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Month: June 2024

Kevin Jonas shares skin cancer diagnosis

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Kevin Jonas is encouraging people to check in with their dermatologists after he recently had skin cancer removed. The Jonas Brothers singer posted a video on his verified social media Tuesday, revealing his recent diagnosis. “So today I am getting a basal cell carcinoma removed from my head,”

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Indonesian police arrest 6 suspected poachers over the killing of 26 endangered Javan rhinos

By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities have arrested six suspects in an international poaching ring targeting the Javan rhinoceros, a critically endangered species. Police say the suspects are part of a network that used homemade firearms to kill at least 26 Javan rhinos since 2018 to get their horns, which

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8 Tajikistan nationals arrested in Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia. Some may have ISIS ties, sources say

By Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — US federal agents have arrested eight Tajikistan nationals located in the United States on immigration charges following the discovery of potential ties to terrorism, two sources familiar with the law enforcement operation told CNN Tuesday. The arrests by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement – first reported by the New York

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Federal Reserve is likely to scale back plans for rate cuts because of still-elevated inflation

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday will likely make official what’s been clear for many weeks: With inflation sticking at a level above their 2% target, they’re downgrading their outlook for interest rate cuts. In a set of quarterly economic forecasts they will issue after their latest

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As Art Basel opens, buyers confront a ‘cooling’ but still very active market

By JAMES BROOKS Associated Press BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Multimillion-dollar works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Yayoi Kusama and Alberto Giacometti went on the market as the Art Basel fair opened in Switzerland. Thousands have flooded the exhibition center for VIP previews before doors open to public Thursday. More than 280 galleries exhibited everything from paintings and

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Republicans echo Trump in response to Hunter Biden conviction

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Republicans responded to Hunter Biden’s conviction on federal gun charges Tuesday with some version of, “That’s it?” Republicans loyal to Donald Trump largely echoed the former president’s claim that the Justice Department has treated President Joe Biden’s son with kid gloves while zealously prosecuting Trump. Using

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