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Month: July 2021

‘Law & Order: SVU’ guest actor indicted for murder of a man in ‘brazen afternoon shooting,’ Queens DA says

By Christina Bowllan and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Isaiah Stokes, an actor who appeared in one episode of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” has been indicted on a second-degree murder charge, the Queens County, New York, District Attorney’s Office said Friday. Stokes, 41, is accused of firing a gun into a parked car in Jamaica,

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Washington Post: Investigation finds Israeli-designed spyware was used to hack journalists and activists around the world

By Devan Cole, CNN Thirty-seven smartphones owned by journalists, human rights activists, business executives and two women connected to the slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi were targeted by “military-grade spyware” licensed by an Israeli company to governments, according to an investigation by a consortium of media organizations, including The Washington Post, published Sunday. The Post

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PTA official who resigned after ‘let them die’ comment says not aimed at critical race theory protesters

By Sara Sidner and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN A leader in the Virginia Parent Teacher Association who resigned after saying “let them die” during a speech attended by counter-protesters opposed to critical race theory being taught in schools says her comments were not aimed at them. Michelle Leete, the Virginia PTA Vice President of Training, was

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‘We’re tired of living like this’: DACA ruling leads to frustration and devastation for young undocumented immigrants

By Maeve Reston, CNN After navigating life in the US for 17 years without legal status, Yazmin Bruno-Valdez was ushered into the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program less than a month ago, granting her long-awaited protection from deportation and opening potentially bright new pathways for jobs, scholarships and travel. The 20-year-old college junior

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The Delta variant is so contagious, those unprotected will likely get it, a Trump administration FDA chief says

By Aya Elamroussi and Holly Yan, CNN Millions of Americans are jeopardizing their health, freedom and finances by not getting vaccinated and putting themselves at risk of the most infectious coronavirus strain yet, current and former federal health officials say. “Most people will either get vaccinated, or have been previously infected, or they will get

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Police say 3 people were wounded in a shooting outside Nationals Park that sent players and fans scrambling during a game

By Gregory Clary and Dakin Andone, CNN Three people were injured in a shooting Saturday night outside Nationals Park in Washington, DC, sending baseball fans and players scrambling during a game, police said. A fan outside of the stadium was one of three people wounded, according to Ashan Benedict, executive assistant chief of police for

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Biden unfriends Facebook, betrays Covid frustration

By Stephen Collinson, Caitlin Hu and Shelby Rose, CNN “They’re killing people.” President Joe Biden’s shot at social media networks like Facebook over Covid-19 misinformation circulating on their platforms may betray frustration that his success in fighting the pandemic is being undermined by vaccine hesitancy. Some Republican leaders and conservative talk show hosts are seeking to boost their

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