PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The party has officially begun in Palm Springs as the city kicks off its annual Pride weekend. Day One of the celebration brings vibrant energy to the Arenas District, where the annual Day de la Reina block party will take center stage Friday evening. The free event, running from 5
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By Austin Culpepper, CNN (CNN) — US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is using Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s victory to recruit police officers to leave the New York Police Department. On Friday, ICE posted a recruitment message to social media calling on police officers to “Defend the Homeland” and “work for a President and a Secretary who
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Grammy Awards. February 1, 2026 – The 68th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony is scheduled to take place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. February 2, 2025 – The 67th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony takes place in Los Angeles at the Crypto.com Arena. 2026
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of US Attorney General Pam Bondi. Personal Birth date: November 17, 1965 Birth place: Tampa, Florida Birth name: Pamela Jo Bondi Father: Joseph Bondi, educator Mother: Patsy (Hammer) Bondi Marriages: Scott Fitzgerald (1997-2002, divorced); Garret Barnes, (1990-1992, divorced) Education: University of Florida, B.A.,
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By Daniel Dale, Matt Stiles, CNN President Donald Trump keeps saying beef is the only grocery product that has gotten more expensive during his second presidency. “Groceries are down except for the beef, which I’ll get down too,” he said in a speech last week in Tokyo. “Groceries are way down, other than beef,” he
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – The Association of Fundraising Professionals CA Desert Communities Chapter (AFP) honored the desert’s outstanding philanthropists, volunteers and nonprofit professionals today at their National Philanthropy Day awards luncheon. The Association of Fundraising Professionals has been hosting the Philanthropy Day Awards for 19 years. It’s a moment to pause and reflect on
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By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has reached a multimillion-dollar deal with Cornell University to restore more than $250 million in federal funding for the school. Cornell is expected to pay the federal government $30 million over three years, according to the text of the agreement. The school is also expected to
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female justice on the United States Supreme Court. Personal Birth date: March 26, 1930 Death date: December 1, 2023 Birth place: El Paso, Texas Birth name: Sandra Day Father: Harry A. Day, rancher Mother: Ada Mae (Wilkey)
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By Cecilia Laurent Monpetit, Joseph Ataman, Philippe Cordier, CNN Paris (CNN) — Protesters disrupted a performance by the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra in Paris three times Thursday as flares, smoke bombs and physical clashes broke out in the concert hall. In video of the event shared on social media, several members of the audience could be
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh delivered a pep talk to conservatives on Thursday night, telling an audience of right-leaning legal leaders and students in Washington, DC, they should stand up for their principles and “fight fire with strength and grace.” Barrett drew hearty applause at the annual
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By Alex Leeds Matthews, Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Open enrollment for 2026 coverage on the Affordable Care Act exchanges is underway. And millions of consumers are now seeing just how expensive their health insurance policies will be without the enhanced premium subsidies that have been in place since 2021. The enhanced subsidies, which are
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By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A civil jury’s decision this week to award $10 million to a former teacher shot and wounded by a 6-year-old student could weigh against the ex-assistant principal who now faces a criminal trial over the 2023 incident, legal experts said. Teacher Abby Zwerner sued then-administrator Ebony Parker for
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By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — The horrifying reports of the massacre of hundreds of Sudanese civilians after the Darfur city of El Fasher was captured by the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF) last week were the latest chapter in a brutal conflict that has killed more than 150,000 people over the past two and
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — The nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards have been announced, and it was a good morning for Kendrick Lamar. Lamar led the field with nine nominations, including album, record and song of the year. Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter were also top nominees this year. Bad Bunny
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Prince Harry jokingly apologized to Canada on Thursday for wearing a Los Angeles Dodgers baseball cap when he watched the team take on the Toronto Blue Jays during the World Series. “I was under duress,” he explained in an interview with Canadian broadcaster CTV News after apologizing. “There wasn’t
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CNN, POOL, WCCO, WBZ, DELTA AIRLINES, SOUTHWEST AIRLINES By Holly Yan, Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Travel plans for millions of Americans could come to a screeching halt this month as more flights get canceled during the longest government shutdown in US history. More than 1,000 Friday flights were slashed on the first day of
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By David Wright, Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik announced her campaign for New York governor on Friday with a video seizing on the issue of affordability and attacking Democratic incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul for her support of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, declaring that “the Empire State has fallen.” “Kathy
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By Zeena Saifi, Jeremy Diamond, Cyril Theophilos, CNN Hamra, West Bank (CNN) — Umm Shukry inspects her olive trees one by one, just as she did every year for a decade. But this olive harvest season is different. Nearly all her trees are damaged; their branches bare and brittle. Examining each limb, she feels exhausted
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court will meet behind closed doors Friday to consider a longshot bid to overturn its decade-old same-sex marriage precedent, an appeal that is churning fear among some LGBTQ advocates even though the justices themselves have repeatedly signaled little appetite for reopening the landmark decision. The pending appeal
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – South Coast Air Quality Management District, along with Riverside County Fourth District Supervisor V. Manuel Perez hosted a summit on Thursday to discuss health impacts and environmental factors from dust challenges in the Coachella Valley. Local leaders, scientists, academics and residents discussed the matter at UC Riverside Palm Desert Campus.
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