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Clint Eastwood Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Clint Eastwood, a filmmaker, actor, producer, director and composer. Personal Birth date: May 31, 1930 Birth place: San Francisco, California Birth name: Clinton Eastwood Jr. Father: Clinton Eastwood Sr., corporate executive Mother: Margaret Ruth (Runner) Wood, homemaker Marriages: Dina Ruiz (1996-2014, divorced); Margaret

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Louisville police release videos of Scottie Scheffler’s arrest and discipline detective for not activating body-worn camera

CNN By Eric Levenson, Gabe Cohen and Celina Tebor, CNN Louisville police released two videos Thursday showing some of the arrest of star golfer Scottie Scheffler last week and announced the detective who arrested him was disciplined for not turning on his body-worn camera at the time. One video from a fixed pole camera positioned

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Feds reach $310M settlement with Norfolk Southern after toxic Ohio train derailment. Here’s what else the company has to do

By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice have reached a $310 million settlement agreement with Norfolk Southern after last year’s train derailment that spilled more than a million pounds of hazardous chemicals into the soil, water and air in Ohio. “If the settlement is approved by the

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North Carolina residents sue to have Confederate monument to ‘faithful slaves’ removed

By Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — Residents of a small county in North Carolina filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday to have a Confederate-era monument to “faithful slaves” removed from outside the county courthouse. The monument in Tyrrell County, North Carolina, features a Confederate soldier on top of a pedestal with the inscription “In appreciation of our faithful slaves” written

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Louisville police release videos of Scottie Scheffler’s arrest and discipline detective for not activating body-worn camera

By Eric Levenson, Gabe Cohen and Celina Tebor, CNN Louisville police released two videos Thursday showing some of the arrest of star golfer Scottie Scheffler last week and announced the detective who arrested him was disciplined for not turning on his body-worn camera at the time. One video from a fixed pole camera positioned across

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Minneapolis police investigate hit-and-run at a mosque as a potential bias crime as search for suspect continues

By Joe Sutton and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — The Minneapolis Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run incident as a potential bias crime after a driver struck a man in the parking lot of a mosque while driving toward him at high speed, police said. The 36-year-old victim had non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to

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Michigan school shooter’s parents do not have to help their son with his appeal, court rules

By Jean Casarez and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — A Michigan judge on Wednesday denied Ethan Crumbley’s request for his parents’ pre-sentence investigation reports to help him appeal his life without parole sentence. Ethan was sentenced in December after pleading guilty to gunning down four classmates and wounding six others and a teacher at Michigan’s

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UCLA Police Department chief temporarily reassigned, vice chancellor says

By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — The police chief for the University of California, Los Angeles Police Department has been temporarily reassigned weeks after violence erupted at a pro-Palestine encampment on the campus. “John Thomas has been reassigned temporarily, pending an examination of our security processes,” Mary Osako, vice chancellor for strategic communications, said

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Uvalde families reach $2M settlement with city and say they are suing school district and 92 officers over shooting response

By Andy Rose and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Nineteen families of the students and teachers killed or injured at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, announced Wednesday they have settled a lawsuit with the city for $2 million, and announced they are suing 92 officers with Texas Department of Public Safety, the school district

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This popular YouTuber launched a campaign to help kids in Gaza and other conflict zones. Then came the angry comments

By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — In her videos, Ms Rachel’s whimsical voice is like a balm for many unyielding toddlers. “Hiiii, heeeello,” she chirps while waving cheerfully in social media clips that feature upbeat nursery rhymes, dances and language lessons for preschool children. But last week, her message to her more than 6.5 million combined followers

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Half Moon Bay farms to pay workers $450K in back wages and damages in probe that began after deadly shooting, feds say

By Taylor Romine and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Two mushroom farms in Northern California agreed to pay more than $450,000 in back wages and damages for dozens of employees stemming from a federal work- and living-conditions investigation that started after seven people were fatally shot there in 2023, the US Department of Labor said

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LGBTQ Rights Milestones Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at LGBTQ milestones in the United States. LGBTQ is an acronym meaning lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning. The term sometimes is extended to LGBTQIA, to include intersex and asexual groups. Queer is an umbrella term for non-straight people; intersex refers to those whose

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