Biles is back and Tokyo’s Olympic fever
CNN’s Selina Wang talks about Simone Biles’ return to competition and whether the success of Japanese athletes is softening resistance to the Games.
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CNN’s Selina Wang talks about Simone Biles’ return to competition and whether the success of Japanese athletes is softening resistance to the Games.
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By Joshua Berlinger, Aditi Sangal and Adam Renton, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN A species of tiny chameleons presumed to be extinct due to deforestation has been found, but it is clinging to survival. Up to only 5.5 centimeters (2.2 inches) long, the critically endangered Chapman’s pygmy chameleon (Rhampholeon chapmanorum) is native to the low-elevation rainforest of the Malawi Hills in southern Malawi, a
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By Cheri Mossburg and Theresa Waldrop, CNN A mandate to wear face coverings in indoor public places is back for millions of residents — even those fully vaccinated — in the San Francisco Bay Area as the highly contagious Delta variant causes a spike in new Covid-19 cases. Health officers from San Francisco, Santa Clara,
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By Neelam Bohra and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Timothy Moore grew up wary of medical treatments in his hometown of Tuskegee, Alabama. His parents had seen what happened to Black people who participated in the unethical Tuskegee syphilis study, where researchers let syphilis progress in Black men without treating them to justify treatment programs for them
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By Rebekah Riess, Gregory Lemos and Amir Vera, CNN A Palm Beach County, Florida, judge ordered the destruction of video evidence previously suppressed in the case against New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, according to court documents. Judge Leonard Hanser on Friday ordered that the “state shall destroy the suppressed evidence forthwith and submit documentation
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Sara Weaver and her husband knew their newest home purchase in Pennsylvania needed some extra love and attention — but what they didn’t know is that an estimated 450,000 bees had been living in the walls for almost 35 years. Weaver bought the 1872 farmhouse in Skippack, about 30 miles northwest
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By Amanda Watts, CNN A group comprising survivors and victims’ families in the 2019 mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of the large-capacity magazine (LCM) used in the shooting, according to court documents. The lawsuit filed in Clark County District Court in Nevada is asking for damages as well
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By Tina Burnside, CNN A major bridge connecting Memphis, Tennessee, to Arkansas reopened to traffic in both directions on Monday afternoon, nearly three months after a crack forced its closure, the Arkansas Department of Transportation announced in a tweet. The Hernando DeSoto Bridge, which carries Interstate 40 over the Mississippi River, was shut down for
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By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN Florida A&M University students got a welcome surprise when the university announced it would be paying off student financial balances for the 2020-2021 school year. President Larry Robinson broke the news at the commencement for 2020 graduates Saturday. “This is an indication of our commitment to student success and our
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By Katie Hunt, CNN Whether Neanderthals thought symbolically and had an artistic sensibility has been a question that has vexed experts in human evolution. But evidence is mounting that our Stone Age cousins were our cognitive equals and created forms of art in Europe long before Homo sapiens were on the scene. A new study
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By Gregory Lemos, CNN A 33-member federal Disaster Medical Assistance Team arrived Monday at a major Louisiana hospital to provide support for what the hospital called “the highest volume of Covid-19 patients the region has experienced thus far due to the Delta variant.” Our Lady of the Lake in Baton Rouge said an average of
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War. In response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, the United States and other countries launched military operations known as Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Facts The Allied coalition was made up of 39 countries: Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh,
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which serves to protect and enforce the 14th and 15th Amendments. It was enacted in response to voter suppression in the 1960s by state governments, local governments and law enforcement. Important sections Original jurisdictions: Alabama, Alaska, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Personal Birth date: July 3, 1971 Birth place: Townsville, Queensland, Australia Father: John Shipton Mother: Christine (Hawkins) Assange Marriage: Stella Moris (March 2022-present) Children: with Stella Moris: Max and Gabriel Other Facts When he was a year old, his mother married
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Massoud Barzani, leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Iraq. Personal Birth date: August 16, 1946 Birth place: Mahabad, Kurdistan, Iran Birth name: Massoud Barzani Father: General Mustafa Barzani, was chief of the military of the Kurdish Republic of Mahabad Mother: Hamayil Khan Marriage:
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Yoweri Museveni, president of Uganda since 1986. Personal Birth date: August 15,1944 Birth place: Ntungamo, Uganda Birth name: Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Father: Amos Kaguta, a cattle keeper Mother: Esteri Kokundeka Marriage: Janet (Kataaha) Museveni (August 1973-present) Children: one son, three daughters Education: Dar Es
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at World Youth Day, a day when Catholic youth and young adults between the ages of 16 and 35 gather to celebrate their faith. The next World Youth Day is scheduled to be held in August 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal. It was rescheduled from August 2022 due to the
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Area 51, a highly classified United States Air Force facility located at Groom Lake in southern Nevada. Facts The US government’s official name for Area 51 is the Nevada Test and Training Range, which is a unit of the Nellis Air Force Base. Today it is used as
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Romano Prodi, former prime minister of Italy. Personal Birth date: August 9, 1939 Birth place: Scandiano, Italy Father: Mario Prodi Mother: Enrica Prodi Marriage: Flavia Franzoni Prodi (1969-present) Children: Giorgio and Antonio Education: Catholic University in Milan, Law, 1961; Studied at the London School of
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