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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at Sunni extremist group Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). Facts The Yemeni-based arm of al Qaeda, AQAP, emerged when al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia and Yemen unified in 2009. Many analysts believe AQAP is the most dangerous al Qaeda affiliate. AQAP’s main goals include
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of the late Yasser Arafat, president of the Palestinian Authority. Personal Birth date: August 24, 1929 (some sources say August 4th) Death date: November 11, 2004 Birth place: Cairo, Egypt (claimed he was born in Jerusalem) Birth name: Mohammed Abdel Raouf Arafat al Qudwa
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NORTH SHORE, Calif. (KESQ) – Coachella Valley Unified School District is officially back in session today, welcoming nearly 16,000 students across the East Valley. Superintendent Dr. Frances Esparza encourages all students to arrive prepared, in uniform, and ready to learn as the new academic year begins. This year, a brand new school is opening. North
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By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has ruled that several Texas school districts do not need to comply with a state law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all classrooms. The colorful 55-page opinion issued Wednesday by US District Judge Fred Biery is the latest court victory in a series
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Riverside County animal shelters were operating at 240% capacity in July. Through waived adoption fees and campaigns, the shelters are now at 180% capacity, with 177 dogs in 81 kennels. These shelters are still overcrowded, but conditions are improving. During the entire month of August, the county launched their “Adopt a
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Home sales declined in Riverside County and statewide in July, the California Association of Realtors announced today. Closed escrow sales of existing, single-family detached homes in California totaled a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 261,820 last month. July home sales activity dipped 1% from the annualized rate of 264,400 homes
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By Payton Busselman Click here for updates on this story JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri (KOMU) — Lincoln University opened a new place for students to take a break and relax on Tuesday. The Zen Den has been a concept since last year for the 90th Student Government Association Assembly and has been carried on by the
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, which was closed for a week due to a mechanical issue that has since been resolved, will extend for another week a promotion offering free rides to first responders, it was announced today. A problem with a motor contactor that supplies power from the tram
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By Liam Reilly, Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Ari Shapiro, one of the core voices of NPR, will depart the network in late September, the latest major exit from the outlet since Congress stripped federal funding for public broadcasters. In a Tuesday morning memo to staffers, NPR news chief Edith Chapin announced that Shapiro will
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By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Roughly 8 in 10 Washington, DC, residents oppose President Donald Trump ordering the federal government to take control of the city’s police department as well as his deployment of the National Guard and FBI to patrol the city, a new Washington Post-Schar School poll finds. Notably, more than half
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By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is expanding the requirement for immigrants who are hoping to become US citizens to display “good moral character,” in a move that some immigration lawyers denounced as a troubling change that adds uncertainty to the naturalization process. US Citizenship and Immigration Services, an agency within the
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration escalated its fight against the International Criminal Court by imposing sanctions on four more court officials involved in work related to alleged Israeli and US war crimes. In a statement Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the State Department was designating Kimberly Prost of Canada,
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By Tal Shalev, Joseph Ataman, Pierre Bairin, Angus Watson, Dana Karni, CNN (CNN) — In an escalating international dispute, Israel launched a series of diplomatic attacks against several of its Western allies as they prepare to recognize a Palestinian state next month. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent two strongly worded letters to the leaders of
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By Niamh Kennedy, CNN London (CNN) — A rapper from Irish language rap group Kneecap was greeted by hundreds of supporters waving flags and holding banners as he arrived in court on Wednesday morning on a terror charge. Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, who performs as Mo Chara, has been accused of displaying a flag in
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Bashar al-Assad, who was president of Syria from 2000 to 2024. Personal Birth date: September 11, 1965 Birth place: Damascus, Syria Father: Hafez Assad, late Syrian President Mother: Anisa Makhlouf al-Assad Marriage: Asma (Akhras) al-Assad (2000-present) Children: Karim, Zein and Hafez Education: University
Continue ReadingBy Masoud Popalzai and Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — A bus carrying Afghans recently deported from Iran crashed and burst into flames Tuesday, killing dozens of men, women and children. At least 76 people were killed after a collision on a highway in the city of Herat, governor spokesperson Mufti Mohammad Yousuf Saeedi told CNN.
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Friends of the Desert Mountains (Friends) said recovery will take time after the Rosa Fire burned 422 acres of conserved land in upper Palm Canyon earlier this month. “We have multiple acres of land up in the Pinyon area,” Friends’ Executive Director Tammy Martin said. “The key area that really
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By Cindy VonQuednow, CNN (CNN) — As authorities continue their search for Travis Decker, the Washington state man accused of suffocating his three daughters to death, investigators now believe he is the only suspect in the crime based on evidence found at the gruesome scene. The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office revealed in a social media
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Palm Springs police said it will implement a “series of significant safety reforms” to prevent incidents similar to an officer’s crash during last year’s Festival of Lights parade. Last year, a PSPD motorcycle unit crashed into a crowd of people during the parade. Police said as the parade began, several officers
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CNN Gawon Bae, Mike Valerio, Yoonjung Seo, Charlie Miller Paju, South Korea (CNN) — Captured during the Korean War and imprisoned for decades for refusing to renounce his political beliefs, 95-year-old Ahn Hak-sop now has a single dying wish: to return to North Korea and be buried alongside his comrades. Ahn has spent most of
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