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Social Security whistleblower resigns โ€˜involuntarilyโ€™

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Days after filing a whistleblower complaint claiming that the Department of Government Efficiency put Americansโ€™ Social Security data at risk, the agencyโ€™s chief data officer โ€œinvoluntarilyโ€ resigned. Charles Borges, who served in the post at the Social Security Administration since late January, wrote in his resignation letter that agency

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Prosecutors ask public’s `patience’ in release of details about Cabazon baby

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Riverside County prosecutors today asked for the public’s “patience” until there’s further disclosure of details regarding a 7-month-old Cabazon toddler believed killed by his parents, saying the rush to judgment has led to a “significant amount of misinformation” circulating via social media and other channels. ย ย  “Please know that we are

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a hearing with the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Capitol Hill on May 20.

Noem fires two dozen FEMA employees over alleged cybersecurity gaps

By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has fired two dozen Federal Emergency Management Agency IT employees, including top leaders, for allegedly neglecting security protocols and compromising sensitive data. A DHS press release Friday claims a routine cybersecurity review uncovered major vulnerabilities that allowed a โ€œthreat actorโ€ to breach FEMAโ€™s network.

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The flag of St George and Union Jack flags hang from lamp posts on Westminster Bridge on in Ellesmere Port on Thursday.

The St. Georgeโ€™s flag is springing up around England. Is it a symbol of proud patriotism or weaponized nationalism?

By Olivia Kemp, CNN London (CNN) — In the United States, the Stars and Stripes are everywhere: on porches, lawns and pickup trucks. The national flag is part of the scenery, almost invisible in its ubiquity. In England, flags are rarer. They usually surface only for royal jubilees, military commemorations or major sporting events. But

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Missing Yucca Valley man found dead

Update 8/29/25 9:00 p.m. The man was found dead, family confirmed to News Channel 3. The Riverside County coroner’s office announced Justin Dow was found dead in an open desert northeast of Indian Canyon Drive and Powerline Road on Aug. 23. The cause of his death remains under investigation Original Report 8/29/25 3:50 p.m. PALM

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A woman touches the portrait of a fallen Ukrainian soldier at a memorial wall as the country marks Defendersโ€™ Remembrance Day in Kyiv on August 29.

Trump weighs whether to deepen his involvement in Ukraine war talks โ€“ or leave things to Putin and Zelensky

By Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Two weeks after his high-stakes summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump is growing increasingly frustrated with the lack of tangible progress heโ€™s made to end the war in Ukraine and is contemplating how involved he should be personally in brokering a meeting between Kremlin and Ukrainian

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Rare police shooting reveals how a US imported belief system is becoming more violent in Australia

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — The alleged killing of two police officers who attempted to serve a warrant on a self-proclaimed โ€œsovereign citizenโ€ in Australia shows how a movement that originated in the United States has taken root in the country and now carries the threat of violence, experts say. Hundreds of

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Boko Haram Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Hereโ€™s a look at Boko Haram, a militant Islamic group working out of Nigeria, whose purpose is to institute Sharia, or Islamic law. Facts In the local Hausa dialect, Boko Haram means โ€œWestern education is forbidden.โ€ The group also refers to itself as Jamaโ€™atu Ahlis Sunna Liddaโ€™awati Wal-Jihad, meaning โ€œPeople

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