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Month: April 2024

Washington state officials identify second body found at ex-officer’s home as girlfriend and mother of kidnapped child

By Amanda Musa, Melissa Alonso and Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — The second body found at the home of former Washington state school resource officer Elias Huizar was that of his 17-year-old girlfriend and mother of his 1-year-old son whom he was accused of kidnapping, West Richland Police Department confirmed at a news conference Wednesday. Huizar died from a self-inflicted

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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sat down with Reuters editor in chief Alessandra Galloni on Thursday for an interview.

Yellen: US economy strong, not overheated

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Despite a weaker-than-expected first-quarter GDP reading, the US economy is “firing on all cylinders” and inflation is on a path toward a more normal level, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday in an interview with Reuters. Yellen on Thursday was interviewed by Reuters’ editor in chief Alessandra Galloni

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GOP mulls next move after Kansas governor vetoes effort to help Texas in border security fight

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The governor of Kansas is blocking an attempt by Republican legislators to help Texas in the partisan national fight with the Biden administration over illegal immigration. Top Republicans in the Kansas House were considering Thursday whether their chamber can muster the two-thirds majority necessary to

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Casi 7 de cada 10 ecuatorianos rechazaron las preguntas del referendo de Noboa sobre economía y empleo

Sofía Barruti (CNN en Español) — Mientras las preguntas sobre seguridad incluidas en el referendo y la consulta popular impulsados por Daniel Noboa obtuvieron un apoyo mayoritario de los ecuatorianos, aquellas sobre economía y empleo fueron rechazadas por casi 7 de cada 10 ciudadanos, de acuerdo con los datos del Consejo Nacional Electoral de Ecuador

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Colorado parents angered by school response to alleged kidnapping attempt: “This has changed his life forever”

By Kelly Werthmann, Austen Erblat Click here for updates on this story     AURORA, Colorado (KCNC) — Parents from an Aurora elementary school are livid at the response of school staff during and in the hours following an alleged kidnapping attempt of a 5th-grader from school grounds. That kidnapping attempt is alleged to have happened last

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Study says it’s likely a warmer world made deadly Dubai downpours heavier

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A new report says circumstantial evidence points to climate change as worsening the deadly deluge that flooded Dubai and surroundings. But scientists don’t see the definitive fingerprints of greenhouse gas-triggered warming they find in other extreme weather events. Thursday’s study says between 10% and 40% more rain fell in

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Authorities investigating Gilgo Beach killings search wooded area on Long Island, AP source says

By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities investigating New York’s Gilgo Beach killings have launched a sprawling search of a wooded area on Long Island, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. The case has fueled national speculation after years of dead ends. Months ago, prosecutors charged a New York architect

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Strict new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency. New limits on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric plants are the Biden administration’s most ambitious effort yet to roll back planet-warming pollution

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