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Yet when the CNN journalist Richard Quest asked a roundtable discussion if airlines were frustrated by "an event you have no control over", the responses were remarkably subdued.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
“Twenty four billion dollars is not much for America if he wants to reach an agreement with Iran,” Gen. Mohsen Rezaei, a senior adviser to Iran’s top official told CNN on Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Anderson Cooper, the CNN anchor who spent nearly 20 years as a contributor to the program, chose not to sign a new contract.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
The 77-year-old veteran diplomat is expected to enter the guilty plea at a hearing in federal district court in Maryland on June 26, CNN and other outlets said.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
On TV, CNN is focused on the continuing crisis of Hurricane Noah.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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