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Police said they made an effort not to misgender Club Q victims. Here's why that matters

Police said they made an effort not to misgender Club Q victims. Here’s why that matters

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CNN — Police chief Adrian Vasquez took a basic but still relatively uncommon step when announcing the names of the five victims killed at Club Q, the beloved LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs. Instead of relying on IDs or legal identifiers, Vasquez and the police department communicated with victims’ families through victim advocates, who provided …

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Harris dives into Asian diplomacy amid questions back home about her political future

Harris dives into Asian diplomacy amid questions back home about her political future

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Palawan, Philippines CNN — Vice President Kamala Harris is sticking close to her script when responding to what Democrats hope will once again be their greatest electoral mobilizer: Donald Trump and his third White House bid. “The president said he intends to run and if he does, I will be running with him,” she told …

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Virginia Military Institute's first Black superintendent facing backlash from school's alumni

Virginia Military Institute’s first Black superintendent facing backlash from school’s alumni

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CNN — An alumni group of the Virginia Military Institute is publicly questioning why the college’s first Black superintendent was awarded a more “generous” bonus than last year. Retired Army Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins has served as superintendent of the public military college since 2020. He first assumed the role in an interim capacity …

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Jeff Bezos announces 40 grants totaling $123 million to combat homelessness

Jeff Bezos announces 40 grants totaling $123 million to combat homelessness

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CNN — Jeff Bezos is continuing to make good on his pledge to give away the majority of his wealth, to the tune of $123 million today. The Amazon founder announced on Instagram Tuesday that he has recently awarded 40 grants as part of his Bezos Day 1 Families Fund initiative, which he launched in …

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University of Idaho students killed: A week after the attack, there are mounting questions in the investigation and few answers

University of Idaho students killed: A week after the attack, there are mounting questions in the investigation and few answers

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CNN — One week after the the bodies of four University of Idaho students were discovered in their shared off-campus home in the town of Moscow, authorities do not have a suspect in custody nor has a weapon been found, according to Moscow Police Captain Roger Lanier. Police have fielded 646 tips and have conducted …

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How student loan borrowing, college costs and grant aid have changed over time

How student loan borrowing, college costs and grant aid have changed over time

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Washington CNN — The cost of college is not skyrocketing — at least for now, when factoring in the average amount of grant aid students receive. Most schools offer grants, money that students don’t have to pay back, making the actual amount they pay for college, known as the “net cost,” lower than the published …

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Los Angeles Mayor-elect Karen Bass vows to 'solve homelessness' and to be an agent of change

Los Angeles Mayor-elect Karen Bass vows to ‘solve homelessness’ and to be an agent of change

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CNN — Los Angeles Mayor-elect Karen Bass promised to solve the city’s homelessness crisis in her first address after winning election as the first woman to lead the nation’s second-largest city. In a speech Thursday at the historic Wilshire Ebell Theatre, the Democratic congresswoman called on voters from across the city to become part of …

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As measles outbreak sickens children in Ohio, local health officials seek help from CDC

As measles outbreak sickens children in Ohio, local health officials seek help from CDC

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CNN — A growing disease outbreak in Columbus, Ohio, has sickened dozens of unvaccinated children and hospitalized nine of them, and local public health officials are seeking assistance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “We asked the CDC for assistance and they will be sending two epidemiologists at the end of the …

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Larry Brock: Texas veteran who entered Senate chamber in military gear on January 6 found guilty

Larry Brock: Texas veteran who entered Senate chamber in military gear on January 6 found guilty

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CNN — A Texas man who served in the US Air Force was convicted on Wednesday of six charges in the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021, when prosecutors say he entered the Senate chamber dressed in military gear. A federal judge in Washington, DC, found Larry Brock, 55, of Grapevine, Texas, guilty of …

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