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Month: August 2025

Boko Haram Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Boko Haram, a militant Islamic group working out of Nigeria, whose purpose is to institute Sharia, or Islamic law. Facts In the local Hausa dialect, Boko Haram means “Western education is forbidden.” The group also refers to itself as Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati Wal-Jihad, meaning “People

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Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook listens during an open meeting of the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve in Washington

Judge wants to hear more about Fed Governor Lisa Cook’s challenge to Trump’s effort to fire her before ruling

By Devan Cole, Bryan Mena, CNN (CNN) — An emergency court hearing over President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook ended with no immediate ruling from the judge overseeing the high-stakes legal battle. US District Judge Jia Cobb spent more than two hours Friday morning hearing arguments over Cook’s request to

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Covered structures are seen at the US Department of Health and Human Services' unaccompanied minors migrant detention facility at Carrizo Springs

Exclusive: Trump administration plans to send hundreds of Guatemalan children in government custody back to home country

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is moving to repatriate hundreds of Guatemalan children in government custody who arrived in the United States alone, according to multiple sources familiar with the planning who described the scope of the effort as unprecedented. It’s the latest in a series of moves since President Donald

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