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A Philadelphia law banning traffic stops for minor violations is set to go into effect early next year after the city's mayor gave final approval Wednesday.

Mayor signs legislation making Philadelphia the first major US city to ban police from stopping drivers for low-level traffic violations

By Evan Simko-Bednarski, Maya Brown and Emma Tucker, CNN A Philadelphia law banning traffic stops for minor violations is set to go into effect early next year after the city’s mayor gave final approval Wednesday. The law, which passed Philadelphia’s city council last month by a 14-2 vote and has the support of the city’s

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Judge says ‘there appears to be intentional discrimination’ in Arbery jury selection, but allows trial to move forward with 1 Black juror

By Devon M. Sayers, Alta Spells and Christina Maxouris, CNN After a long and contentious jury selection process in a coastal Georgia county in preparation for the trial for Ahmaud Arbery’s killing, a panel of 12 people was chosen Wednesday — consisting of one Black member and 11 White members. The jury was selected after

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9-year-old unlocks her dad’s phone with his face to call 911 as carbon monoxide filled her house

By David Williams, CNN A quick-thinking 9-year-old in Brockton, Massachusetts, is being credited with saving her family after her parents were overcome by carbon monoxide from a generator they had borrowed after the powerful nor’easter that swept through the area. Jayline Barbosa Brandão was in bed on October 28 when she heard her dad yelling

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Larry King Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of talk-show host Larry King, who conducted more than 30,000 interviews, including with sitting US presidents from Gerald Ford to Barack Obama. Personal Birth date: November 19, 1933 Death date: January 23, 2021 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Lawrence Harvey Zeiger Father: Edward Zeiger,

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A White high school teacher in Toronto is on "home assignment" and under investigation after he showed up to teach in blackface

A White teacher is under investigation after showing up to school in blackface, the principal says

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN A White high school teacher is on “home assignment” and under investigation after he showed up to teach in blackface, according to the school principal. A business teacher at Parkdale Collegiate Institute, a public high school in Parkdale, near Toronto, Ontario, joined other staff and students who were dressed up for

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Thanksgiving Day Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Thanksgiving Day, celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November. In 2022, Thanksgiving is on November 24. Facts The USDA projects that 212 million turkeys will be raised in the United States in 2022. The US president traditionally receives a turkey in a ceremony at

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Billie Jean King Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of tennis champion and LGBTQ activist Billie Jean King. Personal Birth date: November 22, 1943 Birth place: Long Beach, California Birth name: Billie Jean Moffitt Father: Willard J. Moffitt, engineer for a fire department Mother: Betty Moffitt, Avon sales representative Marriage: Ilana Kloss (October 18,

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Cities and states across the country have moved to tweak

Why Minneapolis voters rejected policing overhaul ballot measure prompted by George Floyd’s murder

By Peter Nickeas and Omar Jimenez, CNN Minneapolis residents on Tuesday rejected  a ballot measure to overhaul policing  drafted amid the national fury over George Floyd’s murder but that went to voters as concerns about rising gun violence drained energy from the protest movement that had launched it. More than 56 percent of the 143,000

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Cities and states across the country have moved to tweak

Why Minneapolis voters rejected policing overhaul ballot measure prompted by George Floyd’s murder

By Peter Nickeas and Omar Jimenez, CNN Minneapolis residents on Tuesday rejected  a ballot measure to overhaul policing  drafted amid the national fury over George Floyd’s murder but that went to voters as concerns about rising gun violence drained energy from the protest movement that had launched it. More than 56 percent of the 143,000

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