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Opinion by Laura Beers (CNN) — The already off-the-rails Princess of Wales controversy has veered off in an unexpected direction. In recent days, the debate has shifted from wild speculation over the princess’s whereabouts to a moral panic about the British royal family’s apparent history of doctoring photos presented to the public as candids. The

Analysis by Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — A multibillion-dollar settlement in the United States agreed last Friday has opened the door for alternative models of selling real estate, and likely spells the end to 6% commissions on home sales. American homesellers excited by the prospect of paying substantially lower fees — and realtors equally

Analysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. Wall Street’s number one enemy is uncertainty, and investors

Analysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here. The Israeli military is evading questions and calls for accountability over the killing of journalists tasked with covering the country’s brutal and

Analysis by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “X-Men ‘97” at first seems like narrowly pitched made-for-streaming fare, reviving a cultish animated Saturday-morning series launched more than 30 years ago, basically picking up where that show left off. Look a little closer, though, and “X-Men” could offer clues, and signposts, as Marvel pivots into a next

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Kensington Palace isn’t just the home of the Prince and Princess of Wales. It is a carefully managed brand under the parent company of the British Monarchy, which has a millennium of practice spinning a good yarn. That’s partly why so many people find the palace’s

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — For a few fleeting hours Tuesday, Texas was able to enforce a hardline immigration law blasted by critics as an affront to human rights – thanks to a huge assist from the conservative majority on the US Supreme Court. The intervention by the nation’s top bench triggered a

Opinion by Peter Rutland (CNN) — Editor’s note: Peter Rutland is professor of government at Wesleyan University and an expert in the politics of contemporary Russia. He is a vice president of the Association for the Study of Nationalities, which promotes scholarship in ethnicity, ethnic conflict and nationalism in Europe and Eurasia. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his

Opinion by Lanhee J. Chen (CNN) — When US Rep. Katie Porter of California failed to advance to the general election following a third-place finish in the state’s US Senate primary election earlier this month, she was quick to lash out, arguing she lost because “billionaires” spent money to “rig” the election. Putting aside her use of

Opinion by Mary Ziegler (CNN) — Since the Alabama Supreme Court handed down a decision recognizing embryos as “person[s]” under the state’s Wrongful Death of a Minor law, the fight for fetal personhood has made headlines. Believers in fetal personhood think that from the moment an egg is fertilized, rights begin — and that liberal abortion laws are

Opinion by Amy Bass (CNN) — Still on the fence about women’s college basketball? Well, at this point I feel sorry for you. The 68-team field for the NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament is set, which means for the third time, the NCAA will use the same logo and branding —  “March Madness” —

Analysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. Since its founding nearly two decades ago, Zillow has

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump doesn’t have the cash he needs to stop the state of New York from potentially seizing his assets. He’s asking the court — an institution he’s shown little but contempt for — for a bit of mercy. In a court filing Monday, Trump’s lawyers

Opinion by Jennifer Jones (CNN) — On Monday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in two free-speech cases that could have broad implications for the way the government participates in public discourse. Both cases involve private parties who claim that the government violated the First Amendment by coercing others to censor their speech. And both cases

Opinion by Max Besbris (CNN) — It might seem like the National Association of Realtors, which in the past few years has been the target of antitrust lawsuits and whose former president resigned in the wake of a sexual harassment scandal, is in crisis. Last year, a federal jury in Missouri found that the NAR,

Analysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. In 2010, Ireland was in the middle of a

Analysis by Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The future of TikTok is mired in uncertainty in the United States after the House of Representatives passed a bill last week which could ultimately lead to the wildly popular video app being banned. US lawmakers are concerned about Beijing’s influence over the app, and are

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is refusing to bow to calls by the top US senator for a new election and is pushing back against White House warnings about a potential new offensive in Gaza, widening a rift with top Democrats in Washington. An extraordinary turn in US-Israel

Analysis by Nathan Hodge, CNN (CNN) — The polls are now closed across Russia, but the outcome was never in doubt: Russian President Vladimir Putin has secured a fifth term in office through a dubious national plebiscite. But Russia’s three-day presidential vote was never about democratic procedure. For the Kremlin, a resounding first-round win will

Analysis by Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — For leaders across the West, Vladimir Putin’s inevitable landslide win in an election without true opposition was a reminder of his tight control over Russia’s political arena as his war against Ukraine grinds on. But Chinese leader Xi Jinping, and other leaders benefiting from Putin’s rejection