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New HARC report highlights health gaps, food insecurity and growing extreme weather concerns in the Coachella Valley

COACHELLA VALLEY , Calif. (KESQ) – A newly released community health report is offering one of the most comprehensive looks yet at the well-being of Coachella Valley residents, and researchers say the findings reveal both progress and urgent challenges. The 2025 Coachella Valley Community Health Survey, conducted by HARC (Health Assessment and Research for Communities), collected

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Afghanistan and Pakistan exchange cross-border strikes in escalating retaliatory attacks

By Sophia Saifi, Saleem Mehsud, Hira Humayun, CNN Islamabad (CNN) — Pakistan continued to strike areas in several provinces of Afghanistan early on Friday morning, including the capital, Kabul, according to the Afghan Taliban, as Islamabad said it was responding to an attack launched by Kabul on Thursday. “The cowardly Pakistani military has carried out

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This rendering shows architectural plans for President Donald Trump’s proposed White House ballroom.

Judge lets White House ballroom project continue; preservation group to bring new challenge

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Thursday rejected the nation’s top historic preservation group’s attempt to block to President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project, but also suggested a possible roadmap for the group to revive the challenge. The National Trust for Historic Preservation sued the Trump administration in December over

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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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House Oversight Chairman James Comer and Republican members speak to the press at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center in Chappaqua

Hillary Clinton says she answered every question on Epstein and decries GOP for keeping deposition private

By Annie Grayer, MJ Lee, CNN Chappaqua, New York (CNN) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton defiantly faced lawmakers Thursday who sought to question her about her family’s past ties to Jeffrey Epstein, insisting that she had no information about the late convicted sex offender’s criminal activities and blasting Republicans for conducting the interview

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Atlanta Courthouse Shootings Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about Brian Nichols and the Atlanta courthouse shootings. On March 11, 2005, 33-year-old Nichols escaped from the Fulton County Courthouse while on trial for rape, and killed four people. About Brian Nichols Birth date: December 10, 1971 Birth place: Baltimore, Maryland Birth name: Brian Gene Nichols

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Justice Department prosecutor says in court he wasn’t told by higher-ups to prosecute Kilmar Abrego Garcia

By Devan Cole, CNN Nashville, Tennessee (CNN) — A federal prosecutor in Nashville who secured criminal charges last year against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran national who was illegally deported by the Trump administration, attempted to convince a federal judge on Thursday to not toss out the case based on a finding that it was

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Nearly blind refugee found dead in New York days after immigration agents dropped him at a coffee shop alone, officials say

By Hanna Park, Alisha Ebrahimji, Elise Hammond, CNN (CNN) — The death of a nearly blind refugee in Buffalo, New York, days after Border Patrol agents dropped him off at a coffee shop alone, has prompted an investigation into the circumstances of his final days and drawn sharp criticism from state and local officials. Nurul

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Cuba says its forces kill four in gunfight after Florida speedboat tries to ‘infiltrate’ island

By Mauricio Torres, Hira Humayun, Lex Harvey, German Padinger, CNN (CNN) — Cuba said its forces fatally shot four heavily armed people attempting to “infiltrate” its territory on a Florida-registered speedboat on Wednesday, amid simmering tensions between the communist island and the US. Cuban border guard troops approached the boat after it entered their territorial

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