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Jury urged to award millions in damages as closing arguments begin in Vanessa Bryant’s lawsuit against L.A. County

By Natasha Chen, Jason Kravarik and Cheri Mossburg, CNN On what would have been Kobe Bryant’s 44th birthday, attorneys for his widow and a co-plaintiff urged a jury Tuesday to consider awarding millions of dollars for emotional distress and violation of constitutional rights caused by Los Angeles County deputies and firefighters taking and sharing of

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Prosecutor to dismiss charges against Atlanta police officers involved in fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks

By Eric Levenson, Jamiel Lynch, Amir Vera and Nouran Salahieh, CNN A Georgia special prosecutor announced Tuesday that murder and assault charges will be dismissed against two Atlanta police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks in June 2020, saying the officers acted reasonably in response to a deadly threat. “Both acted as

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Ohio teachers say they won’t end their strike without improvements to miserable classroom environment

By Eric Bradner, CNN The day before classes are scheduled to start, teachers in Ohio’s largest school system say they won’t end their strike without improvements to what they describe as dilapidated schools where a lack of heating and air conditioning has led to miserable classroom environments. Union members in Columbus hit the picket line

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Whitey Bulger Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of longtime fugitive James “Whitey” Bulger, who was found guilty of racketeering and involvement in 11 killings. Personal Birth date: September 3, 1929 Death date: October 30, 2018 Birth place: Dorchester, Massachusetts Birth name: James Joseph Bulger Jr. Father: James Joseph Bulger Sr., a laborer Mother:

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Texas 19-year-old arrested for allegedly making threats against Turning Point USA’s Student Action Summit

By Rebekah Riess, CNN A 19-year-old has been arrested after allegedly posting what the FBI called a “credible threat” against attendees of the Student Action Summit, a conference hosted by the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA in Tampa, Florida, last month, court records show. Alejandro Richard Velasquez of San Antonio, Texas, faces a charge

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Student and her family are fighting for her religious identity after school says her hijab wasn’t in line with the uniform policy

Michelle Watson, CNN A Massachusetts student and her family are fighting for her religious identity after her school says her hijab represented a school uniform infraction. Aya Zeabi said her younger sister went to Mystic Valley Regional Charter School in Malden last week for her first day of school and had officially taken a “a

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Prosecutor to dismiss charges against Atlanta police officers involved in fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks

By Eric Levenson, Jamiel Lynch, Amir Vera and Nouran Salahieh, CNN A Georgia special prosecutor announced Tuesday that murder and assault charges will be dismissed against two Atlanta police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks in June 2020, saying the officers acted reasonably in response to a deadly threat. “Both acted as

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