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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Facts Started as an al Qaeda splinter group. Also known as Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Islamic State (IS). ISIS aims to create an Islamic state called a caliphate across Iraq, Syria and beyond. The
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By Dianne Gallagher, Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — A terrified family is pleading for help in finding a woman who has been missing for one week after she disappeared from her Washington, DC, home without her phones, wallet or car. Antoinette Forbes, 53, a single mother of a young boy and a beloved sister, was
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By Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration’s pick to oversee a conspiracy investigation into the president’s foes has resigned under pressure from the Justice Department. Joe diGenova stepped down from his role overseeing DOJ’s vast so-called conspiracy investigation amid disagreements with top Justice Department officials over the pace of the south Florida-based probe
Continue ReadingBy Gina Park, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Princess Diana’s head-turning “revenge dress” is going on sale for the first time in nearly 30 years. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Cannabis edibles Accidental ingestion of recreational drugs among young children in the US has
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Sam Bankman-Fried, the former crypto mogul who was convicted of defrauding investors by secretly diverting billions of dollars of their money, asked the Supreme Court on Thursday for a new trial and to throw out a court order requiring him to pay $11 billion as part of his sentence. Bankman-Fried was sentenced
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — The long-delayed Dream Hotel project is facing another setback after developers missed a key deadline set by the Palm Springs City Council. The project returned to the council Wednesday after the developer failed to submit a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for construction by the July 30 deadline. The GMP is a key step in
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By Zachary Cohen, Katie Bo Lillis, Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — More than 100 US military advisers are on the ground in Saudi Arabia providing intelligence and targeting support to the Kingdom in its military campaign against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, multiple sources familiar with the effort say. The assistance comes as fighting on
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ)- A breast cancer survivor is using her own experience to help women across Southern California get access to mammograms. Melanie Lewis, executive director of the Pink Journey Foundation, shared her story Thursday at the Healthy Desert, Healthy You Summit in Rancho Mirage. Lewis was diagnosed with breast cancer seven years ago
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INDIO (CNS) – An injured hiker who suffered moderate injuries was rescued Thursday morning from a remote area in Indio. The rescue was reported at 8:15 a.m. in the northeastern part of the city, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. The agency stated that arriving crews made contact with the hiker and flew the
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By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump and his top foreign policy aide, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, have not condemned the United Kingdom, France, Canada and others for their planned sanctions on settlements in the occupied West Bank – a notable development from the self-described “most pro-Israel” administration in history.
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — A day after promising to send $5,000 dividend payments to all Americans, President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he would distribute $500 rebate checks to nearly one million Affordable Care Act enrollees in 30 states. In a video posted on the White House X account, Trump said that these
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Boko Haram, a militant Islamic group working out of Nigeria, whose purpose is to institute Sharia, or Islamic law. Facts In the local Hausa dialect, Boko Haram means “Western education is forbidden.” The group also refers to itself as Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati Wal-Jihad (JAS), meaning
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Hajj, an annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. On average, more than two million Muslims a year perform the pilgrimage. Facts May 25-30, 2026 – The Hajj pilgrimage takes place. Hajj, Hadj or Hadjdj – the spelling HAJJ is the preferred CNN style. READ: A
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By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Jackson, Mississippi, police are investigating the death of Tasia Fortune as a homicide after the 29-year-old Black woman was found hanging from a tree outside an abandoned house last month, the city’s police chief said Tuesday. “Jackson Police Department has been investigating this case from day one as a
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By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Iran-backed rebels in Yemen captured the strategic Perim Island in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait on Friday, two Yemeni government sources told CNN, potentially expanding Tehran’s influence over another key global shipping route. A day earlier, the Houthi group captured the port town of Mocha as it sought to take
Continue ReadingBy Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Kamala Harris will keynote a Fulton County Democrats dinner and stump with Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff at the end of October, capping off a spate of appearances on the trail for a select group of candidates on the midterms ballot this year. That positions Harris as a closer in
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court sided with opponents of a Republican-friendly congressional map in Missouri on Thursday, rejecting a plan that could have given the GOP an extra seat in the House of Representatives. The order, issued without explanation and no noted dissent, will almost certainly mean the state will use
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the city’s first Muslim mayor and first South Asian mayor. Personal Birth date: October 18, 1991 Birth place: Kampala, Uganda Birth name: Zohran Kwame Mamdani Father: Mahmood Mamdani, professor at Columbia University Mother: Mira Nair, filmmaker
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Facts The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court was created in 1978. It exists to oversee and authorize activities carried out under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA). About the Court Before the Patriot Act (2001), foreign intelligence had to
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Penn State sexual abuse scandal. On November 4, 2011, a grand jury report was released containing testimony that former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky sexually abused eight young boys over a period of at least 15 years. Officials at Penn State purportedly failed to
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