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By Joseph Ataman, Frederik Pleitgen and Claudia Otto, CNN Tehran, Iran (CNN) — It’s been a historic week in Iran. For just the second time in the nearly 50-year history of the Islamic Republic, the country has buried a supreme leader. Ali Khamenei ruled Iran – as a spiritual leader and an iron-fisted autocrat –
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. (KESQ) – Riverside University Health System (RUHS) is warning residents about a dramatic rise in electric bicycle-related injuries across Riverside County. According to county data, emergency room visits involving e-bike crashes have climbed sharply over the past three years, increasing from 224 cases in 2023 to 494 in 2024, and reaching 958
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By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — The New York City Department of Investigation has opened an inquiry after a Manhattan high-rise’s columns buckled earlier this week, forcing workers to flee and officials to evacuate neighboring buildings and close down roads, a spokesperson for the department told CNN. The developer behind the skyscraper – the former
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PALM DESERT. Calif. (KESQ)- Gas prices climb as Palm Springs enters a busy summer travel season. For about a month, gas prices had been steadily dropping. Now, they’ve gone up by 3 cents in one day, the first jump since May. Gas prices are on the rise again, as millions of people hit the road for
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – The first monsoon storms of the season are expected to move into the Coachella Valley next week, bringing the possibility of heavy rain, strong winds, blowing dust, and flash flooding. Emergency officials are reminding residents to prepare ahead of the storms, as desert weather can change quickly and create dangerous
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) – As soaring temperatures drive more residents to the coast this weekend, public health officials today warned beachgoers to avoid the water at several Los Angeles County beaches because of elevated bacteria levels. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued ocean water warnings for the following locations: — Mother’s Beach
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MECCA, Calif. (KESQ) – Mosquito samples in the communities of North Shore and Mecca tested positive for West Nile virus, the Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District announced today. The North Shore sample was collected in the area of Avenue 72 and Cleveland Street, while the other samples were collected in the areas of
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By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — Vice President JD Vance is leasing part of a sprawling, multimillion-dollar property in rural Virginia to serve as an additional residence for his family, two people familiar with the matter told CNN. The new rental residence is part of the historic Wolver Hill Farm, which spans nearly 500 acres
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (KESQ) – An Irvine dog trainer convicted of killing 11 dogs in his care was sentenced today to nearly 12 years in prison, while his assistant was ordered to spend three years behind bars for helping to cover up the crime. Kwong “Tony” Chun Sit, 54, was sentenced to 11 years and
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By Pete Muntean, Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — When President Donald Trump departed Turkey this week, he boarded a 35-year-old modified Boeing 747, not the newly converted plane parked across the tarmac that had been introduced with much fanfare just days earlier. The decision intensified scrutiny of the Qatari-donated jet, which was converted
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BERMUDA DUNES, Calif. — A pedestrian was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle Friday morning in Bermuda Dunes. The collision occurred at 10:57 a.m. near the intersection of Washington Street and Harris Lane. According to information from California Highway Patrol, the vehicle was turning from Harris Lane onto northbound Washington Street, when it
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — One person was injured Friday after an accidental firearm discharge at the Palm Springs Gun Club, according to fire officials, the club’s president, and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. CAL FIRE confirmed crews responded to the incident at approximately 11:33 a.m. near Rio Del Sol Road and Vista Chino Drive in
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By Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Bipartisan senators announced an agreement with the Trump administration on Friday to move ahead with an updated Russia sanctions package, but it remains unclear if President Donald Trump will directly back the bill’s passage. The package would allow Trump to place heavy tariffs on imports from nations that import
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By Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — King Charles and Queen Camilla hosted the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet on Friday afternoon at Highgrove House, the king’s private country residence in Gloucestershire, England. The meeting marks the first time King Charles has seen the whole family in four
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By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Logan Schiciano, CNN (CNN) — For Barry Lee Williams, a visitor to Washington, DC, the last day of President Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair coincided with a literal religious experience. At 81, Williams was among at least 190 people to be baptized over the past 16 days on the National
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The iconic Oscar Mayer Wienermobile rolled into Palm Springs ahead of a special night at Palm Springs Stadium. Fans will have the chance to see the 27-foot-long vehicle up close during Friday night’s Palm Springs Power game. The event also features Oscar Mayer “Hotdoggers,” who travel the country promoting the
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By Zachary Cohen, Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli intelligence shared with the Trump administration of Iranian threats to assassinate President Donald Trump reflected a desire among elements of Tehran’s hardline leadership to target the American leader, according to an Israeli source and a US official, rather than a specific, detailed plan to carry
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the terror attacks in Norway on July 22, 2011. Eight people died in a bombing in Oslo and another 69 people died on nearby Utoya island. This was the deadliest attack in Norway since World War II. The Perpetrator Anders Behring Breivik Pronounced: AHn-ders BRAY-vick Norwegian
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By Betsy Klein, Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — The White House is making security-focused upgrades to its front door, an official told CNN, in a project that’s expected to take months. The changes, which sources said have long been advocated by the US Secret Service, are aimed at fortifying the White House entrance at the
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By Kara Fox, CNN (CNN) — In a tradition dating back more than 300 years, towering pyres have been lit every July in Northern Ireland to mark the Battle of the Boyne, which effectively cemented Protestant rule. They’re held in loyalist neighborhoods – communities that strongly support the union with the United Kingdom – and
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