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Rosalynn Carter Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Rosalynn Carter, wife of former US President Jimmy Carter. Personal Birth date: August 18, 1927 Death date: November 19, 2023 Birth place: Plains, Georgia Birth name: Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Father: Wilburn Smith, a mechanic Mother: Allethea (Murray) Smith Marriage: Jimmy Carter (July

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Michael Chertoff Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Michael Chertoff, former secretary of Homeland Security. Personal Birth date: November 28, 1953 Birth place: Elizabeth, New Jersey Birth name: Michael Chertoff Father: Gershon Chertoff, rabbi Mother: Livia Chertoff Marriage: Meryl (Justin) Chertoff (1988-present) Children: Two Education: Harvard University, BA, 1975; Harvard

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Woody Allen Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Oscar-winning filmmaker Woody Allen. Personal Birth date: December 1, 1935 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Allan Stewart Konigsberg Father: Martin Konigsberg, worked various jobs Mother: Nettie (Cherry) Konigsberg, bookkeeper Marriages: Soon-Yi Previn (December 22, 1997-present), Louise Lasser (divorced), Harlene Rosen (divorced)

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Janet Napolitano Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of the former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano. Personal Birth date: November 29, 1957 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Janet Ann Napolitano Father: Leonard Michael Napolitano, anatomy professor and Dean, University of New Mexico School of Medicine

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Bette Midler Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of award-winning singer, actress, comedian and activist Bette Midler. Personal Birth date: December 1, 1945 Birth place: Honolulu, Hawaii Birth name: Bette Davis Midler Father: Fred Midler, house painter Mother: Ruth (Schindel) Midler, seamstress Marriage: Martin von Haselberg (1984-present) Children: Sophie Education: Attended

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The Israel-Hamas war is driving a surge in US hate crimes. These Jewish Americans say it’s changing the way they live

By Nicquel Terry Ellis CNN, CNN (CNN) — Melissa Franklin has always decorated her home for Hanukkah – proudly hanging a Star of David on her porch and placing her family’s menorah in the front window. This year, however, will be different. “I just can’t see us doing it because I don’t want retaliation,” Franklin

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‘Every move I make, I second guess’: These Muslim and Arab Americans say the surge in hate has made them more vigilant

By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN (CNN) — Nicole was walking through an affluent part of Alexandria, Virginia, with a friend last month, when a man approached her and began screaming. He railed about the hijab she wore, saying she looked Muslim, and made comments about Hamas raping Israeli women, she said. Her friend corroborated the account. It

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Liberia’s President George Weah concedes victory after tight run-off election

By Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — Liberia’s President, George Weah, has conceded defeat to opposition candidate Joseph Boakai after a tight run-off election. Weah, a former soccer star, called Boakai after the country’s National Elections Commission (NEC) released provisional results on Friday. Boakai, a 78-year-old former vice president of Liberia, won 51% of the votes,

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Ohio Walmart shooter may have been at least partially inspired by racially motivated violent extremist ideology, FBI says

By Melissa Alonso, Artemis Moshtaghian and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN (CNN) — The man who shot four people at an Ohio Walmart before taking his own life this week may have been at least partially inspired by racially motivated violent extremist ideology, the FBI said Wednesday, citing what it says were the shooter’s journal writings and

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