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King Charles emphasizes Canada’s ‘self-determination’ as he opens parliament after Trump’s annexation threats

CTV-NETWORK, CNN By Paula Newton and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Ottawa (CNN) — King Charles III used a significant speech in Canada’s parliament on Tuesday to underscore the country’s sovereignty following pressure from US President Donald Trump. “Today, Canada faces another critical moment. Democracy, pluralism, the rule of law, self-determination, and freedom are values which Canadians

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The King and Queen

King Charles emphasizes Canada’s ‘self-determination’ as he opens parliament after Trump’s annexation threats

By Paula Newton and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Ottawa (CNN) — King Charles III used a significant speech in Canada’s parliament on Tuesday to underscore the country’s sovereignty following pressure from US President Donald Trump. “Today, Canada faces another critical moment. Democracy, pluralism, the rule of law, self-determination, and freedom are values which Canadians hold dear,

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National Spelling Bee Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. May 29, 2025 – Faizan Zaki, 13, of Texas wins the 97th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. May 30, 2024 – Bruhat Soma, 12, of Florida wins the 96th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. 2025 Champion Prizes A $50,000 cash

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The scene in Water Street in Liverpool after a car plowed into a crowd of people during Liverpool FC's Premier League victory parade on May 26

Dozens injured after car plows into crowd celebrating Liverpool soccer triumph. Police arrest man, rule out terrorism

CNN, GETTY IMAGES, X , @KEIR_STARMER, @LFC, X / @Keir_Starmer, X / @LFC By Eve Brennan, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Helen Regan, CNN London (CNN) — Dozens of people, including four children, were injured when a driver plowed a car into a parade in northwest England celebrating Liverpool Football Club’s latest Premier League win on Monday

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Law enforcement officers escort Danilo Cavalcante from a Pennsylvania State Police barracks in Avondale

Staffing shortages, old facilities, and ‘nothing to lose’: These are the factors that contribute to prison breaks across the country

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — It sounded like something out of a movie: Ten inmates at a New Orleans jail surreptitiously cut through cell walls using electric hair trimmers before fleeing into the dead of night when an employee tasked with watching security cameras stepped away for food. But it was real life —

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends a meeting of the Nordic heads of government in Turku

Kremlin criticizes move by Ukraine’s allies to lift ban on firing long-range missiles at Russia

By Jessie Yeung and Inke Kappeler, CNN (CNN) — The Kremlin has slammed a “dangerous” decision by Ukraine’s allies to lift the ban on Kyiv firing long-range missiles into Russia after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said there were no longer any range restrictions on Western-supplied weapons. Speaking after days of Russia bombarding the Ukrainian capital

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This undated photo provided by the Arkansas Department of Corrections shows inmate Grant Hardin.

A former police chief serving time for murder and rape escaped from an Arkansas prison. Here is what we know

By Taylor Romine, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A former small-town police chief in Arkansas escaped from prison Sunday while serving decades-long sentences for murder and rape and is still on the loose, officials said Wednesday. Grant Hardin, 56, escaped from a state prison in northern Arkansas on Sunday afternoon, after he appears to have

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This undated photo provided by the Arkansas Department of Corrections shows inmate Grant Hardin.

A former police chief serving time for murder and rape escaped from an Arkansas prison. Here is what we know

KHBS, FAYETTEVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, CNN By Taylor Romine, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A former small-town police chief in Arkansas escaped from prison Sunday while serving decades-long sentences for murder and rape and is still on the loose, officials said Tuesday. Grant Hardin, 56, escaped from a state prison in northern Arkansas on Sunday afternoon,

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An explosion lights up the sky over Kyiv during a Russian drone strike on Saturday.

Russia is unleashing aerial terror against Ukrainian civilians to make it seem like it is winning, experts say

By Ivana Kottasová and Kostya Gak, CNN (CNN) — Third-grader Stanislav Martynyuk looks extremely proud in his school photograph. Hands folded on his desk; his eyes framed with spectacles that make him look like a serious – and adorable – 8-year-old scholar. It was this image of Stanislav – alongside similar snaps of his sister

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The Harvard University shield sits above a campus entrance gate at Harvard University in Cambridge

Trump accuses Harvard of ‘judge shopping’ and threatens to send $3 billion of its federal grants to trade schools

By Donald Judd, Danya Gainor, CNN President Donald Trump has again trained his ire on Harvard University, accusing the school Monday of “judge shopping” in its legal battle with the White House and threatening to cut off $3 billion in federal grant funding over its handling of anti-Israel protests. “I am considering taking Three Billion

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