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King Charles and Prince Harry finally reunite after 19 months apart
By Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — The Duke of Sussex reunited with his father, King Charles III, for their first face-to-face meeting in 19 months on Wednesday, triggering speculation the royal family’s long-running rift might soon come to an end. CNN understands that the King had a private tea at the royal
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GOP senators ratchet up demands for Trump to push new sanctions on Russia
By Morgan Rimmer, Manu Raju, Arlette Saenz, Ted Barrett, Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — Republican senators are ratcheting up their demands for President Donald Trump to put new sanctions on Russia, as the White House has signaled an openness toward a second phase of sanctions against Moscow. “I think Russia is playing, they’re really playing
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Republicans block Schumer’s push to force Epstein files vote after Democrat’s brazen breach of Senate protocol
By Ted Barrett, Morgan Rimmer, Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked Chuck Schumer’s attempt to compel the release of the Jeffrey Epstein case files, hours after the Democratic leader made a bold procedural move to force a vote on the issue. The Senate voted 51-49 to block the measure, with GOP
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Trump on Russia’s incursion into NATO: ‘Here we go!’
By Kevin Liptak, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump reacted Wednesday with a degree of bemusement toward Russia’s drone incursion into Poland, a NATO member that Trump has previously vowed to defend amid heightened tensions with Moscow. “What’s with Russia violating Poland’s airspace with drones?” Trump asked in a short post on Truth
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Appeals court rules against Trump in major separation of powers case
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from replacing the US’ top copyright official as the fight over executive branch firings and President Donald Trump’s use of executive power continues. Shira Perlmutter, who had been the register of copyrights since the Librarian of Congress appointed her
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Trump is fine with letting his DC police takeover lapse, White House officials say
By Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump doesn’t mind letting his 30-day takeover of Washington, DC’s Metropolitan Police Department lapse on Wednesday, White House officials told CNN — mainly because he feels the city has taken steps to cooperate. Those officials argued the executive order signed by DC Mayor Muriel Bowser last week,
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National Guide Dog Month, how to support Guide Dogs of the Desert
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – September is National Guide Dogs Month. It’s a time to recognize the incredible service animals who help people who are blind or visually impaired navigate the world safely and confidently. Right here in the Coachella Valley, Guide Dogs of the Desert has been making a life-changing impact since the 1970s. This local
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Wholesale inflation cooled in August as businesses absorb tariff costs — for now
By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — US inflation cooled off at the wholesale level in August, bolstering hopes that high tariffs aren’t yet causing prices to spiral out of control, fresh data showed Wednesday. However, economists caution, the better-than-expected reading could be a sign of a slowing economy and that shrinking businesses’ margins could foretell
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France hit by protests and disruption as new prime minister takes office
By Saskya Vandoorne, Joseph Ataman, CNN Paris (CNN) — Nationwide unrest broke out across France on Wednesday as protesters blocked roads, set fires and clashed with police, who responded with tear gas, as anger grows against the country’s political class. The interior ministry said 473 people had been detained, with 80,000 police deployed nationwide, including
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North Carolina stabbing highlights Democrats’ problems talking about crime
By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — As public outrage grew over last month’s killing on a light rail train in Charlotte, North Carolina, Mayor Vi Lyles focused her initial statement on addressing mental health issues, warning that “we will never arrest our way” out of some of the underlying causes of crime. A day later,
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Public transit in America is so underfunded it’s relying on sports gambling companies
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Funding for public train and bus services is so dire that one of the largest cities in America must rely on a sports gambling company to help. FanDuel, a sports betting app, subsidized train service to and from the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles home opener last week. The
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Wild racing, wild parties and wild boar: Why no one sleeps in Italy’s Mugello
By Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Mugello, Italy (CNN) — It is a sultry Friday night in high summer on a rolling, cypress tree-lined hillside near the little town of Scarperia e San Piero, in the heart of Italy’s Tuscany region. A bearded man in red fishnet tights and a matching vinyl minidress sways with a beer
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Flight repatriating South Koreans detained by US immigration authorities departs Atlanta Thursday
By Karina Tsui, Mike Valerio, Yoonjung Seo, Jennifer Hansler, Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — A flight carrying hundreds of South Korean workers who were detained by US immigration authorities in Georgia last week departed late Thursday morning, according to CNN Correspondent Gustavo Valdes, who witnessed the plane take off at Hartsfield-Jackson International airport in Atlanta.
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In new book, Kamala Harris says it was reckless to let Biden make reelection decision on his own
By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — “In retrospect,” Kamala Harris writes of letting Joe and Jill Biden decide on their own whether the then-president should have tried to run for re-election, “I think it was recklessness.” That is the assessment that the former vice president makes in her forthcoming memoir of her abbreviated 2024 run,
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A parliament in flames, a leader toppled. Nepal’s Gen-Z protesters ask: What comes next?
By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — What began as a Gen Z-led social media movement against the lavish lifestyles of “Nepo Kids” led to the ousting of a prime minister and the deadliest social unrest Nepal has seen in years. Now comes the complicated question of what happens next. Plumes of dark smoke towered above
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Suspect in Charlotte train stabbing that killed a Ukrainian refugee is charged with a federal crime. Here’s what we know
By Holly Yan, Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — The suspect in the grisly slaying of a young woman on a Charlotte, North Carolina, light rail train now faces a federal charge in a case that has turned into a political lightning rod in the country where she had come to seek safety. Iryna Zarutska fled
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What the end of Trump’s crime emergency means for law enforcement in DC
By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s 30-day emergency declaration in Washington, DC, expires at the end of Wednesday, the mayor’s office says, but the federal law enforcement surge in the nation’s capital is expected to continue. Here’s what you need to know: What happens Thursday? Once the emergency ends, Trump will lose
Continue ReadingKavanaugh faces blowback for claiming Americans can sue over encounters with ICE
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s breezy suggestion this week that Americans who are roughed up by ICE can sue agents in federal court is drawing pushback from civil rights attorneys who note the Supreme Court’s conservative majority has in recent years made those cases nearly impossible to win. Writing to explain
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