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Month: August 2022

UN report on China’s Uyghurs: What you need to know

CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN Just minutes before the end of her term on Wednesday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights dropped a damning report on China’s treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities. The report, which includes interviews with dozens of ethnic minority members, said the Chinese government’s actions in the northwestern

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Biden criticizes ‘semi-fascism’ underpinning the ‘extreme MAGA philosophy’ in fiery return to the campaign trail

By Kevin Liptak and Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden offered one of his sharpest rebukes Thursday of Republicans who have stuck to the credo of his predecessor, labeling it “semi-fascism” and predicting it has gone too far for most of the country. It was a forceful kickoff to midterm politicking for the President, who

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4,000 NMSU students from recent school year to qualify for some type of student loan forgiveness 

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — NMSU’s Financial Aid office has been preparing to help students navigate eligibility applications since the announcement of student loan forgiveness. About 2,000 undergraduate students received Pell Grants and took out federal student loans for the recent summer and fall 2021 semesters. Those students possibly qualify for up to $20,000 in

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Georgia Gov. Kemp argues to block subpoena to appear before grand jury investigating Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election results

By Jason Morris, Nick Valencia and Sara Murray, CNN Attorneys for Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp argued in court Thursday that their client is “beyond the reach” of a subpoena and should not be forced to testify before a special purpose grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election results in

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US ‘actively defending against foreign interference and influence’ in midterms, Cyber Command says

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN US military and intelligence officials are stepping up their efforts to defend the electoral process from foreign hacking and disinformation as the November midterms approach, officials said Thursday. Officials are “actively defending against foreign interference and influence operations in U.S. elections,” US Cyber Command and the National Security Agency said in

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‘Gilmore Girls’ actor Scott Patterson talks about the episode that made him feel objectified

By Marianne Garvey “Gilmore Girls” actor Scott Patterson says a Season 3 scene left him feeling “uncomfortable” and “pissed off” because he felt he was being objectified. Patterson, who played Luke Dane, talked about one episode in particular in which two characters talk about his butt. “I didn’t feel comfortable doing it, and it pissed

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Tribunal Superior Electoral de Brasil ordena eliminar video en que Bolsonaro ataca el sistema de votación

macamilarincon (CNN) –– El Tribunal Superior Electoral de Brasil ordenó al canal estatal TV Brasil, así como a los canales de redes sociales del presidente Jair Bolsonaro, eliminar el video de un evento en el que el mandatario ataca el sistema de votación del país. Las declaraciones ocurrieron cuando Bolsonaro se reunió con embajadores extranjeros

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Episcopal Church Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Episcopal Church, which has been a self-governing autonomous body since 1785. The Episcopal Church in the United States has around 1.6 million members. Facts The Anglican Church originated when King Henry VIII split from the Roman Catholic Church in 1534, when the pope refused to grant the

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