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Human rights groups accuse Peru’s president of crimes against humanity in submission to ICC

By Claudia Rebaza, CNN (CNN) — Two human rights groups have made a submission to the International Criminal Court accusing Peru’s President Dina Boluarte and members of her government of crimes against humanity in connection with the deaths of 49 people during the Andean country’s weeks-long protest movement in 2022 and 2023. The International Federation

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Food 4 Less workers’ union reaches tentative labor deal with grocer to avert potential strike

The union representing thousands of Food 4 Less workers reached a tentative contract agreement today with the grocery company, averting a potential strike. Workers had previously authorized a work stoppage if labor talks failed. But on Tuesday, representatives of United Food and Commercial Workers Locals 8GS, 135, 324, 770, 1167, 1428 and 1442 announced that

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The former executive assistant to a tech CEO found decapitated in a Manhattan apartment in 2020 has been convicted of murder

By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — The former executive assistant of a tech CEO was found guilty Monday of murdering his boss – whom he then decapitated and dismembered – in 2020, according to a news release from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors said Tyrese Haspil, 25, killed Fahim Saleh, 33, to prevent him from

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Entire Bakersfield Chapter of Hells Angels arrested on multiple violent charges

Six members of an Outlaw Motorcycle Gang known as “Hells Angels” were arrested today on various violent charges following a joint investigation conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Kern County Sheriff’s Office and the California Highway Patrol. Early this morning, officers arrested Ricardo Alvarez, 42, of Bakersfield, Armando Villasenor, 55,

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Alabama man denied office after winning election reaches proposed settlement to become town’s first Black mayor

By Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — The town of Newbern, Alabama and a Black man who was prevented from becoming the town’s mayor after winning his 2020 election, have reached a proposed settlement, according to federal court documents. Patrick Braxton will officially become mayor of Newbern once the court approves the settlement –  the first Black person

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RivCo Board of Supervisors formally approves structurally balanced 2024-25 budget

The Board of Supervisors today formally approved a $9.2 billion budget for Riverside County government in the 2024-25 fiscal year that officials said is structurally balanced and will net reserves approaching $700 million. “The recommended budget demonstrates the values that drive the important work of the county, focusing on improving the quality of life for

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Marco Rubio’s eight-year evolution on Donald Trump: From opponent to VP hopeful

By Lauren Fox and Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — It was 2022 and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio had just finished debating his Democratic opponent Val Demings when former President Donald Trump was on the line. According to a source familiar with the conversation, Trump was calling to relish in Rubio’s performance, telling the Republican senator that he’d done well and offering

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