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Families demand proof of life as Venezuela releases only dozens of political prisoners. Here’s what we know so far

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By Michael Rios, Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN (CNN) — Lee el artículo sobre los presos políticos en Venezuela en español. Venezuela’s promise last week to release “a significant number” of political prisoners is progressing far slower than many had hoped, as hundreds of families continue to wait in agony for their loved ones to be freed.

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John Roberts Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of John Roberts, chief justice of the United States. Personal Birth date: January 27, 1955 Birth place: Buffalo, New York Birth name: John Glover Roberts Jr. Father: John Glover Roberts Sr., steel company executive Mother: Rosemary (Podrasky) Roberts Marriage: Jane (Sullivan) Roberts (July 27,

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Carlos Slim Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Mexico’s richest man, businessman and investor Carlos Slim. Personal Birth date: January 28, 1940 Birth place: Mexico City, Mexico Birth name: Carlos Slim Helú Father: Julián Slim Haddad, real estate investor Mother: Linda Helú Atta Marriage: Soumaya Domit Gemayel (1966-1999, her death) Children:

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An armed Hinds County Sheriff's deputy is seen outside Beth Israel Congregation synagogue in Jackson

FBI: Arson suspect admitted to starting fire at Mississippi’s largest synagogue ‘due to building’s Jewish ties’

WAPT By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The suspect in an investigation of a fire at a prominent Jackson, Mississippi, synagogue confessed to starting the blaze because of its “Jewish ties,” according to a criminal complaint submitted by the FBI. The suspect set fire to Beth Israel Congregation – the state’s largest Jewish house of

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An armed Hinds County Sheriff's deputy is seen outside Beth Israel Congregation synagogue in Jackson

FBI: Arson suspect admitted to starting fire at Mississippi’s largest synagogue ‘due to building’s Jewish ties’

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The suspect in an investigation of a fire at a prominent Jackson, Mississippi, synagogue confessed to starting the blaze because of its “Jewish ties,” according to a criminal complaint submitted by the FBI. The suspect set fire to Beth Israel Congregation – the state’s largest Jewish house of worship

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A student, a bodybuilder and a father of three among those killed during protests in Iran

By Caitlin Danaher and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Robina Aminian, a 23-year-old studying at university in Tehran, had dreams of moving to Milan to pursue a career in fashion. Her Instagram account showed her proudly displaying various traditional Kurdish outfits. On Thursday, she left the Tehran Shariati Technical University, where she was studying fashion

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Firefighters stand in front of a residential building that was hit during a night of Russian drone and missile attacks in the Ukrainian capital.

‘We hope they will give us heat’: Bitter winter cold bites for Kyiv’s residents as Russia steps up attacks

By Sophie Tanno, Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine battled Sunday to restore power to tens of thousands of people left without heating in bitterly cold temperatures after a week of intense Russian attacks that have brought the country’s energy infrastructure to its knees. In Kyiv, heating was restored to about 85% of apartment buildings

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Demonstrators march through the streets during a demonstration over the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Boston

Anti‑ICE protests held across US after agent’s fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis

By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Nationwide outcry over the killing of a Minneapolis woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent spilled into the streets of cities across the US on Saturday, with protesters demanding the removal of federal immigration authorities from their communities and justice for the slain Renee Good. In Minneapolis, snow

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