White House calls Uvalde shooting report 'devastating'

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday called a new report detailing the inaction of officers during the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting "devastating" and "unacceptable." President Biden was aware of the report, which was released Sunday, Jean-Pierre told reporters at a briefing. "I will say this: It is devastating... and frankly unacceptable, the report that came out just yesterday. It adds on more questions to how law enforcement reacted," she said. Jean-Pierre noted the Department of Justice is doing an independent review of actions by law e

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Netflix braces for critical earnings call after challenging year

Netflix will share its earnings information and outlook going forward on Tuesday after a rocky year in which it faced falling subscription rates and increasing competition. Tuesday’s call will be the streaming service giant’s first briefing on its quarterly earnings since sharing in April that the company lost 200,000 subscribers — its first subscriber loss in more than 10 years. Netflix is now looking to incorporate advertising models into the platform after ye

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Triple-digit heat is killing us and our economy: What to do?

Weather conditions are setting up for a brutal heat wave over the Southern Plains of the U.S., with unusual heat likely bleeding further north, east and west. We’ve seen this before, but it’s getting worse almost every year as part of a regular summer succession of extreme heat waves, heat-supercharged megadrought, flash drought,

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CNN's Margaret Hoover slams Ted Cruz for 'pandering to the bigots'

CNN political commentator Margaret Hoover accused Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Monday of "pandering to the bigots" after the senator said states should decide laws on marriage equality. Hoover pointed out on CNN's "New Day" that the Texas Republican Party

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Deshaun Watson, NFLPA planning to sue NFL if he's suspended for a full year: report

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, along with NFL players union NFLPA, are reportedly planning to sue the league if he’s suspended for a full season amid allegations of sexual assault. Charles Robinson of Yahoo! Sports reported on Monday that the NFLPA and Watson’s camp have already decided to sue the league if a full-year suspension is handed down in Watson's case.  The league recently

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