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By Joseph Ataman, CNN Paris (CNN) — Students fought running battles with police and several schools were ablaze Friday as violence gripped France with no end in sight to protests that have rocked the country. More than 400 schools remained closed on Friday as authorities scrambled to calm tensions after days of demonstrations that have
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By Jessie Yeung, Gloria Pazmino, Jason Carroll, CNN (CNN) — A special prosecutor is taking over the investigation into the 2024 alleged gang rape of a former student at Cornell University, as national outrage and demands for accountability reignite the conversation around sexual assault on college campuses. As the probe escalates, fury has erupted among
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By Alessandra Freitas, CNN (CNN) — Standing atop a truck equipped with loudspeakers on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach, Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro officially launched his campaign, addressing the inevitable comparison with the man whose footsteps he is trying to follow. “I know you are looking at me right now and thinking of someone,” he
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By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Christa Pike survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her via lethal injection on Wednesday, but her medical and legal future remain remarkably unclear. Pike is intubated, on a ventilator, and remains unconscious in a Nashville-area hospital, her attorneys said in a court filing Friday. Pike is receiving life-saving care after
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CNN By Rhea Mogul, Ayushi Shah, CNN (CNN) — Smit Machchhar, the hero Flydubai captain who fought off a savage attack by his copilot, kept fighting because he could not “let everybody else die,” he said in his first public remarks since Wednesday’s suspected hijacking attempt. “In that moment, I was fighting for my life,”
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department directed millions of dollars originally earmarked to promote human rights to promote far-right causes including Afrikaner rights in South Africa, safeguarding “Western civilizational norms,” and documenting “backsliding” in Europe related to mass migration, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. The funds, which come
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, Jeff Zeleny, CNN Waterloo, Iowa (CNN) — Republicans are on a rescue mission in Iowa, touting new plans for a $15 billion steel mill as President Donald Trump and the state’s GOP leaders rush to blunt the political impact of a battered economy and prevent the governor’s office, a Senate seat and
Continue ReadingCNN By Rhea Mogul, Ayushi Shah, CNN (CNN) — Smit Machchhar, the hero Flydubai captain who fought off a savage attack by his copilot, kept fighting because he could not “let everybody else die,” he said in his first public remarks since Wednesday’s suspected hijacking attempt. “In that moment, I was fighting for my life,”
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Days before Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi was killed, her father-in-law and brother-in-law allegedly went on an ominous shopping spree. An electric saw, a meat mincer and a refrigerator were among the items they bought in preparation for the killing and disposal of the mother of four,
Continue Reading By Rhea Mogul, Ayushi Shah, CNN (CNN) — Smit Machchhar, the hero Flydubai captain who fought off a savage attack by his copilot, kept fighting because he could not “let everybody else die,” he said in his first public remarks since Wednesday’s suspected hijacking attempt. “In that moment, I was fighting for my life,” Machchhar
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THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) — A viewer-submitted video appears to show several law enforcement agents with a person on the ground Thursday morning in Thermal. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said deputies were notified of a disturbance shortly before noon in the area of Grapefruit Boulevard and Church Street. Deputies were later told the activity was
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley Firebirds are just one day away from opening their fifth season as a franchise, with plenty of anticipation surrounding the start of another hockey campaign in the desert. As the Firebirds prepare for Friday night’s season opener against the rival Ontario Reign at Acrisure Arena, attendance and
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Soaring temperatures and electric bills to match are a fact of life in the desert. Ratepayers report struggling to manage those bills during the sizzling summer months. Warren Horton, a Cathedral City ratepayer, uses thick window screens to block daylight, monitors weather conditions and keeps his thermostat in the
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CNN By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The failed execution of Christa Pike Wednesday night in Tennessee wasn’t the first time a lethal injection didn’t go as planned. It wasn’t even the first time this year in the state of Tennessee. “The incidence of people surviving executions has certainly increased as states have encountered more
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RANCHO MIRAGE, CA (KESQ) – A traffic collision at the intersection of Highway 111 and Thunderbird Road in Rancho Mirage is causing traffic delays Thursday afternoon, according to local authorities. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office issued a traffic alert advising motorists to avoid the area while an ongoing investigation takes place. Drivers should expect congestion
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KESQ) – Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that will require the Riverside County Board of Supervisors to separate the offices of county sheriff and coroner by July 1, 2027, as well as establish an independent office of the medical examiner. The bill, authored by Senator Sabrina Cervantes, also creates clear requirements for the county
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ)- CalFresh recipients are seeing several changes to the food assistance program, including a small increase in maximum monthly benefits and stricter eligibility rules for some households. Beginning Oct. 1, the maximum monthly benefit for one person increased from $298 to $306. For a family of four, the maximum increased from $994
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PALM SPRINGS, CA (KESQ)- The City of Palm Springs is taking the next step toward bringing a new, state-of-the-art fire station to the downtown area. According to the city, demolition has begun at the Town & Country Center, where two buildings at 171 and 181 Indian Drive are being torn down. The properties formerly housed
Continue ReadingBy Nicky Robertson, CNN (CNN) — On an autumn day in 1860, a bearded British man visited George Washington’s tomb at his final resting place in Virginia. While there he paused to plant a small buckeye tree. The tree would grow, and so would he, to become King Edward VII of England, King of the
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By Molly English, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump jokingly described Texas Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton as “a pain in the ass” during remarks in Denton, Texas, on Thursday – the latest in a long line of jabs he has made about his staunch ally who is running in a critical race for the
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