From CNN (CNN) — “Mami, delete the chats.” “Son, that gets recorded.” “Delete your conversations before going out.” These recent WhatsApp messages of a Venezuelan family – who asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals – underscore the caution civilians are taking in their daily conversations, on social media and in text messages as
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Scientists created the Doomsday Clock as a symbolic representation of how close humanity is to destroying the world. The timepiece just got reset, and it’s now the closest it’s ever been to midnight. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – On the eve of trial, TikTok has settled a lawsuit filed against it and three other social media platforms by a 19-year-old Northern California woman who alleges the online forums are addictive and harmful to teens and children, an attorney said today. The woman, identified in court documents only as K.G.M.,
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – A former Navy detective and El Cajon police officer recently sentenced for using excessive force on a detained sailor at Naval Base San Diego was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for conspiring to distribute child sex abuse material. Jonathan Christopher Laroche pleaded guilty to communicating with others over
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A new executive order from President Trump that was signed on Friday aims to “cut through bureaucratic red tape and speed up reconstruction in the Pacific Palisades and Eaton Canyon areas one year after devastating wildfires destroyed nearly 40,000 acres of homes and businesses,” according to the White House. The president
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 71-year-old man is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle Tuesday morning in Indio. The crash happened at around 10:20 a.m. at the intersection of Monroe Street and Avenue 42. Officers arrived on scene and found a bicyclist beneath a pickup truck involved, the Indio Police Department said. The
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – The Board of Supervisors today approved a $1 million loan and hands-on assistance from Riverside County agencies to keep the doors open to the emergency room at bankrupt Palo Verde Hospital in Blythe. “This represents the county’s effort to preserve emergency medical care in the Palo Verde Valley,” county CEO Jeff
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Ronald Reagan, 40th president of the United States. Personal Birth date: February 6, 1911 Death date: June 5, 2004 Birth place: Tampico, Illinois Birth name: Ronald Wilson Reagan Father: John Edward Reagan, shoe salesman Mother: Nelle (Wilson) Reagan Marriages: Nancy (Davis) Reagan
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of John Hickenlooper, former governor of Colorado and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: February 7, 1952 Birth place: Narberth, Pennsylvania Birth name: John Wright Hickenlooper Jr. Father: John Hickenlooper Sr., a steel mill executive Mother: Anne (Morris) MacDonald Marriages: Robin Pringle
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Jeb Bush, former governor of Florida. Personal Birth date: February 11, 1953 Birth place: Midland, Texas Birth name: John Ellis Bush Father: George H.W. Bush, 41st president of the United States Mother: Barbara (Pierce) Bush Marriage: Columba (Garnica Gallo) Bush (February 23,
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By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A Minnesota preschooler detained in Texas with his father cannot be imminently deported, a federal judge ruled Monday. Liam Conejo Ramos, 5, was taken away from his family’s suburban Minneapolis driveway last week after federal agents apprehended his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias. The detention of the child —
Continue ReadingBy Tal Shalev, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — For over two years, it was one of the most powerful symbols at Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square: a digital stopwatch, counting every minute, hour, and day since 251 Israelis were abducted by Hamas on October 7, 2023. On Tuesday, a day after the body of the last
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By Holmes Lybrand, Alisha Ebrahimji, Elise Hammond, CNN (CNN) — A man suspected of being involved in human trafficking was injured after exchanging gunfire with US Border Patrol agents and firing at a federal helicopter during a pursuit in Arizona near the US-Mexico border early Tuesday, according to Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos. Federal agents
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By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Philip Glass has withdrawn his symphony based on Abraham Lincoln from the Kennedy Center, with the award-winning composer writing to the board of the arts institution that its values conflict with the work. “Symphony No. 15 is a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, and the values of the Kennedy Center
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By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — First lady Melania Trump on Tuesday called on Americans to unify in the wake of the fatal shootings of two US citizens by federal law enforcement and widespread protests in Minneapolis this month. “We need to unify. I’m calling for unity. I know my husband, the president, had a
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By Jeff Winter, Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Federal immigration officers have been collecting personal information about protesters and agitators in Minneapolis, sources told CNN – and had documented details about Alex Pretti before he was shot to death on Saturday. It is unclear how Pretti first came to the attention of federal authorities, but
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Indio police are investigating a head-on crash that left two people injured and resulted in one driver being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. Officers were called to the intersection of Calhoun Street and Avenue 48 just after 5 a.m. Tuesday. Police say a 28-year-old man driving a Lexus
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By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons has been ordered to appear in federal court this Friday to explain why he should not be held in contempt for violating a judge’s order in the case of a man who is challenging his detention. Judge Patrick Schiltz, the chief
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — As the US military began launching strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean last year, a young Trinidadian man who was in Venezuela for work was searching for a way home, according to a lawsuit filed on Tuesday. Chad Joseph, 26, had been in Venezuela for
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By Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump met for nearly two hours with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and her senior adviser, Corey Lewandowski, in the Oval Office on Monday evening, two sources familiar with the meeting told CNN, after Noem had asked to speak with Trump in person. The meeting comes as
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