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Jamal Khashoggi Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist and a Washington Post columnist, was critical of Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s policies. He was allegedly killed and dismembered on October 2, 2018, in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul by men with close ties to the highest levels of the Saudi
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is some background information about the bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen on October 12, 2000. Facts In October 2000, the USS Cole was attacked by suicide bombers, while in port in Aden, Yemen, for refueling. The attack was attributed to al Qaeda and foreshadowed the attack on
Continue ReadingTrent Lott Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Trent Lott, former Republican senator from Mississippi. Personal Birth date: October 9, 1941 Birth place: Grenada, Mississippi Birth name: Chester Trent Lott Father: Chester Paul Lott, shipyard worker Mother: Iona (Watson) Lott, schoolteacher Marriage: Patricia (Thompson) Lott (1964-present) Children: Chester and Tyler
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Review of Eaton, Palisades fire response finds weaknesses, outdated policies
LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A series of outdated policies, weaknesses and systemic vulnerabilities hampered the effectiveness of emergency notifications and evacuation orders during January’s devastating and deadly Eaton and Palisades wildfires, according to a county-commissioned independent review released today. The “Independent After-Action Report” was commissioned by the Board of Supervisors and produced by McChrystal
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Star Trek actor William Shatner says he’s ‘perfectly fine’
LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Following reports that he suffered a medical emergency at his home and had to be hospitalized, 94-year-old “Star Trek” actor William Shatner insisted today that he is “perfectly fine.” On his Instagram page, Shatner posted a photo of himself dressed like Mark Twain, captioned with “Rumors of my demise have been
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Hegseth orders hundreds of senior military officers to Virginia for highly unusual meeting
By Haley Britzky, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of US generals and admirals around the globe have been called to Virginia for a meeting with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth next Tuesday, several US officials told CNN, though the reason for the meeting is unclear. The meeting is expected to be held at the military
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pushes for frozen Russian assets to be used for Ukraine
By Sebastian Shukla, CNN (CNN) — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called on the European Union to use $160 billion of frozen Russian assets for Ukraine’s benefit – particularly the continued supply of weapons – in a major policy U-turn by Berlin. In an op-ed for the Financial Times, Merz said the moves were necessary
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See where abortion is banned and legal — and where it’s still in limbo
By Annette Choi and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Following the US Supreme Court’s June 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which eliminated a constitutional right to abortion nationwide, 20 US states have banned or limited access to the procedure. Seventeen of those states have either enacted complete bans or have banned
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Van Nuys car wash owner who says federal agents injured him files $50M claim
MARINA DEL REY, Calif. (KESQ) – A 79-year-old car wash owner who says he was injured when agents body slammed and subjected him to other violent treatment during a Sept. 9 immigration raid at his business in Van Nuys has filed a $50 million claim against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and related federal
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Fact check: Vance, rewriting last week’s history, claims FCC chair just made a ‘joke’ about Kimmel
By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — Vice President JD Vance tried Wednesday to rewrite the history of what happened before ABC suspended late-night host Jimmy Kimmel last week, saying a commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission merely made “a joke on social media” on the subject of Kimmel. In reality, the chair of the FCC,
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Senior DOJ leaders advocating for charging Trump critic John Bolton this week, sources say
By Katelyn Polantz, Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Senior Justice Department leaders are advocating for a charge against President Donald Trump’s former adviser-turned-critic John Bolton this week, according to two sources familiar with the investigation. Currently, the prosecutors think they could bring a stronger case by the end of the year against Bolton over the
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Former FBI Director James Comey indicted
By Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez, Aileen Graef, Katelyn Polantz, Kaitlan Collins, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted by a federal grand jury, an extraordinary escalation in President Donald Trump’s effort to prosecute his political enemies. Comey, a longtime adversary of the president, is now the first senior government
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Drones disrupt airports in what Danish officials call ‘hybrid attack.’ What happened and how can it be stopped?
By Sophie Tanno, Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — Multiple airports in Denmark have been disrupted by drones this week in what its government called a “hybrid attack,” as the country considers whether to invoke NATO’s Article 4 for the first time in its history. Speculation is rife that Moscow could be behind the incursions, as
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Kremlin bans fuel exports until the end of the year as Russia’s supply is disrupted by Ukrainian drones
By Ivana Kottasová, Anna Chernova, Kostya Gak, CNN (CNN) — Russia is banning exports of fuel until the end of the year as gas pumps across the country and in the areas under its occupation are increasingly running dry because of Ukrainian drone attacks. Kyiv first stepped up drone attacks on Russian refineries, pumping stations
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Obama says Trump’s Tylenol announcement was ‘violence against the truth’
By Arlette Saenz, David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama on Wednesday said the Trump administration engaged in “violence against the truth” with its announcements this week linking autism and Tylenol. “We have the spectacle of my successor in the Oval Office making broad claims around certain drugs and autism that have been
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American-Israeli citizen arrested in Israel on suspicion of spying for Iran
By Dana Karni, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Israeli authorities have arrested an American-Israeli dual citizen on suspicion of spying for Iran, accusing him of sharing information on public figures and sending videos and pictures of locations across the country to his handlers. Yaakov Perl, 49, was arrested earlier this month after an investigation by
Continue ReadingWilliam Shatner Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of award-winning actor William Shatner. Personal Birth date: March 22, 1931 Birth place: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Birth name: William Shatner Father: Joseph Shatner, business owner Mother: Ann Shatner Marriages: Elizabeth (Anderson Martin) Shatner (February 13, 2001-March 3, 2020, divorced); Nerine Kidd (November 15,
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Severe food insecurity is on the rise in DC area after Trump administration’s federal cuts, new report says
By MJ Lee, Andrew Seger, CNN (CNN) — Food insecurity remains at elevated levels for Washington, DC-area residents in 2025 and the percentage of people experiencing the most severe level of food insecurity has risen, exacerbated in recent months by the Trump administration’s cuts to federal jobs and funding, according to the Capital Area Food
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