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The Guadalupe River long has been a haven of adventure and joy. After deadly flooding, it’s a source of grief with an uncertain future

By Alisha Ebrahimji, Michelle Krupa, CNN (CNN) — Ron Duke treasured the Guadalupe River more than anything. The 80-year-old loved to kayak along the crystal clear waterway that wends some 250 miles from the springs of Texas Hill Country to the Gulf’s San Antonio Bay. His woodshop stood nearby, his friends told CNN affiliate KPRC,

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A view of a train loaded with iron ore at the ArcelorMittal iron ore mine in Mount Nimba

Trump wants to talk business with Africa in hopes of countering China. But a US summit excluded Africa’s big players

By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — The White House hosted an “African leaders” summit of sorts this week. But only five countries from the continent of more than 50 nations were welcome to join. US President Donald Trump hosted a working lunch in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, bringing together the presidents of Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia,

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More than 200 children found with high lead levels after kindergarten in China uses paint as food coloring, authorities say

By Simone McCarthy and Joyce Jiang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — More than 200 kindergarten students in northwestern China were found to have abnormal blood lead levels after kitchen staff used paint as food coloring, authorities said, in a case that’s stoked outrage in a country long plagued by food safety scandals. Eight people, including

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People carry relief supplies from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution centre in the central Gaza Strip on June 8.

USAID review raised ‘critical concerns’ over Gaza aid group days before $30 million US grant

By Yahya Abou-Ghazala and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — An internal government assessment shows USAID officials raised “critical concerns” last month about a key aid group’s ability to protect Palestinians and to deliver them food – just days before the State Department announced $30 million in funding for the organization. A scathing 14-page document obtained

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Minnesota State Sen. John Hoffman as he is released from the hospital.

Minnesota lawmaker released from ICU following politically motivated shooting in June

By Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota State Sen. John Hoffman has been released from a hospital intensive care unit and moved into a rehabilitation facility to continue his recovery from a politically-motivated attack in June, a family spokesperson tells CNN Tuesday. Though the family acknowledges that Hoffman “still has a long recovery ahead,” spokesperson

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Hundreds of people gather to hold a demonstration demanding a ceasefire and a hostage swap agreement in Gaza

Hostages released from Gaza detail sexual violence as Israeli report concludes Hamas used it as ‘weapon of war’ on October 7

By Ivana Kottasová and Dani Karni, CNN (CNN) — Thirteen women and two men who survived captivity by Hamas said they experienced or witnessed sexual violence while held hostage in Gaza, according to a new report by a group of Israeli researchers known as the Dinah Project. The Dinah Project experts — all women —

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Anthony Kennedy Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Anthony Kennedy, retired associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Personal Birth date: July 23, 1936 Birth place: Sacramento, California Birth name: Anthony McLeod Kennedy Father: Anthony J. Kennedy, lawyer and lobbyist Mother: Gladys (McLeod) Kennedy, civic leader Marriage: Mary

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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz.

Israel’s defense minister plans to relocate displaced Palestinians to restricted area in southern Gaza, Israeli media reports

By Dana Karni, Mostafa Salem and Oren Liebermann, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel’s defense minister said he told the military to advance plans for what he called a “humanitarian city” built on the ruins of Rafah in southern Gaza, according to reports in Israeli media. In a briefing to reporters Monday, Israel Katz said the

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A poster of Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada is seen along a road in Kabul on August 14

International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders, accusing them of persecuting women

By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — The International Criminal Court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for two top Taliban leaders, accusing them of persecuting girls and women in Afghanistan. The pair are suspected of “ordering, inducing or soliciting” the persecution of girls, women and others who don’t conform with the Taliban’s policy on gender, the

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