By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Scores of protesters marched in Washington, DC, on Saturday against President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of the city’s police department and deployment of National Guard troops to the capital. Holding signs that read “protect DC home rule” and “stop the Trump takeover,” participants in the “We Are All DC”
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, joined progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders for a town hall on Saturday in Brooklyn, where he directly criticized President Donald Trump’s involvement in the mayoral race. “It’s not doing to be Donald Trump, it’s not going to
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By Isa Cardona, Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — A Mexican man deported from the US and sent to South Sudan returned to Mexico on Saturday, according to South Sudanese officials. Ambassador Apuk Ayuel Mayen, spokesperson for South Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, confirmed J. Jesus Muñoz Gutierrez’s “smooth and orderly” departure during a press conference
Continue ReadingBy Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — As the Israeli military expands its assault on Gaza City, Israeli demonstrators took to the streets Saturday evening, driven by a new sense of urgency to demand the government halt the operation and prioritize a ceasefire deal. Over the weekend, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) escalated its offensive, striking
Continue ReadingBy Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump and his top advisers are quietly preparing to travel to South Korea in October for the gathering of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation trade ministers, three Trump administration officials told CNN. The summit, set to be held in the city of Gyeongju between late October and early November,
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Carolina Garcia EL CENTRO, Calif. (T3) – Desde hace 10 años, el entonces alcalde Efraín Silva, firmó junto a autoridades mexicalenses un documento donde se establecía que Mexicali y El Centro son ciudades hermanas, con el que se formaliza una colaboración y apoyo mutuo entre ambas ciudades más allá de las fronteras. Para conmemorar esa
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By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump posted a meme on social media Saturday saying that Chicago “will find out why it’s called the Department of WAR,” as the city’s officials brace for an immigration crackdown. “I love the smell of deportations in the morning … Chicago about to find out why it’s
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By Jennifer Hauser, Betul Tuncer, CNN Unusual footage of a 200-pound bear with an upset stomach being wheeled on a stretcher and scanned through an MRI went viral in Turkey this week. Okan the bear was feeling sick after he ate too much fruit, so he was taken to Istanbul University’s Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Veterinary
Continue ReadingCNN By Associated Press La Paz, Bolivia (AP) — Struck by lightning during a roaring thunderstorm 10 years ago, an ancient pine tree in Bolivia’s capital of La Paz is thriving. Known as the “miracle tree,” this giant conifer now draws devotees from across the country to La Paz’s largest public cemetery, founded two centuries
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By Christopher Lamb, CNN Rome (CNN) — The Church of the Gesù in central Rome was packed, as a procession with a cross in rainbow colors moved up the central aisle. The service marked the first officially recognized pilgrimage of LGBTQ Catholics to Rome. Around 1,000 pilgrims gathered Friday in the 17th century baroque church
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Powerball jackpot has soared to an estimated $1.8 billion. It is the second-largest lottery prize ever in the United States, just behind the $2.04 billion jackpot won in California in November 2022. The latest draw comes after 41 straight drawings without a jackpot winner, fueling the leap from $1.7
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By Lauren del Valle, Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — A day before Donna Adelson was convicted of first-degree murder for orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot to kill her former son-in-law, the 75-year-old woman agonized over whether to testify in her defense in a Tallahassee, Florida, courtroom. Adelson, convicted Thursday after not taking the stand, was initially
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By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Jerome Adams, who served as US surgeon general during President Donald Trump’s first administration, is calling for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be fired as controversy continues to swirl over his handling of vaccine approvals. When asked by CNN’s Victor Blackwell on Saturday if
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By Kara Fox, CNN London (CNN) — Over 890 people protesting the British government’s decision to ban the activist group Palestine Action were arrested in London, police said Sunday, marking the largest mass arrest in the British capital in decades. London’s Metropolitan Police estimated up to 1,400 people on Saturday gathered in Parliament Square Saturday,
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By Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Former President Joe Biden has decided to build his presidential library in his home state of Delaware, and is set to start a fundraising push to fund the effort soon, according to a senior member of the Joe and Jill Biden Foundation. The effort is expected to be a
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By Gloria Pazmino, CNN New York (CNN) — As President Donald Trump tried to push candidates out of the New York City’s mayoral race, a longtime state senator called on other Democrats to put aside differences with Zohran Mamdani, who has roiled the party since his stunning win in June’s mayoral primary. “Whether you agree
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CNN By Ibrahim Dahman, Kareem El Damanhoury, Lucas Lilieholm, Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump said that some of the 20 hostages who are presumed to be alive in Gaza may have “recently died,” as Israel calls on Palestinians living in Gaza City to evacuate ahead of an expanded assault on the
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Natalia’s son does not remember Ukraine. He thinks he’s been living in the United States his entire life. “He doesn’t understand why he has to leave,” her friend Tatiana explained. But unless there is swift action by the Trump administration, Natalia, Tatiana and their families could be among thousands
Continue Reading By Ibrahim Dahman, Kareem El Damanhoury, Lucas Lilieholm, Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump said that some of the 20 hostages who are presumed to be alive in Gaza may have “recently died,” as Israel calls on Palestinians living in Gaza City to evacuate ahead of an expanded assault on the enclave’s
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — As the top cop in Letcher County, Kentucky, Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines knew all about the inside of a jail cell. But he couldn’t even recognize one in the days after Stines allegedly murdered a local judge at his own desk, according to a social worker who examined him.
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