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Month: April 2026

Six retailers cited for selling tobacco products to underage decoys

PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Six retailers were cited for illegally selling tobacco products to underage individuals during a tobacco retailer compliance operation, authorities said today. The operation was conducted Wednesday in Palm Desert, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.    According to sheriff’s Sgt. Steven Nelson, underage decoys working on behalf of the

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An ICE agent and TSA member check IDs at a security counter at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on March 28.

ICE leaving some airport security checkpoints after helping TSA manage long lines

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have begun leaving some US airport security checkpoints, where they had been assisting Transportation Security Administration officers managing hourslong lines of passengers during the partial government shutdown. Beginning last week, agents concluded their checkpoint duties at some of the 14 US airports where

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Teen basketball is for pros

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — When King Bacot took the floor in the starting lineup for Petersburg High School in the Virginia state championship game, it was in front of a sellout crowd and his coaches sported matching burgundy suits. King was already used to a big-time basketball atmosphere. He has multiple recruiting offers

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Los Angeles Riots Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the 1992 riots in Los Angeles. The riots stemmed from the acquittal of four white Los Angeles Police Department officers in the beating of black motorist Rodney King in 1991. Facts The riots over five days in the spring of 1992 left more than 50 people

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Enron Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Enron, an energy trading company that collapsed after a massive accounting fraud scheme was revealed. Its 2001 bankruptcy filing was the largest in American history at the time. Estimated losses totaled $74 billion. Facts Enron was ranked as America’s fifth largest company by Fortune magazine in

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