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Incoming Los Angeles County district attorney could ask to delay Menendez brothers’ resentencing

By Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Nathan Hochman, who defeated incumbent George Gascón in Tuesday’s election to become the next Los Angeles County district attorney, told CNN he could ask to delay a hearing to have Erik and Lyle Menendez resentenced nearly 30 years after their convictions for murdering their parents. “Before

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Leaders rush to pay homage to Trump as they brace for him shaking up the old-world order

By Kevin Liptak, Kristen Holmes, Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — In the hours after Donald Trump secured another term in the White House, a familiar exercise was unfolding in foreign capitals. Dusting off their proverbial Trump playbooks, leaders from Paris to Jerusalem to Riyadh and beyond began posting congratulatory messages online and

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Claudia Sheinbaum Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Claudia Sheinbaum, climate scientist and the first woman and first person of Jewish heritage to be elected president of Mexico. Personal Birth date: June 24, 1962 Birth place: Mexico City, Mexico Birth name: Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo Father: Carlos Sheinbaum, chemical engineer Mother:

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AP Race Call: Democrat Gil Cisneros wins election to U.S. House in California’s 31st Congressional District

Democrat Gil Cisneros won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. He was previously elected in 2018, but then unseated by Republican Young Kim in 2020. This year, Cisneros ran to fill a different seat left vacant by Rep. Grace Napolitano’s retirement. During the Biden administration, he served as the under secretary

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Dodgers star Fernando Valenzuela remembered for having ‘the heart of a lion’ at his funeral

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fernando Valenzuela was remembered for “having the heart of a lion” throughout his stellar pitching career with the Los Angeles Dodgers during a funeral highlighting his Catholic faith on Wednesday. Archbishop José Gomez sprinkled holy water on Valenzuela’s casket and later waved incense over it. Nearby a portrait of a smiling

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In a south Georgia town racked by legal conflict, an election didn’t end until 3:50 am

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The southwest Georgia town of Camilla didn’t conclude a special city election until 3:50 a.m. Wednesday. That’s because the polls didn’t open until Tuesday afternoon. Mayor Kelvin Owens had cancelled voting after two city election officials resigned. But a judge intervened to order the election to go forward. The wee-hours

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No. 4 Miami, No. 13 SMU sit unbeaten and tied atop ACC and as surprise options for 12-team playoff

AP Sports Writer The Atlantic Coast Conference’s guaranteed berth in the College Football Playoff could include a surprise representative. Maybe a couple. Unbeaten and fourth-ranked Miami (9-0, 5-0), predicted this summer by media to finish third in the ACC behind defending champion Florida State and Clemson, is rated No. 4 as a projected league champion

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Dodgers star Fernando Valenzuela remembered for having ‘the heart of a lion’ at his funeral

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fernando Valenzuela was remembered for “having the heart of a lion” throughout his stellar pitching career with the Los Angeles Dodgers during a funeral highlighting his Catholic faith on Wednesday. Archbishop José Gomez sprinkled holy water on Valenzuela’s casket and later waved incense over it. Nearby a portrait of a smiling

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No criminal charges to be filed in suffocation death of 12-year-old boy at North Carolina wilderness camp

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — No criminal charges will be filed over the death of a 12-year-old boy who suffocated at a North Carolina wilderness camp after staff mandated he stay overnight in a fully enclosed sleeping sack, the local district attorney announced on Wednesday. The 12-year-old suffocated during his first night at the

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