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Month: November 2023

Opinion: An 11-year-old who survived Uvalde says he and his friends will ‘never be the same’

Opinion by Danielle Campoamor (CNN) — On May 24, 2022, then-fourth-grader Daniel Ruiz managed to escape the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas that claimed the lives of 19 of his classmates and two teachers.  Daniel climbed out of classroom 109 to safety through broken glass. But Daniel, now 11, says the fun-loving kid he was, prior to

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The Bidens start Thanksgiving early by serving dinner and showing ‘Wonka’ to service members

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — President Joe Biden visited naval installations in Virginia on Sunday to kick off the Thanksgiving holiday week, introducing an early screening of the upcoming movie “Wonka” and sharing a “friendsgiving” meal with service members and their relatives. Biden also paid tribute Sunday to former first lady

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Heartbreak for Kohli and India as Australia wins the Cricket World Cup for 6th time. Head hits 137

By CHETAN NARULA Associated Press AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Australia has won the Cricket World Cup for a record-extending sixth time. Australia ended India’s dominant run in its home tournament with a six-wicket victory in a low-scoring final on the back of Travis Head’s 137. A heavily partisan crowd inside the 132,000-capacity Narendra Modi Stadium

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‘All I wanted to do was live’: After years of debate, a suicide safety net for the Golden Gate Bridge is nearing completion. Survivors say it’ll give many a 2nd chance at life

Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — On September 25, 2000, Kevin Hines climbed over the rail of the Golden Gate Bridge. White fog hung below the gray skies that day. He recalled looking down at the rough, green waters below moments before he did the unthinkable: He jumped. “My hands left the rail and I had

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An orphaned teenager who was taken to Russia early in the Ukraine war is back home with relatives

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An orphaned Ukrainian teenager who was taken to Russia last year during the war in his country returned home on his 18th birthday. The head of the Ukrainian president’s office confirmed that Bohdan Yermokhin arrived back in Ukraine on Sunday and thanked UNICEF and Qatari negotiators for facilitating the young man’s

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Senate Democratic campaign chairman seeks to defy odds amid Manchin retirement and sets sights on Cruz and Scott

By Manu Raju and Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Gary Peters already had what seemed like an impossible task: Holding Democrats’ razor-thin Senate majority while defending twice as many incumbents as Republicans – all with limited pick-up opportunities and with two Democrats at risk in states former President Donald Trump won in 2020. Then, Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin announced

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Yemen’s Houthi rebels hijack an Israeli-linked ship in the Red Sea and take 25 crew members hostage

By ISABEL DEBRE and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have seized an Israeli-linked ship in a crucial Red Sea shipping route and taken the 25-member crew hostage. The rebels said they hijacked the ship Sunday over its connection to Israel. The group warned it would continue to target ships

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