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☆ Prenatal marijuana use linked to serious risks for mother during pregnancy, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —More and more people are using marijuana before or during pregnancy to ease nausea, pain, stress and help with sleep. What about the potential danger to the mother if she uses cannabis before or during early pregnancy? People who used marijuana in early pregnancy also had a “19% greater risk of placental abruption,” Young-Wolff said. Using at least once a month or more was linked to a greater risk of placental abruption, the study found. “More studies are needed to understand whether and how cannabis use in pregnancy may impact risk for gestational diabetes,” Moore said.

Persons: CNN —, ”, Kelly Young, Wolff, ” Young, Brianna Moore, Moore, ” Moore, Dr, Deborah Ansley, “, Young Organizations: CNN, Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, Colorado School of Public Health, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Kaiser, Kaiser Permanente Locations: Pleasanton , California, Aurora , Colorado, Northern California, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, California, United States

☆ A history buff bought a piece of a tent from Goodwill for $1,700. It really did belong to George Washington
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Kaila Nichols | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

A post in the historical documents section featured the image of a framed item purporting to contain a fragment of George Washington’s tent. The tent fragment came with a note saying it was taken from George Washington's tent that was on display in 1907. Symbols of Washington’s leadershipGeorge Washington’s tents, as explained by the museum, have nearly 250 years of history. Two hundred years ago, he started cutting away pieces of George Washington’s tents as souvenirs. Can you imagine the information and the things that were said within that tent?” Moore asked rhetorically.

Persons: Richard “ Dana ” Moore, George Washington’s, ” Moore, George Washington's, Moore, ”, “ There’s, I’m, Susan Bowen, Matthew Skic, ” Skic, John Burns, Mary Custis Lee, Washington’s, Martha, Lee’s, George Washington Parke Custis, “ George Washington Parke Custis, Parke Custis, Skic, Burns, “ Organizations: CNN, Virginia Colony, Museum, American, Smithsonian Locations: Jamestown, Virginia, “, Philadelphia, Norfolk , Virginia

☆ Aileen Cannon: If the Trump classified documents case is reinstated, judge would be difficult to remove
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Tierney Sneed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

It also was the capstone of her highly scrutinized handling of the historic Trump case, in which she was known to drag out the pretrial proceedings, entertain long-shot legal theories offered by the former president and issue cumbersome orders that flummoxed lawyers on both sides of the case. Well before Monday’s ruling, outside cheerleaders of the special counsel, including many Trump critics, were calling on Smith to seek Cannon’s removal from the case. None of Thomas’ eight colleagues signed on to his solo concurring opinion, as Smith noted in court filings last week arguing to Cannon that the concurrence should not bear on the classified documents case. The way she has managed her docket has kept the case at a snail’s pace, playing into Trump’s strategy of delay. Or it has happened when the judge has “repeatedly” refused to comply with the appeals court’s instructions on a particular issue in a case, he said.

Persons: Donald Trump, Aileen Cannon, Jack Smith, ”, Jon Sale, Cannon, Trump, Michael Moore, Obama, “ She’s, General Merrick Garland, Smith, Clarence Thomas, Jon May, ’, Thomas ’, Thomas, it’s, ” Moore, She’s, “, Don Samuel, ” Samuel Organizations: CNN, Trump, Circuit, Smith Locations: Florida, Fort Pierce , Florida, Georgia, Mar

“I want you to know that despite all the speculation in the press and elsewhere, I am firmly committed to staying in this race, to running this race to the end, and to beating Donald Trump,” Biden wrote in the letter, obtained by CNN. Any weakening of resolve or lack of clarity about the task ahead only helps Trump and hurts us,” Biden concluded. More than a handful of top House Democrats told Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday that Biden needs to step aside amid concerns about down-ballot Democratic races. Biden offered a confusing response to a question about his letter to Hill Democrats calling for unity and lambasted Trump for being on the golf course after the debate. Biden team hosting another top donor callAlso on Monday, the Biden campaign is hosting a donor call with its national finance committee, a source familiar with the call said, another sign of outreach.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, ” Biden, Biden, ”, Hakeem Jeffries, Trump, — Joe, I’ve, hasn’t, who’ve, “ I’m, I’m, Jeffries, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, James Clyburn —, Schumer, Clyburn, Pelosi, Jerry Nadler, Adam Smith, Mark Takano, Joe Morelle —, Sen, Mark Warner, Warner, Jen O’Malley Dillon, Wes Moore, O’Malley Dillon, Moore, “, ” Moore, we’re Organizations: Washington CNN, Capitol, CNN, Democratic Convention, Trump, House, Hill Democrats, Capitol Hill, Democratic, Democrats, Biden, ABC News, Judiciary, Armed Services, Veterans Affairs, Administration, Virginia Democrat, Warner, Maryland Gov, White Locations: “, Washington

☆ Democratic governor says Biden ‘fit for office’ after president meets with group of state leaders
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Jack Forrest | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Tim Walz said Wednesday that President Joe Biden is “fit for office,” following a meeting with the president as he looks to ease fears about his ability to lead the country and take on Donald Trump in November. “Yes, fit for office,” the governor said in response to a question from a reporter, shortly after the closed door meeting between Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and nearly every Democratic governor in the country. Moore, largely considered to be a rising star in the Democratic Party, described the meeting as “honest” and “candid” as the governors shared concerns with the president. What we saw in there today was a guy who was the guy that all of us believed in the first time who could beat Donald Trump and he did beat Donald Trump.”Democratic Govs. In a statement to CNN, Newsom said, “I heard three words from the President – he’s all in.

Persons: Tim Walz, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, “, Biden, Kamala Harris, Walz, — Walz, Wes Moore, Kathy Hochul —, Moore, ” Moore, we’re, ” Hochul, ”, ” Walz, ” Democratic Govs, Gavin Newsom, Gretchen Whitmer, Newsom, – he’s, Joe Biden’s, Whitmer, Harris, CNN’s Elise Hammond, Samantha Waldenberg, Kit Maher, Betsy Klein Organizations: CNN, Minnesota Democratic Gov, Democratic, White House, Maryland Gov, New York Gov, Democratic Party, ” Democratic Locations: Maryland, Michigan

☆ How Donald Trump is poised to avoid pre-election trials in three out of four of his criminal cases
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Tierney Sneed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

With Monday’s Supreme Court presidential immunity ruling likely preventing a trial in the federal election subversion case before the election, Trump is poised to avoid pre-election trials in the three most significant criminal prosecutions he faces. It will determine Trump’s legal fate. A Supreme Court ruling that hamstrings the DC federal subversion caseThe charges by special counsel Jack Smith alleging Trump subverted the 2020 election was the second to last of the four cases brought. “You can’t charge a former president for a crime for the first time in history without going to Supreme Court,” Cobb said. But the new Supreme Court immunity standard jeopardizes the use of much of that conduct in the case.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, won’t, ”, Ty Cobb, “, ” Cobb, pardoning, Fani Willis, Paul Rosenzweig, Bill Clinton, Jamie Raskin, ” Raskin, Jack Smith, Tanya Chutkan’s, Smith, Smith’s, Cobb, John Roberts, Rosenzweig, Aileen Cannon, Cannon, She’s, she’s, she’d, Willis, Nathan Wade, it’s, Wade, Nathan Wade's, Kaitlan Collins, Fulton, Scott McAfee, Michael Moore, Moore, Barack Obama, ” Moore, CNN’s Lauren Fox, Zachary Cohen Organizations: CNN, Republican White House, Trump, Fulton, Department of Homeland Security, Maryland Democrat, DC, DC Circuit, White, Justice Department Locations: Manhattan, Russia, Georgia, Florida, –, Fulton County

☆ ‘Wheatfield’: Agnes Denes has reimagined her landmark artwork
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Out west, Denes hopes to plant seeds of community with the help of the project’s host, Tinworks, an arts organization in the rapidly developing city of Bozeman. “Wheat is wonderful — it sustains humanity and is probably the most planted food next to rice. Jenny Moore/TinworksSome 200 packets of wheat were also distributed among Bozeman residents to grow concurrently with Denes' field. “Can you imagine if I could have realized 20 or 30?”Sowing seeds for changeAs with “Wheatfield,” seeds have often served as potent symbols for Denes. Courtesy Agnes Denes/Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + ProjectsWith “Wheatfield – An Inspiration,” like with all her work, Denes strives for nuance and to engender change through visitors and participants who take something meaningful from the work.

Persons: Agnes Denes, —, CNN —, Denes, Bozeman . Wheat, ” Denes, ”, Blair, Jenny Moore, Tinworks, Kenny Van Dyke, “, ” Moore, Agnes, Moore, I’d, it’s, Leslie Tonkonow, … Organizations: CNN, Art Basel, Bozeman ., Bozeman, Tinworks, Montana, “ Locations: Lower Manhattan, Montana, Wheatfield, Budapest, New York, Battery Park City, Milan, Switzerland, Bozeman, Montana State, Ylojarvi, Finland, ”, Sullivan County , New York, Lewiston, Niagara, Long Island , New York, Kassel, Germany, Istanbul, Egypt, Queens , New York, “ Wheatfield

CNN —Maryland’s governor pardoned more than 175,000 marijuana convictions Monday – a significant act of mass clemency that reflects the rapidly changing attitudes toward a drug that more than half of Americans want to see legalized. Wes Moore, a Democrat, will forgive low-level marijuana possession and certain paraphernalia charges for an estimated 100,000 people, the governor’s office said, noting it was possible for a person to have more than one conviction pardoned. But it will result in the pardons of more than 150,000 misdemeanor convictions for simple possession of cannabis and more than 18,000 misdemeanor convictions for use or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia. Officials framed the pardons as an effort to undo the lasting harm left by these convictions, which are disproportionately borne by Black and brown people. The war on drugs was a war on communities of color,” Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown said at Monday’s event.

Persons: CNN — Maryland’s, Wes Moore, ” Moore, –, ”, Anthony G, Brown, “, Biden Organizations: CNN, Gov, Democrat, Washington Post, Maryland, Post, Gallup, Juneteenth, US Department of Justice, Food and Drug, Justice Department, National Conference of State Legislatures, State Locations: Baltimore, Maryland, MJBiz

☆ Voters’ reactions: Trump trial verdict isn’t doing much to shift these voters’ 2024 picks
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( John King | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

But don’t expect committed Donald Trump voters to suddenly waver because their candidate is now a convicted felon. “This does not impact my plans to vote Republican. Linda Rooney is a Haley supporter from Media, Pennsylvania, wrestling with whether to cast a reluctant Trump vote or write in the former South Carolina governor or someone else. “I looked briefly at some of those things, and it just doesn’t hold water.”Former Trump voter Joan London had a mixed take on the convictions. Lots of Biden voters I talk to.”Pat Levin, another Biden voter in Northampton County, said of the verdict: “It supports and reinforces I believe in the rule of Law.

Persons: don’t, Donald Trump, “, Billy Pierce, “ Biden, Trump, ”, Joe Biden, Andrew Konchek, Bill Clinton’s, Cohen, Who’s, Michael Cohen, Debbie Katsanos, …, I’m, Chris Mudd, ” Mudd, Betsy Sarcone, Nikki Haley, Biden, “ I’ve, ” Pierce, Konchek, —, Matt Vrahiotes, ” Vrahiotes, you’ve, I’ll, ” Jan Gardner, ” Gardner, Hillary Clinton, Devin McIver, Linda Rooney, Haley, Rooney, Irma Fralic, it’s, ” Fralic, Joan London, Michael Cohen’s, Darrell Ann Murphy, Murphy, he’s, ” Pat Levin, ” David Moore, ” Moore, Jade Gray, Nanette Mees, Joanna Brooks Organizations: CNN, Trump, Democrats can’t, Iowa Trump, America, Biden, Republican, Republican National Convention, Media, South, White House, “, University of Michigan, College Democrats Locations: Hartsville , South Carolina, Manhattan, York, New Hampshire, Iowa, Hall County , Georgia, Dunwoody, an Atlanta, Media , Pennsylvania, South Carolina, New York, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, Trump . London, London, Northampton County , Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Nogales , Arizona, Loudon County , Virginia, Milwaukee

☆ Carissa Moore: Before stepping away from surfing, Olympic champion has a showdown with ‘big, intense, scary’ Teahupo’o
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Carissa Moore remembers the first time she surfed Teahupo’o, the barreling wave located off the island of Tahiti. “I was so out of my league,” recalls Moore, who has surfed the famous break numerous times throughout her career. “It’s those waves that scare you the most that end up being the best,” Moore tells CNN Sport. Moore waits for a wave at Teahupo'o during the Tahiti Pro event on August 11 last year. “Maybe I return, maybe I just focus on Moore Aloha and free surfing and doing film projects.

Persons: CNN — Carissa Moore, surfed Teahupo’o, Moore, ”, “, Teahupo’o, ” Moore, “ It’s, ’ ”, Red Bull, Ben Thourad, I’ve, I’m, “ I’m, “ There’s, Brent Bielmann, what’s Organizations: CNN, CNN Sport, Tahiti Pro, Tahiti, Getty, International Surf Association, Surf League, surfing's, Moore Aloha Locations: Tahiti, Polynesia, Hawaii, AFP, Japan, Paris

☆ Analysis: Cohen gets a breather after bruising cross-examination as Trump looks on
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Blanche took Cohen through a long list of the insults he’s unleashed at Trump since becoming estranged from his former mentor, highlighting his penchant for serial lying. He drew jurors’ attention to a social media post in which Cohen wore a T-shirt that depicted Trump in jail, as he spun a narrative of bias and obsession. A key legal conundrum is whether prosecutors have so far succeeded in validating the legal theory behind the case. That foreboding realization was exacerbated by a new posse of Trump supporters at the courthouse on Tuesday, including House Speaker Mike Johnson. While Cohen’s reluctance to offer yes-and-no answers came across at times as flippant and confrontational, he did not appear to say or do anything to torpedo the prosecution case.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Michael Cohen, don’t, Cohen, ”, Todd Blanche, president’s, didn’t, he’s, Trump, Stormy Daniels, Blanche, ” Cohen, he’d, ” Blanche, douchebag, ” Michael Moore, “, Moore, Juan Merchan, Will Trump’s, ” Shira Scheindlin, CNN’s Jake Tapper, ” Scheindlin, “ Cohen, Mike Johnson, ” Johnson, Andrew McCabe, Cohen’s, ” Moore, Daniels, Susan Hoffinger, reimbursements, ’ ” Cohen Organizations: CNN, GOP, Trump, Middle, Middle District of, Louisiana Republican, Defense, FBI Locations: Ohio, Kentucky, Middle District, Middle District of Georgia, New York, Louisiana, Blanche, Manhattan

☆ Embattled Georgia DA Fani Willis and Trump trial judge hit the campaign trail
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Sara Murray | Jason Morris | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Wise Smith, meantime, has faced some skepticism from voters worried that if he ousts Willis it could endanger the Trump case. The disqualification drama surrounding Willis hasn’t spared Wise Smith from skepticism from some Democrats who believe Willis will most aggressively prosecute the Trump case. “Some folks were worried that me jumping in the race, you know, might mean we lose that case,” Wise Smith said in an interview with CNN. Let me say this, I think the case is in grave jeopardy right now,” Wise Smith said of the Trump case. In a rarity for a sitting judge, McAfee has also been granting interviews to local media.

Persons: Donald Trump, Fani Willis, Scott McAfee, ” Willis, “, Trump, Willis, Christian Wise Smith, Willis ’, Wise Smith, McAfee, Robert Patillo, he’s, Courtney Kramer, ”, Michael J, Moore, she’s, Willis hasn’t, ” Wise Smith, Wise Smith –, –, ” McAfee, wouldn’t, “ I’ve, Patillo’s, ” Patillo, “ It’s, Patillo, Brian Kemp, Roy Barnes, Kemp, Barnes, Ray Smith III, Smith, ” Moore, that’s Organizations: CNN, Democratic Party, Democratic, Trump, Trump White House, Middle, Middle District of, WSB, Georgia Gov, Republican, Democrat, McAfee, Boy Scouts Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, Middle District, Middle District of Georgia, Inman

☆ Scientists identify ‘degrees of Kevin Bacon’ gene
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Even humble fruit flies organize themselves into regularly spaced clusters, researchers have found. Within those social networks, certain individuals will often stand out as “gatekeepers,” playing an important role for cohesion and communication within that group. New research published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications has identified a gene responsible for regulating the structure of social networks in fruit flies. The study opened up new opportunities for exploring the molecular evolution of social networks and collective behavior in other animals. FLPA/ShutterstockThe gene behind fruit fly social networksThe researchers investigated a number of gene candidates in fruit flies, a common lab organism used in the study of genetics.

Persons: ”, Kevin Bacon, Bacon, Joel Levine, Rebecca Rooke, ” Levine, Levine, “, ” Allen J, Moore, wasn’t, ” Moore Organizations: CNN, Nature Communications, University of Toronto, University of Georgia’s Locations: Philadelphia, University of Toronto Mississauga

☆ Archie Moore, Australian Artist, Wins Top Prize at Venice Biennale
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Alex Marshall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Archie Moore, an Indigenous Australian artist who has created an installation including a monumental family tree, won the top prize at the Venice Biennale on Saturday. Moore, 54, took the Golden Lion, the prize for the best national participation at the Biennale, the world’s oldest and most high-profile international art exhibition. He beat out artists representing 85 other countries to become the first Australian winner. For his installation, “kith and kin,” Moore has drawn a family tree in chalk on the walls and ceiling of the Australia Pavilion. The web of names encompasses 3,484 people and Moore says it stretches back 65,000 years, although he has smudged some details so that they are hard to read.

Persons: Archie Moore, Moore, kith, ” Moore, Julia Bryan, Wilson Organizations: Lion, Biennale, Columbia University Locations: Australian, Venice

☆ Exclusive: On board a B-52 bomber mission to China’s doorstep
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Oren Liebermann | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Sitting on the massive bomber’s sole bunk, the third pilot on the flight crew, Capt. This year, the Air Force began low-rate production of the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider, the next generation of stealth bomber. In October, Chinese fighter jets intercepted a B-52 bomber at night over the South China Sea, south of our position. Everyone is tired, especially as we approach the 24-hour mark of the flight, but the mission is not yet complete. On final approach, with Barksdale Air Force Base looming off our nose, the right main gear does not extend.

Persons: Jinan Andrews, Omaha ” Barnett, Sabin “ Jett ”, Michael Maginness, CNN's Oren Liebermann, ”, Jason Armagost, Bo “, Bo “ NATO ” Cain, Oren Liebermann, MYLAR11, Leo “ Swabbie ” Weber, “, Rebecca “ Vulcan ” Moore, Moore, you’ve, Jared Patterson, Avery Bulsterbaum, Andrew Rodriguez, Justin Joyner, Dakeeja Nelson, Veruca Plott, it’s, . Sabin “ Jett ”, Jeremy Harlan Organizations: CNN, US, Barksdale Air Force Base, Boeing, 2nd Bomb, China, Eighth Air Force, “, Air Force, Bo “ NATO, 20th Bomb Squadron, Northrop Grumman, Raider, CNN Staff, US Department of Defense, South Korean Locations: East China, –, Alaska, Louisiana –, Louisiana, Japan, Capt, Jinan, Tramaine, Omaha, Vietnam, Russia, Russia’s, China, North Korea, South Korea, MYLAR11, Beijing, South China, Jinan Andrews

☆ Sanofi to settle 4,000 Zantac cancer lawsuits in US state courts
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Sanofi has reached an agreement in principle to settle 4,000 US lawsuits linking the discontinued heartburn drug Zantac to cancer, the company said on Wednesday. Sanofi still faces about 20,000 lawsuits over Zantac in Delaware state court. That judge concluded that the opinions of the plaintiffs’ expert witnesses that Zantac can cause cancer were not supported by sound science. “We are pushing forward aggressively against GSK and Boehringer Ingelheim and are preparing for multiple trials in California state court this year,” Moore said. Lawsuits began piling up from people who said they developed cancer after taking Zantac.

Persons: Sanofi, “ Sanofi, Boehringer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Jennifer Moore, Brent Wisner, ” Moore, Zantac, ranitidine Organizations: Court, Sanofi, GSK, Pfizer, Boehringer, US Food and Drug Administration Locations: Delaware, Zantac, Wilmington, Florida, California

A gag order against one of Trump’s biggest foes could score political points and help him and his co-defendants in the short term. Then, McAfee appeared to suggest a gag order may be necessary. “I don’t know a reason to have a gag order right now,” Parker told CNN. The former president already faces a gag order in his criminal hush money case that’s headed to trial later this month in New York. And several other defendants in the Georgia case, including former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani and former Georgia GOP Chairman David Shafer, have offered commentary on the case and Willis on social media.

Persons: Donald Trump, Fani Willis, Willis, juggles, Trump, Scott McAfee, ” Willis, McAfee, Nathan Wade, Wade, Wade’s, ”, I’ve, ” McAfee, Willis ’, Steve Sadow, Michael J, Moore, ” Moore, they’ve, Buddy Parker, John Eastman, hasn’t, ” Parker, “, ” Willis ’, ‘, ’ ” McAfee, Rudy Giuliani, David Shafer Organizations: CNN, Trump, McAfee, Middle, Georgia GOP, gander Locations: Georgia, Atlanta, Fulton County, Middle District, Trump, “, New York, we’re

☆ As crews work to lift first piece of Baltimore bridge debris, officials eye a temporary channel around the collapse site
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Crews are working to remove the first portion of Baltimore bridge wreckage – the starting point in a complicated, extensive cleanup process that could help open up a temporary channel to get more vessels into the water around the collapse site, officials said. In the meantime, conditions in the water make it unsafe for divers as pieces of the bridge remain submerged in the water. The port “handles more cars and more farm equipment more than any other port inside this country,” the governor said. Plus, “at least 8,000 workers on the docks have jobs that have been directly affected” by the collapse. In order to reopen the port, the Coast Guard says it will first clear debris from the deep draft channel, remove the ship, then clear debris from the bridge across the waterway.

Persons: CNN — Crews, Wes Moore, It’s, Francis Scott Key, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, Moore, ” Moore, Shannon Gilreath, you’ve, ”, it’s, ” Gilreath, Al Drago, Roland L, Butler, Mark Martin, ” Martin, Martin, “ Organizations: CNN, ”, ” Maryland Gov, Authorities, Baltimore Mayor, US Coast Guard, Coast Guard, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Bloomberg, Getty, SalvOcean Locations: Baltimore, ” Maryland, Maryland, Port of Baltimore, “, Patapsco, Baltimore Harbor

☆ Reopening the Port of Baltimore could take weeks as colossal wreckage cleanup gets underway, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Dalia Faheid | Aditi Sangal | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —It could take weeks for the Port of Baltimore to reopen as an arduous cleanup process to clear the massive wreckage from this week’s catastrophic bridge collapse begins, leaving commuters and workers in limbo and supply chains in disarray, officials said. More than 1,000 engineers in Baltimore and across the country are studying the wreckage piece-by-piece to figure out the best plan to remove it. To help with this massive task, more heavy equipment is expected at the scene in the coming weeks. The port is the largest in the US for cars and light trucks, handling a record 850,000 vehicles last year, Moore said. “Our economy depends on the Port of Baltimore and the Port of Baltimore depends on vessel traffic,” Moore said Friday.

Persons: –, Francis Scott Key, Crews, “, ”, Scott Spellmon, Spellmon, Wes Moore, ” Moore, Moore, that’s, Mark Schiefelbein, Gustavo Torres, …, ” Torres, Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera, Miguel Luna, Suazo Sandoval, Carlos Hernández, Hernández, Jazmin Alvarez, Lucia Zambrano, ” Zambrano, – Jose Mynor Lopez –, Isabel Franco, Lilly Ordonez, Franco Organizations: CNN, Port, US Army Corps of Engineers, Coast Guard, Maryland Gov, Workers, Authorities, CASA, AP CASA, Univision, Univision she’s Locations: Port of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, America, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Dundalk , Maryland

☆ Live updates: Baltimore bridge collapse clean up
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Adrienne Vogt | Leinz Vales | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Maryland officials are moving at "full speed" to accomplish four main priorities in the days following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Gov. Here are the directives mandated by Moore:Continue to keep a focus on recovery efforts. The governor stressed minimizing economic impacts where possible, saying "the health of the Maryland economy and the national economy depends on it." This means families of the people presumed dead, the workers, first responders — “that means everybody,” Moore said. The governor promised to give regular updates on all of these directives but said they will take a long time to accomplish.

Persons: Francis Scott Key, Wes Moore, Moore, —, ” Moore Organizations: Francis Scott Key Bridge Locations: Maryland

The Chesapeake 1000 – the largest crane on the East Coast – is needed in the Patapsco River where a 984-foot cargo vessel slammed into the bridge Tuesday. Live updates: The latest on the Baltimore bridge collapseIn addition to the crane, three heavy lift vessels are expected to start arriving Friday, US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told CNN. This appraisal is critical in determining how small to cut the bridge pieces so cranes can lift them, he said. In addition to the human toll, the destruction of the Key Bridge and closure of the Port of Baltimore could lead to widespread economic fallout. In this NTSB handout, an investigator examines the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge from the cargo vessel Dali on March 27 in Baltimore.

Persons: Francis Scott Key, Pete Buttigieg, Wes Moore, Julia Nikhinson, ” Moore, Shannon Gilreath, Moore, Maryland Sen, Chris Van Hollen, Buttigieg, “, Jennifer Homendy, Homendy, Marcel Muise, Dali, Peter Knudson, CNN’s Justin Lear, Andy Rose, Sarah Dewberry, Chris Isidore, David Goldman, Greg Wallace, Elise Hammond, Tori B, Powell, Sania Farooqui, Chris Boyette Organizations: CNN, Maryland Gov, Authorities, US Coast Guard, National Transportation Safety, Army Corps, Maryland Department of Labor, National Transportation, NTSB, India’s Ministry, External Affairs Locations: Patapsco, Baltimore, Maryland, Port, Port of Baltimore, America, New York, New Jersey, Vedika Sud

☆ Baltimore key bridge collapse: Recovery efforts continue for 6 presumed dead after Baltimore bridge collapse as investigation gets underway
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | Yahya Abou-Ghazala | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Recovery efforts are now underway for the missing people, who are presumed dead. People from El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico among the missing: Miguel Luna, an immigrant from El Salvador, has been identified as one of the missing, according to the nonprofit Miguel Luna, an immigrant from El Salvador, has been identified as one of the missing, according to the nonprofit CASA . Ship blacked out before crash: Just minutes before impact, there was a “total blackout” of engine and electrical power on the ship, according to Clay Diamond, executive director of the American Pilots Association. Eight construction workers were believed to be mending potholes on the bridge when it fell, according to officials. A specialized team will also determine who was controlling the vessel and who was on the ship’s bridge at the time of the crash, she said.

Persons: Francis Scott Key, James Wallace, Wes Moore, “ We’re, Jennifer Homendy, Richard Worley, Miguel Luna, Petén, Clay Diamond, Diamond, “ It’s, ”, Pete Buttigieg, Joe Biden, US Sen, Chris Van Hollen, Buttigieg, Luna, DALI, “, ” Moore, Dali, Tasos Katopodis, Moore, CNN’s Melissa Alonso, Flora Charner, Sarah Engel, Jack Forrest, Allison Gordon, Elise Hammond, Jennifer Henderson, Betsy Klein, Jamiel Lynch, Sean Lyngaas, Mary Kay Mallonee, Lauren Mascarenhas, Pete Muntean, Tori B, Powell, Rachel Ramirez, Amy Simonson, Aditi Sangal, Michael Williams Organizations: CNN, US Coast Guard, Baltimore City Fire, Divers, Maryland Gov, Guard, Transportation Safety, National Transportation Safety, Baltimore Police, CASA, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexican Embassy, American Pilots Association, Reconstruction, Vital, Transportation, El, Maritime, Port Authority of, Infrastructure Security Agency, Coast Guard, for Disease Control, Gov, Association of Maryland Pilots, ”, NTSB Locations: Baltimore, ”, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, San Luis, Camotán, Washington, US, Patapsco, El Salvadoran, Maryland, Port Authority of Singapore

☆ DNA collected from chewing gum leads to arrest and conviction in 1980 cold case murder
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Andi Babineau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —DNA found in a piece of discarded chewing gum led to the arrest and conviction of a suspect in a 1980 cold case murder in Oregon, prosecutors say. Robert Plympton, 60, was found guilty last week on one count of first-degree murder and four counts of second-degree murder in the killing of Mt. Nineteen-year-old Tucker was “kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and beaten to death” on January 15, 1980, the release states. Witness heard screamingBarbara Tucker Tucker Family/Gresham Police DepartmentWitnesses had seen a woman in apparent distress around the time of the murder, the document from the DA’s office states. DNA pulled from the gum matched the profile from the autopsy swabs and Plympton was arrested on June 8, 2021.

Persons: Robert Plympton, Barbara Tucker, Tucker, “, Plympton, Stephen Houze, Jacob Houze, Barbara Tucker Tucker Family, Witnesses, ”, Claudio Grandjean, ” Swabs, CeCe Moore, ” Moore, Barbara, Moore, surveilling, Susan Pater, I’d, ” Pater, “ We’re Organizations: CNN, Hood Community College, Attorney’s, Plympton, Gresham Police, Police, KATU Locations: Oregon, Mt, Multnomah County, Gresham, Virginia, surveilling Plympton

☆ Inside Hollywood’s new effort to curb gun deaths
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Josh Campbell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Hondo heads to the bedroom closet, removes his semi-automatic service weapon, and safely locks it away in his gun safe. “I’m big badass Hondo, and I get out there and take down bad guys,” actor Shemar Moore, who plays Hondo, told CNN. ‘A uniquely American epidemic’“We lose eight kids a day in this country — a uniquely American epidemic — to family fire,” Kris Brown, president of Brady United, told CNN. While gun policies can be politically polarizing, Dettmann said encouraging the safe storage of firearms shouldn’t be controversial at all. While the production team at “S.W.A.T.” has purposefully incorporated safe gun storage into their scripts, they haven’t stopped there.

Persons: Daniel “ Hondo ” Harrelson, “, Shemar Moore, Hondo, Brady, ” Kris Brown, Brady United, Andrew Dettmann, ” Dettmann, ”, Dettmann, ” Shemar Moore, Daniel, Harrelson, Bill Inoshita, Brad Bushman, ” Bushman, “ We’ve, Christian Heyne, Heyne, ” Heyne, ” Moore Organizations: CNN, CBS, Hollywood, Brady United, Sony Pictures, Sony Pictures Television, Communication, The Ohio State University, “ Locations: Hollywood

CNN —The presiding judge in the Georgia criminal case against Donald Trump and his allies has thrown out some of the charges against the former president and several of his co-defendants. The partial dismissal by Georgia Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee leaves most of the sprawling racketeering indictment intact. Trump was named in three of the counts specifically, meaning the former president is now facing 88 charges over the four criminal indictments in Georgia, New York, Washington, DC, and Florida. Prosecutors alleged that Trump and some of his co-defendants violated the law by pressuring members of the Georgia legislature to unlawfully appoint presidential electors. “It was interesting that the judge made room for the possibility of an appeal by the state.

Persons: Donald Trump, Scott McAfee, McAfee, Trump, Mark Meadows, Brad Raffensperger, Raffensperger, ” McAfee, ”, ’, Elie Honig, ” Honig, “, ” Michael Moore, doesn’t, ” Moore, Fani Willis Organizations: CNN, Georgia, Trump, Prosecutors, White House, ’ CNN, Fulton Locations: Georgia, Georgia , New York, Washington, Florida, Fulton County

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