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Linda Ronstadt Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Grammy-winning singer Linda Ronstadt. Personal Birth date: July 15, 1946 Birth place: Tucson, Arizona Birth name: Linda Marie Ronstadt Father: Gilbert Ronstadt, hardware store owner Mother: Ruth Mary (Copeman) Ronstadt, homemaker Children: adopted: Carlos and Mary Clementine Education: Attended University of Arizona,

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Jennifer Lopez Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Jennifer Lopez, singer, dancer and actress. Personal Birth date: July 24, 1969 Birth place: Bronx, New York Birth name: Jennifer Lynn Lopez Father: David Lopez, a computer specialist Mother: Guadalupe (Rodriguez) Lopez, a teacher Marriages: Ben Affleck (July 16, 2022 – January

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Russian minister dies by suicide hours after getting fired by Putin, officials say

Ivana Kottasová, Anna Chernova and Svitlana Vlasova (CNN) — Former Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit died by suicide on Monday, just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin fired him from the job, officials said. Starovoit was dismissed by Putin on Monday morning. The decree announcing his dismissal was published on the official Kremlin website, with

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Family of Camp Mystic camper Renee Smajstrla tells CNN that she has passed away.

Two sisters who died holding each other, a doting grandmother who enjoyed sitting by the river, a camp counselor who mentored young girls: The faces of the Texas flooding tragedy

CNN, KPRC, KEYE, KABB, WOAI, KERR COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, ROBERT BRAKE, EL PASO FIRE DEPARTMENT, KABB/ WOAI By Alaa Elassar, Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Julian Ryan’s final words to his mother as floodwaters quickly engulfed their trailer home were simply, “I love you.” He had made a split-second decision to thrust his arm

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Family of Camp Mystic camper Renee Smajstrla tells CNN that she has passed away.

Two sisters who died holding each other, a doting grandmother who enjoyed sitting by the river, a camp counselor who mentored young girls: The faces of the Texas flooding tragedy

By Alaa Elassar, Nicquel Terry Ellis, Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Julian Ryan’s final words to his mother as floodwaters quickly engulfed their trailer home were simply, “I love you.” He had made a split-second decision to thrust his arm through a window to help his fiancée, two young kids and mom escape the catastrophic

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Smoke rises into the sky during a wildfire in the town of Rabia

Wildfires sweep through forests in drought-hit Syrian coast in major test for new government

By Tim Lister and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — Massive wildfires have torn through Syria’s coastal mountain region of Jabal Turkman since Thursday, destroying thousands of hectares of forest and overwhelming emergency services. Abdel Kafi Kayyal, director of civil defense in Lattakia province, said efforts to control the fires have been hampered by strong winds,

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Laws with lookback windows gave Cassie Ventura and others the chance to fight back. Advocates say survivors deserve more

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was acquitted Wednesday of the most serious charges against him in a trial that exposed allegations of sexual assault and abuse of power, placing a renewed spotlight on survivors who choose to speak out. Combs was acquitted of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking pertaining

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Calls are mounting to ban Germany’s far-right AfD party – despite it being more popular than ever

By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now Germany’s largest opposition group and even topped several opinion polls – briefly putting it ahead of now-Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s center-right party – in the weeks after February’s federal election. At the same time, the AfD is facing growing calls for an

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