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Nation’s largest teachers’ union votes to endorse proposal that would cut ties with the Anti-Defamation League

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The National Education Association, the nation’s largest teachers’ union, has endorsed a proposal to cut ties with the Anti-Defamation League, a civil rights group focused on combatting antisemitism, according to an NEA spokesperson. The proposal, titled New Business Item 39, was preliminarily adopted by union delegates at the 2025

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The Guadalupe River long has been a haven of adventure and joy. After deadly flooding, it’s a source of grief with an uncertain future

By Alisha Ebrahimji, Michelle Krupa, CNN (CNN) — Ron Duke treasured the Guadalupe River more than anything. The 80-year-old loved to kayak along the crystal clear waterway that wends some 250 miles from the springs of Texas Hill Country to the Gulf’s San Antonio Bay. His woodshop stood nearby, his friends told CNN affiliate KPRC,

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A view of a train loaded with iron ore at the ArcelorMittal iron ore mine in Mount Nimba

Trump wants to talk business with Africa in hopes of countering China. But a US summit excluded Africa’s big players

By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — The White House hosted an “African leaders” summit of sorts this week. But only five countries from the continent of more than 50 nations were welcome to join. US President Donald Trump hosted a working lunch in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, bringing together the presidents of Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia,

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More than 200 children found with high lead levels after kindergarten in China uses paint as food coloring, authorities say

By Simone McCarthy and Joyce Jiang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — More than 200 kindergarten students in northwestern China were found to have abnormal blood lead levels after kitchen staff used paint as food coloring, authorities said, in a case that’s stoked outrage in a country long plagued by food safety scandals. Eight people, including

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People carry relief supplies from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution centre in the central Gaza Strip on June 8.

USAID review raised ‘critical concerns’ over Gaza aid group days before $30 million US grant

By Yahya Abou-Ghazala and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — An internal government assessment shows USAID officials raised “critical concerns” last month about a key aid group’s ability to protect Palestinians and to deliver them food – just days before the State Department announced $30 million in funding for the organization. A scathing 14-page document obtained

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