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Power outages, travel troubles and bitter cold plague Northeast in wake of historic bomb cyclone blizzard
By Danya Gainor, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Thousands in the Northeast remained without power amid freezing temperatures Tuesday as people from that region and the mid-Atlantic dug out from extreme snowfall — including more than 2 feet in several states — from the previous two days and faced continuing travel disruptions including hundreds of
Continue Reading Power outages, travel troubles and bitter cold plague Northeast in wake of historic bomb cyclone blizzard
CNN, WBZ, WHDH, WCVB, WCBS By Danya Gainor, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Thousands in the Northeast remained without power amid freezing temperatures Tuesday as people from that region and the mid-Atlantic dug out from extreme snowfall — including more than 2 feet in several states — from the previous two days and faced continuing
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Una Torre Trump podría construirse en Australia, pero el plan genera controversia
Por Hilary Whiteman, CNN Un terreno vacío cerca del centro de la que fuera la ostentosa zona turística de la Gold Coast está destinado a convertirse en el sitio de la torre más alta de Australia, y la primera en el país con el apellido Trump estampado en la parte superior. El grupo inmobiliario australiano
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Dozens of FBI records apparently missing from Epstein files, including Trump accuser interviews
By Casey Tolan, Isabelle Chapman, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of FBI witness interviews from the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein appear to be missing from the massive trove of files released by the Department of Justice last month, according to a CNN review – including three interviews related to a woman who accused President Donald Trump
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Student-Athlete of the Week – Daniela Pineda
COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Daniela Pineda, a senior forward and midfield for the Coachella Valley girl’s soccer team is this weeks student-athlete of the week. “She’s made us a lot better of a as a team with her energy, her effort and everything that she does, the way she performs on and off the
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Muerto un conductor que iba en sentido contrario en un presunto choque de DUI cerca de Indio
INDIO, Calif. (KUNA) – Un conductor que circulaba en sentido contrario falleció tras chocar con otro vehículo en la Interestatal 10 en dirección este, cerca de Indio. El choque se reportó poco después de las 4:40 a. m. del martes al este de Dillon Road, según la Patrulla de Carreteras de California. Un Nissan Sentra
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I-Team: FDA reviews Zyn risk claim
COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Nicotine pouches are gaining popularity. Now, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reviewing whether certain ZYN products can legally be marketed as potentially reducing harm compared to cigarettes. That does not mean they are considered safe. Swedish Match, the maker of ZYN, has applied for what’s called a Modified
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Georgia school shooter’s father asked daughter to ‘cover for him,’ teen testifies
By Eric Levenson, Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — The day of his teenage son’s deadly rampage at a Georgia high school, Colin Gray asked his daughter to “cover for him” if investigators questioned her about what he knew leading up to the shooting, the girl testified Tuesday at her father’s murder trial. Jenni Gray, who
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Helicopter airlifts elderly woman in Palm Desert
PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – An elderly woman was rescued today after suffering a minor injury in a hard-to-reach area of Palm Desert, authorities said. The rescue was reported at 1:20 p.m. Tuesday in the 47900 block of Portola Avenue, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. The agency said a helicopter hoisted
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Ex-LAFD chief sues city, alleging retaliation by Mayor Bass over Palisades response
LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Former Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley, who was ousted by Mayor Karen Bass in the aftermath of the deadly Palisades Fire, has sued the city over her termination, accusing the mayor of “orchestrating a campaign of retaliation” against her. In her Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit filed Friday, Crowley
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Pentagon threatens to make Anthropic a pariah if it refuses to drop AI guardrails
By Hadas Gold, Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei a Friday deadline to comply with demands to peel back safeguards on its AI model or risk losing a Pentagon contract. He also threatened to put the AI company on what could amount to a government blacklist. At
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San Diego sues Campbell’s for alleged misclassification of workers
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – The San Diego City Attorney’s Office is suing The Campbell’s Company for allegedly misclassifying its workers in California as independent contractors, it was announced today. The lawsuit filed Monday in San Diego Superior Court claims Campbell’s and its subsidiaries — Snyder’s-Lance and Pepperidge Farm — should classify its distributors as
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Desert Heat Building: First 90s of the Year Ahead for Coachella Valley
A continued climb to unseasonably warm temperatures this week across the Coachella Valley. We’re looking at mild and mostly clear conditions tonight, with a few high clouds overhead and mostly light winds. Did you see our spectacular Lenticular cloud over the valley this afternoon? Tomorrow our first day in the 90s. Our warming trend continues
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DOJ sues UC over alleged antisemitism, hostile work environment at UCLA
LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The U.S. Department of Justice today sued the University of California, alleging it fostered a hostile work environment against Jewish and Israeli faculty and staff at UCLA in violation of federal law. According to the complaint, filed in Los Angeles federal court, acts of antisemitism permeated UCLA following the Hamas-led massacre
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Big Bear bald eagle lays third egg of the season
BIG BEAR, Calif. (KESQ) – Jackie the bald eagle has laid another egg up at the Big Bear nest on Tuesday. Jackie laid her fist egg of a second clutch shortly after 2:30 p.m., according to the Friends of Big Bear Valley, a nonprofit that operates the nest camera. The nonprofit later added that Jackie
Continue Reading Rubén Blades se despide de Willie Colón con una extensa carta
Por Erick E. Beltran, CNN en Español Rubén Blades compartió una extensa carta dirigida a su colega Willie Colón. A través de su sitio oficial de internet, Blades compartió un escrito para despedirse de Colón luego de la muerte del artista, ocurrida el pasado 21 de febrero. En la carta Rubén Blades se refiere al
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How Mexico hunted ‘El Mencho’ with help from his lover’s ‘trusted man’ and US intelligence
By Mitchell McCluskey, Gonzalo Zegarra, Avery Schmitz, Sol Amaya, and Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — Mexican security forces killed the country’s most-wanted cartel leader Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes in a high-stakes operation on Sunday that set off a spiral of violence and chaos. Oseguera was the leader and co-founder of the powerful Jalisco New
Continue Reading EE. UU. advirtió a la embajadora de Ucrania sobre ataques a un objetivo petrolero en el mar Negro
Por Jim Sciutto y Jennifer Hansler, CNN El Gobierno de Trump dio un paso inusual al advertir al Gobierno ucraniano que sus ataques contra una instalación petrolera rusa en el mar Negro a finales de 2025 afectaron inversiones estadounidenses en Kazajstán, reveló este martes la embajadora de Ucrania en Estados Unidos. “Hemos oído que los
Continue Reading El Gobierno de Trump considera forzar a los bancos a verificar la ciudadanía de los clientes
Por Matt Egan y Priscilla Alvarez, CNN El Gobierno de Trump está evaluando un nuevo requisito para que los bancos de Estados Unidos verifiquen la información de ciudadanía de los clientes actuales y futuros como parte de la política migratoria enérgica del presidente, dijeron fuentes a CNN. La posible acción, que según una fuente podría
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