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By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — Mark Zuckerberg has tried for years to take on Twitter. Now he may finally have his best chance to deliver a knockout blow to the social network at a turbulent moment. On Thursday, Meta is expected to launch Threads, which the company describes as a “text-based conversation app”
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hauser and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Hong Kong-born singer and actress CoCo Lee, whose decades-long career included dozens of successful albums, movies and television shows, died Wednesday, her sisters announced on social media. Her sisters Carol and Nancy said she had been suffering from depression for “a few years” and attempted to
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole and Casey Gannon, CNN Washington (CNN) — A man arrested last week with weapons in former President Barack Obama’s Washington, DC, neighborhood began live-streaming in the area shortly after resharing a social media post from Donald Trump in which the former president posted what he claimed was Obama’s address, according to federal
Continue ReadingCNN By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The European Medicines Agency’s safety committee is looking into the risk of suicidal thoughts and thoughts of self-harm in patients who used popular medicines for weight loss, like Ozempic, the regulator told CNN Monday. The review comes after three case reports raised by the Icelandic Medicines Agency, the
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Fed officials vigorously debated whether to hike rates again or hold them steady, according to minutes from the most recent meeting, released Wednesday. When the dust settled, officials came to a consensus and voted unanimously to pause the central bank’s most aggressive rate-hiking campaign in decades —
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By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Senegalese opposition leader Idrissa Seck has described President Macky Sall’s decision to stand down after two terms as “a victory for the Senegalese people.” In a televised address late Monday, Sall dispelled rumors that he planned to run again for office next year, a move considered unconstitutional by his
Continue ReadingBy Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Senegalese opposition leader Idrissa Seck has described President Macky Sall’s decision to stand down after two terms as “a victory for the Senegalese people.” In a televised address late Monday, Sall dispelled rumors that he planned to run again for office next year, a move considered unconstitutional by his
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — A review undertaken by the Pentagon after a trove of classified documents were leaked online has recommended that the department establish a new office to monitor insider threats and improve access to vetting information from ongoing background checks to ensure individuals still meet security
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — South African police say four officers attached to Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s protection team, face multiple charges, including assault, after they were seen on video stomping on two unarmed men on the side of a highway in Johannesburg last week. The viral footage, which has left many South Africans outraged, showed
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The extreme temperatures felt across the Coachella Valley this week prompted the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) to issue a 3-day energy Conserve Alert during the Independence Day holiday weekend. The alert was a call to consumers to voluntarily conserve energy when demand for power could outstrip supply. These alerts generally occur during heatwaves when electrical
Continue ReadingBy Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — South African police say four officers attached to Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s protection team, face multiple charges, including assault, after they were seen on video stomping on two unarmed men on the side of a highway in Johannesburg last week. The viral footage, which has left many South Africans outraged, showed
Continue ReadingBy DANIELLE RADIN Click here for updates on this story CALIFORNIA (KCAL) — A radio DJ has a new title: Sultan of Slowjamastan, after creating his own micronation on an 11-acre piece of land in Southern California. Randy “R Dub!” Williams said he visited every country in the world, including North Korea, before deciding to
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Being overweight as defined by the body mass index rating scale is not linked to an increase in death when considered separately from other health issues, a new study found. Also known as BMI, the calculation measures a person’s body fat based on height and weight. As currently used,
Continue ReadingBy AMANDA STARRANTINO Click here for updates on this story CONCORD, California (KPIX) — A local grassroots effort by a few women in Concord are doing what they can to help by providing food and water every single day to their neighbors without a place to call home. Kelly McKinley and her fellow volunteers cook
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Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El Consejo de Ministros de Perú aprobó este miércoles declarar el estado de emergencia por 60 días en algunos distritos de Moquegua “por peligro inminente” ante el proceso eruptivo del volcán Ubinas. “La medida permitirá ejecutar medidas y acciones de excepción, inmediatas y necesarias para reducir el riesgo existente, así
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Diamond and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — When President Joe Biden sat down with Sweden’s prime minister on Wednesday – just a week before the annual NATO summit – he hoped to send a message to allies and adversaries alike. To Turkey and Hungary – two NATO allies who have yet to green-light
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story Jefferson Parish, Louisiana (WDSU) — A teacher’s aide accused of raping a minor in Jefferson Parish has entered a plea in her case. Sophia Canales, 22, was a teacher’s aide at Stella Worley Middle School when she was arrested and accused of rape in August
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UPDATE 7/6/23 11:35 AM According to Cal Fire, the fire is 80 percent contained. It remains at 39 acres. UPDATE 7/5/23 7:40 PMThe fire has been mapped at 39 acres and is 60% contained, Cal Fire announced. Firefighters are working to contain a growing vegetation fire in Mecca that sparked Wednesday morning. Cal Fire officials
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story YORK COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — A York County man is accused in a double homicide in northern Maryland. The Harford County Sheriff’s Office said they were called to a shooting around 9 p.m. Saturday on the 1700 block of Scott Road in Pylesville, which is
Continue ReadingBy Jonathan Greco Click here for updates on this story STILLWATER, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Authorities are searching for the person who dumped more than a dozen puppies over the weekend at a Stillwater church. Stillwater Animal Shelter officials said someone dumped 13 puppies in the parking lot of a church. The animal shelter posted pictures
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