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Month: August 2021

A romance writing group gave an award to a book criticized for romanticizing the killing of Native people. Then it took it back

Harmeet Kaur, CNN A new controversy has rocked the Romance Writers of America — barely a year after a course correction that followed a major scandal over racism and exclusion. In the past year, the leading industry trade group rebranded its annual awards in honor of founder Vivian Stephens, a Black woman who championed romance

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How a Trump environmental lawyer tried to weaponize the Justice Department to help the President

By Katelyn Polantz, Zachary Cohen and Evan Perez, CNN Jeffrey Clark, a Donald Trump-appointed environment law chief at the Justice Department at the center of the former President’s efforts to overturn the election, received a high-level intelligence briefing around New Year’s 2021 that did little to stop his efforts to prove foreign interference had cost

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Michigan hospital ends relationship with Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins over his vaccine stance

By Dave Alsup and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Holland Hospital in western Michigan said it is ending its relationship with Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins over his stance on Covid-19 vaccines. The hospital announced the cancellation of its agreement with Cousins after he refused to say at a news conference whether he is vaccinated, calling it

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Un hombre que no se vacunó graba sus días de arrepentimiento en el hospital y hace un pedido desgarrador para la boda de su hija en caso de que muera

Ángela Reyes (CNN) — En medio de respiraciones difíciles con oxígeno suplementario, Travis Campbell lucha por transmitir un mensaje sobre su batalla contra el covid-19 en un hospital de Virginia. Realmente se arrepiente de no haberse vacunado. Y aunque tiene la esperanza de haber pasado el peor momento, creyó que era necesario dejar arregladas ciertas

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He was committed to a Hawaii state hospital for nearly 3 years in a case of mistaken identity. Now he wants the record set straight, Hawaii Innocence Project says

By Chris Boyette and Andy Rose, CNN The Hawaii Innocence Project has filed a memo in support of a man they say was wrongly incarcerated at Hawaii State Hospital for two years and eight months in a case of mistaken identity. The memo, filed Monday, supports the petition of Joshua Spriestersbach, who is requesting the

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Consejo Supremo Electoral suspende personería jurídica a tercer partido político opositor en Nicaragua

Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — El Consejo Supremo Electoral de Nicaragua retiró este viernes la personería jurídica al opositor Partido Ciudadanos por la Libertad (CXL), que se convierte en la tercera organización política nicaragüense inhabilitada por el gobierno para participar en las elecciones generales del próximo noviembre. Según la resolución, la presidenta de CXL,

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9/11 families tell Biden to stay away from memorial service if he doesn’t authorize release of records related to attacks

By Artemis Moshtaghian and Mary Anne Fox, CNN More than 1,600 people affected by the September 11 attacks are asking President Joe Biden to refrain from coming to Ground Zero to mark the 20th anniversary of the event unless he releases documents and information related to the attacks, according to a letter released by the

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Unvaccinated dad records days of regret in hospital — and makes heartbreaking request for daughter’s wedding in case he dies

By Jason Hanna, CNN Between difficult breaths of supplemental oxygen, Travis Campbell is fighting to send a message about his battle with Covid-19 in a Virginia hospital. He really regrets not getting vaccinated. And while he hopes he’s turned a corner, for a very scary stretch, he thought he needed to make arrangements in case

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Covid-19 infections of vaccinated people are expected. But the unvaccinated are ‘the big highway of transmission,’ expert says

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Tens of thousands of vaccinated people may catch Covid-19, but the majority will not fall severely ill — a testament to the efficacy of inoculations even against the Delta variant that has been fueling case surges across the United States, a top health official said. The severity of the illness —

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Los servicios de salud disponibles para inmigrantes indocumentados en Estados Unidos

Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — Los inmigrantes en Estados Unidos enfrentan varios obstáculos cuando se trata de obtener atención médica. Sin embargo, existen algunas excepciones disponibles para las personas indocumentadas. Según la organización Kaiser Family Foundation, entre las causas por las que los inmigrantes no cuentan con cobertura médica, están los recientes cambios en las

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Britney Spears’s conservator says the singer’s father misrepresented a conversation about mental health concerns in a recent filing

By Chloe Melas and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Britney Spears’s father, Jamie Spears, rejected the assertion that he should be removed as conservator of his daughter’s estate and cited a recent “plea for help” regarding his daughter’s mental health, according to a new court filing obtained by CNN. The singer’s newly hired attorney, Mathew Rosengart, filed

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The week in 16 headlines

By Lauren Dezenski, CNN This week, advocates for the recently expired nationwide eviction moratorium scored a victory as the CDC rolled out a new, yet more limited, moratorium following pressure and protest by some Democrats. Meanwhile, concerns over the nation’s debt limit bubbled up among Republicans on Capitol Hill as negotiations over the bipartisan infrastructure

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They predicted a Trump coup attempt. Hear what they say now

In 2019, Jerry Goldfeder, who teaches election law at Fordham Law School, and Lincoln Mitchell, who teaches in political science department at Columbia University, predicted that then president Donald Trump would attempt to overturn the 2020 election if he lost. They say they are worried that even with Trump out office not much has changed and another January 6-style riot could occur if the Republican candidate doesn’t win in 2024.

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Bolsonaro is sowing doubt in Brazil’s electoral system. His claims could endanger his own candidacy.

By Marcia Reverdosa and Juliana Koch, CNN As Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro falls further and further behind in the polls, his unsupported claim that the 2022 elections could be rigged have only increased in fervor and frequency. But those freewheeling statements have now sparked investigations that could threaten his very eligibility to run as a

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New Jersey gym owner is first US Capitol rioter to plead guilty to assaulting a police officer on January 6

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Joe Beare, CNN A New Jersey gym owner and former MMA fighter pleaded guilty on Friday to assaulting a police officer during the January 6 insurrection, marking the first time a Capitol rioter has been convicted of violence against police. Scott Fairlamb, 44, also pleaded guilty to obstructing an official proceeding.

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