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Bob Moses

Bob Moses’s heroic fight for voting rights should inspire today’s movement, civil rights leaders say

By Nicquel Terry Ellis and John Blake, CNN He spoke in a Boston-accented monotone that barely rose above a whisper, hated personal attention, and was a brilliant Harvard-trained mathematician who quoted Albert Camus. Bob Moses, who died this week at age 86, was an unconventional civil rights leader. He didn’t energize crowds with fiery speeches,

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The man accused of fatally shooting eight people at three Atlanta-area spas in March pleaded guilty July 27 to four of the killings. Robert Aaron Long was charged with murder in both Fulton and Cherokee counties in connection with the March 16 killings.

Atlanta-area spa shooter pleads guilty to four killings and gets life in prison, but still could face death penalty

By Maria Cartaya, Amara Walker, Angela Barajas and Eric Levenson, CNN The Georgia man accused of fatally shooting eight people at three Atlanta-area spas in March pleaded guilty Tuesday to four of the killings and was sentenced to life in prison, although he still faces the possibility of the death penalty. Robert Aaron Long agreed

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DC Area Sniper Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the timelines, victims and aftermath of the shootings that occurred in and around Washington, DC in October 2002. Ten people were killed and three injured in sniper-style shootings. John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo were arrested, tried and convicted for the shootings. Muhammad received a death sentence

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These fully vaccinated Americans got breakthrough infections. They say it could have been worse without being vaccinated

By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN Covid-19 infections in fully vaccinated people have come under increasing scrutiny as the virus once again surges across the country due to the more contagious Delta variant. But those so-called breakthrough infections remain rare and may not even include any symptoms. Those who do have symptoms typically get a milder

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An officer and a sergeant with the Atlanta Police Department have been relieved of duty.

An Atlanta police officer and sergeant were removed from duty after video surfaced showing a woman being kicked in the head

By Deanna Hackney and Hollie Silverman, CNN An officer and a sergeant with the Atlanta Police Department have been relieved of duty after a video surfaced on social media allegedly showing the sergeant kicking a woman in the head, authorities said Monday. The action was taken after Atlanta Police Chief Rodney Bryant and commanders within

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Kansas City Chiefs plan to keep nickname but retire mascot ‘Warpaint’

By Kevin Dotson and Steve Almasy, CNN The NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs won’t be changing the team’s nickname anytime soon, but are retiring their horse mascot named “Warpaint,” according to organization president Mark Donovan. His comments came after MLB’s Cleveland Indians announced Friday they would become the Cleveland Guardians next year. The Indians will join

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Healthcare workers at Jacksonville's Baptist Medical Center in Florida are seen.

Staff at a Florida hospital say they are hearing panic, fear and regret from unvaccinated Covid-19 patients

By Madeline Holcombe and Randi Kaye, CNN Health care workers at Jacksonville’s Baptist Medical Center in Florida are hearing panic, fear and regret from many of their patients as an increasing number are admitted for Covid-19 complications — and as many need to be put on ventilators. “We’re getting ready to intubate the patient, which

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