By Jeremy Diamond, CNN National security adviser Jake Sullivan reminded senior White House staff on Thursday of the stakes of passing the burgeoning $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, framing its passage as an “urgent national security imperative for the United States.” The Senate is expected to vote Friday morning on the motion to proceed to
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Dean, CNN The fate of a bipartisan deal overhauling policing looks increasingly dim with the August recess looming in just a matter of days. The two sides have traded offers for months and so far there is no indication they are any closer to a deal than when they announced a framework just
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Two police officers have been arrested and charged following a use of force incident in Aurora, Colorado.
Continue Reading By Jenn Selva and Jennifer Henderson, CNN Two Colorado officers from the Aurora Police Department (APD) have been arrested on criminal charges in a use of force incident the police chief called a “very despicable act.” The officers — John Raymond Haubert, 39, and Francine Ann Martinez, 40 — were charged in connection with the
Continue ReadingBy Kristin Fisher, CNN An unusual and potentially dangerous situation unfolded Thursday at the International Space Station, as the newly-docked Russian Nauka module inadvertently fired its thrusters causing a “tug of war” with the space station and briefly pushing it out of position, according to NASA flight controllers. Nauka — a long-delayed laboratory module that
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN Beijing recorded its first Covid-19 case in nearly six months on Wednesday, as Chinese authorities scramble to prevent the spread of the Delta variant amid an outbreak linked to an airport in the populous eastern city of Nanjing. China recorded 49 new cases on Wednesday, including 24 local infections from three
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Dutch Bros, the popular coffee shop, will open its newest location, which will be in the city of Indio on Monday. The newest Dutch Bros. will be located at 81-776 Highway 111, near Las Palmas Road. There will be a soft grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday. The shop will be open
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Today was the hottest day of the week with temperatures climbing into the one-teens this afternoon. The average high for the date is 109° but Palm Springs surpassed that by seven degrees. Another round of monsoonal thunderstorms will move across Southern California on Friday. The current timeline calls for an increase in activity through the
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace and Christina Carrega, CNN The nation’s largest flight attendant union says nearly one in five of its members has encountered a violent airplane passenger so far this year, and it says the time has come for more focus on criminal charges for in-air disturbances. “When people are facing jail time for acting
Continue ReadingA growing number of companies are requiring vaccinations for employees and in some cases, for clients and customers. CNN’s Christine Romans reports.
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN Anchored by an impressive performance from Matt Damon, “Stillwater” confounds expectations in mostly frustrating ways. Director/co-writer Tom McCarthy (the Oscar-winning “Spotlight”) has set up a movie about a father determined to help free his daughter, but unlike the usual can-do Americans in this sort of tale, he’s clearly in way
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los patrocinadores de Simone Biles ofrecieron declaraciones de apoyo este miércoles tras su decisión de retirarse de la competición individual de gimnasia all-around del jueves en los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio.La campeona de 24 años señaló que la razón de su salida de la competición por equipos del martes era la
Continue ReadingCNN’s John Avlon has a reality check on how forgoing Covid-19 vaccination in the name of libertarianism will end up posing risks to vaccinated people.
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden, who for months used techniques like public service announcements to persuade Americans to get vaccinated, feels he has struck a “brick wall” in convincing holdouts to get shots, according to people familiar with his thinking. In private meetings with top aides, Biden has raised one question repeatedly: “What’s
Continue ReadingDr. Anthony Fauci and CNN’s Chris Cuomo discuss the importance of wearing masks and getting vaccinated as the Delta variant of Covid-19 continues to surge around the US.
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Candace Cameron Bure has offered a rare apology after some of her followers didn’t quite get what she was trying to do in a TikTok video. The “Fuller House” star lip-synced to a snippet of audio from Lana Del Rey’s “Jealous Girl.” The lyrics are “Baby I’m a gangsta too/
Continue ReadingActress Candace Cameron Bure apologized to fans for a TikTok where she holds a Bible and lip syncs to a Lana Del Rey song.
Continue ReadingBy Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent A Pentagon watchdog report on Afghanistan warns that the country’s government could face an “existential crisis” and offered a highly critical assessment of the US’s strategy and conduct throughout the nearly 20-year war, just weeks before the withdrawal of American troops is due to be completed. John Sopko, the
Continue Reading By Paul Vercammen, CNN A Los Angeles judge dropped one of 11 sexual assault charges against Harvey Weinstein on Thursday, though prosecutors will be able to amend it. Weinstein’s attorneys had previously filed a motion to dismiss three of the 11 charges, saying the statute of limitations had expired. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lisa
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — La división partidista en la campaña de vacunación de los estadounidenses contra el covid-19 puede estar a punto de entrar en hipervelocidad el jueves. Es entonces cuando se espera que el presidente Joe Biden anuncie que todos los empleados y contratistas federales deben vacunarse o someterse a pruebas periódicas. Es probable
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