By Oren Liebermann and Tamar Michaelis, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump’s self-imposed two-week delay to decide whether to strike Iran has sparked confusion and conjecture in Israel. Some of Israel’s most senior officials had openly pushed for US involvement, arguing that American military involvement can shorten the conflict and allow Israel to achieve
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By Becky Anderson and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Fearing the repercussions of a total regime collapse in Iran, Gulf Arab states have intensified their outreach to the Trump administration and Tehran over the past week. The United Arab Emirates, a US ally that has long been opposed to an unsupervised Iran nuclear program, has
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By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Ten months after the luxury superyacht Bayesian sank off the coast of Sicily in a sudden storm, salvage crews managed to lift it 50 meters (164 feet) from the seabed on Friday afternoon, the company running the $30 million recovery operation said. The superyacht was scheduled to
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By Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — Lawmakers in Britain have narrowly approved a bill to legalize assisted dying for terminally ill people, capping a fraught debate in Parliament and across the country that cut across political, religious and legal divides. MPs passed the bill by 314 votes to 291, in their final say on
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By Kara Fox, CNN London (CNN) — Pro-Palestinian activists broke into Britain’s largest air base and damaged two military aircraft in central England early Friday. Palestine Action, a UK-based group that aims to disrupt the operations of weapons manufacturers supplying the Israeli government, posted footage of the action to its X account. The video shows
Continue Reading By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Raging wars. Climate change. Natural disasters. Global pandemics. These issues and others have some preparing for the worst. They’re stockpiling food and water, purchasing guns and medicines, assembling “bug-out bags” and listening to survivalist podcasts. Yet despite what you might imagine when someone says the word “prepper,” many of
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WHBQ, MEMPHIS POLICE DEPARTMENT, SHELBY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, CNN By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — A man is accused of trying to kidnap the mayor of Memphis, Tennessee, after being seen on surveillance video climbing a wall in the city leader’s neighborhood and beelining for his home late Sunday, according to police. A Taser, gloves,
Continue Reading By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — A man is accused of trying to kidnap the mayor of Memphis, Tennessee, after being seen on surveillance video climbing a wall in the city leader’s neighborhood and beelining for his home late Sunday, according to police. A Taser, gloves, rope and duct tape were found in 25-year-old Trenton
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By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette Hoffman, shared details of the harrowing morning nearly a week ago when a man in a silicone mask who knocked on their door and identified himself as a police officer shot them repeatedly. In a statement released Thursday night and
Continue Reading By Daniel Wine and Sarah Hutter, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! That extra fee for a plastic shopping bag at the grocery store is actually making a difference for marine ecosystems. Those policies are associated with a 25% to 47% decrease in plastic bag litter in shoreline cleanups, a new study found. Here’s
Continue Reading CNN By Daniel Wine and Sarah Hutter, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! That extra fee for a plastic shopping bag at the grocery store is actually making a difference for marine ecosystems. Those policies are associated with a 25% to 47% decrease in plastic bag litter in shoreline cleanups, a new study found.
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By Chris Boyette, Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Newly released video appears to show the man arrested on suspicion of murder for the death of an innocent bystander at a “No Kings” protest in Salt Lake City walking away with his rifle pointing down moments before the deadly gunfire, CNN affiliate KSTU reported – challenging
Continue Reading By CNN staff (CNN) — After days of tit-for-tat strikes between Israel and Iran, for the civilians caught up in Israel’s bombing campaign, life is filled with uncertainty. “This is war,” one 58-year-old father of two in the capital, Tehran, told CNN, adding, “no one really understands what that means.” A week into the conflict,
Continue Reading By Olivia Kemp, CNN (CNN) — A serial rapist who was convicted of raping 10 women in the United Kingdom and China has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 24 years. Zhenhao Zou, 28, was sentenced Thursday at Inner London Crown Court. Judge Rosina Cottage told him he would serve 22 years
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — A Nigerian university is facing backlash after a viral video appeared to show young women who were queuing for exams being checked for whether they were wearing bras before being allowed in. In a short clip that spread quickly on social media, two women seem to be
Continue Reading By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Happy Juneteenth! Although the Trump administration has attacked diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, Juneteenth remains a federal holiday. As such, many Americans will have the day off to commemorate the end of slavery in the US. Check out this list of what will be open and closed. Here’s what
Continue Reading CNN By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Happy Juneteenth! Although the Trump administration has attacked diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, Juneteenth remains a federal holiday. As such, many Americans will have the day off to commemorate the end of slavery in the US. Check out this list of what will be open and closed. Here’s
Continue Reading CNN By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Happy Juneteenth! Although the Trump administration has attacked diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, Juneteenth remains a federal holiday. As such, many Americans will have the day off to commemorate the end of slavery in the US. Check out this list of what will be open and closed. Here’s
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WJAR, BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, CNN By Elise Hammond, CNN (CNN) — The case that captured the attention of people across the country has finally come to a conclusion: Karen Read was acquitted of the 2022 death of her boyfriend, John O’Keefe. To a screaming crowd of hundreds outside the Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts,
Continue Reading CNN By Elise Hammond, CNN (CNN) — The case that captured the attention of people across the country has finally come to a conclusion: Karen Read was acquitted of the 2022 death of her boyfriend, John O’Keefe. To a screaming crowd of hundreds outside the Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, Read thanked
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