Germany moves to ease the deportation of foreigners who glorify terrorist acts
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German goverment has launched new legislation to ease the deportation of foreigners who publicly approve of…
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He flipped off a trooper and got charged. Now Vermont is on the hook for $175,000
ST. ALBANS, Vt. (AP) — Vermont has agreed to pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit on behalf of a man who was charged with a crime for giving a state…
Continue Reading Illinois man rejects deal to plead guilty to 7 murder charges in shooting at 2022 July Fourth parade
Associated Press WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — The man accused of opening fire at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago in 2022 has rejected a…
Continue Reading Kenya’s president says he won’t sign the finance bill that led protesters to storm the parliament
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president said Wednesday he won’t sign into law a finance bill proposing new taxes that…
Continue Reading Swollen river claims house next to Minnesota dam as flooding and extreme weather grip the Midwest
Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A house that was teetering on the edge of an eroding riverbank near a Minnesota dam has collapsed into the…
Continue Reading Gassy cows and pigs will face a carbon tax in Denmark, a world first
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Associated Press LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — Thousands of tons of food, medicines and other aid piled up on a beach in war-torn Gaza is not reaching…
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‘It was frightening:’ Asheville woman recounts backyard bear encounter
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Continue Reading A Vatican Radio territory in north Rome once blamed for electro-smog will become a solar farm
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has decreed that an area of northern Rome long used by Vatican Radio will now house a field of solar…
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Supreme Court allows White House to press social media companies to remove disinformation
By John Fritze and Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the White House and federal agencies such as the FBI may…
Continue Reading Kenyan President Ruto withdraws controversial finance bill following deadly protests
By Stephanie Busari, Lauren Kent, Nimi Princewill and Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday that he will not…
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Continue Reading At 71, Marissa Teijo is the oldest person to compete in Miss Texas USA. She says she hopes to inspire others
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Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 26: CNN Debate, Immigration, Kenya protests, Truck recalls, Evan Gershkovich
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Fifty years ago today, the first official barcode was scanned at a grocery store in Troy, Ohio. The symbol of…
Continue Reading Jury begins deliberations in class-action lawsuit against NFL by ‘Sunday Ticket’ subscribers
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NFL was exploring a world without “Sunday Ticket” in 2017, where cable channels would air Sunday…
Continue Reading Robert Crimo III, accused in July 4th parade mass shooting, backs out of plea deal in court hearing
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Continue Reading Texas executes Ramiro Gonzales after failed appeals that argued he was no longer a threat nor eligible for death penalty
By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Texas executed Ramiro Gonzales by lethal injection on Wednesday for a 2001 murder, the state Department of…
Continue Reading NATO appoints Dutch PM as next chief as global challenges mount for alliance
By Stephanie Halasz, Niamh Kennedy and Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — The outgoing Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, has been formally selected…
Continue Reading Evan Gershkovich appears in glass cage as espionage trial begins in Russia
By Christian Edwards and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Evan Gershkovich, the first American journalist to be arrested on espionage charges in…
Continue Reading This North Korean defector sends ‘smart’ balloons back home. Here’s a look inside his secretive assembly room
CNN By Jessie Yeung, Mike Valerio and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Beside a desk scattered with soldering pieces, loose wires…
Continue Reading This North Korean defector sends ‘smart’ balloons back home. Here’s a look inside his secretive assembly room
By Jessie Yeung, Mike Valerio and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Beside a desk scattered with soldering pieces, loose wires and…
Continue Reading India’s Modi to visit Moscow soon, Russian state media says
By Rhea Mogul and Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Russia for the first time since the Kremlin’s…
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Continue Reading Prosecutors in Alameda County death penalty cases may have acted criminally during trials, district attorney says
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Continue Reading Man pleads guilty to 2007 Connecticut home invasion, attempted extortion using injected substance
By Kaila Nichols, CNN (CNN) — A Romanian man has pleaded guilty to an extortion charge relating to a 2007 Connecticut home invasion in which he…
Continue Reading Human rights groups accuse Peru’s president of crimes against humanity in submission to ICC
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Continue Reading The former executive assistant to a tech CEO found decapitated in a Manhattan apartment in 2020 has been convicted of murder
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Continue Reading Julian Assange returns home as free man to Australia, after plea deal with US
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Thomas Manglona, CNN (CNN) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has landed back home in Australia, a free man for…
Continue Reading Alabama man denied office after winning election reaches proposed settlement to become town’s first Black mayor
By Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — The town of Newbern, Alabama and a Black man who was prevented from becoming the town’s mayor after winning…
Continue Reading Arkansas grocery store shooting suspect pleads not guilty to capital murder charges, prosecutor says
By Dalia Faheid, Raja Razek, Jamiel Lynch and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of killing four people and injuring nine others during a…
Continue Reading No punches land in France’s first major election debate
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Continue Reading Suspect sought in killings of 5 in North Las Vegas dies by suicide after overnight manhunt, police say
By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — An overnight manhunt for a gunman sought in the deaths of five people in North Las Vegas ended Tuesday morning after…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the first democratically elected president of Haiti.…
Continue Reading At Karen Read’s murder trial, prosecutors accuse her of drunken crash while defense alleges a vast police cover-up
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at soldier on soldier attacks in the US military. 2009 Fort Hood Shooting November 5, 2009…
Continue Reading Nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school blocked by Oklahoma Supreme Court
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Continue Reading Israel may soon draft ultra-Orthodox Jews. What does it mean for the war and Netanyahu?
By Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli Supreme Court issued a ruling on Tuesday ordering the government to draft ultra-Orthodox Jews into the…
Continue Reading Major Midwest flooding leaves a Minnesota dam at risk of collapse, as Iowa communities are evacuated
A dam in southern Minnesota built in the early 1900s is at risk of collapse and communities in Iowa have been evacuated as the Upper Midwest deals…
Continue Reading 14-year-old is bitten by a shark at a North Carolina beach
By Rebekah Riess and Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — A 14-year-old boy is recovering at Camp Lejune Naval Hospital after being bitten in the leg by…
Continue Reading 14-year-old is bitten by a shark at a North Carolina beach
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Continue Reading US surgeon general declares US gun violence an urgent public health crisis
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Gun violence in the United States is a public health crisis that demands urgent action, Surgeon General Dr.…
Continue Reading Children are dying of starvation in their parents’ arms as famine spreads through Gaza
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Continue Reading Alabama man accused of killings in 2 states enters not guilty pleas to Oklahoma murder charges
SALLISAW, Okla. (AP) — An Alabama man accused in a string of killings in Oklahoma and Alabama has pleaded not guilty to two Oklahoma killings.…
Continue Reading Albanian appeals court upholds prison term for Greek minority mayor, raising tensions with Athens
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — An Albanian appeals court has upheld a sentence of two years in prison for an elected…
Continue Reading Spain eliminates sales tax on olive oil to help consumers cope with skyrocketing prices
MADRID (AP) — Spain will temporarily eliminate the sales tax on olive oil to help consumers cope with skyrocketing prices, the government said…
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Continue Reading Korean Air, Malaysia Airlines flights disrupted by pressurization problems
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Continue Reading Russia keeps up the front-line pressure before Ukraine receives a boost from Western military aid
By VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press DONETSK REGION, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian soldiers say relentless Russian attacks on their positions…
Continue Reading Macron warns voters against the far right and hard left ahead of crucial parliamentary elections
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Continue Reading Trump lawyers in classified documents case will ask the judge to suppress evidence from prosecutors
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By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya have fired live ammunition at anti-government protesters in the capital…
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By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 550,000 pickup trucks in the U.S. because the transmissions can…
Continue Reading Julian Assange is flying back to Australia a free man. Here’s what we know about his US plea deal
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By Helen Regan and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pled guilty to a single espionage charge in front on a…
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Continue Reading Death toll from attack in Russia’s Dagestan reaches 21
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Continue Reading Israeli supreme court says ultra-Orthodox must serve in military
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By Lex Harvey and Fred He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Torrential storms that have brought widespread flooding to southeast China are moving inland,…
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Continue Reading Knife attack at a school bus stop in China wounds three, including a Japanese mother and child
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Continue Reading Australian leaders cautiously welcome expected plea that could bring WikiLeaks founder Assange home
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian leaders are cautiously welcoming an expected plea agreement that could set…
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