at Black students

By Amy Simonson, CNN Three Maryland middle schoolers have been charged as juveniles with a hate crime after threatening Middletown Middle School’s Black students, ​a spokesperson for the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) ​told CNN Thursday. FCSO ​deputies and school resource officers responded to the school Wednesday after social media threats posted on Instagram and

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