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By Kevin Liptak, Betsy Klein and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — It’s the celebration President Donald Trump has been waiting for. After weeks of cajoling Republicans into backing his domestic mega-bill — despite lingering concerns about its Medicaid cuts, deficit expansion and political pitfalls — Trump signed the measure into law on the White House
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Indio Police Department is seeking the help of the community to identify the person responsible in a series of recent burglaries at businesses around the city. They say the suspect in the burglaries is described as a black male adult around 5’8″ to 6’0″, wearing a dark hoodie with an emblem
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Pyro Spectaculars is putting together a colorful fireworks display for the Palm Springs Department of Parks and Recreation “All American” Fourth of July events Friday night. Robert Bronner, a pyrotechnic operator, said it takes nearly 20 hours to set up over 600 shells for the big display – something they
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — On Friday, before signing his massive domestic policy bill, President Donald Trump proclaimed at the White House that “it’s the most popular bill ever signed in the history of our country,” adding for emphasis that “this is the single most popular bill ever signed.” That is an up-is-down reversal
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STUDIO CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Officials in Mexico have confirmed they have an arrest warrant pending for former middleweight boxing champion Julio César Chávez Jr. on charges of involvement in organized crime and arms trafficking and have been in touch with U.S. authorities to start extradition procedures, according to a New York Times report. Department
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By Oren Liebermann, Jeremy Diamond and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN (CNN) — Hamas announced on Friday that it had “submitted a positive response” to a proposal for a 60-day ceasefire with Israel in Gaza, opening the path toward a deal to halt the conflict after months of failed efforts. Hamas has “submitted a positive response to
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By Katelyn Polantz, Priscilla Alvarez and Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration sent eight migrants held in Djibouti for weeks to South Sudan, where they fear they will face violence, following a flurry of court activity on Friday. A federal judge in Massachusetts denied an emergency request Friday evening from the migrants’ lawyers
Continue ReadingBy Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — Families are demanding answers after authorities in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, discovered that 383 bodies had been stored in a crematorium for months and years after the people had died. Norma Guardado Meraz was one of many locals who visited the Chihuahua Prosecutor’s Office this week to get more information
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LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. (KESQ) – A law enforcement operation in Lake Elsinore targeting suspects seeking illicit sexual services netted 20 arrests, authorities said today. The Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force conducted the undercover sting at the end of June, with the goal of cracking down on individuals allegedly trying to procure prostitutes on the
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By Shania Shelton and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Social Security Administration this week sent out an email to many Americans celebrating the passage of President Donald Trump’s domestic policy bill, and touting the measure’s tax relief for seniors, in a move that analysts said strayed from the agency’s typically apolitical nature. “This is
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County dropped today to its lowest Independence Day amount since 2021, decreasing eight-tenths of a cent to $4.392. The average price has dropped 10 the past 11 days, decreasing 8 cents, including six-tenths of a cent Thursday, according
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By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Chief International Security Correspondent (CNN) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the European Union’s top diplomat that Beijing can’t accept Russia losing its war against Ukraine as this could allow the United States to turn its full attention to China, an official briefed on the talks said, contradicting Beijing’s
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – It’s the Fourth of July and Palm Springs is ready to welcome nearly 10,000 people between its three events. The Department of Parks and Recreation has planned a weekend full of fun festivities for all residents and visitors. All city organizers are urging people to attend fireworks shows Friday night rather
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By Mark Morales, CNN New York (CNN) — Thousands of spectators are expected to flock to Manhattan and Brooklyn to watch fireworks burst through the air from the East River at the Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks show, one of the country’s largest fireworks displays. Law enforcement in New York is staying vigilant and the
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By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has ramped up expectations around a possible 60-day ceasefire in the war in Gaza after he said Thursday that a response from Hamas was expected within the next day. Asked by a reporter whether Hamas has agreed to the latest ceasefire and hostage deal, Trump replied
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — The reactions to the Trump administration’s decision to pause some weapons shipments to Ukraine couldn’t be more illustrative of the conflict: welcomed by the Kremlin, branded “inhumane” by Kyiv. The Pentagon said on Wednesday that it was pausing some aid because it needs to review whether the assistance that
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Millennials are the largest generation in the nation and make up the largest share of our workforce. They are at the typical age to become first-time homebuyers. Many are just starting their families. But as millennials hit their prime years in reaching these traditional adult milestones, they are seeing worse
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said early Friday that he wasn’t aware that some people view the word “Shylock” as antisemitic after using the term during a rally to decry amoral money lenders. “I’ve never heard it that way. To me, Shylock is somebody that’s a money lender at high rates,”
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By Alaa Elassar, Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — In a few short years, Riley Gaines has channeled a fifth-place tie with Lia Thomas – the first transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I title – into a career as a vocal, conservative activist at the forefront of a movement to bar trans women from
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By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — When President Donald Trump signs his so-called big, beautiful bill into law Friday, much of the focus will be on its big-ticket items — tax cuts, slashes to Medicaid and food stamp spending and boosted border security funding. But lawmakers tucked a long list of measures that won’t grab
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