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Venezuela’s president orders creation of new state and map including land from Guyana

December 6, 2023 1:15 PM CNN

CNN By Osmary Hernández, Fernando Almánzar and Mia Alberti, CNN (CNN) — Venezuela’s president ordered the creation of a new state called “Guayana Esequiba” on Tuesday, following a controversial Sunday referendum which saw Venezuelan voters approving the annexation of land from neighboring Guyana. The area in question, the densely forested and oil-rich Essequibo region, amounts to about two-thirds

Ebrahim Raisi Fast Facts

May 21, 2024 12:01 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Ebrahim Raisi, former president of Iran. Personal Birth date: December 14, 1960 Death date: May 19, 2024 Birth place: Mashhad, Iran Full name: Sayyid Ebrahim Raisol-Sadati Father: Seyyed Haji, a cleric Mother: Sayyedeh Esmat Khodadad Husseini Marriage: Jamileh Alamolhoda (1983-present) Children: Two daughters

UNLV shooter was a career professor with connections to other schools, source says, as police work to determine motive

December 6, 2023 1:14 PM CNN

CNN, KVVU By John Miller, Elizabeth Wolfe and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Investigators are searching for the motive of a shooter who killed three people Wednesday at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and a law enforcement source told CNN the suspect was a 67-year-old career college professor with connections to schools in other states.

White House delays menthol cigarette ban, alarming anti-smoking advocates

December 6, 2023 1:13 PM Associated Press

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is pushing back a plan to ban menthol cigarettes, an unexpected delay that quickly sparked criticism from anti-smoking groups. Biden administration officials indicated Wednesday they will continue reviewing the plan into next year, targeting March for publication. The proposed ban from the Food

Jill Biden and military kids sort toys the White House donated to the Marine Corps Reserve program

December 6, 2023 1:12 PM Associated Press

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden and military kids are sorting toys donated by the White House to the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program. The 76-year-old program distributes toys to needy children. The military children invited to the White House on Wednesday also skated on a new holiday ice rink

Wesley Clark Fast Facts

December 12, 2024 2:07 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of retired Army General Wesley Clark. Personal Birth date: December 23, 1944 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Wesley Kanne Father: Benjamin J. Kanne, WWI veteran and attorney Mother: Veneta Kanne Clark Marriage: Gertrude (Kingston) Clark (June 1966-present) Children: Wesley Clark Jr. Education: United

Colorado Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of court’s ability to remove Trump from the ballot

December 6, 2023 1:09 PM Associated Press

BY NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado Supreme Court justices sharply questioned whether they could exclude President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot in a case that seeks to upend his bid for a second term by claiming the Constitution’s insurrection clause bars him from another run for the White House. At issue

Nevada grand jury indicts 6 fake Donald Trump electors

December 6, 2023 1:06 PM Associated Press

By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada grand jury on Wednesday indicted six Republicans who submitted certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 presidential election in their state, making Nevada the third to seek charges against so-called “fake electors.” “We cannot allow attacks on

Correction: US-Police Shooting-Alabama-Podcast story

December 6, 2023 1:05 PM Associated Press

WOODSTOCK, Ala. (AP) — In a story published December 4, 2023, about the shooting of Tyler Goodson, based on information from authorities, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Joseph Tyler Goodson, 32, was killed by police in Alabama on Sunday. Goodson, who was featured in the hit podcast “S-Town” that chronicled events in a rural

These small words could make or break the global climate summit

December 6, 2023 1:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The thorniest issue at the global climate summit in Dubai is clear: Fossil fuels. More precisely, the role they should play in our rapidly warming future. As negotiators thrash out the terms of core agreements that will emerge from COP28, the big question is whether countries will ultimately agree

A French investigating judge hands terror-linked charges to a man accused of killing tourist

December 6, 2023 1:00 PM Associated Press

PARIS (AP) — Prosecutors say a man accused of fatally stabbing a tourist and injuring two other people over the weekend near the Eiffel Tower has been placed under investigation on charges of murder and attempted murder in connection with a terrorist organization. The suspect went before an investigating magistrate Wednesday who ultimately decides preliminary

US House chair probes ballot shortages that hampered voting in Mississippi’s largest county

December 6, 2023 12:56 PM Associated Press

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The chair of a congressional committee with oversight of U.S. federal elections says ballot shortages in Mississippi’s largest county could undermine voting and election confidence in 2024 if local officials don’t make changes. Rep. Bryan Steil, a Republican from Wisconsin who chairs the Committee

Fighting between Israel, Hamas rages in Gaza’s second-largest city, blocking aid from population

December 6, 2023 12:56 PM Associated Press

By NAJIB JOIBAIN, JACK JEFFERY and LEE KEATH Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops battled Hamas militants Wednesday in the center of the Gaza Strip’s second-largest city, the military said, pressing a ground offensive that has sent tens of thousands of Palestinians fleeing to the territory’s southernmost edge and prevented aid groups

Democratic lawmakers introduce bill aiming to push back on book bans

December 6, 2023 12:54 PM CNN Newsource

By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — Democratic lawmakers introduced a bill Tuesday aimed at pushing back against nationwide efforts to ban books in schools. The Fight Book Bans Act, formally known as H.R. 6592, would allow the Department of Education to provide school districts with grants to cover the costs of fighting book challenges, “including costs such as attorney fees and court fees,” according to the

Police: Suspect dead amid reports of multiple victims in shooting at University of Nevada, Las Vegas

December 6, 2023 12:54 PM Associated Press

By KEN RITTER and RIO YAMAT LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police said a suspect was found dead Wednesday as officers responded to an active shooter and reports of multiple victims at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The university said on X, formerly Twitter, the shooter was at the Beam Hall, Frank and Estella Building,

New GOP-favored Georgia congressional map nears passage as the end looms for redistricting session

December 6, 2023 12:46 PM Associated Press

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia special session to redraw congressional and legislative voting district maps is likely to end Thursday. That is after a House committee on Wednesday advanced a Republican-favored congressional map that targets Democratic U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath’s current district. But challengers are poised to argue in court

48 Haitian migrants have been detained on an uninhabited island west of Puerto Rico

December 6, 2023 12:45 PM Associated Press

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. federal authorities say they have detained 48 Haitian migrants who were abandoned by smugglers on an uninhabited island between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Wednesday that park rangers on Mona Island alerted authorities to the arrival of 41 men and seven

Gaza protests prompt California governor to hold virtual Christmas tree-lighting ceremony

December 6, 2023 12:31 PM Associated Press

Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom won’t host an in-person Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the state Capitol this year because of concerns that protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza would disrupt the annual event. Instead, the Democratic governor and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, will host the event in

Biden administration cancels nearly $5 billion more in student loan debt

December 6, 2023 12:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Department of Education said Wednesday that it has approved the cancellation of nearly $5 billion more in federal student loan debt, bringing the total amount of student debt relief provided under the Biden administration to $132 billion for more than 3.6 million borrowers. Though the Supreme Court struck

Juanita Castro, anti-communist sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul, dies in Miami at 90

December 6, 2023 12:23 PM Associated Press

By TERRY SPENCER and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The anti-communist sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul Castro has died in Miami at age 90. Juanita Castro died Monday, nearly 60 years after she fled their communist revolution. She said in a 2009 book that she became disillusioned with Fidel Castro’s

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