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As it happened: The Robb Elementary school shooting

CNN’s Laura Coates and Shimon Prokupecz are joined by Andrew McCabe and Charles Ramsey to break down the surveillance footage of the Robb Elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Read More

Russians have visited Iran at least twice in last month to examine weapons-capable drones

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A Russian delegation has visited an airfield in central Iran at least twice in the last month to examine weapons-capable drones, according to national security adviser Jake Sullivan and satellite imagery obtained exclusively by CNN. Read More

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and creator of the '1619 Project' reaches settlement with University of North Carolina

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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and creator of the “1619 Project,” whose tenure last year was initially denied by the University of North Carolina board of trustees despite a recommendation by the tenure committee, has reached a settlement with the UNC over tenure, according to a statement from the university. Read More

GOP committee recommends Milwaukee host 2024 Republican National Convention

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Milwaukee’s Democratic mayor says he is ready to welcome Republicans with open arms during the next presidential election after a GOP committee voted Friday to recommend the city as the site of the 2024 Republican National Convention. Read More

WNBA star's lawyers: cannabis was prescribed

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Detained American basketball star had a prescription for cannabis due to “severe chronic pain,” lawyers tell Russian court. Could that ease her sentence? Read More

Doctor who provided abortion services to 10-year-old rape victim reported procedure to health department, documents show

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Drone footage shows Russian artillery pounding Ukrainian wheat fields

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Russia is setting Ukrainian wheat fields on fire, putting a strain on the country’s grain exports. CNN’s Ivan Watson reports from a farm in southern Ukraine where farmers are racing to save their crops from Russian shell strikes. Read More

Former Overstock CEO testifies to committee for nearly 8 hours

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Former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne, an ally of former President Donald Trump, testified behind closed doors before the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, for nearly eight hours on Friday. Read More

Wolf Blitzer presses Saudi diplomat who was in meeting with Biden on Khashoggi's murder

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CNN’s Wolf Blitzer presses Saudi diplomat Adel al-Jubeir, who was in the room during President Joe Biden’s meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Read More

Opinion: Why Gen Z is done with Biden — and Trump

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Younger voters are frustrated and angry. To many of them, American politics feels broken. Elected officials are too old and out of touch. Gridlock and… Read More