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CNN — Here is a look at the life of Andrew Yang, entrepreneur and former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Birth date: January 13, 1975 Birth place: Schenectady, New…
Read more Andrew Yang Fast Facts | CNN PoliticsCNN — Here’s a look at the life of Jon Corzine, former governor of New Jersey. Birth date: January 1, 1947 Birth place: Willey’s Station, Illinois Birth name:…
Read more Jon Corzine Fast Facts | CNN PoliticsCNN — Here’s a look at the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a self-governing US territory located in the Caribbean. (from the CIA World Factbook) Area: 9,104 sq km…
Read more Puerto Rico Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here is a look at Russian opposition leader, Kremlin critic and activist Alexey Navalny. Birth date: June 4, 1976 Birth place: Butyn, Soviet Union Birth name:…
Read more Alexey Navalny Fast Facts | CNNTitans of finance have been warning for months that looming geopolitical dangers are the biggest threat by and large to the US economy. But even as wars rage…
Read more Dow surges to new record as Fed signals three rate cuts in 2024 | CNN BusinessCNN — Ben Brody says his life was going fine. He had just finished college, stayed out of trouble, and was prepping for law school. Then, seemingly out…
Read more Far-right conspiracy theorists accused a 22-year-old Jewish man of being a neo-Nazi. Then Elon Musk got involved | CNN BusinessCNN — Here’s a look at one of the most successful golfers in history, Tiger Woods. Birth date: December 30, 1975 Birth place: Cypress, California Birth name: Eldrick…
Read more Tiger Woods Fast Facts | CNNEditor’s Note: Katie Hurley, author of “No More Mean Girls: The Secret to Raising Strong, Confident and Compassionate Girls,” is a child and adolescent psychotherapist in Los Angeles.…
Read more Don’t serve disordered eating to your teens this holiday season | CNNCNN — The Chinese government has built up the world’s largest known online disinformation operation and is using it to harass US residents, politicians, and businesses—at times threatening…
Read more China is using the world’s largest known online disinformation operation to harass Americans, a CNN review finds | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the life of former Commerce Secretary Wilbur L. Ross Jr. Birth date: November 28, 1937 Birth place: Weehawken, New Jersey Birth name:…
Read more Wilbur Ross Fast Facts | CNN PoliticsCNN — Here’s a look at US Ambassador to Japan and former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Birth date: November 29, 1959 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Rahm…
Read more Rahm Emanuel Fast Facts | CNNCNN — They called it “The Signing.” Eleven fake electors for President Donald Trump convened at the state Republican Party headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, on December 14, 2020.…
Read more Arizona fake electors led vocal campaign to overturn the 2020 election — they’re now part of a ‘robust’ state investigation | CNN PoliticsCNN — Here’s a look at the Screen Actors Guild. In 2012, a merger was completed between the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television…
Read more Screen Actors Guild Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the life of Chuck Schumer, the US Senate majority leader and Democratic senator from New York. Birth date: November 23, 1950 Birth…
Read more Chuck Schumer Fast Facts | CNNEditor’s Note: This is an update of an article that originally ran on September 20, 2023. New York CNN — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday chose not to…
Read more Interest rates are high. These are the best places to park your cash | CNN BusinessCNN — The California Department of Motor Vehicles Tuesday revoked Cruise’s permits to test and operate fully driverless vehicles on the state’s roads. The California DMV said, in…
Read more GM self-driving car subsidiary withheld video of a crash, California DMV says | CNN BusinessWashington, DC CNN — New home sales in the United States surged higher in September from the month before, even as mortgage rates remained over 7%, making financing…
Read more US new home sales surged in September | CNN BusinessNew York CNN — Big tech companies are continuing a turnaround from last year, as Alphabet, Microsoft and Snap kicked off earnings season with strong sales results for…
Read more Microsoft, Google post strong quarterly sales growth as Big Tech continues its comeback | CNN BusinessCNN — Paddy Cosgrave, the chief executive of Web Summit, stepped down Saturday after several Big Tech companies withdrew from the company’s upcoming annual technology conference over his…
Read more Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave resigns after backlash to Israel-Hamas war comments | CNN BusinessCNN — In the days since a blast ripped through the packed Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, killing hundreds of Palestinians, dueling claims between Palestinian militants and the…
Read more CNN Investigates: Forensic analysis of images and videos suggests rocket caused Gaza hospital blast, not Israeli airstrike | CNN
