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2 weeks ago | 
cnn.com | Sabrina Clay
Paratroopers of the 555th Parachute Infantry lineup their "jumpsuit" before leaving on a mission in 1945. Behind them is a C-47 of Troop Carrier Command that will fly them to their destination. US National Archives CNN — A World War II-era plane is set to fly over a veteran’s funeral Saturday. Eighty years ago, elite paratroopers were leaping out of similar aircraft on a secret mission called Operation Firefly.
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1 month ago | 
ourcommunitynow.com | Sabrina Clay |Meena Duerson
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On a recent Sunday in suburban St. Louis, some 50 women gather in an unassuming event space for a festive — and unusual — evening of bingo.Within the space’s pink and green walls, the women crowd around card tables strewn with bingo cards and laden with bags of popcorn, chips, cheese puffs and candy bars.Also, on the tables in plain sight, are piles of loose marijuana flowers, rows of pre-rolled joints and bowls of edibles.
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1 month ago | 
cnn.com | Sabrina Clay |Meena Duerson
Video Ad Feedback These ‘Cannamoms’ say weed helps them be better moms 04:02 - Source: CNN These ‘Cannamoms’ say weed helps them be better moms 04:02 St. Charles, Missouri CNN — On a recent Sunday in suburban St. Louis, some 50 women gather in an unassuming event space for a festive — and unusual — evening of bingo.
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1 month ago | 
cnnespanol.cnn.com | Sabrina Clay |Daniel Freeman
CNN — Aleysha Ortiz tiene 19 años y sueña con escribir algún día historias y tal vez incluso un libro. Puede parecer una aspiración razonable para una adolescente recién graduada del instituto, pero para Aleysha el camino será mucho más difícil. A pesar de graduarse el pasado junio en el Hartford Public High School de Hartford, Connecticut, y de obtener una beca para la universidad, Aleysha es analfabeta. Dice que no sabe leer ni escribir.
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Sabrina Clay |Daniel Freeman
'We're not prepared': States brace for Trump's plans to dismantle the Education DepartmentTrump has said he wants school policy to be left to the states, but state officials and lawmakers aren’t clear on what that would look like. President Donald Trump has set his sights on abolishing the U.S. Education Department and has said he’d prefer to put education policy in the hands of the …
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1 month ago | 
cnn.com | Sabrina Clay |Daniel Freeman
“I'm a very passionate person and I like to learn,” Aleysha Ortiz says. “People took (away) that opportunity for me." CNN CNN — Aleysha Ortiz is 19 years old and dreams of one day writing stories and maybe even a book. That may sound like a reasonable aspiration for a teenager recently out of high school, but for Aleysha it will be much harder.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
sdvoice.info | Sabrina Clay
New York (CNN) — Edwin Moses always loved the sport of track and field. But reaching the Olympics always seemed like a tall order. At a young age, Moses was a lot smaller than the other runners. In high school, he was 5-feet-7 tall and weighed 117 pounds and frequently found himself at the back of the pack during races. But as he grew physically, he got faster and progessively found himself leading races, rather than trailing.
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Sep 21, 2024 | 
cnn.com | Sabrina Clay
New York CNN — Edwin Moses always loved the sport of track and field. But reaching the Olympics always seemed like a tall order. At a young age, Moses was a lot smaller than the other runners. In high school, he was 5-feet-7 tall and weighed 117 pounds and frequently found himself at the back of the pack during races. But as he grew physically, he got faster and progessively found himself leading races, rather than trailing.
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Aug 31, 2023 | 
cnn.com | Sabrina Clay
CNN — Fabian Nelson will win the Democratic primary to represent Mississippi’s House District 66, CNN projects, and is set to become the state’s first legislator who identifies as gay. According to unofficial election night results from Hinds County, Mississippi, Nelson had won about 69% of the vote to Roshunda Harris-Allen’s 31%. No candidate received a majority vote in the first round on August 8, resulting in the runoff election on Tuesday.
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Jul 23, 2023 | 
msn.com | Sabrina Clay
As you know, Oppenheimer — the critically acclaimed film about the scientist who helped develop the atomic bomb — debuted at the box office this weekend. It's been a huge hit so far. But, there was one historical inaccuracy people pointed out. During one scene, Oppenheimer stands in front of a crowd of people in Los Alamos — which is where "Project Y" aka the atomic bomb project was developed. The scene, which takes place in 1945, shows people in the crowd waving flags that have 50 stars.
