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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 09: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence listens to U.S President Donald Trump (R) speak about a report released by Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz on how the Justice Department and FBI launched their investigation into the 2016 campaign, During a roundtable meeting on empowering families with education choice, in the Cabinet Room on December 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Trump Shows No Remorse After Capitol Siege, Sources Say

By Jim Acosta and Pamela Brown, CNN Advisers to former President Donald Trump say he still has not expressed remorse for the siege at the US Capitol, which could end up being important for Senate jurors to consider after House impeachment managers on Wednesday released new video of the violent mob’s assault on January 6.

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Semaglutide Shows Major Weight Loss Results in New Study

By Maggie Fox, CNN A once-a-week injected diabetes drug helped overweight and obese people lose an average of 15% of their body weight over 16 months, researchers reported Wednesday. The maker of the drug, called semaglutide, has asked the US Food and Drug Administration to approve it for chronic weight management. If approved, it would

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FILE — In this Jan. 31, 2021, file photo, pharmacist Diana Swiga fills a dead volume syringe with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, at a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination site at the Bronx River Houses Community Center, in the Bronx borough of New York. States including New York are wrestling with the decision of whether to allow medically vulnerable residents below the age of 65 to receive the coronavirus vaccine. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

US Struggles to Track Covid Variants as Biden Ramps Up

By MJ Lee and Michael Nedelman, CNN With coronavirus variants posing a serious threat to President Joe Biden’s efforts to contain the pandemic, a Biden official tells CNN that the administration is still simply “not where we want to be” on surveillance of mutations in the US — and simultaneously worried that Americans will grow

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 06: Colin Kaepernick attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
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Colin Kaepernick Launches $250M SPAC for Social Brands

By Allison Morrow, CNN Business SPAC-ERNICK Colin Kaepernick, the activist and former NFL quarterback, is the latest high-profile investor to get in on the SPAC craze. A SPAC, or special purpose acquisition company, is a very trendy way to take a company public. Rather than go through the expensive, time-consuming process of an IPO, private

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MIAMI, FLORIDA - JANUARY 13: Armando Bravo receives a COVID-19 vaccine from a healthcare worker at a drive-thru site at Tropical Park on January 13, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Miami-Dade County is distributing a limited number of coronavirus vaccines at the Tropical Park site, by appointment only, for seniors 65 years of age and older. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Covid-19 Variants and Vaccines: Why You Shouldn’t Wait

By Katia Hetter, CNN While vaccinations are ramping up across the United States and many parts of the world, some preliminary studies have suggested the current vaccines may not be as effective with emerging coronavirus variants. With companies looking to develop booster shots that target these variants, some have asked — should I wait before

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Delegate Stacey Plaskett (D-V.I.), a House Impeachment Manager, walks through the the U.S. Capitol Rotunda to the Senate Chambers, in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, February 10, 2021. House Impeachment Managers today began prosecuting their case against former President Trump kicking off 16 hours of arguments entitled to both sides. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)

House Managers Show Chilling Capitol Riot Footage in Trial

By Clare Foran, Jeremy Herb and Manu Raju, CNN House impeachment managers will finish arguing their case on Thursday that former President Donald Trump incited an insurrection one day after they showed violent and disturbing video footage of the attack on the US Capitol as they urged senators to convict at the Senate trial. Never-before-seen

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Motley became the lead trial attorney for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and began arguing desegregation and fair housing cases across the country. The person at the NAACP who hired her? Future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.

Constance Baker Motley: Trailblazing Civil Rights Lawyer

By Nicole Chavez, CNN Constance Baker Motley graduated from her Connecticut high school with honors, but her parents, immigrants from the Caribbean, couldn’t afford to pay for college. So Motley, a youth activist who spoke at community events, made her own good fortune. A philanthropist heard one of her speeches and was so impressed he

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CDC Study: Double Masking Greatly Improves Covid Protection

By Keri Enriquez Double masking can significantly improve protection, new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. Researchers found that layering a cloth mask over a medical procedural mask, such as a disposable blue surgical mask, can block 92.5% of potentially infectious particles from escaping by creating a tighter fit and

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National Freedom Day: Honoring Richard R. Wright Sr.’s Legacy

by:Destin Howard, February 1st marks the start of Black History Month but is it also recognized as National Freedom Day, which Savannah State University’s founding president Major Richard R. Wright, Sr. had a significant role in establishing. February 1st marks the start of Black History Month but is it also recognized as National Freedom Day,

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Rare Nike Hyperdunks Honoring Obama Auctioned for $25,000

By Chandelis Duster, CNN  They’re not the Air Obamas, but one sneakerhead with a lot of cash will have an opportunity this week to purchase an exclusive pair of basketball kicks made in honor of the 44th President. The unique pair of Nike Hyperdunks will be sold on the website of Sotheby’s auction house Friday

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