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Emmanuel Macron Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of France’s President Emmanuel Macron. Personal Birth date: December 21, 1977 Birth place: Amiens, France Birth name: Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron Father: Jean-Michel Macron, professor of neurology Mother: Françoise Noguès-Macron, physician Marriage: Brigitte (Trogneux) Macron (2007-present) Education: Université Paris Nanterre; Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris

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McConnell on January 6 probe: ‘It will be interesting to reveal all the participants that were involved’

CNN By Chandelis Duster, CNN Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he did not speak to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on January 6 about then-President Donald Trump’s inaction as a crowd stormed the US Capitol. The Kentucky Republican also expressed interest in what else the House select committee investigating the

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Martin Luther King Jr.’s family calls for ‘no celebration’ of MLK Day without action on voting rights legislation

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The family of Martin Luther King Jr. is calling for “no celebration” of MLK Day without the passage of voting rights legislation, putting pressure on President Joe Biden and lawmakers to act on federal voting rights bills that have stalled in Congress. Martin Luther King III, his wife Arndrea Waters King

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Microsoft warns China, Iran, North Korea and Turkey are exploiting recently revealed software vulnerability

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Hackers linked with the governments of China, Iran, North Korea and Turkey have moved to exploit a critical flaw in software used by big tech firms around the world, Microsoft warned late Tuesday. The activity from the foreign hacking groups includes experimentation with the vulnerability, integration into existing hacking tools and

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Nicaragua: Oficina de Derechos Humanos de la ONU considera que el deterioro de los derechos civiles y políticos excluyó a los ciudadanos de las elecciones

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — La Oficina del Alto Comisionado de Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos (Oacnudh) concluyó que las elecciones presidenciales y legislativas realizadas el 7 de noviembre en Nicaragua se desarrollaron en un ambiente poco propicio para unos comicios “auténticos y libres”. La conclusión sobre las elecciones en Nicaragua se dio

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Biden says Meadows seems ‘worthy of being held in contempt’ for failing to appear for interview with January 6 committee

By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday suggested Mark Meadows was “worthy” of being in held in contempt of Congress after the Democratic-controlled House referred the ex-White House chief of staff to the Department of Justice for failing to appear for a deposition with the committee investigating the January 6 attack on the

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Murder plots and threats from anti-vaxxers pose challenge for Germany’s new chancellor

By Frederik Pleitgen, Claudia Otto and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Just a week into the job, new German Chancellor Olaf Scholz finds himself confronting an increasingly radical anti-vaccination movement that, according to police, has plotted to murder elected officials and is actively threatening others. Authorities arrested six suspects and raided several properties in Dresden on Wednesday

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South Korea’s largest dairy company apologizes over a video advert implying women are cows

By Yoonjung Seo and Amy Woodyatt, CNN South Korea’s largest dairy company, Seoul Milk, has apologized after releasing a controversial advert which some critics say portray women as cows. “We sincerely apologize to everyone who may have felt uncomfortable due to the milk advertisement video uploaded to the official YouTube channel of Seoul Milk on

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Gobierno de Biden publica documentos sobre el asesinato de John F. Kennedy, previamente clasificados

urielblanco (CNN) — El gobierno de Biden publicó una serie una de documentos secretos que algunos historiadores, y teóricos de la conspiración, esperan que arrojen luz sobre el asesinato del presidente John F. Kennedy en 1963. Puedes leer los documentos en inglés aquí. La publicación aún deja miles de documentos parcialmente redactados o retenidos por completo.

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Albuquerque police arrest 1 in vandalism of police station

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Albuquerque police officers went to a familiar location, the police department’s own headquarters, to respond to a vandalism call early Wednesday. A police spokesperson said officers found “extensive graffiti” covering the southern steps of the building, which also is home to the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department.  Officer Chase Jewell said the

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