By Arnaud Siad, CNN A Tunisian court has found former President Moncef Marzouki guilty of “undermining the external security of the State” and sentenced him in absentia to four years in prison, the state news agency TAP reported Wednesday. Marzouki — who lives in Paris — accused sitting Tunisian President Kais Saied of organizing a
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By David Williams, CNN A Colorado district attorney is asking the court to reconsider the 110-year prison sentence given to truck driver Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, who was convicted in the 2019 crash on Interstate 70 that killed four people. A status hearing in the case has been set for Monday morning, according to online court records.
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By Michelle Watson, CNN A missing college student was found and reunited with her family on Saturday after she went missing on December 13, Snow College officials said in a news conference Sunday. Madelyn Allen was found at a house in Wayne County, Utah, college police said. Brent Brown, a 39-year-old man from Utah, was
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By Andrew Torgan, CNN Some parts of the US could see a rare white Christmas this weekend. And speaking of the holiday, 5 Things is taking the day off tomorrow to do some last-minute shopping. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get
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By Olga Pavlova, CNN Russia hopes to hold bilateral talks with NATO and the United States in January over security guarantees it is seeking from both, state media RIA Novosti reported Wednesday, citing Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. “We want to do this in January, including to involve the negotiating platform to discuss the draft
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By Amanda Jackson, CNN A sixth grader in Oklahoma was honored for heroism for jumping into action to save a classmate who was choking and rescue a woman from a house fire all in one day. And for his actions, 11-year-old Davyon Johnson was named an honorary police officer, honorary sheriff’s deputy and a hero
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By Mark Morales, CNN New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail is in the midst of an “emerging Covid-19 crisis” as the number of confirmed Covid cases among inmates has exploded over the past 10 days, and nearly doubled from Monday to Tuesday, the head of the New York City Department of Correction said on
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By Hamilton Wende and Niamh Kennedy, CNN South Africa has passed the peak of its Omicron outbreak, according to one of the country’s top scientific researchers. The country has “surpassed the peak of the Omicron wave now, driven by the significant decline in the populous province and epicenter: Gauteng,” Ridhwaan Suliman, senior researcher at the
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN It’s not Christmas if there isn’t a highly coveted toy that rises above the rest. And it’s not the most-wanted toy of the year if the attempt to purchase it doesn’t drive consumers absolutely bonkers. We’ve chosen two of the most popular toys from each decade since the 1950s to wax
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By Arnaud Siad, CNN A boat accident off the coast of northeastern Madagascar on Monday killed at least 83 people, the country’s maritime agency said on Wednesday. Fifty people have been rescued and five are still missing, a spokesperson for the Maritime and River Port Agency (APMF) told CNN. The boat, which was carrying 138
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By Kay Jones and Tina Burnside, CNN Two people died after a small plane collided with a paraglider outside of Houston on Tuesday, the Fort Bend County constable told CNN on Wednesday. The single-engine Cessna 208 crashed Tuesday morning shortly after colliding with a paraglider outside of Fulshear, just west of Houston, a statement from
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By Kristina Sgueglia, CNN New York City’s mayor is hopeful that the annual New Year’s Eve Times Square celebration will happen as planned amid a Covid-19 case surge, though he’s talking with health leaders and sponsors about whether to add safety measures, he said Wednesday. “We’re looking to add additional measures to make it even
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By David Williams and Sara Smart, CNN An 1875 almanac, two withered books, a coin and a cloth envelope were among the artifacts inside an 1887 time capsule that was opened Wednesday. The capsule was found last week in the pedestal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia. CNN affiliate
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By Katie Hunt and Ashley Strickland, CNN Comet Leonard, which last passed by Earth 80,000 years ago, has been dazzling the night sky before Christmas, and there’s only a few days left to see the celestial object before it disappears forever. The imager onboard the Solar Orbiter, a joint mission between NASA and the European
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By Rob Picheta, CNN For the second year in a row, a worrying new coronavirus variant has scuppered holiday plans around the world. This year, it’s the Omicron strain that has scientists and governments concerned — in just a matter of weeks, it has become dominant in multiple countries and put hospitals on alert for
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta, CNN For the second year in a row, a worrying new coronavirus variant has scuppered holiday plans around the world. This year, it’s the Omicron strain that has scientists and governments concerned — in just a matter of weeks, it has become dominant in multiple countries and put hospitals on alert for
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By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN “Help.” That word, in big black letters and surrounded by white space, called out from Ohio’s largest newspaper — a desperate plea from six Cleveland-area medical systems facing a crush of Covid-19 cases. “We need your help,” read the bottom of the ad. “We now have more COVID-19 patients in our
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By Ray Sanchez, CNN Jurors in the manslaughter trial of the White former Minnesota police officer who said she mistook her firearm for her Taser and fatally shot Daunte Wright ended deliberations Wednesday evening. They had returned to work Wednesday after asking what they should do if they can’t reach a verdict — and have
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By Lauren del Valle and Eric Levenson, CNN Jurors in Ghislaine Maxwell‘s sex trafficking trial have paused their deliberations until Monday morning in New York. Maxwell, the former girlfriend and longtime associate of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has pleaded not guilty to six federal counts, including sex trafficking of a minor, enticing a
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By Tina Burnside, CNN Authorities are searching for a 3-year-old girl who went missing from a San Antonio playground on Monday. Lina Sardar Khil was at a playground located at her family’s apartment complex when she disappeared after her mother left her unattended for a period of time, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said
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