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CNN By Betsy Klein, CNN Miami (CNN) — President Donald Trump traded the Oval Office for The Octagon on Saturday night. The president arrived to raucous applause at the Kaseya Center in Miami, participating in the “walkout” traditionally reserved for athletes as he became the first sitting president to attend a UFC event. Trump, who
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The Harvard faculty chapter of the American Association of University Professors, along with the national organization, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its demanded policy changes while reviewing nearly $9 billion in federal funding. The lawsuit was filed Friday in conjunction with a request from the professors
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Carey and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — When US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink resigned her post two days ago, she was both under pressure from President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office in Kyiv, and feeling the strain of working for her ultimate boss in Washington, President Donald Trump, according to people who knew her.
Continue ReadingBy Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Homeland Security has administered lie detector tests to about 50 staffers in recent weeks, including FEMA’s acting administrator and roughly a dozen officials at the disaster relief agency, as part of an intensifying effort to root out what the department alleges are leaks of national security
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – At 12:54 a.m. on Saturday, deputies were dispatched to the 74000 block of De Anza Way in Palm Desert regarding an assault with a deadly weapon. Witnesses reported a man was shot by an unknown subject at the residence. When deputies arrived on scene, they learned there had been a
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Several universities in Florida have signed agreements to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement amid an ongoing push by state leaders to aid the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration. The University of Florida said Friday it has signed the 287(g) agreement that allows local law enforcement to act as
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A New Jersey woman is accused of trying to hire a hitman on Tinder to kill her ex-boyfriend – a Philadelphia police officer – and his 19-year-old daughter. Jaclyn Diiorio, 26, met with a person she connected with on the dating app Tinder who was a confidential informant, according
Continue ReadingWPVI By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A New Jersey woman is accused of trying to hire a hitman on Tinder to kill her ex-boyfriend – a Philadelphia police officer – and his 19-year-old daughter. Jaclyn Diiorio, 26, met with a person she connected with on the dating app Tinder who was a confidential informant,
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — A Florida high school teacher’s community is rallying behind her after the school district chose not to renew her teaching contract because she called a student by their preferred name without parental permission. A parent at Satellite High School in Satellite Beach, Florida, reported the teacher and complained that
Continue ReadingBy Tim Lister and Oren Liebermann (CNN) — The Israeli military is extending its ground operations deep into Gaza, creating a large buffer zone between the Strip and Israeli territory and pushing hundreds of thousands of civilians into an ever-smaller area on the Mediterranean coast. By CNN’s tally, the Israel Defense Forces has issued 20
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Recent Pentagon policies are having direct impacts on students at Defense Department schools around the globe and leaving students and their parents concerned they’re being disadvantaged by attending the schools, multiple students and parents told CNN. Many of the changes stem from President Donald Trump’s executive order banning programs
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week made his strongest endorsement yet of the measles vaccine amid an ongoing outbreak that has killed three and infected more than 600 people across the US. But his recent push for people to get vaccinated for measles stands
Continue ReadingBy Polo Sandoval and Linh Tran, CNN (CNN) — To Karen Cruz Berrios, her mother is a hard-working, devoted single parent. To the Department of Homeland Security, she is “ … an associate of the vicious MS-13 gang.” However, nearly two weeks after Elsy Noemi Berrios, 52, was taken into Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody,
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – April is Alcohol Awareness month, a time to bring attention to struggles associated with alcohol. According to the Centers for Disease Control, about 178,000 people die each year from excessive alcohol use, making alcohol the fourth leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Experts at the Betty Ford
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Desert Water Agency is giving a project update on the Historic Tennis Club and Downtown Area Pipeline Replacement Project. Officials say the project is underway, with a change to the street schedule. Starting Monday, April 14, the community will start to notice heavier construction beginning on West Arenas Road, then
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. (KESQ) – The Riverside County District Attorney filed a felony complaint on Friday against suspect Gohar Kagramanyan, charging her with violation of California Penal Code sections 422(a) and 422.6(a) – Criminal Threats and Hate Crimes. Her arraignment is scheduled for Monday, April 14 in Indio. Due to the nature and severity of
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) — Lake Cahuilla Veterans Regional Park is offering camping options for festivalgoers looking for nearby affordable camping options. The park is located about 20 minutes from the festival venue. The campground offers RV, tent, and car camping sites. Sites with water and electric hookups are available for $75 per night, while dry
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THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – An update to a fire in Thermal reported Friday evening by News Channel 3 – CAL FIRE reports that the vegetation fire broke out near Harrison Street and Airport Boulevard in Thermal around 5:30 p.m., and was successfully contained within 40 minutes. According to CAL FIRE, the fire was burning at
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Carolina Garcia MEXICALI, B.C. (T3) – La alcaldesa de Mexicali, Norma Bustamante, exhortó a la comunidad que tendrá algún viaje a que evite el uso del celular, ante el riesgo que representa no solo para ellos sino para todos los miembros del hogar: “Antes decíamos revise su vehículo que no les vaya a fallar que
Continue ReadingBy Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Survival guides, stockpiling and mass evacuation drills. Europe is scrambling to prepare its citizens for the growing threat of conflict arriving on its doorstep. Several European nations have been offering sobering guidance in recent months – envisioning garages and subway stations transformed into bunkers and promoting psychological resilience. One
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