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Month: July 2023

Woman known as ‘Nation River Lady’ is identified nearly 5 decades after she was found floating in river, Canadian police say

By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — Canadian police have identified a woman known as the “Nation River Lady,” nearly five decades after she went missing and was found dead floating in a river in Ontario, police said. Jewell “Lalla” Langford, whose maiden name was Parchman, had traveled to Montréal in April 1975, but never returned

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Woman known as ‘Nation River Lady’ is identified nearly 5 decades after she was found floating in river, Canadian police say

By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — Canadian police have identified a woman known as the “Nation River Lady,” nearly five decades after she went missing and was found dead floating in a river in Ontario, police said. Jewell “Lalla” Langford, whose maiden name was Parchman, had traveled to Montréal in April 1975, but never returned

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The Australian government distances itself from Donald Trump Jr.’s postponed tour

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s center-left government has distanced itself from the postponement of Donald Trump Jr.’s speaking tour in Australia. His promoters said the eldest son of the former U.S. president was deferring visits to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane because his Australian visa was only approved on Wednesday —

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The Jenin incursion was meant to weaken militant groups. It has ended up deepening the defiance of Palestinian fighters

By Salma Abdelaziz, Muhammad Darwish and Kareem Khadder, CNN Jenin, West Bank (CNN) — At the gates of Jenin’s government hospital on Wednesday, dozens of armed Palestinian militants and their families gathered to collect their dead, just hours after hundreds of Israeli soldiers withdrew from the city’s sprawling refugee camp. A foul stench filled the

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Top officials from Turkey and Sweden in fresh attempt to overcome NATO membership concerns

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Senior officials from Sweden and Turkey are meeting at NATO headquarters to examine President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s objections to the Nordic country joining the military alliance. They want to see what more, if anything, can be done to break the deadlock on Sweden’s entry. NATO Secretary-General Jens

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Philadelphia mass shooting was ‘obviously planned,’ DA says. But investigation could still take months

By Aya Elamroussi and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The man facing murder charges in a mass shooting that left five people dead in a Philadelphia neighborhood Monday “obviously planned” the rampage, but the investigation of the killings could take months as authorities dig for more details, a district attorney said. Kimbrady Carriker, 40, acted

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Exclusiva: Zelensky dice que quería que la contraofensiva empezara “mucho antes” para adelantarse a las defensas rusas

Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — La contraofensiva ucraniana se ha visto “ralentizada” por las atrincheradas defensas rusas, declaró el presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, a CNN en una entrevista exclusiva emitida este miércoles, añadiendo que desearía que las entregas de armas occidentales le hubieran permitido comenzar “mucho antes”. Hablando con Erin Burnett de CNN en Odesa,

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Ohio’s showdown over abortion rights intensifies as group files signatures for ballot measure

By Eric Bradner and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Ohio is poised to become the next major abortion battleground after groups seeking to enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution on Wednesday submitted hundreds of thousands of petition signatures to the secretary of state’s office. If certified, those 710,000 signatures – nearly 300,000 more than

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Justice Department appeals order blocking Biden officials from communicating with social media companies

By Devan Cole and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department is appealing a judge’s order prohibiting various Biden administration agencies and officials from communicating with social media companies about certain content. The department on Wednesday notified a court that it plans to appeal the preliminary injunction – issued Tuesday by Trump-appointed US District

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Justice Department appeals order blocking Biden officials from communicating with social media companies

By Devan Cole and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department is appealing a judge’s order prohibiting various Biden administration agencies and officials from communicating with social media companies about certain content. The department on Wednesday notified a court that it plans to appeal the preliminary injunction – issued Tuesday by Trump-appointed US District

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Prosecutors say man went to Obama’s DC neighborhood after Trump posted what he claimed was the Obamas’ address

By Devan Cole and Casey Gannon, CNN Washington (CNN) — A man arrested last week with weapons in former President Barack Obama’s Washington, DC, neighborhood began live-streaming in the area shortly after resharing a social media post from Donald Trump in which the former president posted what he claimed was Obama’s address, according to federal

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Bob Dylan gave notes to James Mangold for film about folk legend’s life starring Timothée Chalamet

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Bob Dylan, folk music legend and prolific songwriter, had some (probably very well written) notes for director James Mangold on the script for the filmmaker’s new movie about Dylan, “A Complete Unknown.” Mangold appeared on a recent episode of the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, and shared that the film,

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In Trump case, Justice Dept. unseals previously blacked-out portions from search warrant application

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has disclosed some of the previously blacked-out portions of a warrant application it submitted last year to gain authorization to search former President Donald Trump’s Florida property for classified documents. Key portions of the document had already been made public, but media organizations including

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Sospechoso del tiroteo masivo en Filadelfia dijo a la Policía que lo hizo para limpiar el vecindario, revelan fuentes

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El hombre acusado de disparar mortalmente a cinco personas en Filadelfia la noche del lunes le dijo a la Policía, en pocas palabras, que ejecutó el ataque para limpiar el vecindario, según afirmaron dos fuentes policiales a CNN. Las autoridades también investigan una página de redes sociales ––que se cree pertenece

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Nevada secures $285M opioid settlement with Walgreens, bringing total settlements to $1 billion

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The state of Nevada has reached a $285 million settlement with Walgreens regarding the pharmacy chain’s role in the opioid epidemic, the state’s top lawyer announced Wednesday. The last in a series of multiyear settlements with pharmaceutical companies, retailers and others, it pushes Nevada’s total anticipated payments stemming from opioid claims

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Octavos de final de la Copa Libertadores 2023: Flamengo y Palmeiras, los últimos campeones, parten como favoritos

Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Los duelos mano a mano son los que le dan a cualquier competencia ese condimento tan especial. Es ahí donde la competitividad adquiere más dramatismo, apasionamiento en sus seguidores y se ve de qué están hechos los equipos que aspiran a quedarse con la máxima gloria deportiva. El sorteo de

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Russian jets harass US drones over Syria

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Three Russian fighter jets intercepted three US Air Force drones in northeastern Syria on Wednesday morning local time, according to the senior commander in charge of Air Force operations in the Middle East. Air Force Lt. Gen Alex Grynkewich described the Russian maneuver against the MQ-9 Reaper drones –

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UN records the highest number of ‘grave violations’ against children in conflicts

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Children experienced the highest number of “grave violations” in conflicts verified by the United Nations in 2022, with the conflicts between Israeli and Palestinians and in Congo and Somalia putting the most youngsters in peril, the U.N. children’s agency said Wednesday. UNICEF also expressed particular

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Talibanes ordenan el cierre de todos los salones de belleza en Afganistán y agravan la situación para las mujeres

Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Todos los salones de belleza en Afganistán tienen un mes para cerrar y suspender sus operaciones, en una nueva medida de los líderes talibanes que siguen extendiendo su gobierno represivo sobre las mujeres, ya en gran medida están confinadas dentro de sus hogares por amplias prohibiciones para trabajar y estudiar. Mohammad Sidik

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Justice Department had video of boxes being moved at Mar-a-Lago before FBI search, unredacted document shows

By Katelyn Polantz and Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Justice Department has made public more about the significant photographic and video evidence they collected last summer from Mar-a-Lago after the Trump presidency, in a newly released version of the investigative record that supported the FBI search of the resort. While the details match

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Toby Keith’s shows at his Oklahoma music venue mark return to stage after revealing cancer diagnosis

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Country music star Toby Keith was back on stage over the Fourth of July weekend with his first shows since revealing last summer that he had been fighting stomach cancer. Hundreds attended the native Oklahoman’s pop-up concerts Friday and Saturday night in Norman, where he lives, The Oklahoman reports. He performed

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Exclusive: Zelensky says he wanted counteroffensive to start ‘much earlier’ to pre-empt Russian defenses

By Erin Burnett, Yon Pomrenze, Mick Krever and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s counteroffensive has been “slowed down” by entrenched Russian defenses, President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN in an exclusive interview broadcast on Wednesday, adding that he wished that Western weapons deliveries had allowed it to begin “much earlier.” Speaking with CNN’s Erin Burnett

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Exclusive: Zelensky says he wanted counteroffensive to start ‘much earlier’ to pre-empt Russian defenses

By Erin Burnett, Yon Pomrenze, Mick Krever and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s counteroffensive has been “slowed down” by entrenched Russian defenses, President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN in an exclusive interview broadcast on Wednesday, adding that he wished that Western weapons deliveries had allowed it to begin “much earlier.” Speaking with CNN’s Erin Burnett

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Exclusive: Zelensky says he wanted counteroffensive to start ‘much earlier’ to pre-empt Russian defenses

By Erin Burnett, Yon Pomrenze, Mick Krever and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s counteroffensive has been “slowed down” by entrenched Russian defenses, President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN in an exclusive interview broadcast on Wednesday, adding that he wished that Western weapons deliveries had allowed it to begin “much earlier.” Speaking with CNN’s Erin Burnett

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Exclusive: Zelensky says he wanted counteroffensive to start ‘much earlier’ to pre-empt Russian defenses

By Erin Burnett, Yon Pomrenze, Mick Krever and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s counteroffensive has been “slowed down” by entrenched Russian defenses, President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN in an exclusive interview broadcast on Wednesday, adding that he wished that Western weapons deliveries had allowed it to begin “much earlier.” Speaking with CNN’s Erin Burnett

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Exclusive: Zelensky says he wanted counteroffensive to start ‘much earlier’ to pre-empt Russian defenses

By Erin Burnett, Yon Pomrenze, Mick Krever and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s counteroffensive has been “slowed down” by entrenched Russian defenses, President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN in an exclusive interview broadcast on Wednesday, adding that he wished that Western weapons deliveries had allowed it to begin “much earlier.” Speaking with CNN’s Erin Burnett

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