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The second in a series of four public meetings at College of the Desert covered the functions and features of proposed spaces for the Palm Springs Development Project (PSDP). COD board members and representatives from three West Valley cities, including the Mayor of Cathedral City, Rita Lamb, were able to weigh-in alongside community members. Courtesy
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By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has warned lawmakers that the acute drought afflicting the southern European country will remain one of its leading long-term problems. “This is clearly our responsibility, our duty, because the challenge we face from climate change and water stress is evident,” Sánchez
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN Thursday’s hybrid solar eclipse will last for 62 seconds. But for a small town in rural northwest Australia, the effects could linger on for a lifetime. That’s the hope for Exmouth and the surrounding Ningaloo Coast in Western Australia, which are hoping that April 20th’s once-in-a-decade natural phenomenon could kick off
Continue Reading By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Nearly 300 Tyrannosaurus rex bones that were dug up from three sites in the United States and assembled into a single skeleton have sold at auction for $5.3 million. Crafted into an open-mouth pose, the T. rex, named “Trinity” measures 38 feet long and 12.8 feet
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN SpaceX is once again gearing up for the inaugural test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever created and the vehicle that could one day return astronauts to the moon or — perhaps — propel the first trip to Mars. The rocket could lift off as soon as Thursday, during
Continue Reading CNN By Jackie Wattles, CNN SpaceX is once again gearing up for the inaugural test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever created and the vehicle that could one day return astronauts to the moon or — perhaps — propel the first trip to Mars. The rocket could lift off as soon as Thursday,
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Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Al menos 11 presos resultaron heridos este miércoles durante enfrentamientos con armas de fuego entre pandilleros, que se registraron en varios centros penitenciarios de Honduras, le dijo a CNN la subsecretaria de Seguridad de ese país, Julissa Villanueva. Según Villanueva, siete resultaron heridos en el centro de Ilama, Santa Bárbara,
Continue ReadingBy Mohammed Tawfeeq and Helen Regan, CNN Dozens of people were killed in a crowd surge in Yemen’s capital on Wednesday as needy residents in the war-torn nation flocked to receive charity handouts from local merchants during the holy month of Ramadan, officials have confirmed. Video of the tragedy in Sanaa showed a chaotic scene
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Un juez federal de Estados Unidos le ordenó este miércoles a Alejandro Toledo, expresidente de Perú, que se entregue a agentes federales en California este viernes para ser extraditado a su país, según indican documentos judiciales que obtuvo CNN. La decisión ocurre luego de que la Corte de Apelaciones del
Continue ReadingCNN By Jennifer Hansler, CNN A 57-year-old Ukrainian woman from Kherson testified to US lawmakers that Russian forces beat her, threatened to rape her and forced her to dig her own grave. Lyubov’s story was one of two powerful and horrific testimonies shared with House Foreign Affairs Committee members at a hearing about Russian war
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La temporada de declaración y pago del impuesto de renta para las personas naturales en Colombia empieza el 9 de agosto y termina el 19 de octubre de 2023, según el calendario de la Dirección de Impuestos y Aduanas Nacionales (DIAN). No todos los colombianos están obligados a hacerlo —todo
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PHOENIX (AP) — A left-leaning watchdog group on Wednesday announced a settlement of over $150,000 in a public records lawsuit against the Arizona Senate, which fought to withhold emails, texts and other records involving a partisan audit of the 2020 election. American Oversight, which promotes government transparency, will receive $153,000 from the state Senate. According
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Frank Ocean “will not be performing” at the Coachella music festival’s second weekend, a representative for the singer shared with CNN via a statement on Wednesday. “On doctor’s advice, Frank Ocean is not able to perform weekend 2 due to two fractures and a sprain in his left leg,” the statement
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer, Haley Talbot and Kristin Wilson, CNN House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green barred GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from speaking further in a hearing after she called Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas a “liar” — a stunning example of how Greene’s extreme rhetoric led even members of her
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El hombre que disparó fatalmente a Kaylin Gillis, de 20 años y quien iba en un auto que por error tomó la vía de entrada hacia su casa, permanecerá en la cárcel después de que un juez lo dejara bajo custodia policial en una audiencia de fianza este miércoles. Gillis era
Continue ReadingBy Ted Barrett and Nicky Robertson, CNN The Senate on Wednesday rejected a GOP-led effort to overturn a recently adopted Veterans Affairs rule that allows the department to provide abortions if the health or life of the veteran is in danger, or when the pregnancy is a result of rape or incest. The resolution authored
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Similar to yesterday, high temperatures peaked in the low 80s around the desert this afternoon. While things are heating up on the ice tonight in Palm Desert, temperatures will be cooling into the low 70s around 9:00 p.m. with mostly clear skies. The trough of low pressure that delivered the cooldown and gusty winds is
Continue Reading By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is leaving women’s access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Friday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on the drug mifepristone to take effect. The court is dealing with a new abortion controversy less than a year after
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer When he was introduced last June as coach of the Sacramento Kings, Mike Brown didn’t make any grand proclamations or wild predictions. He talked about work. He talked about culture. He talked about winning. “One of the main reasons I was brought here,” Brown said that day, “was to
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A 36-year-old man who fatally beat a 77-year-old woman living in the same Palm Desert apartment complex pleaded guilty to murder today. During a hearing Wednesday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio, Ryan Alkana additionally admitted to a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a weapon during a felony, according to court records. He’s set to
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