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Month: June 2024

Fact check: Sea levels are already rising faster per year than Trump claims they might rise over ‘next 497 years’

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — The day after their CNN presidential debate, former President Donald Trump cited a wildly inaccurate figure about sea levels to mock President Joe Biden’s debate claim that “the only existential threat to humanity is climate change.” Trump said at a Friday rally in Virginia that “global warming is fine,” rejecting the view of

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Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden debate at CNN's Atlanta studios on June 27

READ: Biden-Trump debate transcript

By CNN staff (CNN) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump participated in their first debate of the 2024 election season on CNN in Atlanta Thursday. Read the final, corrected transcript of the debate below: JAKE TAPPER, CNN MODERATOR: We’re live from Georgia, a key battleground state in the race for the White House.

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Poisoned trees gave a wealthy couple in Maine a killer ocean view. Residents wonder, at what cost?

Associated Press CAMDEN, Maine (AP) — There was one thing missing when a wealthy Missouri couple purchased their oceanfront home overlooking Camden Harbor in Maine: The million-dollar view was blocked by a neighbor’s trees. Documents show the former CEO of the St. Louis Foundation went to great lengths to remove that obstacle, hauling an herbicide

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Boeing Starliner spacecraft could wait months before return, but officials say astronauts aren’t stranded

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — More than three weeks into a mission that was initially projected to last only days, the two astronauts piloting the inaugural crewed test flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft do not know when they will return home. Officials have repeatedly indicated that the Starliner — which encountered issues with helium

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What to know about Oklahoma’s top education official ordering Bible instruction in schools

Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s top education official has sparked outrage among some civil rights groups over his directive that public schools immediately begin incorporating the Bible into classes for grades 5 through 12. Republican Ryan Walters issued the order on Thursday to school superintendents across the state. He says the state department

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Estas son las conclusiones de la decisión de la Corte Suprema sobre los cargos del 6 de enero. ¿Qué significan para Donald Trump?

Sofía Benavides (CNN) — La Corte Suprema de EE.UU. dictaminó este viernes que el Departamento de Justicia se excedió al acusar por obstrucción a cientos de personas que el 6 de enero de 2021 se amotinaron en el Capitolio, reduciendo una ley que podría haber añadido años a las sentencias de cientos de acusados. La decisión

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Amazon is reviewing whether Perplexity AI improperly scraped online content

AP Business Writer Amazon is reviewing claims that the artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI is scraping content — including from prominent news sites — without approval. A spokesperson for Amazon confirmed Friday that the tech giant was assessing information it received from the news outlet WIRED. Earlier this month, WIRED had published an investigation that

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Guests at the Old Town Pour House watch the debate between President Joe Biden and presumptive Republican nominee former President Donald Trump on June 27

51 million viewers tuned in to CNN’s presidential debate with Biden and Trump

By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — CNN’s Thursday night debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump was watched by 51.27 million viewers on television, according to Nielsen data. The 90-minute debate, which sent shockwaves through the political world, was simulcast across 22 networks. CNN, which hosted the debate from its Atlanta studios, offered a live feed

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US miners’ union head calls House Republican effort to block silica dust rule an ‘attack’ on workers

Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The head of the national mine workers’ union is condemning an effort by House Republicans to block enforcement of a long-awaited federal rule directed at curbing workers’ exposure to deadly rock dust. United Mine Workers of America International President Cecil E. Roberts called the move “a direct attack on

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Trump’s debate references to ‘Black jobs’ and ‘Hispanic jobs’ stir Democratic anger

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump warned during his debate with Joe Biden and again at a Friday rally that migrants were taking “Black jobs” and “Hispanic jobs” from Americans, angering critics who called it a racist and insulting attempt to expand his appeal beyond his white conservative base. While President Joe Biden’s halting

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Former Uvalde school police chief, officer indicted in 1st-ever criminal charges over failed response to 2022 mass shooting

By Shimon Prokupecz, Leigh Waldman and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A grand jury has indicted two former Uvalde school police officers in the botched law enforcement response to the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary school that left 19 children and two teachers dead, two Texas state government sources with knowledge of the indictment

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Lawsuit challenges Ohio law banning foreign nationals from donating to ballot campaigns

Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A prominent Democratic law firm has filed suit in Ohio against a ban on foreign nationals and green card holders contributing to state ballot campaigns. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine signed the prohibition June 2, after lawmakers coupled it with legislation assuring Democratic President Joe Biden appears on this fall’s

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