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By Ella Nilsen, CNN Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey still remembers the raw anger he felt after the 2009 climate bill bearing his name failed to advance in a Democrat-controlled Senate. “I was full of rage that the climate crisis was not going to be addressed,” he told CNN of the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill. “I just
Continue ReadingCNN By Alex Rogers, Clare Foran, Ali Zaslav and Manu Raju, CNN The Senate on Sunday afternoon passed Democrats’ $750 billion health care, tax and climate bill, in a significant victory for President Joe Biden and his party. The final, party-line vote was 51-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking the tie. The package is
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GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Four people riding in a golf cart were killed — including two juveniles — when an allegedly intoxicated man driving an SUV ran a stop sign at an intersection in Southeast Texas, police said. Miguel Espinoza, 45, has been charged with four counts of intoxication manslaughter in the crash about 11:30
Continue Reading By FARES AKRAM and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip appeared headed toward a cease-fire Sunday night after Egyptian officials said both sides agreed to a truce to end a three-day flare-up of violence that has killed dozens of Palestinians. The cease-fire would
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Many local parents will soon be sending their children back to in-person classes. Palm Springs Unified School District starts classes on Wednesday, Coachella Valley Unified School District starts classes on Thursday, and Desert Sands Unified School District starts classes on Aug. 16. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, parents should prepare for the school
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urielblanco (CNN) — La Policía de Río de Janeiro, Brasil, dice que detuvo al diplomático alemán Uwe Herbert Hahn por el presunto asesinato de su marido el sábado. Según un comunicado de prensa de la policía, la detención se produjo por el homicidio de Walter Henri Maximilien Biot. El hombre, de 52 años, fue encontrado
Continue Reading By ALAN FRAM and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pushed their election-year economic package to Senate passage Sunday, a hard-fought compromise less ambitious than President Joe Biden’s original domestic vision but one that still meets deep-rooted party goals of slowing global warming, moderating pharmaceutical costs and taxing immense corporations. The estimated $740
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FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — A 39-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder after a dead body was found last week inside a van parked at a Southern California gas station, authorities said. Donald Ratzlaff, 41, of Huntington Beach, was found shot to death inside a white van at an Arco station in Fountain
Continue Reading BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A former Miss America who gained attention by criticizing the organization near the end of her reign in 2018 is planning to run for Congress in North Dakota as an independent. The Bismarck Tribune reports that Cara Mund announced her candidacy Saturday and said she plans to start gathering the 1,000
Continue ReadingZoe Sottile, CNN A London museum has agreed to return 72 objects looted from Benin City in 1897 to the Nigerian government. The Horniman Museum and Gardens, located in south London, announced the transfer in a news release Sunday. All of the objects were taken from the Kingdom of Benin, in what is now the
Continue Reading By FARES AKRAM and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli aircraft pummeled targets in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, raising the Palestinian death toll, and militants fired repeated rounds of rockets that reached deep into Israel, even as reports emerged that the sides were seeking a cease-fire deal. While Egyptian
Continue ReadingCNN By Alex Rogers, Clare Foran, Ali Zaslav and Manu Raju, CNN The Senate is continuing to work Sunday on a series of amendment votes but faced new drama early afternoon as Democrats look to pass their sweeping climate, health care and tax package. The amendment process, known on Capitol Hill as a “vote-a-rama,” started
Continue Reading ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Janice Bluestein Longone, who is credited with collecting thousands of items chronicling the culinary history of the United States, has died at age 89. Nie Family Funeral Home in Ann Arbor, Michigan, says Longone died Wednesday. The cause and location of death weren’t announced. Longone collected thousands of cookbooks, menus,
Continue Reading By ALAN FRAM and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats ran into trouble Sunday in their push toward Senate passage of an election-year economic package, working furiously to overcome a glitch in a proposed new corporate tax that would help pay for the party’s deep-rooted goals of lowering health care costs, investing in
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Anne Heche is in stable condition Sunday, two days after the car she was driving crashed into a home and became engulfed in flames, a representative for the actress said. “Her family and friends ask for your thoughts and prayers and to respect her privacy during this difficult
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN The Texas jury’s decision last week to have Alex Jones face punitive damages of more than $45 million in a lawsuit filed by the parents of Sandy Hook shooting victim Jesse Lewis was a “reckoning that was 10 years in the making,” CNN’s chief media correspondent Brian Stelter said. A pair
Continue ReadingCNN By Ramishah Maruf, CNN The Texas jury’s decision last week to have Alex Jones face punitive damages of more than $45 million in a lawsuit filed by the parents of Sandy Hook shooting victim Jesse Lewis was a “reckoning that was 10 years in the making,” CNN’s chief media correspondent Brian Stelter said. A
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN An alligator bit a man’s face while he was swimming in Lake Thonotosassa in Florida, according to officials. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission received a call about the incident at around 3:45 p.m. Thursday, according to a statement shared with CNN. Lake Thonotosassa is in Hillsborough County, near Tampa.
Continue Reading NESCOPECK, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say at least half of the 10 people found dead after an early morning fire in northeastern Pennsylvania died of smoke inhalation. The Luzerne County coroner’s office said autopsies on the victims of the early Friday blaze in Nescopeck began Saturday. Examinations completed on three women, one man and a
Continue Reading By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s first leftist president will be sworn into office Sunday, promising to fight inequality and heralding a turning point in the history of a country haunted by a long war between the government and guerrilla groups. Sen. Gustavo Petro, a former member of Colombia’s M-19 guerrilla
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