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Bangladesh bans Jamaat-e-Islami party following violent protests that left more than 200 dead

By Associated Press (CNN) — Bangladesh on Thursday banned the Jamaat-e-Islami party, its student wing and other associate bodies as “militant and terrorist” organizations as part of a nationwide crackdown following weeks of violent protests that left more than 200 people dead and thousands injured. Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her political partners blamed Jamaat-e-Islami, its

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Former bookie embroiled in ex-Ohtani interpreter gambling scandal pleads guilty to running illegal sports betting business

By Cindy VonQuednow and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — The former bookmaker at the center of the gambling scandal involving Dodgers baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter Ippei Mizuhara has pleaded guilty to operating an illegal sports betting business, the Justice Department says. Matthew Bowyer, 49, pleaded guilty during a hearing on Friday to federal charges

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Suspect charged with hate crime, criminal mischief for vandalizing home of Jewish director of Brooklyn Museum, NYPD says

By Lauren Rapp, CNN (CNN) — A suspect was arrested and charged with a hate crime in connection to the antisemitic vandalism of a Brooklyn art museum director’s home earlier this summer, the New York Police Department said Thursday. Taylor Pelton, 28, from Queens, was arrested Wednesday and has been charged with criminal mischief and criminal mischief as a hate

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Human Spaceflight Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at human spaceflight programs in the United States and around the world. Facts The United States ended its crewed space shuttle program with the launch of Atlantis on July 8, 2011, and landing on July 21, 2011. China and Russia are the only other countries to have

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Alleged cartel leader Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada appears in federal court in El Paso

By Alisha Ebrahimji, Norma Galeana and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Alleged Sinaloa cartel cofounder Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada appeared Thursday in federal court in Texas for his latest hearing since his arrest a week ago in an intrigue-packed case centered on one of the world’s most powerful and deadly drug trafficking organizations. In the seven-minute

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Nicolás Maduro Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Personal Birth date: November 23, 1962 Birth place: Caracas, Venezuela Birth name: Nicolás Maduro Moros Father: Nicolás Maduro García Mother: Teresa de Jesús Moros Marriage: Cilia Flores Children: Nicolás Jr. Other Facts Worked as a bus driver for Caracas

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Sergey Brin Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Google co-founder Sergey Brin. Personal: Birth date: August 21, 1973 Birth place: Moscow, Soviet Union (now Russia) Birth name: Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin Father: Michael Brin, mathematician and economist Mother: Eugenia Brin, NASA scientist Marriage: Nicole Shanahan (2018-2022, divorced); Anne Wojcicki (2007-2015, divorced) Children:

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5 things to know for Aug. 1: Presidential race, Middle East, 9/11 mastermind, Wildfires, Instagram

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” mode is facing renewed scrutiny after police announced the technology was recently involved in another fatal accident. Still, Tesla CEO Elon Musk is betting that he will soon develop a vehicle that resembles a “tiny mobile lounge” where drivers will be able to watch movies, play video

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