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Gas prices surged during the second quarter of this year but economic growth remained strong.

US economy grew 2.2% this spring, more than initially estimated

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — Despite skyrocketing gas prices, the US economy was remarkably resilient this spring. Gross domestic product grew at a 2.2% inflation-adjusted annualized pace in the second quarter, a sharper rebound than the 1.5% rate previously estimated as stronger consumer spending and business investment helped power growth. Economists were expecting the

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What Cornell’s Jane Doe told investigators in 2024 prompts fresh questions in newly reopened investigation

By Danya Gainor, Jason Carroll, Gloria Pazmino, Chris Boyette, Cindy Von Quednow, Avni Trivedi, CNN (CNN) — The former Cornell University student who says she was gang raped made an explicit accusation of sexual assault in an interview with university police in November 2024, but the district attorney said university police didn’t share that document

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A ‘loophole’ in New York’s rape law may have shut the door on criminal charges in the Cornell case. It’s not the first time

CNN By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN New York (CNN) — Resurfaced allegations of a gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity house have renewed outrage over what experts call a legal “loophole” in New York’s – and other states’ – sexual assault laws that can make it nearly impossible for survivors to seek justice if they

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Man dies in Pettis County crash

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 40-year-old Sweet Springs man died during a crash in Pettis County at around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the crash happened on eastbound Highway 50 at Sadie Lane. The crash involved two vehicles. The 40-year-old man was driving a 2009 Harley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide

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Harry and Meghan blame ‘extraordinarily reckless’ paparazzi for security scare at children’s school

By Max Foster, Issy Ronald, CNN London (CNN) — Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex have condemned what they described as “extraordinarily reckless” behavior by international photographers who they say sparked a security scare at their children’s school. Private security and school staff are understood to have spotted two young men carrying backpacks, later

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HMP Wandsworth in London is one of the country's most overcrowded prisons.

Britain’s prisons are full. The solution has sparked outrage

By Issy Ronald, CNN London (CNN) — For weeks, British media has thrummed with warnings from almost every group connected with the country’s criminal justice system. Probation officers are threatening strike action. Victims’ rights groups worry that victims aren’t adequately protected. Prison governors warn of prisons acting as a “revolving door.” Beset by persistent prison

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Alleged gang rape at Cornell turns spotlight on campus sexual assault

By Brittany Shammas, Lauren Mascarenhas, Taylor Galgano, CNN (CNN) — It was 7:05 p.m. on a Wednesday in mid-September when Jane Doe’s lawsuit hit the New York County Supreme Court docket. Within days, the 101-page, double-spaced filing had captured the nation’s attention, sparking outrage and controversy and refocusing attention on a longstanding issue: sexual assault

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