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Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Personal Birth date: November 19, 1954 Birth place: Cairo, Egypt Birth name: Abdel Fattah Said Hussein Khalil el-Sisi Father: Said “Hassan” el-Sisi, bazaar shop owner Mother: Soad Mohamed Marriage: Entissar Amer (1977-present) Children: Mustafa, Mahmoud, Hassan and Aya Education:

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Mumbai Terror Attacks Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, India, which took place November 26-29, 2008. Facts Ten Pakistani men associated with the terror group Lashkar-e-Tayyiba stormed buildings in Mumbai, killing 164 people. Nine of the gunmen were killed during the attacks, one survived. Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving gunman,

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Michael Chertoff Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Michael Chertoff, former secretary of Homeland Security. Personal Birth date: November 28, 1953 Birth place: Elizabeth, New Jersey Birth name: Michael Chertoff Father: Gershon Chertoff, rabbi Mother: Livia Chertoff Marriage: Meryl (Justin) Chertoff (1988-present) Children: Two Education: Harvard University, BA, 1975; Harvard University, JD,

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Dr. John Black testifies as Kyle Rittenhouse watches during his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse  on Thursday

Prosecution says Kyle Rittenhouse provoked fatal shootings, while defense says he feared for his life

By Eric Levenson, Carma Hassan and Brad Parks, CNN Kyle Rittenhouse provoked the fatal shootings in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year by pointing his AR-15-style weapon at Joseph Rosenbaum, prosecutors said Monday in closing arguments of his homicide trial. “That is what provokes this entire incident,” prosecutor Thomas Binger said. “When the defendant provokes this incident,

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