Kamala Harris Fast Facts | CNN Politics
CNN — Here is a look at the life of Vice President Kamala Harris. Birth date: October 20, 1964 Birth place: Oakland, California Birth name: Kamala Devi Harris…
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Janet Napolitano Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here’s a look at the life of the former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano. Birth date: November 29, 1957 Birth place: New…
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X took two days to suspend account of suspect in Pride flag killing | CNN Business
CNN — X has suspended an account that posted numerous anti-gay and antisemitic posts and was used by the man accused of killing store owner Lauri Carleton over…
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Pride Month backlash hurt Target’s sales. They fell for the first time in six years | CNN Business
New York CNN — Target’s quarterly sales fell for the first time in six years as consumers pulled back on discretionary goods and fierce right-wing backlash to Target’s…
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Condoleezza Rice Fast Facts | CNN Politics
CNN — Here’s a look at the life of Condoleezza Rice, former US secretary of state. Birth date: November 14, 1954 Birth place: Birmingham, Alabama Birth name: Condoleezza…
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New York City appoints its first Latino police commissioner Edward Caban | CNN
CNN — New York City has appointed its first Latino police commissioner as authorities work to diversify leadership of the country’s largest police department and curb the city’s…
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Pride flags vandalized at Stonewall National Monument in New York | CNN
CNN — The New York Police Department is investigating “a criminal mischief pattern” of vandalism against Pride and transgender flags at the Stonewall National Monument during Pride month,…
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As the nation celebrates Juneteenth, it’s time to get rid of these three myths about slavery | CNN
CNN — Temple “Tempie” Cummins stoically stares at the camera with her arms folded in her lap, sitting stiffly in a chair in her dusty, barren backyard with…
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Celebrate Juneteenth by promoting Black health, wealth and joy | CNN
CNN — June 19, 2023 is the third annual observance of Juneteenth. The federal holiday commemorates June 19, 1865, when the enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned of…
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Southern Baptist Convention votes to uphold removal of Saddleback Church over women pastors after appeal by Rick Warren | CNN
CNN — The annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention voted to affirm a decision made earlier this year to remove Saddleback Church, a major southern California congregation…
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The company behind Johnnie Walker and Guinness appoints first female CEO | CNN Business
London CNN — One of the world’s largest alcoholic drinks companies has appointed its first female CEO. Diageo, which makes Guinness beer and Johnnie Walker whisky, said Tuesday…
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Bindi Irwin reveals 10-year battle with endometriosis on International Women’s Day | CNN
CNN — The Australian conservationist Bindi Irwin revealed Wednesday she has undergone surgery for endometriosis after a decade-long battle with the condition that affects the uterus. “For 10…
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No. 2 at USDA, who led efforts to remedy historical racial discrimination, set to leave department | CNN Politics
Washington CNN — Jewel Bronaugh, the No. 2 person at the US Department of Agriculture and the first Black woman in the position, will leave the department on…
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DeSantis proposes banning diversity and inclusion initiatives at Florida universities | CNN Politics
CNN — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that he intends to ban state universities from spending money on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in hopes that they…
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‘I Have a Dream’ is MLK’s most radical speech — not because of what he said then, but because of how America has changed since | CNN
CNN — It’s been called “the moment that changed everything,” the day America “turned the mystic corner,” and “the greatest political speech of the 20th century.” As the…
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Meet the history-makers of the 118th Congress | CNN Politics
CNN — The 118th Congress, being sworn in Tuesday, will eclipse several records set by the outgoing Congress. It features a record-setting number of women, 149 – expanding…
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Statue of late civil rights icon John Lewis will be erected in his congressional district where a confederate monument once stood | CNN
CNN — A statue of the late civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis will now keep watch over a site in his former Georgia congressional district which once…
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Georgia candidate makes history as first known Muslim and Palestinian woman elected to state House | CNN Politics
CNN — Ruwa Romman remembers the sadness she felt as an 8-year-old girl sitting in the back of a school bus watching classmates point to her house and…
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Lena Horne becomes first Black woman to have a Broadway theater named after her | CNN
CNN — A theater on Broadway has been officially renamed in honor of the late actress and civil rights activist Lena Horne. Horne is the first Black woman…
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Obama endorses Karen Bass in Los Angeles mayoral race | CNN Politics
Washington CNN — Former President Barack Obama on Saturday endorsed Karen Bass in her bid for mayor of Los Angeles on Saturday, saying that the Democratic congresswoman “has…
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