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By Sarah Hutter, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Stiff shoulders? A massage might feel good, but it’s not always the fix. A certified strength expert recommends this instead — and explains why it works. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Blame game There’s a well-founded
Continue ReadingBy Muhammad Darwish, Max Foster, CNN London (CNN) — At Windsor Castle, history and tradition are everywhere. But for Canadian actor Eugene Levy, the royal encounter that awaited him was anything but ceremonial. Levy, known for his role in “American Pie” and the Emmy Award-winning series “Schitt’s Creek,” was filming an episode of his Apple
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – A former Navy detective and El Cajon police officer sentenced earlier this year for using excessive force on a detained sailor at Naval Base San Diego pleaded guilty today to a federal count of conspiracy to distribute child sex abuse material. Prosecutors filed sex crime charges against Jonathan Christopher Laroche,
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By Josh Campbell, Jamie Gangel, CNN (CNN) — FBI Director Kash Patel has fired a longtime bureau employee who displayed a Pride flag in his workspace during a past assignment, according to multiple people familiar with the termination. The employee was undergoing new agent training at the FBI’s academy in Quantico, Virginia, when he received
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By Sarah Ferris, Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Senate Republicans and top GOP donors still plan to attend a major fundraiser at a coastal resort in Georgia this weekend despite the government shutdown, a move that puts an awkward spotlight on the underbelly of political campaigns as federal workers are being furloughed across the country.
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By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has determined that the US is in an “armed conflict” with the drug cartels his administration has designated as terrorist organizations, according to a notice the Pentagon provided to Congress on Wednesday obtained by CNN. The notice also says the president has determined that smugglers for
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Palm Springs Mayor Ron deHarte is inviting the community to a town hall on Wednesday, Oct. 8. The meeting will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the City Council Chambers (3200 E Tahquitz Canyon Way). According to the city, the forum will provide community members with a
Continue ReadingBy Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — The US Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Tennessee’s ban on gender identity care for transgender minors earlier this summer has fueled ongoing polarization around LGBTQ issues and controversial policies across the nation. The high court has also agreed to take on more cases dealing with trans rights in its
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day. In 2025, both are celebrated on October 13. Columbus Day Columbus Day is celebrated on the second Monday in October. Before it became a legal federal holiday in 1971, many states celebrated Columbus Day on October 12. It marks
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of singer-songwriter Paul Simon. Personal Birth date: October 13, 1941 Birth place: Newark, New Jersey Birth name: Paul Frederic Simon Father: Louis Simon, college professor and professional musician Mother: Belle Simon, elementary school teacher Marriages: Edie Brickell (May 1992-present), Carrie Fisher (August 1983-July 1984,
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By Sunlen Serfaty, René Marsh, Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — Multiple furloughed workers from the Department of Education had out-of-office messages blaming Democrats for the government shutdown automatically sent from their email accounts without their consent or knowledge, according to four sources familiar with the situation. The sources, who currently work at the department and
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Passes for the 2026 Stagecoach Music Festival went on sale today — with Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson and Post Malone headlining. Passes went on sale at 11 a.m. Thursday, starting at $579 for general admission. The three-day festival will take place April 24-26 at Empire Polo Club, 81-800 51st Ave.
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – Five 18-year-old men suspected of weapons violations during a traffic enforcement stop in Coachella were taken into custody, authorities announced today. Deputies from the Thermal Sheriff’s Station conducted the traffic stop around 10:35 p.m. Tuesday near Highway 86 and Avenue 50, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. Five occupants were
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By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The White House is asking nine major colleges and universities to sign onto a series of demands in return for expanded access to federal funding. The letters sent to schools on Wednesday mark an unprecedented effort by the Trump administration to employ the power of the federal government to
Continue ReadingBy Matt Stiles, Janie Boschma, CNN (CNN) — The government has now been shut down since October 1, with no end in sight. While the House has passed a stopgap bill that would fund the government at current levels for seven weeks, the Senate can’t get to the 60 votes necessary to pass anything. That’s
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US government’s shutdown is shaking the nation at a time when public health staffing has already been reduced, the threat of disease outbreaks looms, and both the respiratory virus season and hurricane season are upon us. State and local health departments are now bracing for how the shutdown
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By Hanna Park, Andy Rose, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is escalating efforts to deploy federal law enforcement officers in several Democratic-led cities, as part of what it calls a crackdown to address crime and restore order. President Donald Trump has described these deployments as a potential “training ground” for the military,
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By Frederik Pleitgen, and Claudia Otto, CNN Geilenkirchen, Germany (CNN) — After slowly taxiing towards the runway at NATO’s Geilenkirchen airbase in Germany, the pilots go full throttle and the decades-old E-3 Sentry surveillance plane screams as it gains speed and lifts off on its way to Eastern Europe. After multiple recent incursions by drones
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