By Alexandra Banner, CNN Happy 46th birthday, CNN. On June 1, 1980, the Cable News Network launched its first broadcast at 5 p.m. Our great founder, Ted Turner, marked the moment with a bold promise: “Barring satellite problems, we won’t be signing off until the world ends.” Here’s what else you need to know to
Continue ReadingBy Joseph Ataman, Tim Lister and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — The French navy has intercepted a sanctioned oil tanker that had sailed from a Russian port – the third known seizure in recent months. The ship – the Tagor – was seized in the Atlantic “in international waters, with the support of several partners
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CNN By Rebecca Wright, Kocha Olarn, Angie Puranasamriddhi, June Jeong, Laura Sharman, Sana Noor Haq, CNN Vientiane, Laos (CNN) — Rescuers in central Laos are racing to find two men feared to be trapped in a flooded cave network for almost two weeks, as storms batter the dense jungle. The men are thought to have
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By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — When President Donald Trump first presented the idea of a UFC fight on the White House South Lawn, some people thought he was joking. “We’re going to have a UFC fight — think of this — on the grounds of the White House,” Trump said in Iowa last July,
Continue Reading By Rebecca Wright, Kocha Olarn, Angie Puranasamriddhi, June Jeong, Laura Sharman, Sana Noor Haq, CNN Vientiane, Laos (CNN) — Rescuers in central Laos are racing to find two men feared to be trapped in a flooded cave network for almost two weeks, as storms batter the dense jungle. The men are thought to have entered
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CNN, WCBS, WABC, NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY LLC, NEW JERSEY OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Days of protests outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Newark, New Jersey, have led to clashes between demonstrators and officers and a handful of arrests. Now, one New York man faces federal
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – Coachella City Council will hear an urgency ordinance this Wednesday, after several council members called for a moratorium and a potential ban on data centers. The call came during the May 27th meeting, after nearly 6 hours of public comment against the proposed data center. City Council entered into a municipal
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Xavier Becerra, former Secretary of Health and Human Services, California Attorney General, and Congressman, is currently leading many polls for the upcoming June primary in the race for Governor. News Channel 3 caught up with him Friday in Palm Springs for the beginning of his “Fight for California Tour.” Becerra
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – As summer break approaches, Coachella Valley Unified School District is encouraging families to sign up for its free summer program, offering students a mix of academics, enrichment activities, field trips, meals, and extended care options. The district’s FIFA program, short for Future Innovators and Fearless Achievers, will run from June 15 through July
Continue ReadingBy Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Democrats already facing a difficult path to recapture control of the US Senate are grappling with the latest revelations about Graham Platner, the presumptive Democratic nominee set to face Sen. Susan Collins in a must-win race for the party. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey said Sunday that
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By Sebastian Jimenez, Alessandra Freitas, Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Bogota, Colombia (CNN) — In a surprisingly strong performance, right-wing outsider candidate Abelardo de la Espriella will face leftist candidate senator Iván Cepeda in a June runoff election to decide Colombia’s presidency, setting the stage for a battle over the country’s political future and the direction of
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By Taylor Galgano, Zoe Sottile, Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — A police officer in Shelby, North Carolina, has been charged with assault and fired after he was seen repeatedly punching a Black woman during an arrest Friday. The officer, Karson Hyder, 22, turned himself in to the Cleveland County Detention Center and was released on
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Voters across Riverside County are heading to the polls today as California’s primary election gets underway. Polling places open at 7 a.m. and will remain open until 8 p.m. Election officials say anyone who is in line by 8 p.m. will still be allowed to cast a ballot. Poll workers
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — More than 1,000 people dressed as Marilyn Monroe filled downtown Palm Springs this weekend, setting a new world record as the city celebrated what would have been the Hollywood icon’s 100th birthday on Monday. Organizers say a total of 1,037 participants took part in the gathering, easily surpassing the previous record of
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By Kevin Liptak, Logan Schiciano, Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — The US carried out what it said was “self-defense” strikes in Iran over the weekend – as President Donald Trump sent back changes to a proposed deal to extend the existing ceasefire in the region and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The weekend strikes in
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By Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — The United States, Australia and the United Kingdom have taken a big step towards tackling growing threats to undersea pipelines and cables, which carry huge amounts of energy and data around the world. The three governments are planning to develop new unmanned undersea vehicles as part of their trilateral
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By Will Ripley, Kocha Olarn, Rebecca Wright, Isaac Yee and Laura Sharman, CNN Xaisomboun province, Laos (CNN) — Hungry and weak, the Laos cave survivors huddled together in damp darkness for 11 days, clinging to hope as a wall of water blocked their way out. When they noticed the water finally start to recede, they
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By Michael Rios, CNN Mexico City (CNN) — When millions of foreigners visit Mexico for the World Cup this summer, they will encounter much more than colorful soccer murals, towering statues of players and lively fan festivals. In the country’s biggest tourist hotspots, visitors will see tighter security measures and heavier police presence meant to
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By Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — Shawn Harris is aware of the political bind he faces in northwest Georgia. “Because I live in a ruby-red district, I can’t have every nationally known Democrat come here and support me because it doesn’t fit what we’re trying to do,” said Harris, who is running for a congressional
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By Kareem El Damanhoury, Todd Symons, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military has captured a strategic, Crusader-era castle in southern Lebanon, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered troops to deepen Israel’s incursion into its neighbor’s territory. The capture of the Beaufort Castle, near the city of Nabatiyeh and roughly 9 miles (14.5 kilometers) from the
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