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Bill Russell Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Bill Russell, 11-time NBA champion with the Boston Celtics and the first Black head coach in the league. Personal Birth date: February 12, 1934 Death date: July 31, 2022 Birth place: Monroe, Louisiana Birth name: William Felton Russell Father: Charles Russell Mother: Katie (King) Russell

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Carl Icahn Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of investor Carl Icahn. Personal Birth date: February 16, 1936 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Carl Celian Icahn Father: Michael Icahn, cantor and teacher Mother: Bella (Schnall) Icahn, teacher Marriages: Gail Golden (1999-present); Liba Trejbal (1979-1999, divorced) Children: with Liba Trejbal: Michelle and Brett

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Maus

A Tennessee school board removed the graphic novel ‘Maus,’ about the Holocaust, from curriculum due to language and nudity concerns

By Chris Boyette, CNN “Maus,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the experiences of Holocaust survivors that was recently banned by a Tennessee school board, has made the Amazon best-seller list. As of Friday night, a hardcopy version of the serialized work by Art Spiegelman was listed as the online retailer’s #9 top seller. Earlier

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Maus

A Tennessee school board removed the graphic novel ‘Maus,’ about the Holocaust, from curriculum due to language and nudity concerns

By Chris Boyette, CNN “Maus,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the experiences of Holocaust survivors that was recently banned by a Tennessee school board, has made the Amazon best-seller list. As of Friday night, a hardcopy version of the serialized work by Art Spiegelman was listed as the online retailer’s #9 top seller. Earlier

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Scientists slam Joe Rogan’s podcast episode with Jordan Peterson as ‘absurd’ and ‘dangerous’

By Angela Dewan, CNN As podcaster Joe Rogan faces condemnation from medical scientists for spreading misinformation about vaccines and Covid-19, another interview by the controversial host this week has become the subject of mockery — this time among climate scientists. Canadian clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson appeared on “The Joe Rogan Experience” on Monday, making false

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A South Carolina jury found former police officer Jonathan Moreno not guilty Wednesday in connection with the arrest of a man last summer that sparked nights of protests.

Former South Carolina officer is found not guilty of assault and battery in an arrest last year that led to nights of protests

By Chris Boyette, CNN A South Carolina jury found former police officer Jonathan Moreno not guilty Wednesday in connection with the arrest of a man last summer that sparked nights of protests. “I want to thank everybody out there in the community that believes and supports my family,” Moreno said after the verdict was read.

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A high school student in Orange County

A California student has been disciplined after making racist comments at a high school basketball game, school district says

By Sarah Moon, CNN A high school student in Orange County, California, was disciplined after making “inappropriate and inflammatory racist comments” toward a Black basketball player during a game last week, the Saddleback Valley Unified School District (SVUSD) said in a statement. In a video uploaded to social media by Sabrina Brown, who said she

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A Bronx man is facing more than 300 counts of gun-related charges after allegedly selling more than 70 weapons and high-capacity magazines to an undercover New York Police Department officer

A Bronx man faces more than 300 gun-related charges for allegedly selling weapons to an undercover officer

By Kiely Westhoff, CNN A Bronx man is facing more than 300 counts of gun-related charges after allegedly selling more than 70 weapons and high-capacity magazines to an undercover New York Police Department officer, the Bronx District Attorney announced Wednesday. Shakor Rodriguez, 23, is charged with 304 counts, including the criminal sale and possession of

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