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Julianne Moore says her book about embracing differences was removed from Pentagon-run schools

By Karina Tsui and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Oscar winner Julianne Moore claims her children’s book “Freckleface Strawberry” was banned by the Department of Defense’s Education Activity, a global network of 160 schools serving military families. In a post Sunday on Instagram, Moore expressed a “great shock” about the decision to yank the book

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A Black transgender woman’s testimony helped ratify the 14th Amendment. Then conservatives began attacking her identity

By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — On a Friday in June, Frances Thompson swore an oath before a congressional committee and began to testify about what she’d experienced during a race riot in Memphis one month earlier. She told the committee how seven White men, including two police officers, forced their way into her home

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Start your week smart: Crisis at the DOJ, government firings, hostages released, school shooting plot, Ukraine’s future

By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Could a hit TV show with a catchy theme transform an entire industry? “The Love Boat,” which has been described as “the greatest product placement” ever, is arguably the catalyst for the modern cruising boom and the massive ships that invite you to “come aboard …”

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5 people in upstate New York charged with murder after allegedly torturing, killing Minnesota transgender man

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Five people have been arrested in New York and charged in connection with the disappearance and murder of a 24-year-old transgender man from Minnesota, who police say was tortured and abused for weeks before his death. New York State Police launched a missing persons investigation for Sam Nordquist on

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A mom and her child were killed in their Nebraska home 45 years ago. DNA helped authorities make an arrest in the cold case

By Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, CNN (CNN) — More than four decades after a young mother and her son were found dead in their Nebraska home, a forensic breakthrough has led to the arrest of a man long suspected in the cold case, according to Omaha authorities. Abdulmalik Husain, 68, formerly known as Louis Walker, was arrested

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Dentist accused of poisoning wife plotted deaths of the case’s lead investigator and 3 others from jail, prosecutors say

By Andi Babineau and Ray Sanchez, CNN Centennial, Colorado (CNN) — Colorado prosecutors on Friday argued additional charges against James Craig, a dentist accused of fatally poisoning his wife, as new details were revealed in court about how he allegedly tried to get a fellow inmate to kill a detective on the case. The dentist

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‘You can’t erase us’: Community rallies after ‘trans’ and ‘queer’ removed from Stonewall Monument website

By Zoe Sottile, CNN New York City (CNN) — After the words “transgender” and “queer” were removed from the National Park Service’s website for the Stonewall National Monument, a landmark of the LGBTQ pride movement in New York City, protesters filled nearby Christopher Park Friday with a simple message: “You can’t erase us.” The message

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Lee Iacocca Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Lee Iacocca, American automotive executive. Personal:Birth date: October 15, 1924 Death date: July 2, 2019 Birth place: Allentown, Pennsylvania Birth name: Lido Anthony Iacocca Father: Nicola Iacocca, restaurant owner Mother: Antoinette (Perrotto) Iacocca Marriages: Darrien (Earle) Iacocca (1991-1995, divorced); Peggy (Johnson) Iacocca (1986-1987,

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