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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A former colleague of Adva Lavie, a model and influencer arrested for grand theft in Riverside and LA counties, is speaking out about his interaction with the woman. Michael Sartain, a podcast host based in Las Vegas, says he hosted Lavie, who went by the alias ‘Mia Ventura’ on his show
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The Palm Springs Unified School District (PSUSD) is preparing to welcome students back to campus as the new academic year begins Wednesday, with district leaders emphasizing a renewed focus on connection, belonging, and student achievement. Superintendent Dr. Marcus Funchess says the district’s top priority this school year is ensuring every student feels supported, affirmed, and
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THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – A plane made an emergency landing Monday afternoon at the Thermal airport. The incident was first reported at around 2:45 p.m. Authorities said a small personal aircraft was experiencing an alternator fire, prompting an emergency landing at Thermal Airport. The fire was extinguished before firefighters arrived at the scene just before
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By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The US military’s strikes on alleged drug boats have likely illegally killed “individuals who are not involved in narcotrafficking,” Sen. Tim Kaine told the White House on Monday, following “a careful review” of classified information he has seen so far. “They are murder victims,” the Virginia Democrat wrote
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RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (KESQ) – President Donald Trump will make a rare visit to California Tuesday, speaking at a Republican National Committee event at Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes. A White House official confirmed to City News Service that Trump will attend the dinner, during which he will discuss his
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ)– The Coachella Valley Firebirds celebrate the beginning of their fifth season by unveiling the team’s 2026-27 promotional calendar filled with a season full of fan-favorite theme nights. The season officially begins Friday, Oct. 2, when the Firebirds host the Ontario Reign. New additions to this season’s schedule include Coachella Valley Lakers
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By Koko Nakajima, Renée Rigdon, Sam Hart, Matt Stiles, Alex Leeds Matthews, Rhyannon Bartlett-Imadegawa, Sara Smart, Thomas Bordeaux, CNN (CNN) — The American West is battling a persistent wildfire season, with the Pacific Northwest bearing the brunt as dozens of massive blazes rage in Oregon and Washington, forcing residents from their homes and shutting down
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By Alayna Treene, Kristen Holmes, Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The White House was directly involved in acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s order to formally rescind the president’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN. Specifically, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and the director of legislative affairs, James
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Reps. Raul Ruiz (CA-25), and Gus Bilirakis (FL-12) have introduced the Developing the Community Health Workforce Act, bipartisan legislation designed to strengthen the workforce at federally qualified health centers. The congressman says the bill would improve recruitment and retention through expanded loan repayment programs, create workforce pipeline initiatives, expand training partnerships
Continue ReadingBy Gina Park, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Thank you, Simon. After years of being by Isabel Klee’s side and acting as a patient, steady figure for countless foster animals, the 7-year-old Jindo-skewing mix took his final breath last week. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — An FBI agent stole more than $900,000 in cryptocurrency from accounts the agency was monitoring after he said he became frustrated by what he saw as government inaction over the misuse of crypto accounts, according to court records made public on Monday. The agent, Patrick Steven Yaroch, came across
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By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — The bipartisan House Ethics Committee said Monday it has found “substantial evidence” that GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards repeatedly made unwanted advances toward two of his female staffers and is recommending that the full House vote to punish him on the floor. The panel determined “there was substantial reason to
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner. Personal Birth date: June 19, 1945 Birth place: Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar) Birth name: Aung San Suu Kyi Father: Aung San, commander of the Burma Independence Army. Helped negotiate Burma’s independence
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By Kosta Gak, Lauren Kent, Anna Chernova, Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — At least seven people were killed in southern Russia on Monday after debris from a Ukrainian drone fell onto a crowded beach, according to local officials, in one of the deadliest incidents in recent weeks. Four of those killed in the incident
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Harriet Miers, former nominee to the US Supreme Court. Personal Birth date: August 10, 1945 Birth place: Dallas, Texas Birth name: Harriet Ellan Miers Father: Harris Miers, real estate investor Mother: Sally Miers, homemaker Education: Southern Methodist University, B.S., 1967; Southern Methodist
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Lindsay Clancy was “calm and cooperative” during a psychiatric examination days after killing her three children and attempting suicide, a psychiatrist testified at her murder trial Monday. Dr. Sejal Shah testified she examined Clancy multiple times at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital in January and February 2023. In a
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By Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — More than three days after US President Donald Trump unveiled an agreement to disarm Hamas as the next phase of his Gaza peace plan, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has still not said publicly whether he accepts it. Instead, the Israeli leader’s silence was accompanied by a sharp increase
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By Alayna Treene, Kaitlan Collins, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump, who has said US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro “choked” over the Reflecting Pool vandalism case, did not fire his longtime ally during an afternoon White House meeting, nor did she offer her resignation, multiple sources told CNN. Trump
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. Personal Birth date: August 13, 1946 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Janet Louise Yellen Father: Julius Yellen, doctor Mother: Anna (Blumenthal) Yellen Marriage: George Akerlof (1978-present) Children: Robert Education: Brown University, B.A. in Economics, 1967; Yale
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The human tragedy was undeniable: around 72,000 desperate people surging across a breakwater barrier from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta last Thursday, some drowning and others trampling their fellow migrants underfoot, leaving at least 72 dead. But while the dramatic incident passed almost as quickly as it
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