By Ciara Cummings ‘Dream big’ is the tiny sentence stamped on the mural which shows the progression of the Vice President from toddler, to college student, to present day political powerhouse. Each shade on the wall at Cascade and Beecher Road was
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Cicely Tyson was a petite woman, but to those lucky enough to walk any of the paths she carved in Hollywood, she was the giant on whose shoulders they stood. Tyson, an actress known for her pioneering career
By Maggie Fox, CNN A variant suspected of helping fuel a surge of coronavirus in Brazil’s Amazon region shows up in Minnesota. Another that’s been worrying officials in South Africa pops up in two places in South Carolina. Scientists are not surprised
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By Jennifer Hansler and Devan Cole, CNN President Joe Biden’s nominee for US ambassador to the United Nations plans to voice her support for the country’s re-engagement in the multilateral institution in order to counter Chinese influence during a Senate confirmation hearing
By David Close, Wayne Sterling and Ray Sanchez, CNN Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron, the Baseball Hall of Famer who broke Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record and lived a life as an ambassador to the game, has died. He was 86. Aaron’s