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• Two women who attended some of the parties describe the behavior of Rep. Gaetz and other high-powered men at the events April 14, 2021 12:42 pm
  The first thing some of the women were asked to do when they got to the house parties in the gated community in suburban Orlando was to put away their cellphones, according to two women in attendance who spoke to CNN in recent days. The men inside, a who's who of local Republican officials that often included Rep. Matt Gaetz, did not want the night's activities documented.
• Gaetz associate has been cooperating with DOJ since last year April 14, 2021 11:43 am
  Joel Greenberg, a central figure in the ongoing investigation into Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, has been providing information to investigators since last year about Gaetz's activities, among other topics, two people briefed on the matter told The New York Times.
• GOP congressman calls on Gaetz to resign April 9, 2021 9:59 pm
  The House Ethics Committee said it was opening an investigation into the allegations surrounding embattled Rep. Matt Gaetz, the Florida Republican facing a federal investigation into whether he violated sex trafficking laws.
• Embattled Florida Rep. Gaetz is denied a meeting with Trump April 12, 2021 11:57 pm
  Rep. Matt Gaetz, who's facing a federal investigation into sex trafficking allegations, was recently denied a meeting with Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate as the ex-President and his allies continue to distance themselves from the Florida congressman.
• SE Cupp: What 2 politicians and a 'real' housewife have in common April 9, 2021 10:01 am
  CNN's SE Cupp compares the scandals involving "Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" star Jennifer Shah, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL).
• Opinion: Nikki Haley fails the Trump test April 14, 2021 12:40 am
  It's always bad when politicians, faced with a serious moral dilemma, put self-interest ahead of public service. It's even worse when they know better and do it anyway.
• Google, Starbucks and others unite to oppose voting restrictions April 14, 2021 2:14 pm
  Hundreds of prominent executives from high-profile companies, including Amazon, Google, BlackRock and Starbucks, signed a statement that opposes discriminatory legislation that makes voting harder.
• What Black drivers are doing to protect themselves during traffic stops April 14, 2021 1:41 pm
  When Laura Coates' husband brought a dash camera home a few years ago, she rolled her eyes. There he goes buying yet another gadget, she remembers thinking.
• Prosecutors could decide whether to charge officer who shot Wright
• Protesters and police clash for a third night April 14, 2021 3:18 pm
  • Live updates: Prosecutors could decide today whether to charge the officer who shot Wright • Daunte Wright called his mother right before he was shot. This is what he said • Officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright submits 2-sentence resignation letter
• Wright called his mother right before he was shot. This is what he said April 13, 2021 10:16 pm
  Moments before he was killed, Daunte Wright called his mother and told her he got pulled over. She had no idea it would be the last time she would speak with her son.
• Officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright submits 2-sentence resignation letter April 14, 2021 11:29 am
  CNN's Sunlen Serfaty takes a look at the life and career of Kim Potter, the veteran police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, who fatally shot 20-year-old Daunte Wright.
• What we know about officer who shot Wright April 14, 2021 8:59 am
  The fatal shooting of a 20-year-old Black man named Daunte Wright by a White police officer outside Minneapolis has prompted protests and clashes with law enforcement.
• Friend who was in Floyd's car the day he died will not testify, judge rules
• Chauvin's defense calls medical expert to testify about George Floyd's death April 14, 2021 3:03 pm
  Derek Chauvin's defense team is expected to call two more expert witnesses on their second day of testimony in an attempt to raise doubt in the prosecution's case and further highlight George Floyd's drug use.
• Opinion: Why should a cop's blue fear matter more than my Black life? April 14, 2021 2:49 pm
  I'm a Black man who has never personally had a nasty run-in with the police. I should have no trouble with them. But I fear them, and I know they fear me.
• Bernie Madoff, infamous Ponzi schemer, has died April 14, 2021 3:28 pm
  Bernard Madoff, whose name became synonymous with financial fraud, died while serving a 150-year sentence in Federal Prison. He was 82 years old.
• Analysis: Biden faces daunting set of worsening problems April 14, 2021 8:46 am
  The world already seems more dangerous and complex than when Joe Biden took office less than three months ago. That's partly because America's adversaries are putting the new commander in chief to the test.
• Biden preps to leave America's longest war April 14, 2021 2:29 pm
  It's an image President Joe Biden kept returning to: the sight of helicopters evacuating Americans from Saigon during the last major battle of the Vietnam War.
• Dr. Fauci on Tucker Carlson's comment: Typical crazy conspiracy theory April 14, 2021 11:08 am
  Dr. Anthony Fauci responds to Fox News host Tucker Carlson after Carlson suggested Covid-19 vaccines are not effective.
• The couple of reasons behind the J&J pause April 14, 2021 11:58 am
  Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will meet Wednesday to review blood clot cases among people who received the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine.
• These unlikely events are still more likely than a blood clot after the J&J vaccine April 14, 2021 1:43 pm
  CNN's John Avlon puts into perspective the likelihood of suffering from rare blood clots that have been reported in only six of the 6.8 million Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine recipients in the US.
• The Queen returns to royal duties following Prince Philip's death April 14, 2021 11:06 am
  Britain's Queen Elizabeth has held her first in-person engagement since the death of her husband, Prince Philip, last Friday.
• Haley U-turns on 2024 presidential run April 13, 2021 11:27 am
  Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley said she would back her onetime boss, former President Donald Trump, if he decides to run for the Republican Party's presidential nomination again in 2024 and not mount a bid against him. Punch Bowl News founder Anna Palmer tells CNN why she thinks this might be.
• Egypt slaps Ever Given with $900 million bill April 14, 2021 9:26 am
• Judges are split on how seriously to take John Roberts' abortion opinion April 14, 2021 10:29 am
  Almost a year after Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the Supreme Court's liberals to cast the determinative vote to block a Louisiana abortion law, his opinion in the case is causing deep divisions among lower court judges and lawyers.
• Former 'Bachelor' star Colton Underwood: 'I'm gay' April 14, 2021 3:13 pm
• W. Galen Weston, billionaire and 'retail visionary,' is dead at 80 April 14, 2021 9:43 am
  W. Galen Weston, the patriarch of a retail and food empire that spans the Atlantic, has died at 80.
• Popcorn salad recipe brings the Internet to its knees April 14, 2021 11:18 am
  The latest love-to-hate-it food combo...popcorn salad gives the internet indigestion. CNN's Jeanne Moos has the recipe.
• Justin Bieber says his drug problem was so bad, bodyguards would check his pulse as he slept April 14, 2021 11:50 am
• Man confronts CNN reporter during live broadcast April 14, 2021 4:54 am
  CNN's Sara Sidner talks with a protester about what he hopes will change from the third night of protests in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, following the death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright.
• State trooper shot and killed a teen armed with a knife and airsoft gun, authorities say April 14, 2021 1:30 pm
• Morgan Wallen says he's working on himself after racial slur controversy April 14, 2021 12:44 pm
  After apologizing in February for a racial slur controversy, Morgan Wallen isn't planning on riding the success of his recent album.
• People are moving to Duluth, Minnesota, for one particularly big reason April 13, 2021 4:17 am
  The climate crisis is raising a question for millions of Americans: Is anywhere safe from the climate crisis? Some say this city is the new "climate refuge."
• A dozen people are missing after a commercial vessel capsized off Louisiana April 14, 2021 5:37 am
  Six people were rescued and 12 others are missing after a commercial vessel capsized several miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana, officials said Tuesday.
• Las Vegas is set to come out of Covid better than ever April 14, 2021 12:12 pm
  More than a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, this desert city is looking bigger, bolder and better than ever.
• France will administer the J&J vaccine as planned
• J&J pause could slow economic recovery April 14, 2021 12:23 pm
  Economic turnaround hopes are strongly tied to the vaccine rollout around the globe — so a new concern over the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine was just about the last thing the recovery needed.
• White House rushes to explain J&J vaccine pause as governors voice frustrations April 14, 2021 1:46 am
  It was after 10 p.m. Monday when officials leading President Joe Biden's ambitious vaccine effort received some alarming news.
• Reduce risk of severe Covid with regular activity, study says April 13, 2021 11:48 pm
  A history of being consistently active is strongly associated with a reduced risk of severe Covid-19, according to a new study released Tuesday.
• With 100 days until Olympics, Japan has vaccinated less than 1% of its population. That's a problem April 14, 2021 9:28 am
  When 2020 Tokyo Olympics volunteers have in recent weeks asked officials how they'll be protected from Covid-19, given the foreign athletes pouring into Japan for the event and the country's low vaccination rate, the answer has been simple.
• Two boys crossed the border alone as their mom watched April 14, 2021 2:56 pm
  The mother's mind raced as she watched her sons from the Mexican side of the Rio Grande.
• 10-year-old migrant boy seen in video had initially been expelled from US, CBP official says April 13, 2021 1:36 am
  A 10-year-old boy found walking alone in tears near the US-Mexico border had previously been expelled from the US with his mother under a Trump-era pandemic health order that allows for the swift removal of migrants, according to a Customs and Border Protection official.
• Opinion: Republicans are politicizing the border and children's lives April 12, 2021 11:10 pm
  Like the children arriving at our border every day, my grandmother came to the US from Mexico at seven years old seeking a better life. She worked as a maid, a cook and a babysitter to provide for her family. Two generations later, one of her grandsons is serving in Congress and the other had the opportunity to serve in President Barack Obama's cabinet.
• Dogecoin surges more than 85% in the last 24 hours April 14, 2021 1:26 pm
  Bitcoin and Ethereum aren't the only digital currencies that are hitting record highs this week. Dogecoin, the crypocurrency that features the face of a Shiba Inu dog as its logo, has surpassed 10 cents for the first time.
• France's wine industry faces a devastating blow April 14, 2021 12:58 pm
  One of France's biggest export industries is facing a devastating blow after an unusually severe frost earlier this month damaged vineyards across the country, heaping pain on winemakers already reeling from the pandemic and US tariffs.
• The Coast Guard is sending a warning with this video April 14, 2021 2:37 pm
  The US Coast Guard has released a video of a spinning boat in Miami as a reminder that some vessels are required to have wearable engine kill switches.
• Eat like an astronaut (or a TikTok star) with these tortilla hacks April 14, 2021 10:48 am
  For astronauts aboard the International Space Station, sourdough is off-limits and whole wheat is out of bounds.
• Why Wall Street is so excited about bank stocks April 14, 2021 11:19 am
  For years, Wall Street turned up its nose at America's bank stocks. Now, the sector is getting tons of love as investors eye the economic recovery, which is set to benefit big lenders.
• Coinbase set to go public with a $90 billion valuation -- and it's probably heading higher April 14, 2021 2:58 pm
  Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global is set to go public Wednesday at a valuation of a whopping $65 billion, as the company takes advantage of surging demand (and prices) for bitcoin, ethereum and other digital currencies.
• Car-making nightmare could soon get a fix, thanks to Intel April 13, 2021 11:29 am
  Intel has a plan to help alleviate the global chip shortage that has hampered the automotive industry, among others.
• We weighed ourselves every day for a month on 8 different smart scales. Here's the best one. January 14, 2021 6:15 pm
• The Amazon Echo buds are back and they look like a big upgrade
• 18 gifts the Taurus in your life will love
• The ultimate crafting tools from Cricut are on sale
• We tested 10 single-serve coffee makers: These 3 won us over
• 34 Asian-owned brands you'll wish you'd known about sooner
• United Airlines just launched a credit card with a big miles bonus
• 26 of the coolest home essentials at Amazon under $100
• TripAdvisor's top 25 all-inclusive resorts for your post-Covid trip
• 22 stylist-approved joggers to sport this spring
• The Chase Sapphire Preferred Card now has a record-high bonus
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• Biden is making a major mistake on Afghanistan April 14, 2021 10:55 am
  On Wednesday, President Joe Biden is expected to formally announce the planned withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021, which will also mark the end of America's longest war -- a war many no longer remember or understand why we entered.
• GOP senator staggering around after riding the Trump-a-Whirl too long April 13, 2021 10:22 pm
  Remember the Tilt-a-Whirl? It was my favorite ride at the Fort Bend County Fair. You sit in a car that rolls and spins around an undulating track, moving in at least three different ways at once. The ride is a blast. When you get off it, it's hard to walk. You get the sensation that the ground is spinning and heaving. But it's not. It was the chaotic ride that made the ordinary seems disorienting.
• What we can't wait to do when the pandemic is over April 13, 2021 8:58 pm
  As one reader put it, "Covid hitting the US was like pushing a big pause button." Now, nearly half of all adults in America have received at least one dose of a vaccine and nearly 30% is fully vaccinated. After over a year filled with fear, delayed plans and loss, the news is making many people feel hopeful they might soon be pressing play on life.
• The big question about Ernest Hemingway April 13, 2021 10:04 am
  The widespread yet varying attention drawn by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's "Hemingway" documentary series -- which ran its course on PBS last week -- proves, if nothing else, that its subject still lingers in the world's collective consciousness almost a century after his first books were first published.
• Putin is testing Biden April 13, 2021 3:45 pm
  Trying to discern Russian President Vladimir Putin's endgame is always a difficult exercise, particularly given his inclination to upset the status quo -- as he did most recently, in 2014, with the invasion of Crimea and later the Donbas region of Ukraine. But now seems to be as good a time as ever for the Kremlin to test the mettle of President Joe Biden's new administration.
• The huge obstacles for Chauvin's defense April 13, 2021 7:02 pm
  When I was a young homicide prosecutor in Brooklyn, we would often hear stories of the old "lifers" in the office who regularly got convictions using outrageously inflammatory rhetoric rather than hard evidence. One of these legendary district attorneys was forever irritated by defense attorneys who always sat the defendant's mother, dressed in her Sunday best,in the front row of the courtroom. The mothers always believed in their child's innocence. Tears flowed down their cheeks at key points in the prosecutor's case.