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☆ You can't always refinance a mortgage to capitalize on lower rates: Here's when a lender may say 'no'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Otherwise, your lender might not approve your mortgage refinance, experts say. A change in your financial situation, like a layoff or lower income, or higher debt, could mean you don't qualify. "Your mortgage rate and whether or not you get approved for a loan or refinance ... depends on you," said Channel. You refinanced recently Technically, there are no hard limits on how many times you can refinance your mortgage, Channel said. It may be in your best interest to only consider a mortgage refinance every few years, if your financial situation has changed or if rates are falling "really dramatically," Channel explained.

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Sunday told reporters that there’s a “really good chance” that the government will not shut down at the end of the month. “We really now have some good news: There’s a really good chance we can avoid the government shutdown with all the pain it would cause for New York and America this week,” Schumer said. Discussions about keeping the government open are particularly tense now, with less than 50 days left before the presidential election. There’s too great a consequence for the American people.”Johnson is expected to unveil and vote on a short-term bill to fund the government this week. Last week, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., lambasted the idea of shutting down the government, especially so close to the election.

Persons: Chuck Schumer, ” Schumer, Mike Johnson, Schumer, Johnson, “, ”, There’s, ” Johnson, Donald Trump, don’t, ” Trump, Mitch McConnell, ” McConnell, that’ll Organizations: Sunday, Congress, Republicans, SAVE, Democratic Locations: New York, America, Ky

☆ Poll: Newly popular Harris builds momentum, challenging Trump for the mantle of change
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Mark-Murray-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Mark Murray | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

Two-thirds of voters say their family income is falling behind the cost of living, and voters ranked the cost of living as their top concern in the election. Harris leads on abortion, fitness and change; Trump is ahead on the key issues of the border and inflationThe NBC News poll also tests Harris and Trump on 13 different issues and presidential qualities. But in this new poll, Harris is now at 48% positive, 45% negative (+3). And 66% of voters say their family’s income is falling behind the cost of living. Meanwhile, 65% of voters say the country is on the wrong track, compared to just 28% who say it’s heading in the right direction.

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Seconds after that brief communication, the Titan was “pinged” for the last time, according to the opening presentation of the two-week hearing. Days later, authorities found its wreckage on the floor of the North Atlantic Ocean, several hundred yards from the remains of the Titanic, according to the Marine Board of Investigation, which is the highest level of inquiry by the Coast Guard. Lochridge testified he was supposed to pilot the submersible and objected when Rush decided he wanted to pilot the vessel. Rush made multiple errors during the dive, Lochridge said, including ignoring issues with the current and keeping his distance from the wreck. “It just didn’t seem to me that it had been particularly well-thought-out or executed,” he said of the submersible.

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☆ 4 senior campaign officials for Mark Robinson step down in wake of CNN report
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Dianne Gallagher | Daniel Strauss | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Four top operatives on Republican Mark Robinson’s campaign for North Carolina governor have stepped down, the campaign announced on Sunday, days after a CNN report uncovered inflammatory comments he made on a porn website. Robinson has a long history of making inflammatory statements but the newly unearthed message board posts go a step beyond. In an interview with CNN on Thursday, Robinson repeatedly denied that he made the comments on Nude Africa. Since the CNN report, some North Carolina Republicans have moved to pressure Robinson to drop out – though the state deadline for him to officially withdraw as a candidate has passed. Neither the Robinson campaign nor Nude Africa responded to inquiries from CNN.

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☆ 2024 WNBA playoffs: How to watch as postseason gets underway
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —After a long, history-making WNBA season that featured a break for the Paris Olympics, the postseason is finally here. 1 New York Liberty – 1 p.m. It has been on the losing side in the WNBA Finals on five occasions, most recently against the Las Vegas Aces last year. After a spectacular rookie season, Clark will now be tested by the trials and tribulations of the postseason for the first time. Despite winning it all in 2022 and 2023, Las Vegas is certainly not the favorite heading into the postseason and could only manage the fourth seed for the playoffs.

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☆ I thought I was going to an influencer event in Central Park. It was actually my own surprise engagement.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Cailey Griffin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In August 2022, I thought I was attending a garden party to celebrate the launch of a new line of Sunglass Hut glasses. It turned out to be my dream Central Park engagement. Leo and I met in March 2019 during an influencer trip to Disney World. Although we discussed getting engaged before, I believe an engagement should be a surprise, and ours was the most incredible surprise. I ended up giving her a dress that she wore while getting engaged.

Persons: Rachel Martino, Leo, Prince Eric, Facetimes, Noelle Organizations: Service, Disney, Coachella, Park Locations: Orlando, LA, New York, Mexican, Central Park, Paris, Greenpoint , Brooklyn

☆ I stood next to a man in his 70s at a punk concert. It reminded me that I shouldn't ever stop doing the things I love.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Conz Preti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

They raised me listening to Opera and classical music, and I instead decided that punk rock was my thing. I would sit in my room blasting bands like the Ramones, NOFX, and Bikini Kill, much to the annoyance of my parents. Related storiesWhen the opening act ended, he left, and I swiftly moved to the spot he left open. I was surprised when he came back to see the second opening band. Either way, he reminded me that there's no such thing as being too old to enjoy something you truly love.

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Senior Biden administration officials told reporters ahead of the meeting that the leaders would announce plans to expand an Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness, launched two years ago to include the Indian Ocean region. Analysts said the expected outcomes would mostly build on work that has already been done within the Quad, which Biden elevated to summit level in 2021. It is true in the South China Sea, the East China Sea, South China, South Asia and the Taiwan Strait,” Biden continued. “But I think China’s recent maritime aggression could be changing the equation for India and could be prompting India to become a bit more open to the idea of Quad security cooperation,” she said. Albanese told reporters on Thursday that Canberra and Washington share concerns about China’s security ambitions in Pacific islands countries where Beijing is seeking a growing policing role.

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The NYPD on Friday released body-worn camera footage from a weekend shooting at a Brooklyn subway station that started as a confrontation between police and an apparent fare-beater who they have said charged at officers with a knife. According to police and surveillance video from the station, Mickles jumped a turnstile at the subway station just after 3 p.m. Sunday, right in front of two officers. When a train pulls into the station, Mickles backs onto it once the doors open. All shots were fired by NYPD officers, authorities have said. “There was no need for any bullets to fly in the subway station, especially in a setting where the officers put innocent bystanders at risk.

Persons: Gregory Delpeche, Mickles, Jonathan Fink, ”, Fink, “, ’, Bystander’s, Nick Liakas, Gregory, ” Liakas, Derell Mickles “, Tasers, Thomas Donlon, John Chell, Loyda Colon, Chris Banks, Eric Adams, ” Adams, Mickles “ Organizations: Woodhull Hospital, NYPD, ” Police, Communities United, Police Reform, New, York City, “ Police Locations: Brooklyn, Brownsville, New York City, York

☆ How reproductive rights, Greek life, and celebrity endorsements could prove key to Kamala Harris' bid for women voters
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

And it seems to be going well for the vice president so far. AdvertisementA key area closely connected to gender voting patterns — and which has helped tip elections toward the Democrats in recent years — is abortion rights. AdvertisementWomen-led political action committees (PACs) and organizations have also been rallying behind the vice president over the issue. The vice president is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha, the US's oldest Black sorority and part of the National Pan-Hellenic Council — more commonly known as the Divine Nine. Black women are also getting behind Harris' running mate, Tim Walz, who has established himself as a reproductive rights messenger in his own right.

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☆ Simone Biles leads star-studded cast of US gymnasts headlining ‘victory lap’ Gold Over America Tour
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Coy Wire | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Biles said in a press release that she is “so excited” and described the tour as “a victory lap around the US.”“It’s more of a celebration tour,” Biles told CNN’s Coy Wire ahead of the tour’s upcoming fourth show in San Jose on Saturday. Biles and co. visited Los Angeles on Friday, with the next leg of the tour scheduled to take place in San Jose on Saturday. This is the second Gold Over America Tour that Biles has led. The tour has been referred to by its acronym “GOAT,” more than likely a nod to Biles’ legendary standing in professional gymnastics. Part of warmup for a recent involved a spot of “goat yoga,” which saw Biles and Chiles balance a live goat on their backs.

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☆ Every Falsehood, Exaggeration and Untruth in Trump’s and Harris’s Stump Speeches
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Linda Qiu | Elena Shao | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +54 min

They’re going to take away your guns, you saw that, they’re going to take away your guns. And at the end it was, “Thank you, thank you, thank, thank, thank, thank, thank, thank.” I said, “What the hell’s… What’s wrong with her?” I say, “Thank you.” And you wait a couple of seconds. “Thank you, thank, thank, thank, thank.” There’s something wrong with her, okay? She was all talk, I’m going to do this and I’m going to do that, and then I’m going to cut tax and then I’m going to give you 25,000 per house and then I’m going to go, over and over. When Biden was president — going to give up the whole thing to Russia, it looks like.

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☆ From frustration to excitement: The long, winding road of Alphabet's self-driving Waymo unit
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

A long road It's been a long and winding road for Waymo since its inception in 2009 as Google's self-driving car project. The robotaxi service now has about 700 autonomous vehicles on the road across its markets. That changed about a year ago , when Uber added Waymo vehicles to its app. In February, Waymo recalled 444 of its vehicles after two Waymo vehicles hit a towed pickup truck in Phoenix. A Waymo autonomous self-driving Jaguar electric vehicle sits parked at an EVgo charging station in Los Angeles, California, on May 15, 2024.

Persons: Uber, Waymo, Tesla, it's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Morgan Stanley, Cowen, Cowen's — Bernstein, Brad Erickson, Andreessen Horowitz, Alphabet's, Ruth Porat, Erickson, Dara Khosrowshahi, Cruise, Uber's Khosrowshahi, Ethan Teicher, Tesla's, Jim Cramer's, Patrick T, Fallon Organizations: Waymo, Austin, RBC Capital Markets, CNBC, Bank of America, Aurora Innovation, General Motors, AFP, Getty Locations: West Coast, Atlanta, Austin , Texas, Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles, U.S, Waymo, Austin, San Francisco , Los Angeles, Los Angeles , California

But many people are still wondering, what does a rate cut mean for my money? For those who’ve been waiting it out, the rate cut “will instill some hope in folks,” said Elizabeth Renter, senior economist at NerdWallet. Consider your (improved) debt repayment optionsThis week’s rate cut was good news for those struggling to unload themselves of credit card debt. They’re a popular savings instrument when interest rates are high, and as most economists expected, CD rates have already started declining since the Fed’s interest rate cut. “This rate cut is not something that should trigger you to go make any drastic changes to the overall direction of your portfolio,” he added.

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☆ John Banuelos: What to know about the Jan. 6 shooter arrested three years later
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Thomas Lake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +33 min

He was still at large in July 2021, when he took part in a fight in Salt Lake City that left another man dead. He’d been living in a park in downtown Salt Lake City, and he’d decided to cook for his hungry new friends. The Salt Lake City Police Department also declined, even though its investigation into Senn’s death was complete. In recent years he appeared to split his time between Chicago and Salt Lake City. Mark Peterson/ReduxReturning to Salt Lake City by unknown methods, Banuelos resumed his frequent appearances in local police reports.

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☆ Georgia election board requires ballots be hand-counted despite warning from key GOP state officials
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Marshall Cohen | Jason Morris | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Allies of former President Donald Trump who control the Georgia State Election Board approved a controversial new rule Friday requiring counties to hand-count the number of ballots cast at polling places on Election Day, despite bipartisan objections from election officials and poll workers. State Election Board member Janelle King, one of the three Republican members of the state election board who was praised by former President Donald Trump last month, told reporters before the meeting that the changes are necessary. “The overwhelming number of election officials that have reached out to me have been opposed to this,” State Election Board chairman John Fervier an independent who opposed the move, said before the vote. The state election board in Georgia does not certify the results of any election. The state election board also investigates election irregularities.

Persons: Donald Trump, Chris Carr, ” Elizabeth Young, Young, Brad Raffensperger, “, ”, we’re, it’s, Janelle King, ” King, John Fervier, Trump, Sara Tindall Ghazal, King, Raffensperger, CNN’s Sara Murray, Mounira Elsamra Organizations: CNN — Allies, Trump, Democratic, GOP, Republican, Georgia, CNN, Board, Peach State Locations: Georgia, ”, Peach

☆ Stablecoins are becoming ‘systemically important’ as market cap returns to record highs, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The market cap for stablecoins — cryptocurrencies that promise a fixed value peg to another asset — has recently reached all-time-high levels after a sharp drop in 2023. Monthly payments in stablecoins tripled to $1.4 trillion in the 12 months leading up to July. This could have investment implications for Robinhood down the road, he added, as it "continues integrating stablecoins for crypto trading & cross-border transfers." Crypto investors watch stablecoins closely for evidence of demand, liquidity and activity in the market. PayPal last year launched its own dollar-backed stablecoin, while Visa has been supporting stablecoin payments and Mastercard is supporting stablecoin wallets and other crypto card programs.

Persons: —, Bernstein, Gautam Chhugani, Kevin Dede, Wainwright, Dede, Goldman Sachs, Wells, Rob Goldstein, Michael Bloom Organizations: H.C, JPMorgan, PayPal, Visa, Mastercard, BlackRock, New, Financial Locations: New York City, Boston, New York

☆ Why a scandal consuming a Trump protégé could harm the ex-president in North Carolina
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

And Democrats have several times thought North Carolina was ripe to pick off in recent elections — only for it to stubbornly stay red. But his new problems quickly pushed North Carolina even further to the forefront of the presidential race. How Trump can mitigate the damageThe KFile investigation about Robinson landed the Trump campaign with a suddenly breaking crisis. Mark Robinson walks past former President Donald Trump after being introduced at a Trump campaign event in Asheboro, North Carolina, on August 21, 2024. Those 16 electoral votes would open hugely significant possibilities for Harris, but Democrats have seen their hopes dashed in North Carolina before.

Persons: Donald Trump, Mark Robinson, Robinson, MAGA, CNN’s KFile, “ Martin Luther King, Kamala Harris ’, Trump’s, Harris, Trump, — Robinson, Josh Stein, David Plouffe, ”, Barack Obama, —, Joe Biden, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, envelops Trump, she’s, Oprah Winfrey, Chuck Burton, Karoline Leavitt, Biden, ” Leavitt, Margaret Hoover, ” Hoover, CNN’s Erin Burnett, “ MAGA, CNN’s Alayna Treene, Kristen Holmes, Harris The Harris, doesn’t, Carolina’s, Roy Cooper, “ Donald Trump, ” Cooper, Obama, Mitt Romney, Hillary Clinton, Nate Silver, CNN’s Jake Tapper, ” Silver, he’ll Organizations: CNN, Republican, Gov, Trump, White, Trump GOP, Republican Party, Electoral, Democratic, North Carolina, North, Arkansas Gov, Asian Pacific, America, Black, Asheboro, Harris The, NC GOP Locations: North Carolina, Trump, Pennsylvania , Wisconsin, Michigan, House, Springfield , Ohio, New York, Black, Asheville , North Carolina, Carolina, Asheboro , North Carolina, Virginia

☆ The Notre Dame football team captain shared his daily routine during fall camp. He takes a 45-minute nap and listens to Adele to recharge.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Nandini Maharaj | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewAs college football season kicks off, fans are getting an unprecedented look at the lives of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team in a new docuseries "Here Come the Irish," streaming on Peacock. He's excited for fans to see the highs and lows they go through as a team and what makes them more than just football players. Fall camp means long hours dedicated to footballBefore the season starts, players attend fall camp, which begins in August and lasts three to four weeks. There's time for a mid-day nap to rechargeAfter practice, the players have a 45 to 60-minute break. The day continues with more training until 8 p.m.During team meetings, they recap what happened earlier in the day.

Persons: —, Marcus Freeman, Lou Holtz, Benjamin Morrison, Riley Leonard, Morrison, That's, It's, Adele, we've, Freeman, Nandini Maharaj Organizations: Service, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Fighting Irish, Business, Irish, Hamilton

The longest video shows three Israeli soldiers standing on a rooftop. “This is a serious incident that does not coincide with IDF values and the expectations from IDF soldiers,” the military said in a statement to CNN. The governor of Jenin, Kamal Abu Al-Roub, told CNN that the Israeli military took four bodies from Qabatya. “Soldiers went up and kicked and pushed the bodies off the roof, as we have seen. The Israeli military has in recent weeks used increasingly militarized tactics in the occupied West Bank.

Persons: Kamal Abu Al, Ameed, ”, “ Soldiers, “, Mustafa Barghouti, Lauren Izso, Tim Lister Organizations: Jerusalem CNN, West Bank, Israel Defense Forces, Associated Press, CNN, Al, IDF, Israeli Security Agency, Palestinian Ministry of Health, Palestine Red Crescent Society Locations: Jerusalem, Qabatya, Jenin, Qabatiya, Palestinian, Palestine

ISER Caribe executive director Stacey Williams dives underwater to clip lines of astroturf-like material where baby sea urchins are growing. The group is working to restore 5 acres of coral reef in Puerto Rico by planting fragments across six reefs and returning long-spined sea urchins to the ecosystem. Then, once the urchins reach young adult size, the researchers place them in a coral reef in need of extra support. Manzello said scientists used to think coral had a longer runway — perhaps until 2040 or 2050 — before conditions became so grim. A look at the underwater lab where ISER Caribe nurtures baby sea urchins.

Persons: Derek Manzello, ” Manzello, ”, That’s, they’d, Stacey Williams, Jackie Montalvo, Maura Barrett, —, “, ” Williams, Juan Torres, Andrew Baker, ” Baker, Manzello, “ You’re, We’ve, haven’t, Evan Bush Organizations: Oceanic, Reef Watch, NOAA, Atlantic, ISER Caribe, NBC, Preserve ., Institute for, Ecological Research, ISER, NASA, Caribe, University of Miami, Rosenstiel, of Marine, Science Locations: Florida, Atlantic, Brazil, Puerto Rico, ISER Caribe, Puerto Rican, La Parguera, Honduras, Caribbean, Seattle, La

Trump is “immensely happy with JD’s performance,” said a person who speaks with Trump and is familiar with his thinking. “I didn’t discuss it with JD, in all fairness,” Trump said when pressed on the issue during his debate last week with Vice President Kamala Harris. “I know from experience, nobody speaks for Donald J. Trump except for Donald J. Trump, right?”“Vice President Pence viewed his role as a translator for President Trump to traditional Republican audiences,” a Trump ally said. 2Short also believes the relationship between Vance and Trump is different than the one Pence and Trump had prior to their falling out. “He loves that he has a smart person with balls who doesn’t only do Fox,” a person close to the campaign said.

Persons: Sen, JD Vance, Donald Trump’s, “, Trump, ” Vance, Vance weren’t, Vance, ”, Vance “, Garrett Ventry, Elise Stefanik, ” Trump, Mike Pence, Pence, Trump’s mildest, Kamala Harris, Marc Short, ‘ JD, ’ ” Vance, Dana Bash, “ He’s, Kari Lake, Marjorie Taylor Greene, podcaster Shawn Ryan, Joe Biden’s, Barack Obama, Brian Hughes, ” Hughes, Harris, Biden, recapping, obsequious Trump, —, Donald J, ” “, ” Trump’s, Mike, I’m, he’s, septuagenarian Trump, brags, Vince Lombardi —, JD, “ ‘ Lombardi, ’ Organizations: NBC News, Republican, Trump, U.S, Capitol, Press, CNBC, Arizona GOP, JD, NATO, Yale Law School, Green Bay Packers Locations: ‘, Springfield , Ohio, Raleigh , North Carolina, Springfield, “ State, Kari, Ukraine, Russia, America, Raleigh, Ohio

☆ Woman suffers third-degree burns while walking in thermal area in Yellowstone National Park
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A 60-year-old woman received third-degree burns while walking in a thermal area in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming this week, according to park officials. Visitors are urged to practice “extreme caution” in hydrothermal areas by staying on boardwalks and trails. Pets are prohibited on boardwalk and hiking trails in the backcountry and in thermal areas, according to the park service. And in March, actor Pierce Brosnan, best known for playing James Bond, was fined after he posted photos of himself standing on off-limits thermal areas of Yellowstone in the previous year. In August 2023, a Michigan man was charged with two federal misdemeanors after he burned himself in one of Yellowstone’s thermal areas, federal prosecutors said.

Persons: Pierce Brosnan, James Bond, “, ” Organizations: National Park Service, Eastern, Eastern Idaho Regional Medical, Visitors Locations: Yellowstone, Wyoming, Windsor , New Hampshire, Mallard, Eastern Idaho, Michigan

☆ Angola nearly lost its national animal to poaching. Here’s how a team of dedicated conservationists fought to bring it back
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Michelle Cohan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —With its long, ridged horns and muscular build, the giant sable antelope is a majestic sight — and a rare one at that. The disappearance of the giant sableThe giant sable antelope was first discovered in the early 20th century and went on to become Angola’s national animal. However, due to their striking horns, the antelopes soon became a target for poachers, says renowned Angolan conservationist Pedro Vaz Pinto. A heard of female giant sable antelopes, pictured here in Cangandala National Park, wear GPS collars to monitor their whereabouts. Going forward, he believes management, funding, and training are necessary to continue restoring the giant sable population.

Persons: Pedro Vaz Pinto, Fundação, ”, Vaz Pinto, Bruce Buttery, ” Vaz Pinto, “, CNN “, Vladimir Russo, ” Russo, that.They Organizations: CNN, Initiative, Cangandala, Conservation, Kissama Foundation Locations: Angola, Africa, Angolan, Portugal, Luando, Cangandala

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