Sesame Place announces diversity initiatives after accusations of racial bias
By Faith Karimi, CNN Sesame Place has announced new measures to expand its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts following a class action lawsuit…
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Domino’s tried to sell pizza to Italians. It failed
Viral video shows Katy Perry tossing pizza slices to fans at a Las Vegas…
Continue Reading Grand jury declines to indict Carolyn Bryant Donham, the woman whose accusations led to the murder of Emmett Till
By Chuck Johnston, CNN A grand jury in Mississippi has declined to indict the White woman who accused 14-year-old Emmett Till of making advances…
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Southwest attendant suffers broken back in hard landing
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — A Southwest Airlines flight attendant suffered a compression fracture to a vertebra in her upper…
Continue Reading Gabby Petito’s family seeks $50 million from Utah police department for inadequate response to Brian Laundrie’s abuse
Attorneys representing the family of Gabby Petito submitted a notice of claim against the Moab City Police Department. Petito’s family, who is…
Continue Reading US Navy recovers jet blown off aircraft carrier from bottom of ocean
By Ellie Kaufman, CNN A US Navy team recovered a military jet from a depth of 9,500 feet in the Mediterranean Sea on August 3 after the aircraft had…
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“This is horrific,” New York City mayor says of Greg Abbott’s policy as second busload of migrants from Texas arrives
““This is horrific,” New York City mayor says of Greg Abbott’s policy as second busload of migrants from Texas arrives” was first published by…
Continue Reading Shooting during ball game at Atlanta park leaves 2 dead and 4 wounded, including 6-year-old
By Chris Boyette, CNN A shooting during a ballgame at an Atlanta park Sunday left two people dead and four wounded, including a 6-year-old who was in…
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John Leguizamo and other Latino actors call out James Franco’s casting as Fidel Castro
Latino actors including John Leguizamo are speaking out against the casting of James Franco as the late Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. Franco is…
Continue Reading McMichaels sentenced to life terms, William ‘Roddie’ Bryan gets 35 years for federal hate crime convictions in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing
By Dakin Andone and Alta Spells, CNN Gregory and Travis McMichael, the White father and son convicted in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, were sentenced…
Continue Reading McMichaels sentenced to life terms, William ‘Roddie’ Bryan gets 35 years for federal hate crime convictions in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing
Travis McMichael, one of the three White men who killed Ahmaud Arbery, was sentenced to life in prison plus 10 years after he was convicted earlier…
Continue Reading A jury finds Infowars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay $45.2 million in punitive damages to the parents of a Sandy Hook shooting victim
CNN By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A Texas jury has decided to penalize Alex Jones with $45.2 million in punitive damages in a lawsuit filed by the…
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Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas is now busing migrants to New York City
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Friday that Texas is now busing migrants from the Mexican border to New York City, the state’s latest confrontation with…
Continue Reading At least 14 killed, dozens injured as fire engulfs Thai nightclub
By Kocha Olarn, CNN At least 14 people have been killed and 35 injured after a fire broke out in the early hours of Friday at a nightclub in…
Continue Reading 3 killed in lightning strike near White House
By Colin McCullough, Paul LeBlanc and Sonnet Swire, CNN Three people are dead and one is injured following a lightning strike across the street from…
Continue Reading Four current, former Louisville police officers federally charged in Breonna Taylor’s death
By Eliott C. McLaughlin, Sonia Moghe and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Four current and former Louisville police officers involved in the deadly raid on…
Continue Reading WNBA star Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in Russian jail for drug-smuggling
By Anna Chernova, Zahra Ullah, Masha Angelova, Chris Liakos and Eric Levenson, CNN American women’s basketball star Brittney Griner was…
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Biden signs executive order aimed at safeguarding abortion access and providing guidance to health care providers
(CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order to help ensure access to abortion in light of the Supreme Court’s…
Continue Reading Beirut’s port blast two years on: An open wound festers as authorities try to close the case
By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Clocks stopped when one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history ripped through Beirut. Inside wrecked homes and…
Continue Reading 8-year-old boy wounded in Highland Park shooting is transferred to a rehab facility
By Rebekah Riess and Ashley Killough, CNN Cooper Roberts, the 8-year-old boy left paralyzed in the 4th of July parade mass shooting in Highland Park,…
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Justice Department Sues Idaho to Protect Reproductive Rights
The Justice Department is suing Idaho over its abortion ban. Tuesday the Justice Department filed the lawsuit, alleging the state is restricting…
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Legendary Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully has died at age 94
(CNN) — Legendary broadcaster Vin Scully, the voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers, has died at the age of 94, the team announced Tuesday. “We…
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Senate passes long-sought bill to help veterans affected by burn pits
(CNN) — The Senate voted Tuesday night to pass a long-sought bipartisan legislation to expand health care benefits for millions of…
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The flooding death toll has risen to at least 37 for Kentucky, more help needed to reach those stranded
The death toll continues to rise from the extreme flooding devastating Eastern Kentucky. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, confirming at…
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WATCH: President Biden’s remarks on weekend strike that killed Ayman al-Zawahri
UPDATE: WASHINGTON (AP) — AP source: US weekend strike in Afghanistan killed top al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri. WASHINGTON (AP) — White House:…
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2 found dead in charred car within California wildfire zone
By NOAH BERGER and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press YREKA, Calif. (AP) — At least two people have died from a raging California blaze that was…
Continue Reading Three women say Spanish body positivity campaign used their images without permission
Amy Woodyatt, CNN Three women who believe their images were used in a Spanish “body positivity” campaign have said their likenesses were…
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Bucking other Texas Democrats, Cuellar and Gonzalez vote against U.S. House bill that would ban semi-automatic weapons
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House approved the Assault Weapons Ban on Friday, a bill that would impose the first ban in decades on semi-automatic…
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CNN Exclusive: Russian officials requested adding convicted murderer to Griner/Whelan prisoner swap
By Natasha Bertrand and Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Russian government officials requested that a former colonel from the country’s domestic spy…
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Here are the Mega Millions numbers for July 29; jackpot over $1 Billion
UPDATE 9:40PM: The winning numbers drawn on Friday, July 29 are 13, 36, 45, 57, 67 and Mega Ball 14. EL PASO, Texas – On Friday, the numbers to win…
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