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Narges Mohammadi sits in her apartment in Tehran on January 16

Exclusive: Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi on hunger strike in detention in Iran, foundation says

By Jomana Karadsheh, Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi is on hunger strike whilst being held in detention by Iranian authorities, according to a statement from her foundation. In the statement shared exclusively with CNN, the Paris-based foundation, which is run by her family, says it received credible information that

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Nancy Guthrie is seen in an undated photo.

Savannah Guthrie pleads for mom’s return in new video: ‘We need to know without a doubt that she’s alive’

By Andy Rose, Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — In a wrenching video posted to Instagram on Wednesday evening, “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie pleaded for her missing mother to come home days after her apparent abduction from her Tuscon-area home. “We need to know without a doubt that she’s alive and that you have her,”

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Nancy Guthrie is seen in an undated photo.

Savannah Guthrie pleads in new video about mom’s disappearance: ‘Momma, if you’re listening, we need you to come home’

CNN By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — [Breaking news update, published at 8:31 p.m. ET] In an emotional video posted to Instagram on late Wednesday afternoon, “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie pleaded for her missing mother to come home. “Momma, if you’re listening, we need you to come home, we miss you,” she said through tears.

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5 things to know for Feb. 4: Shutdown ends, Assassination attempt, Jill Biden’s ex-husband, Nuclear talks, Bitcoin

By Alexandra Banner, CNN Authorities say they are aware of reports of possible ransom notes in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie. The case has gripped the nation after Nancy, 84, was abducted from her home in a quiet Arizona neighborhood where she lives alone. Here’s what else you

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A black plastic shroud covers the signage of the former offices of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in Washington D.C.

One year on from dismantling of USAID, study projects that global aid cuts could lead to 9.4 million deaths by 2030

By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — It’s been one year since the Trump administration dismantled the US Agency for International Development (USAID), with aid cuts leading to the closure of HIV clinics in South Africa, the termination of medical programs in Afghanistan, and the end of numerous programs tackling malnutrition and preventable diseases around the

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Savannah Guthrie

‘Please help us bring Nancy Guthrie home,’ FBI pleads as search stretches into third day

CNN By Elise Hammond, Chelsea Bailey, Cindy Von Quednow, Kelly McCleary, Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Three days after Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing from her Arizona home, investigators are examining evidence and asking the public for leads. “Every lead and tip is important. We are aggressively

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Nancy Reagan Fast Facts

CNN Library (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Nancy Reagan, wife of U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Personal:Birth date: July 6, 1921 Death date: March 6, 2016 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Anne Frances Robbins Father: Kenneth Robbins, car salesman and insurance agent Mother: Edith (Luckett) Davis, actress Marriage: Ronald

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Princess Diana Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Diana, Princess of Wales. Personal Birth date: July 1, 1961 Death date: August 31, 1997 Birth place: Norfolk, England Birth name: Diana Frances Spencer Father: Edward John, 8th Earl Spencer Mother: Frances (Ruth Burke-Roche) Spencer Marriage: Charles (Philip Arthur George), Prince of Wales

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A restored angel fresco

Italy launches investigation as newly-restored angel painting in Rome church now resembles Giorgia Meloni

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome, Italy (CNN) — A painting in a Rome church has prompted an investigation following complaints that a newly-restored cherub bears a remarkable likeness to the nation’s leader, Giorgia Meloni. The controversy surrounds restoration works carried out on a painting in the Chapel of the Holy Souls in Purgatory in

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