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Trump-backed funding bill clears the Senate, putting pressure on House to quickly end shutdown

By Sarah Ferris, Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — The Senate has put Congress on path to stave off another prolonged government shutdown, approving a major spending deal struck with the White House that only temporarily funds the Department of Homeland Security to allow for long-term negotiations on federal immigration enforcement. With the funding deadline passed,

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Driver killed in high-speed Cathedral City crash

CATHEDRAL CITY, Cali. (KESQ) — Authorities have identified the driver killed in a two-vehicle crash Thursday night as Bryan Verduzco, 29, of Cathedral City, according to the Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office. Police responded around 9:34 p.m. to the 35000 block of Cathedral Canyon Drive. Investigators determined both vehicles were traveling northbound when one was struck

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a press conference in Istanbul

Iran is open to US talks but won’t be dictated to and won’t negotiate on missiles, foreign minister says

By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — Iran is ready to participate in “fair and just” nuclear talks with the United States amid rising tensions between the two nations, but will not be dictated to, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday. “We are under no circumstances willing to accept dictation or imposition,” Araghchi said at

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A mourner carries the body of a child during the funeral of Palestinians who were killed in overnight Israeli strikes outside the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City

Israeli military reportedly acknowledges 70,000 killed in Gaza after previously casting doubt on health ministry’s count

By Oren Liebermann and Ibrahim Dahman (CNN) — The Israeli military has acknowledged in a briefing to Israeli journalists that approximately 70,000 Palestinians were killed during the war in Gaza and that the figures from the health ministry in the enclave are largely accurate, local media reports. Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth quoted military officials Thursday

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Don Lemon is seen at The Museum of Modern Art on Tuesday

Journalist Don Lemon promises to fight federal charges following his arrest after Minnesota church protest

By Brian Stelter, Kara Scannell, Hannah Rabinowitz, Nick Watt, Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — A defiant Don Lemon vowed to fight the charges brought against him by federal prosecutors Friday, after he and another independent journalist were arrested in connection with a protest at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota. “I have spent my entire

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A federal officer monitors the scene as protesters gather near the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis

They were asylum seekers and refugees in Minnesota. Still, ICE detained and flew them to Texas to face deportation

By Ray Sanchez, Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Two days after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minnesota reportedly tackled a home caregiver from sub-Saharan Africa to the snowy pavement and took her away in a van, a close friend made the 1,400-mile journey to a controversial Texas detention facility where she’s being held. “She

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Rancho Mirage Writers Festival examines immigration policy under Trump admin

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – The Rancho Mirage Writers Festival hosted a panel focused on current immigration policy, called Crossroads: America’s New Immigration Reality this morning. The panel featured journalist Meena Ahamed, historian Russell Shorto and columnist Bret Stephens. They examined immigration policy under the Trump administration and how immigrants have shaped American society. “We

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