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Ukrainian forces under ‘intense’ pressure in south, as troop shortage bites
NewBy Tim Lister, Daria Tarasova-Markina (CNN) — Ukrainian forces are under growing pressure in the south of the country, where less well-equipped units are vastly outnumbered by Russian brigades that have taken hundreds of square kilometers of territory in recent weeks. The Russians have advanced across open countryside in several areas of the southern region
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A New Year’s party in an upscale Swiss ski resort turned deadly. Here’s what we know
CNN By Martin Goillandeau, Laura Sharman, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — New Year celebrations turned to tragedy in Switzerland on Thursday, with dozens of people presumed dead and around 100 others injured in a fire at an Alpine ski resort, police have said. Authorities said the blaze broke out in the early hours of New
Continue Reading A New Year’s party in an upscale Swiss ski resort turned deadly. Here’s what we know
By Martin Goillandeau, Laura Sharman, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — New Year celebrations turned to tragedy in Switzerland on Thursday, with dozens of people presumed dead and around 100 others injured in a fire at an Alpine ski resort, police have said. Authorities said the blaze broke out in the early hours of New Year’s
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Growing the Rose Bowl: How the grass makes it from Thermal to Pasadena
THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – From growing and harvesting the grass into pristine condition to delivering the grass to the Rose Bowl, West Coast Turf has been the supplier for over 30 years. “The guys from the Rose Bowl come out every once in a while, make sure that everything’s going well, make sure it’s grown
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Zohran Mamdani is sworn in as mayor of New York City
CNN By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist who campaigned on a promise to tackle the affordability crisis in one of America’s most expensive cities, was sworn in as New York City’s 112th mayor early Thursday. Mamdani, a 34-year-old immigrant from Uganda, makes history as the city’s first Muslim mayor, first
Continue ReadingJapan’s prime minister joins female lawmakers in fight for more toilets in parliament
By Laura Sharman, Yumi Asada, CNN (CNN) — Japan’s prime minister has joined more than 50 of her fellow female legislators to push for more ladies’ toilets in parliament, saying recent increases in women’s representation have led to long queues for the bathroom. Just two cubicles currently serve 73 female members at Tokyo’s male-dominated House
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Bars, police urge safety as New Year’s Eve crowds fill Coachella Valley
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Bars along Arenas District main road are preparing for one of the busiest nights of the year, urging customers to celebrate responsibly as New Year’s Eve crowds fill the desert. Bar owners say staff training and early preparation are key to preventing problems before they start. At Quadz Palm Springs,
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Indian Canyon closed due to flooding, all other wash roads remain open
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A New Year’s Eve storm has brought rain showers to the Valley and with the rain comes Palm Springs road closures. Palm Springs Police shut down Indian Canyon just before 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. The closure is due to flooding in the area between Sunrise Parkway and Garnet Avenue. All other
Continue Reading Zohran Mamdani is sworn in as mayor of New York City
By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist who campaigned on a promise to tackle the affordability crisis in one of America’s most expensive cities, was sworn in as New York City’s 112th mayor early Thursday. Mamdani, a 34-year-old immigrant from Uganda, makes history as the city’s first Muslim mayor, first South
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Ten years after it ended its ‘one-child’ policy, China’s push for more babies isn’t winning its citizens over
By Simone McCarthy, Rosa de Acosta, Joyce Jiang, CNN Beijing (CNN) — Welkin Lei has been doing some paper-napkin calculations in his spare time. As the 30-year-old from Beijing and his wife consider whether to have a second child, they face a question of resources. Caring for their three-year-old son requires hiring childcare while they’re
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Truck hauler catches fire on I-10 causing traffic delays near Whitewater
8:45pm Update: CHP reports that two lanes have re-opened. Crews remain on scene clearing wreckage and assessing damage to the Whitewater Bridge, which remains closed pending further inspection for structural damage. WHITEWATER, Calif. (KESQ) – Cal Trans has issued a Sig Alert on Interstate Ten near Whitewater. Just before 5:00 p.m. emergency crews were alerted
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A very Mar-a-Lago New Year’s Eve
By Kevin Liptak, CNN West Palm Beach, Florida (CNN) — Champagne and caviar? Anyone can do it. A massive portrait of Jesus Christ painted rapidly onstage while the president of the United States watches on reverently before auctioning it off to a woman in a top hat for $2,750,000? That is New Year’s Eve at
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Local nonprofit leaders bracing for healthcare subsidies to expire in 2026
PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Local healthcare nonprofits, such as Elder Love USA in Palm Desert, are bracing for the expiration of Affordable Care Act subsides, which will affect how clients access their services. “Because they can’t afford the premiums now, they are going to lose access to all the things we’re helping them with.
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Recent rain causes boost of greenery. How this could impact us in the coming months
COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Driving around the Coachella Valley, you may have noticed some extra greenery growing recently. Recent rain has spurred early growth of brush, weeds, and other plant life along center medians, local hillsides, and the open desert. Landscapers have noticed the change, too, and say the growth is coming earlier than normal.
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Reminders from officials to stay safe when hiking after a missing man was rescued from a trail
PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Officials are reminding hikers to stay safe this winter and holiday season. CAL FIRE says it tends to see an uptick in the number of calls for service from hikers as more people hit the trails. “Here in our area…there’s lots of trails,” Captain Brain Steiger with CAL FIRE said.
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CIA assesses Ukraine was not targeting a Putin residence in drone attack, contrary to Kremlin claim, sources say
By Kevin Liptak, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The CIA has assessed Ukraine was not targeting a residence used by Russian President Vladimir Putin in a recent drone attack in the north of his country, according to US officials, undercutting an assertion the Russian leader had made to President Donald Trump in a Monday phone
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Trump administration terminates nonprofit’s control over DC golf courses in possible takeover bid
By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is terminating a nonprofit’s management of three public Washington, DC, golf courses, in what may be the latest effort to put President Donald Trump’s stamp on local institutions. The Department of the Interior said National Links Trust’s lease was terminated because the group defaulted on several
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12 candidates vie for open Cathedral City Council seat
CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – The open council seat in Cathedral City is one step closer to being filled. Candidates vying to fill the District 3 seat, left vacant after the death of long time councilmember Mark Carnevale, had until Tuesday to file candidate applications. Carnevale died in November and after a vote by the
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Chief Justice John Roberts pushes for judicial independence in history-heavy report
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Chief Justice John Roberts touted the independence of the federal judiciary as a “counter-majoritarian check” and urged Americans rattled by partisan politics to keep faith with the Constitution in an annual report Wednesday that steered clear of direct discussion of modern controversies. Focusing on the Declaration of Independence as
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