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Local veterans at the Desert Hot Springs VFW post are looking to raise thousands of dollars to recover from recent vandalism attacks. Post Commander Jeffrey Cole said the vandalism to VFW Post 1534 is wasting valuable resources. “We’re focusing on things that we shouldn’t have to and that’s why we’re asking help from the community,”
Continue ReadingBy Allie Malloy and Maegan Vazquez, CNN The White House is once again downplaying an assertion by President Joe Biden that American military personnel would defend Taiwan in the event of an invasion by the Chinese military, saying he was answering a hypothetical question that was not a reflection of any official policy change. In
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By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that all new vehicles in the U.S. be equipped with blood alcohol monitoring systems that can stop an intoxicated person from driving. The recommendation, if enacted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, could reduce the number of alcohol-related
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN Privacy doors and lie-flat seats with a chaise lounge option are features of the new premium suites American Airlines plans to roll out on its long-haul fleet. The Flagship Suite seats will be available on all Airbus A321XLR and Boeing 787-9 deliveries beginning in 2024, American Airlines announced Tuesday. “We believe
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Roughly 500 corporate jobs are being eliminated at the Gap, adding to the problems that the beleaguered retailer is currently facing. The cuts include a mix of layoffs and open roles being axed at the company’s corporate offices in New York, San Francisco and across Asia, according to a person
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CNNEE (CNN Español) — El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, habló por primera vez ante una Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas. Petro tomó posesión el 7 de agosto como el primer presidente de izquierda del país. El presidente de Colombia habló en un apasionado discurso criticando la guerra contra las drogas y las formas
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN The Federal Trade Commission is taking a closer look at Amazon’s proposed acquisition of iRobot, the company that produces the Roomba series of automated vacuum cleaners, according to a financial disclosure on Tuesday. On Monday, the FTC requested more information from both companies about the $1.7 billion deal, according to an
Continue Reading By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A group of Republican attorneys general are pushing the major payment networks — Visa, Mastercard and American Express — to drop their plans to start tracking sales at gun stores, arguing the plans could infringe on consumer privacy and push legal gun sales out of
Continue ReadingBy WPVI Staff and Corey Davis Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A collision involving a school bus left several people injured including students in West Philadelphia and it was captured on surveillance camera. The bus and an SUV collided just after 6 a.m. Tuesday at South 52nd and Spruce streets.
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By Priscilla Alvarez, Steve Contorno, Manu Raju, Kevin Liptak and Paul P. Murphy, CNN Delaware officials and volunteers began to make preparations Tuesday after reports and flight plans suggested a plane chartered to take migrants to Martha’s Vineyard last week was about to bring a group of migrants from Texas to the president’s home state.
Continue ReadingBy Andi Babineau and Devan Cole, CNN Montana will comply with a court order requiring it to enforce a process that makes it easier for residents to change the sex designations on their birth certificates, the state’s health department said Monday, abandoning a recent effort to impose stricter rules in the record-changing process. “The Department
Continue Reading CNN By Amy Simonson and Paul P. Murphy, CNN A Texas sheriff said Monday evening his agency will open an investigation into the transportation of 48 Venezuelan migrants from the state to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, last week. Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar, a Democrat, told reporters at a Monday news conference that his understanding was
Continue ReadingBy WPVI Staff and Katie Katro Click here for updates on this story UPPER DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (WPVI) — A pilot and a passenger are dead after a small plane crashed in Cumberland County, New Jersey on Monday. The crash was reported at about 2:15 p.m. on Parvin Mill Road in Upper Deerfield Twp.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Workers repairing a 104-year-old dam in San Diego found additional problems that need to be fixed, likely delaying completion of the project for several months, city officials said. Work on Hodges Reservoir Dam began last May after inspections identified areas that needed to be repaired and sealed. The water level of
Continue Reading By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Turkey’s president used his speech at the U.N. General Assembly to shine a spotlight on Turkish maneuvering in conflicts that span from Syria to Ukraine. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s speech on Tuesday comes as Turkey is beset by staggeringly high inflation and a cost of living
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By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Turkey’s president used his speech at the U.N. General Assembly to shine a spotlight on Turkish maneuvering in conflicts that span from Syria to Ukraine. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s speech on Tuesday comes as Turkey is beset by staggeringly high inflation and a cost of living
Continue Reading By COREY WILLIAMS and MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Detroit is suing the U.S. Census Bureau over population estimates from last year that show the city lost an additional 7,100 residents. The move Tuesday opens another front against the agency in a battle over how Detroit’s people have been counted in the past
Continue Reading The chairperson of the African Union says that the continent doesn’t want to be the breeding ground of a new Cold War. Senegalese President Macky Sall’s comments to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday come amid mounting pressure for African leaders to take a side over the war in Ukraine. But Sall says that Africa
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN Business More than 26 million people tuned in to watch the Queen’s funeral in the United Kingdom on Monday, the first to be televised for a British monarch. An average of 26.2 million people watched the hour of the Queen’s funeral service in Westminster Abbey on TV screens, according to the
Continue Reading By LORI HINNANT and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press IZIUM, Ukraine (AP) — Izium, in far eastern Ukraine, was among the first cities taken by Russian forces after the war started on Feb. 24 and became a command center for the occupying forces. By early March, the city was almost completely isolated — no cell phones,
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