Here is a look at the life of award-winning actor Dick Van Dyke.
Biden to start fast on immigration with DACA, border wall and travel ban
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President-elect Joe Biden will kick off his term by rolling out a series of immigration executive actions, moving swiftly to undo many Trump administration policies. Biden outlined an ambitious immigration agenda o...
Is Michael Keaton the new Batman? Not so fast
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Is Michael Keaton taking over as Batman? When The New York Times reported that DC Films' plans to have Keaton reprise his role as Batman in "The Flash," some fans took it as Keaton would be Batman permanently in the...
11 facts about Georgia we bet you didn’t know
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Georgia has been on everyone's mind this year. In November, President-elect Joe Biden became the first Democrat in 28 years to flip the state blue. And this week, Georgia again enters the political spotlight with t...
Former Pennsylvania Gov. and US Attorney General Dick Thornburgh dead at 88
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Washington Richard "Dick" Thornburgh, a former Republican governor of Pennsylvania who went on to serve as US attorney general under two presidents, has died at age 88, according to an announcement from the Pennsylva...
Emmanuel Macron Fast Facts
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Here is a look at the life of France's President Emmanuel Macron. Personal Birth date: December 21, 1977 Birth place: Amiens, France Birth name: Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron Father: Jean-Michel ...
US authorities are ready to move fast and break things, too
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This was excerpted from the December 11 edition of CNN's Meanwhile in America, the daily email about US politics for global readers. Click here to read past editions and subscribe. It's time for US authorities to mo...
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Fast Facts
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Here's a look at the life of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former prime minister of India. Personal Birth date: December 25, 1924 Death date: August 16, 2018 Birth place: Gwalior, India Birth name: Atal Bihari ...
Richard Reid Fast Facts
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Here's a look at the life of Richard Reid, also known as the "shoe bomber" because of his attempt to detonate explosives hidden in his sneakers while on an American Airlines flight. He is serving a life sentence at ...
Phil Spector Fast Facts
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Here's a look at the life of songwriter and convicted murderer Phil Spector. Personal Birth date: December 26, 1939 (some sources say 1940) Birth place: Bronx, New York Birth name: Harvey Phillip Spector ...
Tsunami of 2004 Fast Facts
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Here is some background information about the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. On December 26, 2004, an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 9.1 struck the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. National Centers for Environme...
JonBenet Ramsey Murder Fast Facts
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Here is some background information about the JonBenét Ramsey murder investigation. The 6-year-old beauty pageant queen was found murdered in her Boulder, Colorado, home on December 26, 1996. No one has ever been ch...
Jim Jones Fast Facts
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Here is a look at the life of General (ret.) Jim Jones, former National Security Adviser to President Barack Obama. Personal Birth date: December 19, 1943 Birth place: Kansas City, Missouri Birth name: Ja...