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By Brian Stelter, Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — The White House is barring CNN from flying on Air Force One on Saturday as part of the news outlet’s duties covering the president on behalf of major television networks. CNN had been scheduled to fly aboard the president’s plane on his trip to Tennessee for a
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ)- A person was taken to the hospital after being struck by lightning in Palm Springs Thursday. Palm Springs Fire said firefighters responded in the Chino Canyon area to a palm tree fire and a person who had been struck by lightning. Lightning strike survivor Sabrina Riccio said she was driving on
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JOSHUA TREE, Calif. — Joshua Tree National Park is facing a $1.2 million funding block affecting 10 projects as the U.S. Department of the Interior withholds more than $25 million in planned National Park Service funding nationwide. According to documents reviewed by The Washington Post, Joshua Tree has more affected projects than any other national
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PALM SPRINGS, CA (KESQ)– September is National Suicide Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness about suicide and the warning signs that someone may need help. According to the CDC, someone in the U.S. dies by suicide about every 11 minutes. In 2022, nearly 50,000 Americans died by suicide, and there were about 1.6 million
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ)— Students at Palm Desert High School and Sacred Heart School were placed under a temporary secured lockout Friday afternoon as deputies investigated a reported burglary in progress at a residence on Calle Lantana in Palm Desert. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to Calle Lantana at approximately
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By Adam Cancryn, Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene, Sylvie Zhuang, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump spent months plotting ways to impress Xi Jinping. But even after enlisting two military bands, ordering up a flyover, speeding construction of his new helipad and rolling out a literal red carpet, Trump ended up directly undercutting what the Chinese
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the US War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7, 2001 with allied air strikes on Taliban and al Qaeda targets. The United States linked the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks to al Qaeda, a group that operated under the Taliban regime’s protection in Afghanistan. Timeline
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The third time was not the charm. The Supreme Court on Friday rejected an effort to use a congressional map in Missouri for the November midterm elections that would have given Republicans an opportunity to pick up an extra House of Representatives seat, siding with opponents of the proposed
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RIVERSIDE (CNS) – Three Riverside County residents who conspired to steal more than $3 million in federal funds intended for economic relief during the COVID lockdowns pleaded guilty this week to felony charges. Vanessa M. Williams, 37, of Corona and Denise Mata, 36, of Moreno Valley each admitted on Tuesday one count of wire fraud,
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, Davis Winkie, CNN (CNN) — A data breach at the Pentagon’s vast HR system has exposed Social Security numbers and other personal information of current and former military personnel, raising counterintelligence concerns among national security experts. The Pentagon has confirmed that the breach affects 2.76 million “living individuals,” a category that potentially
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MOUNTAIN CENTER (CNS) – A young man riding his dirt bike just west of Mountain Center was fatally injured today when he lost control and crashed, possibly while intoxicated, after failing to negotiate a bend in the road. The crash was reported at 6:25 a.m. Friday in the area of McCall Park Road and Vista
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Personal Birth date: October 7, 1952 Birth place: Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia Birth name: Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin Father: Vladimir Putin, factory foreman Mother: Maria Putina Marriage: Lyudmila (Shkrebneva) Putina (July 28, 1983-2014, divorced) Children: Yekaterina and Maria
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By John Miller, CNN (CNN) — A citywide manhunt led to the arrest of two suspects who New York City police say emerged from a manhole just outside a hotel where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regularly stays during the UN General Assembly. The suspects’ trip into New York’s underground predawn Wednesday appears to have
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Blake, CNN (CNN) — The Republican Party’s two worst midterm elections in the 21st Century were in 2006 and 2018. In the former, an unpopular Middle Eastern war cost George W. Bush dearly. In 2018, voters balked at the upending of historic norms and chaotic style of a new president named Donald Trump.
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the census, a count of US residents that takes place every 10 years. The Census Bureau is part of the Department of Commerce. Most recent population information. 2020 Census – US population – 331,449,281, a 7.35% increase from 2010. 2010 Census – US population –
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at Supreme Court nominations. Under Article II of the Constitution, the President nominates justices to the Supreme Court, with the “advice and consent of the Senate.” If a vacancy occurs when Congress is not in session, a recess appointment allows an appointee to serve without Senate
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Carlos the Jackal, formerly one of the world’s most wanted terrorists. Personal Birth date: October 12, 1949 Birth place: Caracas, Venezuela Birth name: Ilich Ramirez Sanchez Father: José Altagracia Ramírez Navas, Marxist, millionaire lawyer Mother: Elba Maria Sánchez Marriages: Isabelle Coutant-Peyre (2001-2024,
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By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Newly uncovered archival documents have raised questions over whether Adolf Hitler could have murdered his half-niece, whose death in his Munich apartment in 1931 was officially ruled a suicide. Angela ‘Geli’ Raubal, 23, was found dead with a gunshot wound to her chest in Hitler’s Munich apartment in September
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Trent Lott, former Republican senator from Mississippi. Personal Birth date: October 9, 1941 Birth place: Grenada, Mississippi Birth name: Chester Trent Lott Father: Chester Paul Lott, shipyard worker Mother: Iona (Watson) Lott, schoolteacher Marriage: Patricia (Thompson) Lott (1964-present) Children: Chester and Tyler
Continue ReadingBy Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Seven months after escaping with his life from a US-coordinated Israeli airstrike that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s top diplomat walked the streets of Manhattan this week under the protection of the US Secret Service. As leaders gathered in New York for the UN General Assembly, Abbas
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