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Month: November 2021

Larry King Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of talk-show host Larry King, who conducted more than 30,000 interviews, including with sitting US presidents from Gerald Ford to Barack Obama. Personal Birth date: November 19, 1933 Death date: January 23, 2021 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Lawrence Harvey Zeiger Father: Edward Zeiger,

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Biden encourages parents to get their eligible children vaccinated against Covid-19: ‘A day of relief and celebration’

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden called the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s authorization of the Covid-19 vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11 “a giant step forward to further accelerate our path out of this pandemic,” saying Wednesday that it’s “a day of relief and celebration” for parents around the country.

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Biden encourages parents to get their eligible children vaccinated against Covid-19: ‘A day of relief and celebration’

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden called the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s authorization of the Covid-19 vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11 “a giant step forward to further accelerate our path out of this pandemic,” saying Wednesday that it’s “a day of relief and celebration” for parents around the country.

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‘That’s scary’: UC Santa Barbara’s new 11-story dorm houses 4,000 students, but they don’t get windows

By CBSLA Staff Click here for updates on this story     SANTA BARBARA, California (KCAL, KCBS) — UC Santa Barbara’s $1.5 billion plan for new student dorms does not include any windows. The proposed Munger Hall on the grounds of UC Santa Barbara has come under fire for its unconventional aesthetics. The university, like many others

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Women of color growing force as mom influencers

By ASTRID GALVAN Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The multibillion-dollar world of sleep training guides, toddler activity ideas, breastfeeding tips and all-things parenting has traditionally been overwhelmingly white. Parenting book jackets feature mostly white faces. The so-called mom influencers that brands choose to advertise their products have, until now, also been mostly white. This has

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Jay-Z joins Instagram

By Lisa Respers France, CNN HOV is officially on the gram. Jay-Z, who is well known for not being very active on social media, launched an Instagram account on Tuesday. The rapper/entrepreneur/anything else he wants to be stayed true to his minimalist approach with a single photo, the poster art for the new Netflix film

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‘Historic breakthrough’: 20 countries say they will stop funding fossil fuel projects abroad

By Ivana Kottasová, Ingrid Formanek, Angela Dewan and Rachel Ramirez, CNN The push to phase out fossil fuels is gaining momentum at the COP26 climate summit. Twenty countries have agreed to end financing for fossil fuel projects abroad in a deal announced Thursday. Several countries had already agreed to end international financing for coal, but this agreement

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US Capitol rioter with cancer ordered released from jail after surprise inspection found unsafe conditions

By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A federal judge has ordered a January 6 defendant to be released from the DC jail after an unannounced inspection by US Marshals last month showed mistreatment of detainees and increased the judge’s concern that a defendant with cancer would not be treated properly. Judge Royce Lamberth said

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Alleged kingpin pleads guilty to overseeing dope ring responsible for 4,000 kilos of coke worth $24 million

By Brendan Kirby Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A panel of potential jurors staring at him, an alleged drug kingpin on Monday cut a deal with prosecutors. Darrin Jamark “DD” Southall, 43, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine

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