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New life after ‘Unite the Right’: Charlottesville statue of Robert E. Lee melted down to create new art

By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — The statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was once at the center of the deadly 2017 White nationalist “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, has been melted down. The statue was rendered into bronze ore Saturday at a foundry in an undisclosed location, according to University

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IDF announces expanded ground operation in Gaza, amid communications blackout in the enclave

CNN By Kevin Flower, Christian Edwards, Tara John, Kareem Khadder and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Israeli airstrikes rocked Gaza during a night of heavy bombardment after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Friday it is “expanding ground operations” in the besieged enclave, where communications links have reportedly been severed. In a statement Saturday, the IDF

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IDF announces expanded ground operation in Gaza, amid communications blackout in the enclave

By Kevin Flower, Christian Edwards, Tara John, Kareem Khadder and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Israeli airstrikes rocked Gaza during a night of heavy bombardment after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Friday it is “expanding ground operations” in the besieged enclave, where communications links have reportedly been severed. In a statement Saturday, the IDF said

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‘Significant progress’ on Qatar-led negotiations to release hostages from Hamas but issues remain

By Becky Anderson and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — There has been “significant progress” on negotiations to release hostages held by Hamas but there are issues still remaining, diplomatic sources familiar with the negotiations told CNN. “Negotiations are going very well. We have a breakthrough,” the source said. “There are issues still remaining, but talks

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Woman involved in Montgomery riverfront brawl sentenced to anger management classes as second defendant given jail time

By Devon M. Sayers, Holly Yan and Fabiana Chaparro, CNN Montgomery, Alabama (CNN) — Two people involved in a melee at an Alabama riverfront dock that caught national headlines over the summer were sentenced, with one receiving jail time and the other ordered to go to anger management classes. Richard Roberts pleaded guilty to misdemeanor

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India ‘deeply shocked’ after Qatar sentences 8 nationals to death on reported spy charges

By Vedika Sud, Akanksha Sharma, Aishwarya S Iyer, and Kathleen Magramo, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Qatar has sentenced eight Indian nationals to death, India’s government said, following their reported detention in Doha last year on espionage charges. In a statement Thursday, India’s Ministry of External Affairs said it was “deeply shocked” by the verdict

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