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Mikhail Gorbachev Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the USSR. Personal Birth date: March 2, 1931 Death date: August 30, 2022 Birth place: Privolnoye, Russia, Soviet Union Birth name: Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev Father: Sergei Andreyevich Gorbachev Mother: Maria (Gopkalo) Gorbacheva Marriage: Raisa (Titarenko) Gorbacheva (1953-September 20, 1999, her

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John Glenn Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth and a former US senator. Personal Birth date: July 18, 1921 Death date: December 8, 2016 Birth place: Cambridge, Ohio Birth name: John Herschel Glenn Jr. Father: John Glenn Sr., a plumber Mother:

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Hamas postpones next hostage release, claiming Israel has broken terms of ceasefire deal

By Jeremy Diamond, Abeer Salman, Kareem Khadder, Lauren Izso and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Hamas has postponed the next hostage release scheduled to take place in Gaza on Saturday “until further notice,” accusing Israel of breaking the ceasefire deal. Israel described the postponement as a “complete violation of the ceasefire” and called on the

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California man finds 525-pound animal under his home after Los Angeles fires. The bear goes by Barry

By Devyn Byers, CNN (CNN) — A Southern California man returned home after evacuating last month’s devastating Los Angeles-area wildfires to discover an unexpected resident lurking beneath it. Samy Arbid told CNN he found a 525-pound adult, male black bear living under his Altadena, California, home after the Eaton Fire blazed through the city. The

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Ecuador heads to run-off election between incumbent and leftist candidate

By Michael Rios and Edward Szekeres, CNN (CNN) — Ecuador’s center-right President Daniel Noboa fell short of securing an outright majority in the country’s general election, according to results available on Monday, setting the stage for a run-off vote against his nearest leftist rival. The second-round vote, provisionally scheduled for April, will decide if the

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‘I fell on the floor and screamed’: Families of freed Israeli hostages on suffering loved ones endured in Hamas captivity

By Dana Karni and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — The families of the three Israeli hostages released Saturday have spoken out about their loved ones’ ordeal in Hamas captivity, saying they hope their suffering provides impetus to efforts to free all those still in Gaza as soon as possible. Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi and

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San Francisco leads coalition in new lawsuit against Trump’s sanctuary jurisdiction crackdown

By Artemis Moshtaghian and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The counties of San Francisco and Santa Clara in California in addition to King County, Washington, and the cities of Portland, Oregon, and New Haven, Connecticut, have sued the Trump administration alleging it has threatened and unlawfully targeted sanctuary jurisdictions, according to a lawsuit filed in

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He lost his father and now he’s fighting for his life. He’s one of the young victims of the Philadelphia plane crash

By Alaa Elassar and Sharif Paget, CNN (CNN) — Andre Howard Jr. had just picked up his three children from school and taken them to Dunkin’ Donuts for an evening snack, a cherished weekly family ritual that abruptly turned into a terrifying, narrow escape from tragedy. Their wholesome tradition was violently disrupted when a medevac

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