Harry Enten walks through the rise and fall of MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell
CNN's Harry Enten tells Erin Burnett that MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell's infomercial aired about 181 times per day at its peak in 2012. Lindell is on trial in a defamation case brought by a former Dominion Voting Systems employee.
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Harry Enten walks through the rise and fall of MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell
CNN's Harry Enten tells Erin Burnett that MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell's infomercial aired about 181 times per day at its peak in 2012. Lindell is on trial in a defamation case brought by a former Dominion Voting Systems employee.
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Police shut down All-American Rejects backyard gig in college town
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Costume Designer Brenda Abbandandolo mixed vintage, thrifted clothing with precise recreations of 1950s style to bring the Broadway play Good Night, and Good Luck to life. She tells CNN how she approached dressing George Clooney and Ilana Glazer with historic authenticity. Tune in to CNN on Saturday, June 7 at 7pm to watch the play broadcast live from Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre.
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Social media video appears to show escaped inmate
A video posted online appears to show Antoine Massey, one of two men who remains on the run after escaping a New Orleans jail, declaring his innocence. Deputy US Marshal Brian Fair told CNN that the US Marshals Service received the video Monday and that the agency is looking into it.
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Trans high school athlete wins events amid controversy
A transgender athlete, whose participation sparked a national controversy and a temporary rule change, took first place in two of her three events in the California High School Track and Field Championship.
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How fish skin saved this child's life
Eliana DeVos received a dressing made with fish skin to help her recover from a serious bacterial infection that left an open wound on her neck. CNN's Jacqueline Howard spoke with Eliana's mom and her health team at Driscoll Children's Hospital about the healing process.
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Millions of bees buzz around Washington state roads after truck overturns
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Taylor Swift buys back her entire music catalogue
Roughly six years after Taylor Swift protested the sale of her master recordings by her former record label, she now owns her entire catalog of music. Swift announced the news in a letter posted to her website.
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108-year-old submarine wreck seen in new footage
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Car flies off the road, crashes into a roof
Video shows a car fly off the road and into a veterans hall in Missouri, police say as a result of speeding. This is the second time in three months a car crashed into the same building. The veterans hall will be closed for months for a second time after the latest crash, according to CNN affiliate KCTV.
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'The Handmaid's Tale' star reacts to parting scene with June
O-T Fagbenle reflects on wrapping "The Handmaid's Tale," Luke's evolution, and the emotional final scene with June as the series ends after six seasons.
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Elephant seal in Cape Town wanders into suburbia, stops traffic and wins the hearts of locals
A Southern elephant seal makes a surprise visit to the residential neighborhood of Gordon's Bay in Cape Town, South Africa, and triggers an almost nine-hour rescue effort to return him to the coast.
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Why e.l.f. just bought Hailey Bieber's beauty brand for $1 billion
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Contestants risk injury in cheese wheel competition
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Should Sean 'Diddy' Combs testify?
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SpaceX Starship outperforms previous missions this year
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Two birds found onboard Delta flight
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Statewide, a poll from Roanoke College found Spanberger ahead by seven points, a narrower lead than in previous months. When it came to a gubernatorial debate, Spanberger, a former congresswoman, cited a preference for Virginia broadcasters and issues over a national outlet like CNN. Earle-Sears, the state's lieutenant governor, said she had a scheduling conflict for the People's Debate. 'I also think perhaps Spanberger was a bit concerned that a national interviewer would keep trying to put the race in a national partisan context and try to highlight that when Spanberger was in the US House, she was one of the more conservative Democrats,' said Hult of the former Congresswoman's decision not to participate in the CNN debate. 'I think she didn't want to be put in the position of having to contrast herself over and over again with, for example, AOC or some of the other really visible national Democrats that might be brought up in a national debate-sponsored kind of setting.' 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