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Month: June 2021

Top US general rejected Trump suggestions military should ‘crack skulls’ during protests last year, new book claims

By Zachary Cohen, CNN The top US general repeatedly pushed back on then-President Donald Trump’s argument that the military should intervene violently in order to quell the civil unrest that erupted around the country last year. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley often found he was the lone voice of opposition to those demands during

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TSA investigating new assaults on its workers; new self-defense training planned

By Pete Muntean, CNN With federal agencies trying to crack down on passengers who are violently acting out on commercial flights, officials now say travelers are attacking — and even biting — those staffing airport security checkpoints. In new details shared first with CNN, the Transportation Security Administration laid out two attacks on Transportation Security

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As federal voting legislation falters, state Republicans push to exert new powers over elections

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN In Kansas, the secretary of state now needs the approval of a legislative committee to settle election-related lawsuits. In Arkansas, a new law empowers the state’s elections commission to investigate every aspect of an election “without limitation.” And in the key battleground state of Arizona, Republican legislators this week moved to

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El covid hizo que se cancelaran las bodas en todo el mundo. También dejó su huella en los códigos de vestimenta

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN)– Los estragos causados por el covid-19 en la industria de las bodas tenían que dejar su huella de alguna manera. Las ceremonias de 2020 fueron pospuestas en todo el mundo pospuestas indefinidamente o canceladas por completo, las parejas decididas se adaptaron lo mejor que pudieron: reduciendo las listas de invitados en más

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From bagels to burritos, White House announces new incentives to boost youth vaccination rates

By Rachel Janfaza, CNN The White House on Thursday announced a number of new incentives from the private sector as it looks to increase Covid-19 vaccination rates among young people, a group it has specifically targeted as a high-priority demographic. From free Panera bagels and Chipotle burritos to delivery service gift cards for college students,

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