RIP CNN+

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Today's Opinions   Thursday, April 21 Fast fail by CNN+ raises questions about streaming platforms' future CNN announced its streaming service will shutter after less than a month. Happy Thursday! Here's what we have for today: Fast fail by CNN+ raises questions about streaming platforms' future By Rex Huppke OMG, RIP CNN+. We hardly knew ye. Seriously, we literally hardly knew ye, because ye came and went so fast. If you took the time to say "CNN-plus" out loud, you might've missed the entire life of the news network's much-ballyhooed, multi-million-dollar streaming service. On Thursday, the company announced CNN+ will shut down April 30, sending shockwaves through the online-o-sphere.  CNN Worldwide Chairman and CEO Chris Licht said in a statement: "We appreciate all of the work, ambition and creativity that went into building CNN+, an organization with terrific talent and compelling programming. But our customers and CNN will be best served with a simpler streaming choice." This image shows the logo for the new CNN streaming service CNN+ which debuted on March 29. AP Fear alone can't justify police shooting of Patrick Lyoya By Michael J. Steinberg In assessing whether the fatal police shooting of Patrick Lyoya, an unarmed Black motorist in Grand Rapids, Michigan, was legally justified, it would be a grave mistake to look simply at whether the officer was scared when he decided to shoot Lyoya in the back of the head. We must examine the officer's decision in context. This shooting is not an isolated incident. Michigan, like other states, has an ugly history of racial profiling and unjustified police shootings of Black men. Ten years ago, eight police officers in Saginaw surrounded then gunned down Milton Hall, a Black man with a mental disability, even though Hall posed no serious threat to the officers.  Likewise, the ACLU has sued the Grand Rapids police multiple times in recent years for racial profiling. Biden has been wrong repeatedly about inflation By James S. Robbins Is inflation on the downslide? Some claimed that the dire inflation numbers last week came with a ray of hope. Bank of America analysts said inflation has "likely peaked." Reuters also reported that inflation has likely peaked. Forbes tells us that experts believe inflation has topped out, and that consumer inflation likely peaked in March. Investor's Business Daily and MarketWatch also say we are "likely" at the summit. That is good news, if true. But we have heard it before. Other columns to read today • What progressives get wrong about Clarence Thomas. Everything. • Conservative women face double standards. We flourish anyway. • Want to undermine Putin? Ease Russian sanctions tactically. • I went to an anti-abortion event to steel my will to fight for women This newsletter was compiled by Jaden Amos. Discover more with our newsletters: Get the latest headlines, things to do and more in your inbox. Sign up here.   FOLLOW US Problem viewing email? View in browser Unsubscribe • Manage Newsletters • Terms of Service • Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights • Privacy Notice • Do Not Sell My Info/Cookie Policy • Feedback © 2022 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22102