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Month: March 2022

Stanford soccer star’s death renews questions about student-athletes’ mental health. The pressures they face present distinct challenges, experts say

By Dakin Andone, CNN After confirming her 22-year-old daughter Katie Meyer had died days earlier by suicide, Gina Meyer wondered aloud this month if the star goalkeeper for Stanford University’s women’s soccer team might have been overwhelmed by the pressure of sports and academics. “There is anxiety,” she told NBC’s “Today Show,” “and there is

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Fact Check: 5 times official Russian statements conflicted with intelligence and on the ground actions

By Tara Subramaniam, CNN As its troops fight on the ground in Ukraine, Russia is waging a parallel war of misinformation. Even before Russian forces crossed the border, Russian officials were crafting a narrative at odds with reality. Publicly claiming one thing while intelligence suggests another isn’t unusual, but Russia has gone so far as

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‘Saturday Night Live’ has Biden strategize with TikTok stars on combating Russian disinformation about the invasion of Ukraine

By Kelly McCleary, CNN “Saturday Night Live” kicked off its show this weekend with its version of President Joe Biden meeting with TikTok stars to get their help combating Russian disinformation surrounding the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The sketch came after real White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki and officials from the National Security Council

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