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By Kayla Tausche, Kylie Atwood and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Two weeks after President Donald Trump paused plans for steep tariffs with promises that a flurry of negotiated deals would ensue, the relative quiet has been deafening – roiling markets and calling into question the endgame for the administration’s trade war. Since then, there’s
Continue ReadingBy Hira Humayun, Michael Rios and Mounira Elsamra, CNN (CNN) — The Dominican Republic deported dozens of pregnant women, mothers who had just given birth, and children, back to crisis-ridden Haiti as it cracks down on illegal immigration. In a statement, Dominican authorities said the 135 women and children were taken to a detention center
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Measles misinformation is spreading in the US, a new poll found, and most people aren’t sure what they believe. False claims are circulating, including that the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine causes autism. It doesn’t. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day: 5 things
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The Packhouse at Aziz Farms is hosting a second day of KidChella, this time with Desert Sands Unified School District. The fun kicks off at 9:00 am and runs until noon. More than 450 kids and their parents get to shake, rattle and rock at the second annual outdoor KidChella summer concert festival on a
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump took aim at the college accreditation process with a new executive order Wednesday, his latest move to exact control over America’s higher education institutions. The order, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, targets the federal government’s process for deciding what colleges and
Continue ReadingBy Brynn Gingras, Carolyn Sung, Shimon Prokupecz and Holly Yan, CNN New Haven, Connecticut (CNN) — Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir was confronted by some pro-Palestinian demonstrators Wednesday night in New Haven, Connecticut, according to a statement and videos shared by Ben Gvir’s office. “Water bottles were thrown” at Ben Gvir, his office
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Walmart is planning to remodel 57 California stores in 2025, including the location in Palm Desert, company officials announced Wednesday. “Walmart is proud to deepen its commitment to California by investing in local stores, empowering associates and enriching the communities it serves every day. Today, Walmart unveiled details of 57
Continue ReadingBy Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk said two very interesting and contradictory things related to his government employment during a Tesla earnings call Tuesday. First, he suggested that he’s just about done focusing full time on his ad hoc role taking a chainsaw to elements of the federal government with the Department
Continue ReadingBy Matt Friedman, CNN (CNN) — The Uvalde City Council unanimously approved a settlement with the families of the victims from the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in 2022 on Tuesday. The final agreement comes nearly a year after it was first announced and a month shy of the three-year mark since a teenage gunman
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court indicated Wednesday that it will revive a lawsuit from fuel producers challenging California’s strict vehicle emission rules, with both conservative and liberal justices signaling that the companies have standing to sue. Several of the justices suggested a federal appeals court in Washington, DC, erred when it
Continue ReadingCNN By Gul Tuysuz and Nadeen Ebrahim CNN (CNN) — A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Istanbul on Wednesday leading to scenes of panic in the Turkish metropolis, officials said. The quake occurred in the Sea of Marmara close to Silivri, which lies around 70 kilometers (40 miles) to the west of the
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By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Gas. Groceries. Eggs. Over the last week, President Donald Trump has lied about the price of all of them — using this repeated deception to try to minimize widespread concerns that his tariffs will fuel inflation. Here is a fact check. Gas Trump claimed last Thursday that gas
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We’re just days away from the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway drawing! On Tuesday, one lucky ticket holder will be announced as the winner of this year’s beautiful dream home, built by GHA Companies, located in La Quinta. When you reserve your $100 dollar ticket by calling 1-800-535-6748, you could win this stunning new home and support the
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Dick Durbin, the longtime second-ranking Democrat in the Senate, announced plans to retire at the end of next year, setting off a succession scramble to take his powerful leadership spot in the chamber and a likely crowded primary in Illinois for the seat. “The decision of whether to run
Continue ReadingBy Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Education has recently announced that it will restart collecting federal student loans in default on May 5, putting millions of borrowers at risk of having their benefits and wages garnished. More than 5 million borrowers are in default, the department said in
Continue ReadingBy Ibrahim Dahman, Pauline Lockwood and Oren Liebermann, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has called Hamas “sons of dogs,” demanding the release of the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza and the disarmament of the militant group. Abbas said the priority is to stop “the Israeli genocide that the Gaza Strip is
Continue ReadingBy Christopher Lamb and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Rome (CNN) — A cardinal convicted of financial crimes by the Vatican is claiming he can take part in the forthcoming conclave despite being listed as a “non-elector.” Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, once one of the most powerful figures in the Vatican, was ordered by Pope Francis in
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Gusty winds are picking up today, and expect gusty conditions through Friday night as cooler temps sweep in. Those winds have closed Gene Autry at the Whitewater Wash, so please note that in your morning commute. We’re stuck between a ridge of high pressure and an area of low pressure, which increases wind velocity and
Continue ReadingCNN By Taylor Romine, Taylor Ward, Mary Gilbert and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A 19-year-old man has been arrested on arson charges in connection with a southern New Jersey wildfire that has scorched more than 15,000 acres, prompted about 5,000 evacuations and briefly shut down part of the Garden State Parkway, officials said. Joseph
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