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UPDATE: From Cal Fire, “The fire remains 43 acres and is now 10% contained. One lane of Highway 371 will be opened, expect delays. The residents who were impacted by the localized evacuations may return to their homes. Please use caution when traveling through the area as firefighters are continuing to perform mop up and
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MECCA (CNS) – A hiker was suffering from an unspecified medical emergency at a trail today in Mecca, prompting a rescue off the trail. The “inaccessible rescue” call was reported about 12:45 p.m. Thursday at Box Canyon Road and Painted Canyon Road, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. The agency stated that crews made
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By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — Two planes ended up on a collision course last month after an erroneous warning light slowed a takeoff and an air traffic controller got confused, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board. On June 20, Delta Air Lines Flight 2351 was cleared to land on
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By Mark Morales, Lila Dominus, CNN (CNN) — A man who allegedly stabbed two people in separate incidents in New York City went before a judge late Friday night to face a slew of hate-crime charges, officials said. Raul Morales, 51, was charged with two counts of attempted murder in the second degree as a
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By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — More Senate-confirmed officials have left President Donald Trump’s second administration in its first 18 months than they have during the same period in other 21st century administrations, according to a nonpartisan organization’s review of the turnover published Wednesday. The review from Partnership for Public Service, a group that focuses
Continue ReadingBy Gina Park, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! How good are you at badminton? More importantly, could you beat a robot? At a Chinese mall, visitors put their skills to the test. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Secret keeping A little-known court tasked with
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Barbie Latza Nadeau Rome (CNN) — The city of Rome is launching “The Big Chill” initiative, named after the 1983 blockbuster movie, offering free movies in air-conditioned cinemas during the heat of the day in an exceptionally hot summer. Fewer than half of Italians have air conditioning in their homes, according to energy company Enel.
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of astronaut Neil Armstrong. Personal Birth date: August 5, 1930 Death date: August 25, 2012 Birthplace: Wapakoneta, Ohio Birth name: Neil Alden Armstrong Father: Stephen Armstrong, auditor Mother: Viola (Engel) Armstrong Marriages: Carol (Held Knight) Armstrong (June 12, 1994-August 25, 2012, his death); Janet
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — For more than 30 years, the answer to who killed Cindy Wanner remained much of a mystery to loved ones and law enforcement after she vanished from a Northern California home, leaving everything but her purse behind, including her baby. Her sudden disappearance in 1991 rattled residents of Granite
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Petty Officer 1st Class Leslie Powell, a native of Indio, is celebrating a decade of service in the U.S. Navy, crediting the resilience and values learned growing up in the Coachella Valley for helping shape a successful military career. A 2015 graduate of La Quinta High School, Powell joined the Navy seeking opportunities beyond the
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The City of Palm Springs has launched a new GIS Maps & Data Portal, giving residents easier access to city information through interactive online maps. The new tool allows users to explore a wide range of city services and resources from a computer, tablet, or smartphone. Residents can search for
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By Nathan Hodge, Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — A series of Ukrainian strikes on the warehouses of Russia’s largest online retailer has sent potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in inventory up in flames, sparking an online furor among the country’s embattled small-business owners. Over the weekend, Ukrainian drones hit Wildberries distribution centers in Elektrostal
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By Mostafa Salem, Tal Shalev, Leila Gharagozlou, CNN (CNN) — For two decades, oil-rich Saudi Arabia has sought nuclear technology. Now an agreement with Washington to formalize Riyadh’s goal, however, has sparked concern that the deal, coupled with the messy aftermath of the war between Washington and Tehran, could plunge the region into a new
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By Dalia Faheid, Diana Anos, Elise Haulund, CNN (CNN) — An independent autopsy could not determine why a Mississippi teenager was found dead in waters off the Mississippi coast after a Fourth of July boating trip with friends. But the keenly awaited results of a state autopsy conducted in early July could lend some clues.
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania on August 7, 1998, which killed 224 people. Terrorist group al Qaeda claimed responsibility for the bombings. Facts The bombings took place eight years to the day after US troops were ordered to Saudi Arabia in the
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Jim McGreevey, former governor of New Jersey. Personal Birth date: August 6, 1957 Birth place: Jersey City, New Jersey Birth name: James Edward McGreevey Father: Jack McGreevey, trucking company director Mother: Veronica (Smith) McGreevey, teacher Marriages: Dina (Matos) McGreevey (2000-2008, divorced); Kari (Schutz)
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By Ellis Kim, Alison Main, Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — The US House voted to halt President Donald Trump’s war in Iran absent congressional approval, the latest repudiation by lawmakers of the president’s handling of the conflict. Four Republicans voted with Democrats in support of the measure, which was brought Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal. The
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By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — Two weeks into a renewed bombing campaign against Iran, with US forces taking casualties and allies wary of the conflict escalating further, President Donald Trump insists that Iran is “desperate” to find an end to wave after wave of US attacks. But both the CIA and the Defense
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By Betsy Klein, Davis Winkie, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has placed a new condition on a nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia a day after formally approving it, saying the country now must join the Abraham Accords. Trump wrote in a post on social media Thursday that the deal, which has already been signed,
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A little-known court tasked with handling highly sensitive deportation cases against alleged alien terrorists has lain dormant since its 1996 creation, lacking even a website for tracking any proceedings before it. But this month, the Alien Terrorist Removal Court sprang to life with a first-of-its-kind case filed by the
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