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Ruby Mellen

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Motez Bishara

London-based journalist and feature writer Author of three books; contributor to The Guardian, CNN, ESPN, Sky Sports, The National and othersPh.D. candidate in Sports Sociology at the University of Leicester

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Kapil Komireddi

I am an author, journalist, and book critic. My book, Malevolent Republic: A Short History of the New India, was published in May 2019 in India (Context) and the United …

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Tech, Health, Accessibility, and Parenting Editor

I have extensive personal and professional experience with the topics of parenting, disability, tech, and health. I have hired a report, gathered and onboarded a stable of freelancers, built a …

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Rebekah Winkler

Social media professional based in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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Maud Le Rest

Journaliste indépendante et autrice, je traite (beaucoup) de violences sexistes et sexuelles, d’inégalités, (pas mal) de cinéma et de santé. Les Patientes d’Hippocrate - Quand la médecine maltraite les femmes, …

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Authorities say they've received thousands of tips regarding 4 slain University of Idaho students

Authorities investigating the killings of four University of Idaho students who were found stabbed to death last month say they have received thousands of tips from the public. In a Saturday update, the Moscow Police Department said it has received more than 2,640 emails to a tip web address, more …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

Biden administration dealt another setback in court in effort to revive student loan debt relief policy | Politics

A second federal appeals court has rejected a Biden administration bid to put on hold a ruling blocking the President’s student debt relief policy. The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday night that it would not pause a ruling from a Texas judge striking down the policy while …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

At least 2 killed in Alabama as severe storms and tornadoes sweep across the South

Editor’s Note: Affected by the storms? Use CNN’s lite site for low bandwidth. Severe storms and tornadoes swept through parts of the South from Tuesday into Wednesday morning, killing at least two people in Alabama and damaging homes, other buildings and downing trees in several states, officials said. Two people …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

A 'particularly dangerous situation' tornado watch in effect for parts of 3 southern states

Editor’s Note: Affected by the storms? Use CNN’s lite site for low bandwidth. Numerous tornadoes – including a few intense ones – are possible Tuesday evening for parts of Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi as severe storms rake the area, a situation that moved forecasters to issue a special tornado watch …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

The man accused of killing a teen's family after 'catfishing' her was hired by a Virginia sheriff's office earlier this month. Here's what we know

Roughly 10 days after a former Virginia state trooper was hired by a sheriff’s office in that state, he traveled to Southern California and allegedly killed the family of a teenager he had catfished online, officials said. Austin Lee Edwards, 28, died in a shootout with authorities Friday, hours after …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

Autoridades mexicanas buscan a dos estadounidenses desaparecidos en el Golfo de California

(CNN) -- Las autoridades mexicanas están buscando a dos estadounidenses que desaparecieron después de un viaje en kayak frente a la costa de Puerto Peñasco en el Golfo de California, dijeron las autoridades locales el sábado por la noche. No se sabe exactamente cuándo desapareció la pareja. Yeon-Su Kim es …
By Karol Suarez
• CNN

Mexican authorities search for 2 missing Americans in the Gulf of California

Mexican authorities are searching for two Americans who went missing after a kayaking trip off the coast of Puerto Peñasco in the Gulf of California, local authorities said late Saturday. It’s unknown exactly when the couple went missing. Yeon-Su Kim is a forestry professor at Northern Arizona University, according to …
By Karol Suarez
• CNN

The youngest of 6 victims in a deadly mass shooting at a Virginia Walmart has been identified as authorities learn more about the gunman

The youngest victim in this week’s mass shooting inside a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, is a 16-year-old employee who reportedly used his first paycheck to buy his mother a gift before he was killed two days ahead of Thanksgiving. Fernando Chavez-Barron, along with five other coworkers, was shot and killed …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

Survivors and investigators are spending Thanksgiving questioning the motive behind a mass shooting in a Virginia Walmart that left 6 workers dead

After an ordinary workday turned deadly at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, survivors and investigators are spending the Thanksgiving holiday questioning the motive of an employee who opened fire on coworkers, killing six before fatally turning the gun on himself. Employees were preparing for an overnight shift when a manager …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

Arrest warrant issued for friend of a North Carolina woman found dead while on vacation in Mexico

An arrest warrant has been issued in Mexico for a woman suspected of fatally assaulting a friend from North Carolina while on vacation last month in San Jose del Cabo, a prosecutor says. Shanquella Robinson, 25, was traveling with college friends from Winston-Salem State University when she died while staying …
By Karol Suarez
• CNN

Emiten orden de arresto para la amiga de una mujer de Carolina del Norte encontrada muerta en México

(CNN) -- Fiscales de México obtuvieron una orden de arresto para la amiga de una mujer de Carolina del Norte que fue encontrada muerta el mes pasado mientras estaba de vacaciones en San José del Cabo, México. Shanquella Robinson, de 25 años, viajaba con amigos de la Universidad Estatal de …
By Karol Suarez
• CNN

Suspect in the Colorado Springs LGBTQ club shooting will be held without bond as prosecutors work to finalize formal charges

The 22-year-old accused of carrying out a mass shooting over the weekend at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, will remain held without bond following a court appearance Wednesday. Anderson Lee Aldrich, appearing in court via video conference for the first time since the attack that left five dead …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

Previous charges, an assault-style rifle and a red flag law: More questions emerge about the Colorado Springs LGBTQ club shooting suspect

A torrent of grief over the killing of five people at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub has led to mounting questions over whether the weekend massacre could have been averted. At least 19 others were injured Saturday night at Club Q – a longtime safe haven for the LGBTQ community …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

Snowfall tops 6 feet in western New York, triggering road closures and flight cancellations the weekend before Thanksgiving

A historic snowstorm is slamming western New York state Saturday with more than 6 feet of snow in some places, closing roads, triggering driving bans and canceling flights the weekend before the Thanksgiving holiday. Another round of heavy lake-effect snowfall is expected to return to the Buffalo area Saturday night, …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

Here's what we know -- and don't know -- about the killings of 4 University of Idaho students as a suspect has yet to be identified

As the University of Idaho mourns the loss of four students killed in an attack at an off-campus home last weekend, a community remains in crisis over few known details surrounding the students’ deaths and the lack of an identified suspect. The four students – Ethan Chapin, 20; Kaylee Goncalves, …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

Drivers in western New York's Erie County still advised to stay off the roads after deadly storm dumps almost 6 feet of snow in some areas

Even by western New York standards, Friday’s snowstorm was colossal, bringing eye-level accumulation totals to some areas and prompting officials to tell many people who are used to driving in bad weather to stay off the roads. “I can say that our deputies have been just absolutely inundated with calls …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

University of Idaho students were 'likely asleep' before being attacked, police say as search for answers intensifies

The four University of Idaho students who were found stabbed multiple times in their off-campus home were “likely asleep,” before they were attacked, Moscow, Idaho, police said in a Friday evening update. In the update, posted on Facebook, authorities released several new details about the gruesome killings that left the …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

11 Temple University students robbed in off-campus Philadelphia apartment, police say

Eleven students from Temple University in Philadelphia were held hostage and robbed by two masked men with handguns early Friday, authorities said. Police said officers responded to a report at an off-campus property about 6 a.m. The students had been sleeping when the two suspects broke in, rounded them up, …
By Tavleen Tarrant
• CNN

Kentucky unveils statue of Nettie Depp, the first woman to have a permanent large-scale monument inside the state Capitol

Kentucky state officials on Thursday unveiled a sculpture of public education trailblazer Nettie Depp, the first woman from the state to have a large-scale monument dedicated to her inside the state Capitol. “Nettie Depp was a pioneer in the field of public education in Kentucky, serving as an elected school …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

At least 2 reported dead as Nicole weakens after striking Florida's east coast as the first US hurricane in November in nearly 40 years

Editor’s Note: CNN’s continuing coverage of the storm can be found here. At least two people have died during the damage wrought by Nicole’s overnight landfall Thursday along Florida’s eastern shore, which knocked out power to thousands, pushed buildings near collapse and flooded the coast as the first hurricane to …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

Cornell suspends fraternity parties and social events after allegations of sexual assault and drug-laced drinks

Cornell University has suspended all fraternity parties and social events after campus police issued alerts about an alleged sexual assault and at least four alleged incidents of drug-laced drinks at an off-campus location, university officials said. The university said in a letter Monday to students that the incidents “reportedly occurred …
By Tavleen Tarrant
• CNN

3 female politicians maintain tradition by visiting Susan B. Anthony’s grave to place "I Voted Today" stickers

It was 150 years ago this year that noted suffragette and voting rights activist, Susan B. Anthony illegally cast her vote in her hometown of Rochester, New York. She was arrested, and then convicted for voting illegally. Nearly 50 years later, after the 19th Amendment passed on June 4, 1919, …
By Tavleen Tarrant
• CNN

Tropical Storm Nicole is on track to strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane as it approaches Florida

Tropical Storm Nicole has gotten stronger – with scattered showers impacting parts of Florida on midterm Election Day – and is expected to strengthen more before slamming the state’s east coast early Thursday as the first hurricane to strike the United States in November in nearly 40 years. Hurricane warnings …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN