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McMichaels sentenced to life terms, William ‘Roddie’ Bryan gets 35 years for federal hate crime convictions in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing

By Dakin Andone and Alta Spells, CNN Gregory and Travis McMichael, the White father and son convicted in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, were sentenced Monday to life in prison for their federal convictions on interference with rights — a hate crime — along with attempted kidnapping and weapon use charges. Their neighbor William “Roddie”

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5 things to know for August 8: Senate vote, Air travel, Immigration, Uvalde, Gaza

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN If you shop at large retailers like Costco, Walmart, and Target, you’ve probably noticed that next to many name-brand products are cheaper in-house alternatives. Those store brands — like Kirkland Signature, Great Value, and Simple Truth — have never been more popular, especially among inflation-fatigued shoppers. But have you ever wondered

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The recent killings of 4 Muslim men in Albuquerque have shaken the city. Here’s what we know

By Nouran Salahieh, CNN The potentially linked ambush-style shootings of three Muslim men and the recent killing of a fourth in Albuquerque have alarmed the city’s Muslim community, leaving the community grappling with fear as police announce they have detained a suspect. The killings of Mohammad Ahmadi, 62, Muhammad Afzaal Hussain, 27, Aftab Hussein, 41,

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Uvalde school district looking for interim police chief as Pete Arredondo awaits termination hearing

By Rosa Flores, CNN The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District is searching for an interim police chief as Chief Pete Arredondo is on unpaid leave while he awaits a termination hearing, school board Superintendent Hal Harrell said Monday. “We continue to search and talk to different organizations about an interim police chief or an interim

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One of four Muslim men slain in potentially linked Albuquerque killings remembered as ‘brilliant public servant’

By Dakin Andone and Michelle Watson, CNN A 27-year-old Muslim man killed last week in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is being remembered as a “brilliant public servant” committed to “improving conditions and inclusivity for disadvantaged minorities,” according to the mayor of the city he worked for. Police believe the death of Muhammad Afzaal Hussain on August

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Colonial Williamsburg tells the story of early American settlers. But in 1956 it paved over Black history to make a parking lot

By Jacquelyne Germain, CNN Beneath the asphalt parking lot of America’s largest living history museum, gravesites linked to one of the nation’s oldest Black churches remained hidden for decades until last year. Archaeologists in Williamsburg, Virginia, are now excavating three burials at the original location of the historic 18th century First Baptist Church, launching a

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