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Month: May 2024

Researchers find a single, surprising gene behind a disorder that causes intellectual disability

By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Scientists have found the genetic root of a disorder that causes intellectual disability, which they estimate affects as many as one in 20,000 young people. Those with the condition have a constellation of issues, including intellectual disability, short stature, small heads, seizures and low muscle mass, said the researchers.

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Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia registers as independent, citing ‘partisan extremism’

By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia has announced he has switched his registration to independent. The move on Friday raises questions about his political plans since it could help his chances should he seek elected office again in a state that

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AP analysis finds 2023 set record for US heat deaths, killing in areas that used to handle the heat

By SETH BORENSTEIN, MARY KATHERINE WILDEMAN and ANITA SNOW Associated Press David Hom suffered from diabetes and felt nauseated before he went out to hang his laundry in 108-degree weather, another day in Arizona’s record-smashing, unrelenting July heat wave. His family found the 73-year-old lying on the ground, his lower body burned. Hom died at

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Biden says it’s ‘time for this war to end’ as he lays out Israeli ceasefire proposal

By Kevin Liptak, Nikki Carvajal and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden asserted Friday that Hamas has been degraded to a point where it can no longer carry out the type of attack that launched the current eight-month conflict in Gaza, laying out a three-phase proposal Israel has submitted to wind down the grinding crisis as he declared,

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Fast food deals were off the table. Now they’re roaring back

By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — For years, restaurant executives had a confident message for investors: We’re raising prices, and customers don’t care. Well, now diners do — and fast food chains, especially, are rapidly changing course. Frustrated diners are complaining online about how expensive fast food has become. Low-income consumers in particular are

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France files preliminary terrorism charges against teenager accused of plan to attack Olympic fans

PARIS (AP) — French authorities have handed preliminary terrorism charges to an 18-year-old accused of a plot targeting spectators attending Olympic soccer games. The man is accused of planning a ‘’violent action’’ on behalf of the Islamic State group’s jihadist ideology. That’s according to a statement on Friday from the national counterterrorism prosecutor’s office. The

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Severe weather continues in Texas with 243,000-plus still without power after recent storms

By KEN MILLER Associated Press While nearly a quarter-million people in Texas remain without power Friday following severe storms earlier this week, the National Weather Service has warned of more heavy rain and high winds. “Heavy rain, thunder, lightning and flooding are impacting several of the communities where Oncor teams are working to restore these

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US plans to impose new visa restrictions on Chinese and Hong Kong officials after security verdicts

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The United States has expressed its deep concerns about the convictions of 14 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong under a Beijing-imposed national security law. U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said Friday that it was taking steps to impose new visa restrictions on mainland Chinese and

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A Manhattan jury found Donald Trump guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records he faced in his New York hush money criminal trial.

Opinion: Trump’s utterly avoidable unforced error

CNN Opinion by CNN Contributors (CNN) — CNN Opinion asked our contributors to weigh in on Trump’s conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records. The views expressed in these commentaries are their own. View more opinion on CNN. Patrick Brown: Trump verdict is a pyrrhic victory for Democrats The ranks of the anti-Trump #Resistance haven’t celebrated

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