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By MJ Lee and Carma Hassan, CNN The Biden administration on Thursday declared monkeypox a public health emergency, with cases on the rise across the…
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By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday suspended Tampa’s elected prosecutor, Andrew Warren, for pledging not to use his…
Continue Reading Biden administration declares the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency
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Continue Reading First on CNN: Justice Department employees ask for expanded benefits to protect abortion access
By Jessica Schneider, CNN A group of Justice Department employees sent a list of demands to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Vice President…
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By Betsy Klein, Kate Sullivan and MJ Lee, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday said the nine-year sentence handed down to WNBA star Brittney Griner by…
Continue Reading Andy Ogles will win GOP nomination in redrawn Tennessee 5th District, CNN projects
By Rachel Janfaza Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles will win the Republican nomination in Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District, CNN projects. The…
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Continue Reading First on CNN: DHS to stop wiping phones without backups
By Whitney Wild, Ellie Kaufman and Barbara Starr, CNN The Department of Homeland Security will immediately stop wiping mobile devices of high-level…
Continue Reading Transportation Department proposes new rules to make it easier for airline consumers to get refunds
By Pete Muntean and Nicky Robertson, CNN The US Department of Transportation has proposed changes to allow airline passengers to seek refunds under…
Continue Reading Transportation Department proposes new rules to make it easier for airline consumers to get refunds
By Pete Muntean and Nicky Robertson, CNN The US Department of Transportation has proposed changes to allow airline passengers to seek refunds under…
Continue Reading Pelosi visited Korean Demilitarized Zone with congressional delegation
By Clare Foran, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that a congressional delegation traveled to South Korea and visited the Korean…
Continue Reading US waited to order the preparation of bulk stocks of monkeypox vaccine, in part out of concern that they would lose shelf life
By MJ Lee, CNN White House Correspondent The US Department of Health and Human Services waited more than three weeks after the first confirmed case…
Continue Reading US postponed missile test due to heightened tensions with China over Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan
By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent The US has postponed a long planned missile test over concerns about China’s angry response to…
Continue Reading Georgia says an ‘unborn child’ can be claimed as a dependent on state taxes
By Nouran Salahieh and Chuck Johnston, CNN Georgians can now claim an “unborn child” as a dependent on their state taxes, the…
Continue Reading Blinken says he hopes ‘Beijing will not manufacture a crisis’ after Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that he “(hopes) very much that Beijing will not manufacture a…
Continue Reading Maloney doubles down on debate remark that she doesn’t think Biden will run in 2024 despite apologizing
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Democratic Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York publicly apologized to President Joe Biden while standing by her comments…
Continue Reading Maloney doubles down on debate remark that she doesn’t think Biden will run in 2024 despite apologizing
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Democratic Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York publicly apologized to President Joe Biden while standing by her comments…
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By Michael Warren, CNN Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban won over the crowd at CPAC Texas on Thursday, arguing that his nationalist agenda in…
Continue Reading ‘Kansas will not be our last fight’: Abortion rights victory gives Democrats new hope for midterms
By Dan Merica, CNN It isn’t often that Democrats look to deep-red Kansas for resounding affirmation. But on Tuesday night, when Kansans…
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By Melanie Zanona and Clare Foran, CNN Indiana Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski has died in a car accident that also killed two of Walorski’s…
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By Kate Bennett, CNN This summer has not been an easy one for President Joe Biden, and no one feels that more than Jill Biden. His polling numbers…
Continue Reading White House says Russia planning to falsify evidence to frame Ukrainian forces for prison attack
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