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Splash House unveils 2026 lineups featuring The Chainsmokers, Alison Wonderland, Foster The People DJ Set, and more

Palm Springs’ premier poolside music festival, Splash House, returns with two weekends of electronic music and After Hours performances at the Palm Springs Air Museum. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Splash House (@splashhouse) Splash House is set to make its highly anticipated return to Palm Springs in August of 2026, unveiling

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A signing desk with the presidential seal sits on a stage at the US Capitol after President Donald Trump canceled a signing of a bipartisan housing measure on June 24.

Speaker Johnson sends bipartisan housing bill to White House — but Trump says it’s a ‘yawn’

By Adam Cancryn, Kristen Holmes, Ellis Kim, Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday remained undecided over whether he’d sign a bipartisan housing bill, saying shortly after the House speaker sent it to the White House that it was “so unimportant” compared with his efforts to secure a controversial overhaul of federal

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Spain Train Bombings Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the March 2004 bombings of commuter trains in Spain, which killed 193 people and injured more than 1,800. The bombings are the deadliest terrorist attack in Spain’s history. Facts On March 11, 2004, 10 bombs in backpacks and other small bags exploded on four commuter trains.

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Benghazi Mission Attack Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the September 11, 2012, attack on the US mission in Benghazi, Libya. Facts September 11, 2012 – The US mission in Benghazi is attacked and burned. An attack later that night involves mortar and rocket fire against a US diplomatic annex in the city. US

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1964 Civil Rights Act Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Considered the nation’s most important civil rights legislation since Reconstruction (1865-1877), it prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. Following that law, US President Lyndon B. Johnson signed landmark civil

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Death Penalty Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the death penalty in the United States. Facts Capital punishment is legal in 27 US states. Four of those states have governor-imposed moratoriums. According to the Death Penalty Information Center, 47 people were executed in the United States in 2025. Florida accounted for 19 of

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JetBlue airplanes at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on July 23

Preliminary investigation finds no sign JetBlue plane landing at JFK hit a drone, source says

By Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The JetBlue flight that reported striking a drone on approach to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Monday did not actually hit a drone, a source familiar with the preliminary investigative findings tells CNN. Investigators have found no damage to the passenger aircraft

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A video widely shared on social media shows Wiener

Jewish lawmaker who champions trans rights says he was forced to leave SF Trans March after he was confronted about Gaza

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Congressional candidate and California state Sen. Scott Wiener, a prominent gay Democrat who has spearheaded pro-transgender rights legislation, was surrounded and berated by protesters at San Francisco’s annual Trans March on Friday as they accused him of supporting genocide in Gaza. A video widely shared on social media shows

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Richard Branson Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of the founder of Virgin Group, Ltd., Richard Branson. Personal Birth date: July 18, 1950 Birth place: Surrey, England Birth name: Richard Charles Nicholas Branson Father: Edward Branson, lawyer Mother: Eve (Huntley-Flindt) Branson, flight attendant Marriages: Joan (Templeman) Branson (1989-2025, her death); Kristen (Tomassi)

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Ringo Starr Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Ringo Starr, musician and member of the Beatles. Personal Birth date: July 7, 1940 Birth place: Liverpool, England Birth name: Richard Starkey Jr. Father: Richard Starkey Sr., bakery worker Mother: Elsie (Gleave) Starkey, bakery worker Marriages: Barbara Bach (April 27, 1981-present); Maureen

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Tzipi Livni Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Tzipi Livni, former foreign minister of Israel. Personal Birth date: July 8, 1958 Birth place: Tel Aviv, Israel Birth name: Tziporah Malka Livni Father: Eitan Livni, businessman and politician Mother: Sarah (Rosenberg) Livni Marriage: Naftali Shpitzer (1984-present) Children: Omri and Yuval Education:

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Andrea Yates Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Andrea Yates, who was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the drowning of her five children. Personal Birth date: July 2, 1964 Birth place: Houston, Texas Birth name: Andrea Pia Kennedy Father: Andrew Kennedy Mother: Jutta Karin (Koehler) Kennedy Marriage:

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