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The UK government has claimed up to 60% of what it calls "ill-gotten" Russian gains and foreign reserves have been frozen and that there will soon be nowhere left for such money to hide. But as CNN's Nina dos Santos reports, sanctions on the super rich have yet to sway public allegiances, perhaps why the US has now announced the first criminal charges against a Russian oligarch and extended sanctions to Putin's two eldest daughters.
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President Donald Trump wore a mask while visiting wounded service members at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and people were very surprised since this is the first time he has been seen in a mask in public during the coronavirus pandemic. Chris Cillizza explains why this is so significant.
SOURCES AND FURTHER READING:
'Pleading' from aides led to Trump agreeing -- after months -- to wear a mask
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/10/politics/trump-mask-walter-reed-coronavirus/index.html?utm_term=image&utm_source=twCNNp&utm_content=2020-07-10T13%3A45%3A04&utm_medium=social
May Quinnipiac University poll
https://poll.qu.edu/national/r....elease-detail?Releas
Trump announces new face mask recommendations after heated internal debate
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/0....4/03/politics/trump-
Trump says he won't wear a mask in front of cameras
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/21..../politics/donald-tru
Joe Biden
https://www.cnn.com/election/2020/candidate/biden
Broad disapproval for Trump's handling of coronavirus, race relations: POLL
https://abcnews.go.com/Politic....s/broad-disapproval-
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A House oversight committee report reveals that the Trump administration made deliberate efforts to undermine the nation's Covid-19 response. CNN's Sunlen Serfaty and John King join New Day to discuss. #CNN #News
CNN exclusive reporting reveals that DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari first learned of missing Secret Service text messages in May 2021 -- months earlier than previously known and more than a year before he alerted the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021.
CNN's Jamie Gangel reports that text messages between Fox host Sean Hannity and then White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on election day reveal that Hannity seemed to be be taking direction from Meadows. #CNN #News
Russia's widespread missile attacks on Ukraine's critical infrastructure caused the temporary shutdown of many Ukrainian power plants. Retired Air Force Col. Cedric Leighton explains Russia's shift in strategy. #CNN #News
Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences leadership "strongly considered" removing Will Smith from the Oscars telecast Sunday night after the actor stormed the stage and slapped Chris Rock in the face, a source close to the situation tells CNN. #CNN #News
Mountains, ports and flat ground: Geography plays a part in Putin's desire to control Ukraine. Author and Broadcaster Tim Marshall explains why.
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Abortion rights and pocketbook issues are on voters' minds in Nevada, but which one matters most. CNN's Kyung Lah reports on how people are weighing the two key issues as the fall campaign heats up. #cnn #News
CNN's Sara Murray looks at the key role that Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) played in pushing Trump's big lie that the 2020 election was stolen.
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CNN's John Avlon takes a look at Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) and other Republican lawmakers who are taking credit for bringing Covid-19 relief and other types of funding to their states even though they voted against the same funding before. #CNN #News
Droughts in Italy's river Po Delta in the northern region of the country is affecting farmers and their crops as the climate emergency ravages Europe. CNN's Ben Wedeman reports.
Gen. David Petraeus (Ret.) speaks with CNN's Jim Sciutto on the US and its NATO allies announcing shipments of tanks to the Ukrainian military, how that will affect the risk of Russian escalation, and what the West can do to help Ukraine reduce civilian casualties. #CNN #News
CNN's Pamela Brown takes on GOP lawmakers who voted 'no' for the bipartisan infrastructure bill despite their states' need for infrastructure improvements.
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CNN's Tom Foreman looks back at how Ted Cruz has evolved from hating Donald Trump to becoming one of his more fervent advocates. #CNN #News
Nicola Spirig recently became the second woman to finish a sub-eight-hour full distance triathlon at the Pho3nix Foundation's Sub8 event in Germany. With retirement on the horizon, the 2012 Olympic champion talks to CNN about what's next. #CNN #News
New York Times reporter Russ Buettner discusses key takeaways after Democrats released some of former President Donald Trump's taxes to the public. #CNN #news
Susan Glasser, one of the authors of an explosive new book about Donald Trump's presidency, discusses a new interview where Trump said he would not pick Mike Pence to be his Vice President if he runs in 2024. #CNN #news
The January 6th Committee recently subpoenaed Colonel Phil Waldren (Ret.), who they say created a "blueprint" on overturning the 2020 election. CNN's Randi Kaye reports.
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is attempting to block Trump-backed candidates in the 2022 midterm elections in an effort to reclaim a Republican majority, according to a New York Times report.
It's 2022, and election officials are still dealing with threats
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/15..../politics/election-o
CNN Poll: A growing number of people lack confidence in American elections
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/10..../politics/cnn-poll-d
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Trump attorney Todd Blanche wrapped up his closing argument, focusing on the story of former adult film star Stormy Daniels and trying to discredit former Trump attorney Michael Cohen’s testimony. Judge Juan Merchan said he'd give a curative instruction as to defense attorney Todd Blanche's remarks about sending Trump to prison. #CNN #News
Since the first days of Russia's war on Ukraine, the Ukrainian government has run a hotline for families looking for loved ones serving in the Russian military. It also serves as a way for Ukraine to inform Russians about what is actually happening. Calls have come in from as far away as the United States. CNN's Alex Marquardt spoke to some of those Russian-Americans who made the call, desperate for information. #CNN #News
Comedian Bill Maher tells CNN's Fareed Zakaria about his new book "What This Comedian Said Will Shock You" and why he thinks the left and right have gone nuts. #CNN #News
States, politicians, media companies, journalists and women are some of the many targets of Donald Trump's past lawsuits that date as back to 1973. CNN's Randi Kaye delves into the litigious history of the former President. #CNN #News
CNN's David Culver reports on the partnership between Russia and China amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Ret. US Army Major Mike Lyons gives his analysis on the most recent attacks and troop movements in the Russian war against Ukraine. #CNN #News
Joel Greenberg, a former Florida tax collector and close confidant of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), admitted to a federal judge that he knowingly solicited and paid a minor for sex. #CNN #News
As Russia's invasion of Ukraine has transformed into a grinding war of attrition with no meaningful peace deal in sight, the US and its allies have begun to convey a new, longer-term goal for the war: to defeat Russia so decisively on the battlefield that it will be deterred from launching such an attack ever again. That message was delivered most clearly on Monday, when Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told reporters after a trip to Ukraine's capital city of Kyiv that "we want to see Russia weakened to the degree that it can't do the kinds of things that it has done in invading Ukraine." #CNN #News
Former President Donald Trump and attorney Rudy Giuliani are being accused of conspiring with the far-right groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers to incite the January 6 insurrection in a civil lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court by the Democratic chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee that cites a post-Civil War law designed to combat violence and intimidation by the Ku Klux Klan.
The lawsuit, filed by Mississippi Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson in his personal capacity, is the first civil action filed against the former President related to the attack at the US Capitol and comes days after the Senate acquitted Trump in his impeachment trial.
If it proceeds, it would mean the former President and others would be subject to discovery and depositions, potentially exposing details and evidence that weren't released during the Senate impeachment trial.
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Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina was careful to not take sides when asked about the ongoing feud between Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Scott was also asked if he would consider being Trump’s running mate if the former President decides to seek the Republican nomination in 2024. #CNN #News
Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander retired Gen. Wesley Clark, and Executive Director at the McCain Institute, Evelyn Farkas, discuss Ukraine's choices as they eye a counteroffensive against Russia in the besieged city of Bakhmut. #CNN #News
Washington Post columnist Philip Bump discusses Rep. George Santos' campaign expenses and his campaign's response. #CNN #news
The Pentagon says it is unknown how many of the estimated 500 crew members on the Russian cruiser Moskva actually survived. The ship sunk after Ukraine struck it with two missiles, according to the US. This comes as the father of one Russian sailor aboard the Moskva is demanding answers about his son. CNN's Alex Marquardt has more.
Russia invades Ukraine: Live Updates
https://www.cnn.com/europe/liv....e-news/ukraine-russi
Russian warship sinks in the Black Sea after Ukraine claims it was hit by a missile
By Brad Lendon, CNN
(CNN) One of the Russian Navy's most important warships has sunk in the Black Sea, a massive blow to a military struggling against Ukrainian resistance 50 days into Vladimir Putin's invasion of his neighbor.
Russian state news agency TASS reported Thursday evening that the guided-missile cruiser Moskva had sunk, citing a statement from the Russian Ministry of Defense.
"During the towing of the cruiser Moskva to the port of destination, the ship lost its stability due to hull damage received during a fire from the detonation of ammunition. In the conditions of stormy seas, the ship sank," the statement said, according to TASS.
Conflicting accounts have emerged about the incident.
Read more at: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/0....4/14/europe/russia-n
The New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman reports on Ivanka Trump's statements in an upcoming documentary that seem to differ from other statements she made about the 2020 election. #CNN #News
