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State Department human rights report scaled back, omits details on abuses in politically allied countries

By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US State Department on Tuesday released a pared-down version of its annual report meant to catalogue human rights concerns in countries around the world. The report covers the 2024 calendar year – before the Trump administration took office – and sources told CNN it was

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Moms’ case against vaccine requirements for kids moves to appeals court

MURRIETA, Calif. (KESQ) – Attorneys representing four mothers — two of whom are from the Inland Empire — federally challenging California’s denial of religious-based exemptions to vaccination requirements for kids’ admission to public schools filed briefs with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, setting the stage for oral arguments, it was announced today. “Our First

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Ukrainian servicemen fire a BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launch system towards Russian troops near the frontline town of Pokrovsk in Ukraine's Donetsk region on June 8.

Zelensky refuses to cede Donbas, says doing so would give Putin ‘springboard’ for future offensives

By Victoria Butenko and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed on Tuesday not to give eastern Ukrainian land to Russia, saying that abandoning the Donbas region would open the door for Russian President Vladimir Putin to “start a third war” in Ukraine. Zelensky’s warning comes ahead of Putin’s meeting with US

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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is seen at a press conference on June 10. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned Israel about potentially listing the country’s armed forces in an upcoming UN report on sexual violence

Israel says UN chief warned it could be listed in upcoming sexual violence report

By Lauren Izso and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned Israel about potentially listing the country’s armed forces in an upcoming UN report on sexual violence, according to the spokesperson for Israel’s mission to the UN. “I am putting Israeli armed and security forces on notice for potential listing

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Bullet holes were seen Saturday in windows at the Centers for Disease Control Global Headquarters

Gunman in CDC shooting fired nearly 500 shots after breaking into his father’s gun safe. Here’s what we know

By Chris Youd, Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell, Ryan Young, Jason Morris, Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — The gunman who opened fire Friday at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention broke into his father’s safe to get the five firearms recovered at the scene, state investigators said Tuesday, as some CDC workers seeking answers

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Wife of South Korea’s jailed ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol arrested over corruption allegations

Story by Associated Press Seoul, South Korea (AP) — The wife of South Korea’s jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested as investigators seek to charge her over various suspected crimes, including bribery, stock manipulation and meddling in the selection of a candidate. In granting a special prosecutor’s request for an arrest warrant

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Ukrainian firefighters respond to a blaze after a Russian drone strike in the town of Bilozerske in Donetsk on August 10.

Russian troops pierce Ukraine’s patchy defenses in Donetsk, days before Trump-Putin summit

By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Christian Edwards, Nick Paton Walsh, Victoria Butenko, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Small groups of Russian troops have pierced parts of Ukraine’s defenses in its eastern Donetsk region, according to local officials, as Russia appears to be making an 11th-hour dash to snatch as much territory as possible ahead of the planned

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Desert Recreation District hosting after school programs

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Desert Recreation District is making the back-to-school transition easier for both parents and students by offering a wide variety of accessible after-school programs. In partnership with the Desert Sands Unified School District, they provide enriching activities directly on school campuses. These programs include a mix of educational support, along with creative and

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