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A 12-year-old who loved Harry Potter and old music: What we know about Jocelyn Nungaray and the men accused in her death

By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN (CNN) — Twelve-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray was walking to a convenience store in Houston when she disappeared, police say; she was found dead in a creek earlier this month. Two undocumented men from Venezuela are accused of killing the girl and both are facing charges of capital murder in her death, according to the

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List of threatened species grows by 1,000, but conservation efforts bring hope for some animals

Associated Press Over 1,000 new species have been added to the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s “red list” as invasive species, climate change and human activities such as illicit trade and infrastructure development threaten certain animal and plant species with extinction. The updated list includes cacti species in Chile which is in demand in

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Canada’s 2023 wildfires burned huge chunks of forest, spewing far more heat-trapping gas than planes

AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Researchers now calculate that catastrophic Canadian warming-fueled wildfires last year pumped more heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the air than India did by burning fossil fuels and set ablaze an area of forest larger than the state of West Virginia. Scientists at the World Resources Institute and the University of

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Forever Marilyn closer to permanently staying on Museum Way as Planning Commission agrees plan to vacate street conforms with general plan

It’s the latest move in a debate that has gone on for years: should a portion of Museum Way be a permanent pedestrian walkway or a public roadway? During Wednesday’s meeting, the City of Palm Springs Planning Commission agreed that the plan to vacate the portion of Museum Way, where the “Forever Marilyn’ statue sits,

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India’s president inaugurates newly elected parliament and sets out economic reforms as a key agenda

Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s president has inaugurated a new parliament after national elections, listing the priorities of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in coming years, including fast-tracking economic reforms and boosting small and medium-size enterprises to create jobs. President Draupadi Murmu said India’s economy grew the fastest among the world’s major nations

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Local political organizations chime in on presidential debate

Thursday night’s debate is highly anticipated with polls showing it’ll be heavily watched across the country and here at home. Political organizations throughout the Valley are anticipating topics like inflation and immigration to be covered at Thursday’s debate.  Yet it’s not just political organizations that are invested in Thursday’s stand off between President Biden and

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Thailand is now the Myanmar junta’s favored banking destination as military attacks ramp up, UN expert says

By Helen Regan, Kocha Olarn and Michael Mitsanas, CNN Hong Kong/Bangkok (CNN) — International banks are playing a significant role in the Myanmar military junta’s ability to carry out its systematic and deadly assault on its people, a new United Nations-backed report has found. Thai banks have now become the main source through which the Myanmar

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