5 things to know for August 4: Coronavirus, Andrew Cuomo, housing, Afghanistan, India
A car bomb exploded near the home of Afghanistan’s acting defense minister in Kabul and residents in the area responded by chanting in support of…
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5 things to know for August 4: Coronavirus, Andrew Cuomo, housing, Afghanistan, India
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced New York City will require proof of vaccination to enter all restaurants, fitness centers and indoor entertainment…
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Olympic gold medal swimmer Katie Ledecky sits down with CNN’s Coy Wire to discuss the two gold and two silver medals she won for Team USA at the 2020…
Continue Reading A teacher is suing an Arizona school district for implementing a mask mandate despite governor’s ban
By Andy Rose and Madeline Holcombe, CNN An Arizona judge will hear arguments Wednesday over whether a Phoenix school district can require people to…
Continue Reading California regulators vote to restrict water access for thousands of farmers amid severe drought
By Ray Sanchez, Alexandra Meeks and Brisa Colón, CNN California water regulators voted Tuesday to restrict water access for thousands of Central…
Continue Reading New report commissioned by NCAA finds a massive gender inequity in college basketball
By Andy Rose, CNN The National Collegiate Athletic Association treats its Division I men’s basketball program better than its women’s…
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More than $170,000 raised in 24 hours for Las Vegas woman facing eviction
By Amanda Jackson, CNN Last Monday, Dasha Kelly was facing eviction and didn’t know how she was going to pay her back rent. A day later, thanks…
Continue Reading More than $170,000 raised in 24 hours for mother and three kids facing eviction
Dasha Kelly, a mother of three who was facing eviction, talks to CNN’s Erin Burnett about donations and support she received on GoFundMe, including…
Continue Reading Former Minneapolis officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights want their federal cases separated from Derek Chauvin
By Omar Jimenez, CNN Three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights filed motions Tuesday to…
Continue Reading Army unveils memorial to a Black soldier lynched on military base 80 years ago
By Laura James, CNN Pvt. Felix Hall was barely an adult when he was found hanging from a tree on a segregated Army base in Georgia in 1941. His…
Continue Reading Army unveils memorial to a Black soldier lynched on military base 80 years ago
Army unveils memorial to a Black soldier lynched on military base 80 years…
Continue Reading Covid-19 cases among US children and teens jumped 84% in a week, pediatrician group says
By Jen Christensen and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Almost 72,000 children and teens caught Covid-19 last week — a “substantial” increase…
Continue Reading Police officer dies following shooting outside the Pentagon building
By Barbara Starr, Evan Perez, Ellie Kaufman and Zachary Cohen, CNN A police officer died Tuesday after shots were fired outside the Pentagon…
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FBI used photos of female staff to lure sex traffickers
The FBI is accused of putting some of its own employees in danger to lure suspected child predators in sex…
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MUST-SEE VIDEO: Tree struck by lightening
This pine tree in California’s San Bernardino Mountains was struck by lightning, causing a fiery split down the middle on July…
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Biden administration extends migrant expulsion policy
(KYMA, KECY/CNN) – The Biden administration will extend a Trump-era border policy that allows for the swift expulsion of migrants encountered at the…
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HBCUs are canceling students’ debt, highlighting how integral they are to Black Americans’ lives
Covid-19 ruined Brécha Byrd’s inaugural season as a basketball player at Saint Augustine’s University, a historically Black school in North…
Continue Reading Florida’s Broward County school district reverses its mask mandate after funding threat from the governor
By Joe Sutton and Jason Hanna, CNN Florida’s second-largest school district said it will withdraw its mask mandate after the governor…
Continue Reading Gunman shot 3 workers at SmileDirectClub in Antioch, Tennessee, before officers killed him, police say
By Gregory Lemos and Jason Hanna, CNN An employee of a SmileDirectClub manufacturing facility in Tennessee opened fire there Tuesday morning,…
Continue Reading Facing the recent rise in Covid-19 cases is like being told you have to walk back into war, nurse says
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Covid-19 is once again on the rise, hospitals are filling up with patients and a Tennessee ICU nurse told CNN the…
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