[ad_1] CNN — A Russian Orthodox cathedral in New York appears to have been defaced with red paint, following a similar incident in which the Russian consulate was vandalized with red spray paint. The two vandalism incidents come after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the beginning stages of annexation of …
Read More »Former President Jimmy Carter celebrates his 98th birthday
[ad_1] Washington CNN — Jimmy Carter, the oldest living former US president, turns 98 on Saturday. Carter will celebrate quietly at home with his family, according to a spokesperson from The Carter Center. The Carter Center will host a series of virtual events to celebrate the former president’s birthday and …
Read More »California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill limiting the use of rap lyrics as evidence in criminal proceedings
[ad_1] Washington CNN — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Friday that limits the use of rap lyrics in criminal court cases in the state. The law requires “a court, in a criminal proceeding where a party seeks to admit as evidence a form of creative …
Read More »Liz Truss faces her party faithful after a disastrous week. Many Conservatives fear defeat looms at UK’s next election
[ad_1] London CNN — Liz Truss’ first full week as British Prime Minister has not been an easy one. It began with the pound crashing to its lowest level in decades following her government’s mini-budget last Friday. It ended with her meeting the UK’s independent financial forecaster and having to …
Read More »GOP congressional candidate Joe Kent’s ties to white nationalists include interview with Nazi sympathizer
[ad_1] CNN — Despite disavowing White nationalism last spring when one of its adherents endorsed him, a US House candidate in Washington subsequently gave a previously unreported interview in June to a Nazi sympathizer and White nationalist. While Republican Joe Kent touted his support for prominent far-right figures like Reps. …
Read More »At least 19 dead after explosion at educational center in Kabul
[ad_1] Kabul, Afghanistan CNN — At least 19 people have been killed and 27 others injured in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul following an explosion at an education center, the city’s police said. The explosion took place at the Kaaj education center Friday morning at 7:30 a.m., local time (11 p.m. ET), …
Read More »Samuel Alito on SCOTUS critics: ‘Questioning our integrity crosses an important line’
[ad_1] CNN — Justice Samuel Alito says criticism of the Supreme Court is going too far. “It goes without saying that everyone is free to express disagreement with our decisions and to criticize our reasoning as they see fit,” Alito, who penned the decision reversing Roe v. Wade last term, …
Read More »Ahead of the midterm elections many Latinos don’t see a difference in what political parties stand for
[ad_1] CNN — While more Latinos say Democrats work hard to earn their votes than Republicans, about half of them don’t see a “great deal of difference” in what the two political parties stand for, a new poll shows. A Pew Research Center survey, published Thursday, analyzes Latinos’ political views …
Read More »CIA Torture Report Fast Facts
[ad_1] CNN — Here’s some background information about the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s report on the CIA and its detention and interrogation program. The report, completed in 2014, is the result of an investigation into six years of detention and “enhanced interrogation techniques” used by the CIA against …
Read More »Bank of England intervenes to buy UK bonds, warns of risk to financial stability
[ad_1] London CNN Business — The Bank of England said Wednesday it would buy UK government debt “on whatever scale is necessary” in an emergency intervention to halt a bond market crash that it warned could threaten financial stability. Investors have been dumping the pound and UK bonds since the …
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