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Michael Jackson Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Grammy Award-winning artist Michael Jackson. Personal Birth date: August 29, 1958 Death date: June 25, 2009 Birth place: Gary, Indiana Birth name: Michael Joseph Jackson Father: Joseph Jackson, crane operator/The Jackson 5 manager Mother: Katherine (Scruse) Jackson Marriages: Debbie Rowe (November 15,

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Trump signs executive order establishing ‘specialized’ National Guard units to address crime in cities

By Zachary Cohen, Haley Britzky, Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday tasking his secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, with establishing “specialized units” in the National Guard that will be “specifically trained and equipped to deal with public order issues” — the clearest sign yet he intends to expand

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In Africa, Russia is swapping a ruthless paramilitary for a replica it can control. What’s Putin’s game plan?

By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — Wagner, a feared Russian mercenary group that is notorious for staging a failed mutiny against Moscow and accused of committing serious abuses against civilians in Africa, is being replaced on the continent by another Russian paramilitary. Its successor, experts say, is the Kremlin-controlled Africa Corps. For years,

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People take shelter inside the Nghe An Provincial Gymnasium in Vinh city

Deadly Tropical Storm Kajiki causes heavy flooding in Vietnam after making landfall as typhoon

By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Tropical Storm Kajiki proved deadly in Vietnam after it made landfall as a powerful typhoon on Monday, unleashing dangerous winds and prompting authorities to evacuate tens of thousands of residents as it surged through the country’s central provinces. Three people were killed across three provinces and 13 others were

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Charles Kushner testifies during a hearing on their nomination in a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in Washington

France summons US ambassador over letter accusing government of not confronting antisemitism

By Mitchell McCluskey and Pierre Bairin, CNN (CNN) — France’s Foreign Ministry summoned the US ambassador to the country, Charles Kushner, on Sunday after he authored a letter accusing the French government of a “lack of sufficient action” in confronting antisemitism. France strongly rejected the “unacceptable” allegations in Kushner’s letter, which the ministry said “fall

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