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Five 18-year-olds suspected of weapons offenses taken into custody
COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – Five 18-year-old men suspected of weapons violations during a traffic enforcement stop in Coachella were taken into custody, authorities announced today. Deputies from the Thermal Sheriff’s Station conducted the traffic stop around 10:35 p.m. Tuesday near Highway 86 and Avenue 50, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. Five occupants were
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White House calls on universities to agree to demands for expanded access to federal funding
By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The White House is asking nine major colleges and universities to sign onto a series of demands in return for expanded access to federal funding. The letters sent to schools on Wednesday mark an unprecedented effort by the Trump administration to employ the power of the federal government to
Continue ReadingHow each senator voted on the GOP spending package to avoid a shutdown
By Matt Stiles, Janie Boschma, CNN (CNN) — The government has now been shut down since October 1, with no end in sight. While the House has passed a stopgap bill that would fund the government at current levels for seven weeks, the Senate can’t get to the 60 votes necessary to pass anything. That’s
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Local health departments worry about government shutdown’s effects on staffing, disease outbreaks and nutrition services
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US government’s shutdown is shaking the nation at a time when public health staffing has already been reduced, the threat of disease outbreaks looms, and both the respiratory virus season and hurricane season are upon us. State and local health departments are now bracing for how the shutdown
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What to know about Trump’s latest federal deployments in Memphis, Portland and other US cities
By Hanna Park, Andy Rose, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is escalating efforts to deploy federal law enforcement officers in several Democratic-led cities, as part of what it calls a crackdown to address crime and restore order. President Donald Trump has described these deployments as a potential “training ground” for the military,
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NATO is bolstering its eastern flank following alleged Russian incursions. CNN joined a surveillance flight
By Frederik Pleitgen, and Claudia Otto, CNN Geilenkirchen, Germany (CNN) — After slowly taxiing towards the runway at NATO’s Geilenkirchen airbase in Germany, the pilots go full throttle and the decades-old E-3 Sentry surveillance plane screams as it gains speed and lifts off on its way to Eastern Europe. After multiple recent incursions by drones
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At least two killed in stabbing and car ramming attack on Yom Kippur at synagogue in Manchester, UK police say
CNN By Peter Wilkinson and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — At least two people were killed in a car ramming and stabbing attack outside a synagogue in Manchester, northern England, on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Three other people are in a serious condition after the incident in Crumpsall, north
Continue Reading A deadly car ramming and stabbing attack took place outside a synagogue in northern England. Here’s what we know
By Peter Wilkinson, Sana Noor Haq, Billy Stockwell, Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — At least two Jewish worshippers were killed and three others seriously injured in a car ramming and stabbing attack outside a synagogue in the English city of Manchester on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism. Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who
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‘I’m scrambling’: Government shutdown spurs confusion and concern with no funding deal in sight
CNN, POOL, SEE PREFONTS By Tami Luhby, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — A self-described national park fanatic, Lucas Wall was excited to start a weeklong trip to visit seven National Park Service sites in Virginia on Thursday. The Washington, DC, resident prepaid for a rental car to drive to Appomattox Court House National Historical Park,
Continue Reading ‘I’m scrambling’: Government shutdown spurs confusion and concern with no funding deal in sight
By Tami Luhby, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — A self-described national park fanatic, Lucas Wall was excited to start a weeklong trip to visit seven National Park Service sites in Virginia on Thursday. The Washington, DC, resident prepaid for a rental car to drive to Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Richmond National Battlefield Park
Continue ReadingNursery hackers delete children’s data following backlash, UK media reports
By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Hackers who stole the data of more than 8,000 children including photos, addresses and names and published some of the information on the dark web have removed the posts online and claim to have deleted the information, according to UK media reports. The perpetrators had stolen the data from
Continue ReadingHow Israeli actions caused famine in Gaza, visualized
By Sana Noor Haq, Rachel Wilson, Soph Warnes, Lou Robinson, Henrik Pettersson, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s nearly two-year war pushed parts of Gaza into “man-made” famine, according to a report published in August by a United Nations-backed initiative, deepening the Palestinians’ struggle for survival under relentless bombing, mass displacement and the spread of disease. The
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Indio police highlight crime prevention strategies
INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Joel Osmond, Indio Police officer, said preparation goes a long way in keeping families safe. “You’re aware of your surroundings,” Osmond said. “You take some measures to minimize becoming a victim of crime.” He said the first step for residents returning to the Coachella Valley is to visually check their homes.
Continue ReadingCanada denies Marineland’s request to export its remaining beluga whales to China
Story by the Associated Press (CNN) — Canada’s last captive whales will remain at the Marineland park near Niagara Falls for now after the federal government denied the zoo’s request to ship the 30 belugas to China. The Canadian government will not grant an export permit to send the whales to the Chimelong Ocean Kingdom
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2 regional Delta jets collide at LaGuardia airport, with a wing slamming into a cockpit window
By Aaron Cooper, CNN New York (CNN) — The National Transportation Safety Board is now investigating after two Delta Air Lines regional jets collided on the taxiway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport Wednesday night, with the wing of one aircraft slamming into the cockpit windows of the other. One person was taken to a hospital,
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Five students pulled alive from collapsed Indonesia school but hopes fade for remaining classmates
By Masrur Jamaluddin, Helen Regan, CNN Sidoarjo, Indonesia (CNN) — A rescue team crouched under huge slabs of concrete and corrugated iron as they carefully slid 13-year-old Syailendra Haikal to safety from the twisted wreckage of a collapsed Indonesian boarding school; a brief glimmer of hope in the middle of a disaster. Haikal was taken
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China’s jobless youth aren’t happy with a plan to attract foreign professionals with a new ‘K-visa’
By Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — A new visa category launched by the Chinese government to attract young science and technology professionals is causing fervent backlash in China, where well-educated young people are already struggling to find work. The new “K-visa,” launched October 1, has been touted by Chinese officials as a boon for the
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Greta Thunberg and other activists detained as Israeli military intercepts Gaza-bound aid ships
CNN By Jack Guy, Billy Stockwell, Lex Harvey, Gerardo Lemos, Dana Karni and Abeer Salman (CNN) — The Israeli military has intercepted dozens of boats sailing as part of an aid flotilla towards Gaza, detaining hundreds of passengers including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, organizers said, and triggering global condemnation. The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF)
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