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CNN anchor and chief legal analyst Laura Coates and former White House Ethics Czar Norm Eisen weigh in on Donald Trump’s two eldest sons, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., testifying in the New York civil fraud case against members of their family and the #CNN #News
CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig discusses Donald Trump’s adult children’s potential testimonies in the New York fraud trial against the former president. #CNN #News
Nick Akerman, who prosecuted during the Watergate scandal, discusses the testimony of Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump in the New York civil fraud case against the former president and the Trump Organization. #CNN #News
CNN International Diplomatic Editor Nic Robertson in Sderot, Israel, saw flares raining down on Gaza for more than 30 minutes illuminating the night sky. The bombardment was more intense than previously seen in the weeks following the October 7th Hamas attacks. #News #CNN #shorts
Assistant Attorney General Andrew Amer's examination of Eric Trump grew tense as the son of former President Donald Trump grew visibly agitated when pressed about his understanding of his father's financial statements that were used to support real estate transactions. #Shorts #cnn #News
An Israeli strike on Gaza's densely populated Jabalya refugee camp left catastrophic damage and killed a large number of people, according to eyewitnesses and medics in Hamas-run Gaza. CNN's John Berman talks to Sr. Adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, Mark Regev, to address the impact the strike had on civilians. #cnn #news
President Biden was interrupted by a protester calling for a ceasefire in Gaza during a closed-door fundraiser in Minneapolis. Biden responded by calling for a humanitarian pause to allow for the release of hostages held by Hamas.
CNN’s Wolf Blitzer interviews a spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces about the deadly airstrike that the IDF says targeted a senior Hamas commander at the Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza. Hamas denied Israeli assertions regarding the presence of one of its leaders in the camp. #cnn #news #gaza #israel #palestinians
Whale researcher Dr. Deborah Giles theorizes why killer whales have been targeting and sinking boats off the coast of Spain. #CNN #news
CNN's Michael Smerconish breaks down what could be the reason why so many Republicans are entering the 2024 presidential race against former President Donald Trump. #CNN #News
Oakland A's announcer Glen Kuiper was fired after he used a racial slur during a pregame show. Kuiper said in a statement, "I sincerely apologize...It was a terrible but honest mispronunciation, and I take full responsibility." CNN's Michael Smerconish speaks to the President of the Negro Baseball Leagues Museum, Bob Kendrick. #Smerconish #CNN #News
President of Explore Mars Inc. Janet Ivey shows new images of the sun's surface captured by a powerful ground-based solar telescope that reveal sunspots and other features in unprecedented detail. Cool, dark sunspots dot the photosphere, or the sun’s surface where the magnetic field is strong, and they can be the size of Earth or larger. #CNN #news
Dr. Caitlin Bernard, who provided an abortion to a 10-year-old has been fined by a medical board after speaking to media about the case. #news #cnn #shorts
Video shows anti-Putin Russian nationals based in Ukraine allegedly launching attacks into Russia. CNN's Matthew Chance reports and retired US Army Col. Liam Collins discusses. #CNN #News
Former Republican congressmen Joe Walsh and Charlie Dent spoke with CNN's Jim Acosta about CPAC featuring an exhibit with a Jan. 6 rioter in a fake jail cell pretending to cry. #CNN #News
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, now officially a candidate for president, is no longer tiptoeing around former President Donald Trump – nor is he being shy about his plans to flex the powers of the presidency like never before if he wins the White House. #CNN #News
Ukraine's State Border Guard Service said they shot down a Russian Shahed drone over Chernihiv Oblast. CNN's Frederik Pleitgen has more. #CNN #News
Retired Brig. Gen. Peter Zwack discusses whether Ukraine is prepared for a counter-offense after reports of a wave of overnight strikes. And CNN’s Matthew Chance speaks to Russians who prank call foreign officials and other influential people. #CNN #News
A man sitting near the emergency exit of an Asiana Airlines jet opened the door as it was coming in to land in Daegu, South Korea, an airline official says. The plane landed safely and some passengers suffered minor injuries. Police arrested the man who opened the door. They said he confessed to opening the door, but would not say why he did it. #CNN #News #shorts
CNN Senior Legal Analyst Elie Honig breaks down former President Donald Trump's mounting legal troubles and how they could impact Trump's run in the 2024 election.
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Tina Turner, the dynamic rock and soul singer who rose from humble beginnings to become one of the most popular female artists of all time, has died, according to a post on her verified Facebook page. She was 83. #CNN #News
The door of an Asiana Airlines jet opened as it was coming into land in Daegu, South Korea, leaving wind whipping through the plane's cabin as terrified passengers gripped their armrests, video of the incident shows. #CNN #News
CNN's Larry Madowo speaks to Sudanese refugees who fled to Chad to escape the ongoing violence in their country. #CNN #News
Hundreds of people have traveled to a monastery in rural Missouri to view a nun's body which appears to show no signs of decay approximately four years after her death, according to the Catholic News Agency. Kelsey Wicks of EWTN news describes what she saw to CNN's Fredricka Whitfield.
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President of Explore Mars Inc. Janet Ivey shows CNN's Victor Blackwell and Amara Walker new images of the sun's surface captured by a powerful ground-based solar telescope have revealed sunspots and other features in detail. #CNN #News
A group of anti-Putin Russian nationals, who are aligned with the Ukrainian army, has claimed responsibility for what Moscow said was a “sabotage” attack just across the border in Russia. CNN’s Sam Kiley reports. #CNN #News
As Ukrainian and Western officials say Iran is sending weapons to Russia to support their war against Ukraine, CNN uncovers some of the routes they may be taking. CNN's Salma Abdelaziz reports. #CNN #News
Tasha Adams, the ex-wife of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, joins CNN's Abby Phillip and reacts to her ex-husband's 18-year prison sentence for his role in the January 6th attacks. #CNN #News
CNN’s Fred Pleitgen takes viewers to Ukraine as the city of Dnipro is reeling from a deadly airstrike that killed two and injured dozens. Retired Air Force Colonel Cedric Leighton and Former US Ambassador of Ukraine William Taylor discuss the developments. #CNN #News
A SpaceX rocket carrying a decorated former NASA astronaut and three paying customers took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew is embarking on a weeklong stay aboard the International Space Station. #CNN #News
Republican strategist Rina Shah weighs in on Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's latest comments, in which she compared being called a white supremacist to being called the n-word. #CNN #News
Guam residents were urged to stay home until the island is declared safe for travel, as the strongest storm in decades brought hurricane-force winds and heavy rain to the US territory. #CNN #News
CNN military analyst Ret. Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling and Alexander Rodnyansky, an adviser to Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelensky, discuss the latest developments in the battle for Bakhmut between Russian and Ukrainian forces with CNN's Erin Burnett. #CNN #News
CNN’s Nic Robertson reports on Russia’s claims that two US Air Force aircraft were intercepted by Russian jets in the Baltic Sea near their border, followed by a discussion from Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. CNN’s Kylie Atwood reports on Russia extending Evan Gershkovich’s detention. #CNN #News
CNN’s Salma Abdelaziz reports on why the death of Russia's Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education, Pyotr Kucherenko, is being investigated as mysterious after he previously criticized Russia’s war in Ukraine and how it follows a string of other prominent Russians who died. #CNN #News
British explosives and counter-insurgency specialists pass on decades of bomb making know-how to frontline Ukrainian troops. The handmade bombs are the secret weapons in Ukraine's arsenal. CNN's Nic Robertson has the exclusive report. #CNN #News
CNN International Diplomatic Editor Nic Robertson is on patrol with exhausted and shell-shocked Ukrainian troops near Bakhmut. #CNN #News
Ruth Pointer and Bryan Adams, who both knew and collaborated with music legend Tina Turner, recall some of their favorite memories with her after she passed away at the age of 83. #CNN #News
CNN's Jake Tapper speaks with Charlie Warzel, author of "Twitter is a Far-Right Social Network" article on The Atlantic, who criticizes the platform and CEO Elon Musk. #CNN #News
Police have arrested the driver of a U-Haul who crashed into a security barrier in Lafayette Square near the White House. While authorities have not provided specific details on the alleged threat, the US Park Police said the man faces the charge of threatening to kill, kidnap or inflict harm on a president, vice president, or family member. #CNN #News
The Washington Post reported two employees of Donald Trump moved boxes of papers at Mar-a-Lago a day before the Justice Department visited the former president’s residence to collect classified documents. Trump also allegedly conducted “a ‘dress rehearsal’ for moving sensitive papers” along with his team before they were subpoenaed in May 2022, according to the report. #CNN #News
Two groups of anti-Putin Russian nations claimed responsibility for attacks in Belgorod for a cross-border attack. CNN’s Fred Pleitgen reports in Ukraine, and retired Brig. Gen. Steve Anderson discusses with CNN’s Brianna Keilar. #CNN #News
Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Shane Lamon was arrested Friday on federal charges of misleading investigators about his communications with Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio – including when the officer allegedly tipped off Tarrio about his impending arrest.
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The US military is investigating a May 3 strike in Syria that “may have resulted” in a civilian being killed, according to a statement from US Central Command. In a tweet announcing the operation, Central Command said a senior al-Qaeda leader had been targeted – despite not yet having confirmation of who was actually killed in the strike, CNN’s Oren Libermann reports. #CNN #News
Former Donald Trump attorney Timothy Parlatore, who departed the former president's legal team, told CNN's Paula Reid he left because of infighting among the group. #CNN #News
Disney upped the ante in its battle with Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, and it cost his state 2,000 white-collar jobs. Disney is scrapping plans to build a $1 billion office complex in Florida, citing “changing business conditions,” according to a memo provided by a Disney spokesperson. #CNN #News
