Review by Brian Lowry, CNN A pair of documentaries showcase strong directing debuts by Black filmmakers for the Fourth of July weekend: “Summer of Soul” transforms long-lost video into an intoxicating and layered look back at the Harlem Cultural Festival of 1969; and “The One and Only Dick Gregory” celebrates the comedian who dropped the
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urielblanco (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía General de Justicia de la Ciudad de México informó de la detención preventiva de Yoselinne Hoffman Badui, conocida como «Yosstop» en YouTube y otras redes sociales, sospechosa de delitos relacionados con la pornografía infantil. Las autoridades compartieron videos de la detención de Hoffman, ocurrida el 29 de junio, y
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden, whose empathy amid loss is his chief political characteristic, traveled Thursday to console families in Florida who are enduring the excruciating search for loved ones inside a seaside condo that suddenly collapsed a week ago. “Never give up hope,” he told the anguished relatives of those still missing,
Continue Reading By Devan Cole, CNN After the Supreme Court issued its final two opinions of this term on Thursday, all eyes turned to Justice Stephen Breyer, the court’s senior liberal who is facing intense calls to retire so Democrats can install a replacement this summer. Breyer had been closely watched all term after Democrat Joe Biden
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Keith McCoy, a senior ExxonMobil lobbyist, was secretly recorded by Greenpeace seemingly revealing how ExxonMobil fights against climate solutions.
Continue Reading Keith McCoy, a senior ExxonMobil lobbyist, was secretly recorded by Greenpeace seemingly revealing how ExxonMobil fights against climate solutions.
Continue Reading Keith McCoy, a senior ExxonMobil lobbyist, was secretly recorded by Greenpeace seemingly revealing how ExxonMobil fights against climate solutions.
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN Business A senior ExxonMobil lobbyist appears to have unwittingly revealed how the oil company uses its political muscle to undercut climate action. “Did we aggressively fight against some of the science? Yes,” Keith McCoy, the Exxon lobbyist, said during a covertly filmed job interview recorded by Greenpeace’s UK investigative platform. “Did
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By Hannah Gard, CNN Skiers and snowboarders pray for snow so they can shred the slopes. Climatologists and hydrologists have an entirely different and more critical reason to cross their fingers for the “white gold.” The West’s historic drought has many impacts, including water shortages, more severe wildfire seasons and unprecedented heat waves, to name
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By Jessica Wade, Alia Conley Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (Omaha World-Herald) — Authorities are investigating an alleged “inappropriate relationship” between an Elkhorn South staff member and a former student, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said. Douglas County Chief Deputy Sheriff Wayne Hudson said Wednesday that the Sheriff’s Office is actively
Continue Reading By Tina Burnside, CNN During initial search and rescue efforts, rescue crews heard the voice of a female trapped in the Surfside condo rubble, but were unable to reach her, Miami-Dade County Fire Chief Alan Cominsky said. During a news conference on Thursday, Cominsky was asked about a female voice that was heard in the
Continue Reading CNN obtained a distressed voicemail from 59-year-old Raysa Rodriguez, a survivor of the Champlain Towers collapse. She left the voicemail for her brother after she was awoken by the sound of the building falling down.
Continue Reading By Tina Burnside, CNN During initial search and rescue efforts, rescue crews heard the voice of a female trapped in the Surfside condo rubble, but were unable to reach her, Miami-Dade County Fire Chief Alan Cominsky said. During a news conference on Thursday, Cominsky was asked about a female voice that was heard in the
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, cuya empatía en medio de la pérdida es su principal característica política, llegó este jueves para consolar a las familias en Florida que están soportando la insoportable búsqueda de sus seres queridos dentro de un edificio junto al mar que colapsó repentinamente hace
Continue Reading By Kate Sullivan and Phil Mattingly, CNN Women make up approximately 60% of the staff at the White House and 56% of senior staff, the White House said Thursday ahead of releasing its annual report to Congress on personnel. The White House touted the diversity of its administration and said the staff makeup shows President
Continue Reading By Ross Guidotti Click here for updates on this story MONESSEN, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Monessen police are looking for three men accused of physically abusing and mocking a man with severe mental and physical challenges. The home on Moffat Street in Monessen looks like any other home, but police say it was a house of
Continue Reading By Jennifer McLogan Click here for updates on this story PLAINVIEW, New York (WCBS) — Long Island is leading the country in tick-borne illnesses this season, and now there’s a new effort to push for federal dollars to fight Lyme disease. More ticks have been reported in Suffolk County than any other county in America.
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By Aya Elamroussi, Douglas C. Wood and Claire Colbert, CNN People can celebrate the Fourth of July as long as they take the appropriate precautions, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday, while urging people to “get vaccinated.” Asked whether it was appropriate to hold a mass gathering and fireworks display on the National Mall in Washington,
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Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Business was already booming for the vacation rental market before the pandemic, but interest has skyrocketed in the past year. The global vacation rental market size is expected to reach $113.9 billion by 2027, according to a report by Grand View Research. Back in March, Jeff Hurst, president of Vrbo, which was
Continue Reading By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN The board of trustees at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill voted Wednesday to grant tenure to award-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones after facing backlash from Black students and faculty who said the board’s initial failure to do so reflected a history of systemic racism at the school. The board’s 9-4
Continue Reading By Devin Fehely Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, California (KPIX) — A rookie San Jose Police officer with just seven days on the job was among those who helped save an elderly woman who suffered a massive heart attack after her apartment caught on fire. “This is what officers do. When
Continue Reading By Brian Fung, CNN Business For years, the US antitrust enforcers at the Federal Trade Commission have pledged only to go after companies that have harmed consumers. Now, under its new chair Lina Khan, the FTC is expanding its approach in a move that could make it easier to go after tech companies like Amazon
Continue Reading By Brian Fung, CNN Business For years, the US antitrust enforcers at the Federal Trade Commission have pledged only to go after companies that have harmed consumers. Now, under its new chair Lina Khan, the FTC is expanding its approach in a move that could make it easier to go after tech companies like Amazon
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — Desde la victoria de las tropas al mando de Mao Zedong en la cruel guerra civil china, en 1949, el gigante asiático, con excepción de Taiwán, ha estado gobernado por el Partido Comunista de China (PCCh), que cumple este jueves un siglo de historia como institución y 72 años dictando
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — No es necesario ser sureño para amar el pollo frito, las galletas con mantequilla, la salsa que acompaña la salchicha, el té dulce o cualquiera de los otros alimentos fritos y cargados de grasa o azúcar típicos de esta región estadounidense. Pero un nuevo estudio encontró que tener una dieta
Continue Reading By David Schuman Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — Police are warning families of a disturbing crime trend in the Twin Cities. Kids were targeted in three separate robberies and an assault this week in Brooklyn Center. All of them happened at or near parks. Devin Martin, 8, was riding
Continue Reading By Juli McDonald Click here for updates on this story NORTH ATTLEBORO, Massachusetts (WBZ) — On a hot summer day, what’s better than a nice cool drink? And on East Street in North Attleboro, with every scoop, pour and sale – two girls have something so special on their minds. “My baby sister Neveah; Heaven
Continue Reading Young Americans say they are seeing a new face of anti-Semitism among their progressive college classmates, who are bullying and shunning them purely for their Jewish faith. CNN’s Nick Watt reports.
Continue Reading By Mallory Simon, CNN As Julia Jassey packed up her things before flying off to college in Chicago, she had the usual concerns — beginning her life as an adult, making friends and getting her work done. It never occurred to her to be nervous about being Jewish. She’s born and raised in New York,
Continue Reading By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Some Facebook users in the United States are being served a prompt that asks if they are worried that someone they know might be becoming an extremist. Others are being notified that they may have been exposed to extremist content. It is all part of a test the social media
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