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CNN By Gregory Krieg, Edward-Isaac Dovere and Eva McKend, CNN Pittsburgh (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama on Thursday admonished Black men who are hesitating to back Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, telling them it’s “not acceptable” to sit out this election and suggesting they might be reluctant to vote for Harris because she’s

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — This week, the Nobel prizes for physics and chemistry both featured work on the development and application of artificial intelligence. (Trendy choice? Absolutely. Serious choice? Also yes.) Even the most cynical of AI doubters would have to tip their caps to these guys — yes, they’re

Analysis by Kara Alaimo, CNN (CNN) — Create a game plan for your life, rack up impressive grades and other achievements, and make sure you look great, too. That’s another a day in the life of many American teenagers — and the pressure is leaving some of them totally burned out, according to a survey

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Warm water in the Gulf of Mexico that was predicted by climate scientists to feed harsher hurricanes helped supercharge September’s Hurricane Helene. That was before October’s monster storm, Milton, struck – the destruction of which will become clear in the days to come. The science suggests Americans

Analysis by Shannon Carpenter, CNN (CNN) — My 17-year-old son had his headphones off, unlike a teenager, and was watching a YouTube video, very much like a teenager. That’s when I heard the words Andrew Tate, and my ears perked up. I had a feeling my sons might know more about him and other male influencers than I did

Analysis by Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — The job market is booming. Inflation has come back down to Earth. Americans are spending like crazy. Whatever. Voters don’t care. They still think the economy is trash. Yet for the next month, every last new piece of economic data will be proclaimed as good for

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Long before the outer bands of Hurricane Milton lashed the Florida coast, a political battle over the massive storm was already raging. A potential natural disaster of such magnitude — this may be the gargantuan climate-change fueled monster that scientists have long feared — ought to be immune

CNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — We know that Joe Biden has used bad words. Among the most famous moments in the president’s long career in public life was that time at the signing ceremony for the Affordable Care Act in 2010 when, captured by the hot mic, the then-vice president told

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — We know that Joe Biden has used bad words. Among the most famous moments in the president’s long career in public life was that time at the signing ceremony for the Affordable Care Act in 2010 when, captured by the hot mic, the then-vice president told Barack

Analysis by David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — Google is so synonymous with its core product that its name is a verb that means “search.” Yet Google’s dominance of that market is shrinking. For the first time in decades, Google next year will not control a majority of the US search market, according to a

Analysis by Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — From the moment he was confirmed in 2005, Chief Justice John Roberts made it his mission to differentiate the Supreme Court from the political branches. Yet, the court is ensnared in politics perhaps more than ever – and by the chief’s own hand. The former

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is deploying his quintessential political move in a vicious election end game. In a fact-bending blast of disinformation, the former president is charging Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden’s White House of the very transgressions of which he stands accused. Following Hurricane Helene,

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is deploying his quintessential political move in a vicious election end game. In a fact-bending blast of disinformation, the former president is charging Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden’s White House of the very transgressions of which he stands accused. Following Hurricane Helene, and

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — As recovery for Hurricane Helene continues, preparations for Hurricane Milton are testing the country’s storm preparedness and sparking a political fight over misinformation. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, hit back against Republican former President Donald Trump’s “mis- and dis-information” when she took questions from reporters

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Forecasting the economy is tricky, especially in the era of social media, 24-hour news and, of course, a pandemic that broke everyone’s yardsticks for measuring and predicting progress. But as we wind down 2024, one thing appears clear: The naysayers on Team Hard Landing got it

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — After rushing to comfort Israel as it grieved the worst attack on Jews since the Holocaust, President Joe Biden last year pledged America would stand with the country in its dark days and the good ones he insisted would come. At the time, no one knew the international

Analysis by Juliana Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — After four miserable years, a soaring stock market has brought relief for Francis Lun, who runs a small 10-person brokerage in Hong Kong. Since the beginning of 2020, he’s seen the city’s lifeblood, its Hang Seng Index, experience an unprecedented consecutive decline due to economic woes

Analysis by Brian Stelter, CNN New York (CNN) — False claims about the federal response to the historic devastation left by Hurricane Helene are spreading out of control on social media, hampering recovery efforts in hard-hit areas, according to local officials. The flood of misinformation targeting the Biden administration’s response to the destructive storm is an ominous sign for the coming election, with the

Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump should be running away with this election given how few people think the country is heading in the right direction. Instead, Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are neck and neck in the polls. Now, it’s not clear whether Harris can continue to win

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — The political strategist James Carville was among the first top-level Democrats to loudly and persistently push for President Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race earlier this year. It was a controversial argument when Carville — with his uncensored Louisiana flair for a turn of