December 28, 2020

Nashville Officers Recall Heroic Response to Christmas Blast

By Dakin Andone, CNN Metro Nashville Police Department Officer Tyler Luellen was the first to arrive on Second Avenue North in on Christmas morning to a call of shots fired. When he arrived, he didn’t hear any shots. As he was investigating, Officer Brenna Hosey arrived to back him up. “As soon as she got

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Protesters in Alabama Demand Removal of Confederate Symbols

By Alaa Elassar, CNN For months, a group of protesters in Alabama has been fighting for the removal of a Confederate flag and a Confederate monument that sit in front of the Marshall County Courthouse in Albertville. Last week, protest organizer Unique Morgan Dunston stepped up the group’s demonstration efforts by adding a visual display

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FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington before boarding Marine One. As he prepares to exit the White House, President Donald Trump is rewarding some supporters and like-minded allies with the perks and prestige that come with serving on federal advisory boards and commissions. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
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Trump Signs $2.3T Covid Relief Bill, Extends Aid & Benefits

By Kevin Liptak, Kate Bennett, Tami Luhby, Kaitlan Collins, Jason Hoffman, Phil Mattingly and Jeremy Diamond, CNN President Donald Trump signed the massive $2.3 trillion coronavirus relief and government funding bill into law Sunday night, averting a government shutdown that was set to begin on Tuesday, and extending billions of dollars in coronavirus aid to

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Co-founder and chair of the First Love foundation, Aerold Bentley loads crates packed with goods for distribution.

Food Poverty in Europe Deepens as Covid-19 Fuels Demand

By Harry Clarke-Ezzidio, CNN Life wasn’t easy for Patricia, even before the pandemic hit. She struggled with mental health issues after fleeing an abusive relationship, moving herself and her children into an east London flat with nothing more than the clothes on their backs. For the past few years, Patricia held down a job as

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Covered in dust, Ugandan musician-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, defied police roadblocks to stop him from entering towns in eastern Uganda and promised to walk to the nearest town, near Kayunga on December 1, 2020. - Bobi Wine is concluding his campaign rallies all over the country in preparation for the upcoming 2021 elections, where he will be challenging Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, who has been in power for 35 years. (Photo by Sumy Sadurni / AFP) (Photo by SUMY SADURNI/AFP via Getty Images)

Uganda Opposition Aide Killed, Journalist Injured in Clashes

By Jonny Hallam, Jaide Timm-Garcia and Sarah Dean, CNN Ugandan presidential opposition candidate Bobi Wine said one of his bodyguards was run over and killed Sunday by a military police truck, while taking a journalist to the hospital. “I regret to announce the murder of my security team member Francis Senteza Kalibala aka Frank. He

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