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Mexico's Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard talks during a press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on February 3.

Mexico praises ‘preferential’ US tariffs treatment

By Verónica Calderón and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Mexico’s economic minister Marcelo Ebrard praised the “preferential treatment” received by Mexico after US President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping new global tariffs. On Wednesday, Trump detailed new tariffs on many countries including a minimum 10% “baseline” tariff on imports. Neighboring Mexico and Canada, though still subject

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A Holocaust memorial on the bank of the Danube River in Budapest has been adorned with yellow ribbons in support of Israel.

Hungary says it will pull out of ICC as Orban hosts Israel’s Netanyahu – who is wanted by the court

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Hungary will withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), its government said Wednesday, as the country’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban welcomed Israeli Prime Minister and ICC fugitive Benjamin Netanyahu to Budapest. Speaking alongside Netanyahu in Budapest, Orban said his government decided to leave the court because it has become

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Jose Gregorio Gonzalez

A Venezuelan man who wants to donate a kidney to his brother faced deportation. ICE granted him one-year humanitarian parole

By Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — After being detained for more than a month by immigration authorities, Jose Gregorio Gonzalez was released Friday morning so he can continue the process of trying to donate a kidney to his brother. Gonzalez, who came to the United States to help his brother battling kidney failure, learned earlier

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This photo shared with The Associated Press shows Rümeysa Öztürk on an apple-picking trip in 2021.

Attorneys for Tufts University student accuse government of ‘secretive’ effort to move her across state lines

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN Boston (CNN) — Rümeysa Öztürk, the Turkish student detained by immigration officers in Boston last month, was moved across multiple state lines as part of a “highly unusual” and “secretive” attempt to keep her from accessing her attorney or being near her home, her attorneys charged Wednesday. In documents filed with

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Shirley MacLaine Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at best-selling author and Oscar-winning actress, Shirley MacLaine. Personal Birth date: April 24, 1934 Birth place: Richmond, Virginia Birth name: Shirley MacLean Beaty Father: Ira O. Beaty, school administrator Mother: Kathlyn (MacLean) Beaty, drama teacher Marriage: Steve Parker (1954-1982, divorced) Children: Stephanie Sachiko “Sachi” Parker Other

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Barbra Streisand Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of singer and actress Barbra Streisand. Personal Birth date: April 24, 1942 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Barbara Joan Streisand Father: Emanuel Streisand, a teacher Mother: Diana (Rosen) Streisand Kind Marriages: James Brolin (July 1, 1998-present); Elliott Gould (March 21, 1963-1971,

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The Federal Aviation Administration is sending a “stress management team” to meet with air traffic controllers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

FAA ‘stress management team’ to meet with controllers at Reagan Airport following mid-air collision and control tower fight

By Alexandra Skores and Pete Muntean, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is sending a “stress management team” to meet with air traffic controllers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and making other changes after a rash of recent incidents. The “Critical Incident Stress Management” team, which offers “confidential support for staff following

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Chairman Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) delivers an opening statement at the Senate Commerce

Army choosing ‘to protect its bureaucratic a**’ rather than providing collision avoidance report, Sen. Ted Cruz says

By Alexandra Skores and Pete Muntean, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Army has not yet provided Congress with records showing when they used a collision avoidance technology that was turned off during January’s midair collision that killed 67 people, Sen. Ted Cruz, chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, said during a

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