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Month: September 2025

Then-Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta speaks discusses his role in the Jeffrey Epstein case

Former US attorney defends Epstein’s 2008 plea deal in hours-long appearance on Capitol Hill

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The former US attorney who negotiated a controversial 2008 plea deal with Jeffrey Epstein defended that agreement in a closed-door meeting with House investigators Friday, according to Democrats in the room. “It’s very clear that Alex Acosta ran a deeply flawed investigation of the Epstein case,” Rep. Robert Garcia,

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Detectives drop from helicopter to recover remains believed to be Travis Decker, who’s accused of killing 3 daughters

By Holly Yan, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Months after the bodies of three young sisters were found suffocated and abandoned in the Washington state wilderness, authorities believe they’ve found the remains of the man accused of killing them: their father. Investigators found bone fragments, other human remains and clothes that look similar to what

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Senator Ted Cruz speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday

‘Dangerous as hell’: Ted Cruz compares FCC chair’s threats against ABC to mob tactics

By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — GOP Sen. Ted Cruz on Friday denounced Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr’s threats to pull ABC’s broadcast license as “unbelievably dangerous” and compared some of his rhetoric to “mafioso” tactics. In an episode of his podcast, “Verdict with Ted Cruz,” released on Friday, the Texas Republican said he

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House Speaker Mike Johnson emerges from his office at the US Capitol on Thursday

House GOP passes stopgap funding bill ahead of shutdown deadline, setting up critical test for Senate

By Sarah Ferris, Morgan Rimmer, Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday corralled his oft-fractured House conference to pass a Republican plan to fund the government through November 21, as Congress scrambles to avert a looming shutdown. The 217-212 vote to advance the seven-week stopgap bill now amplifies pressure on Senate Democrats

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The US Department of Health and Human Services plans certain actions to reform the national Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network.

HHS moves to shut down major organ donation group in latest steps to reform nation’s transplant system

By Jacqueline Howard, Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — As part of its efforts to strengthen the country’s organ transplant system, the US Department of Health and Human Services says it is moving to decertify a major organ procurement organization – essentially shutting it down and removing it from the nation’s network of organ donation groups.

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

El jefe de la FCC solía rechazar las presiones gubernamentales sobre los medios de comunicación. ¿Qué pasó?

Por Andrew Kaczynski y Em Steck, CNN El presidente de la Comisión Federal de Comunicaciones (FCC, por las siglas en inglés), Brendan Carr, construyó su reputación advirtiendo contra la intromisión de los gobiernos en la “libertad de expresión”. Eso pese a que ahora parece que está usando su cargo para respaldar precisamente eso. Durante años,

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Jobless rate declines slightly in Riverside County

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (CNS) – Payroll gains overcame losses last month across the regional economy, pushing Riverside County’s unemployment rate slightly lower, according to figures released Friday by the California Employment Development Department (EDD). The countywide jobless rate in August, based on preliminary EDD estimates, was 6.3%, compared to 6.5% in July. According to figures, the

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

Desapariciones en Venezuela no son “irregularidades” sino una “estrategia del Gobierno para mostrar poder”, dice reporte

Por CNN en Español Un reciente informe de la organización estadounidense Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights y la organización venezolana Foro Penal revela que la desaparición forzada en Venezuela no es un fenómeno aislado ni incidental, sino una “estrategia deliberada y adaptativa” del Estado para controlar y reprimir a la oposición, especialmente en el marco

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EE.UU. libra una “guerra no declarada” contra Venezuela, dice el ministro de Defensa Vladimir Padrino

Por Michael Rios, CNN Estados Unidos está librando una “guerra no declarada” contra Venezuela en el Caribe, afirmó el viernes el ministro de Defensa venezolano, refiriéndose a los ataques de Washington contra supuestas embarcaciones de narcotráfico en la región. “Es una guerra no declarada, y ya se puede ver cómo personas, sean o no narcotraficantes,

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