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NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Sends Back First Image Of Jupiter And Its Moons

NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Sends Back First Image Of Jupiter And Its Moons

Claire Corkery CNN SOMEWHERE IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM — (CNN) NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter has returned its first image after being sent into orbit last week. The picture, taken from the spacecraft’s JunoCam camera 2.7 million miles away from Jupiter, shows the planet’s famous Great Red Spot as well as three of its four…Read more

North Carolina Law Blocks Release Of Police Recordings

North Carolina Law Blocks Release Of Police Recordings

Emanuella Grinberg CNN RALEIGH, N.C. — (CNN) Citing a desire to balance “public trust” with the rights and safety of law enforcement officers, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signed legislation that blocks the release of law enforcement recordings from body cameras or dashboard cameras with limited exceptions. But the state’s attorney general says the law…Read more

Amnesty: Hundreds ‘Disappeared’ By Egyptian Forces

Amnesty: Hundreds ‘Disappeared’ By Egyptian Forces

Heba Moussa, Ian Lee CNN CAIRO, EGYPT — (CNN) “Officially, you do not exist.” That’s the alarming title of a new report published by Amnesty International alleging human rights violations occurring in Egypt. Activists say people are being detained without access to family or a lawyer, and held incommunicado without formal charges or a trial.…Read more

South Sudan: U.S. Evacuates Embassy Staff In Deadly Violence

South Sudan: U.S. Evacuates Embassy Staff In Deadly Violence

WASHINGTON — (CNN) The United States and India are evacuating nonemergency staff from their missions in South Sudan as bloody violence in the capital spirals, leaving scores of people dead, including two Chinese U.N. peacekeepers. Following an overnight lull, fighting resumed Monday morning, with the sound of gunfire blasting through parts of the capital, Juba,…Read more

Obama And Bush To Speak At Dallas Memorial Service For Fallen Police Officers

Obama And Bush To Speak At Dallas Memorial Service For Fallen Police Officers

WASHINGTON — (CNN) President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush on Tuesday will speak at an interfaith memorial service in Dallas for five police officers slain late last week, as well as meet with the victims’ families. The President will visit the Texas city at the request of Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, White…Read more

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NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Sends Back First Image Of Jupiter And Its Moons

NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Sends Back First Image Of Jupiter And Its Moons

Claire Corkery CNN SOMEWHERE IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM — (CNN) NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter has returned its first image after being sent into orbit last week. The picture, taken from the spacecraft’s JunoCam camera 2.7 million miles away from Jupiter, shows the planet’s famous Great Red Spot as well as three of its four…Continue Reading

North Carolina Law Blocks Release Of Police Recordings

North Carolina Law Blocks Release Of Police Recordings

Emanuella Grinberg CNN RALEIGH, N.C. — (CNN) Citing a desire to balance “public trust” with the rights and safety of law enforcement officers, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signed legislation that blocks the release of law enforcement recordings from body cameras or dashboard cameras with limited exceptions. But the state’s attorney general says the law…Continue Reading

Amnesty: Hundreds ‘Disappeared’ By Egyptian Forces

Amnesty: Hundreds ‘Disappeared’ By Egyptian Forces

Heba Moussa, Ian Lee CNN CAIRO, EGYPT — (CNN) “Officially, you do not exist.” That’s the alarming title of a new report published by Amnesty International alleging human rights violations occurring in Egypt. Activists say people are being detained without access to family or a lawyer, and held incommunicado without formal charges or a trial.…Continue Reading

South Sudan: U.S. Evacuates Embassy Staff In Deadly Violence

South Sudan: U.S. Evacuates Embassy Staff In Deadly Violence

WASHINGTON — (CNN) The United States and India are evacuating nonemergency staff from their missions in South Sudan as bloody violence in the capital spirals, leaving scores of people dead, including two Chinese U.N. peacekeepers. Following an overnight lull, fighting resumed Monday morning, with the sound of gunfire blasting through parts of the capital, Juba,…Continue Reading

Obama And Bush To Speak At Dallas Memorial Service For Fallen Police Officers

Obama And Bush To Speak At Dallas Memorial Service For Fallen Police Officers

WASHINGTON — (CNN) President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush on Tuesday will speak at an interfaith memorial service in Dallas for five police officers slain late last week, as well as meet with the victims’ families. The President will visit the Texas city at the request of Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, White…Continue Reading

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