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Exclusive: Israeli forces fired on food convoy in Gaza, UN documents and satellite analysis reveals

By Katie Polglase and Muhammad Darwish, CNN (CNN) — Israeli forces fired on a United Nations convoy carrying vital food supplies in central Gaza on February 5, before ultimately blocking the trucks from progressing to the northern part of the territory, where Palestinians are on the verge of famine, according to documents shared exclusively by the

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In unprecedented decision, Alabama’s Supreme Court ruled frozen embryos are children. It could have chilling effects on IVF, critics say

By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — In a first-of-its-kind ruling, Alabama’s Supreme Court said frozen embryos are children and those who destroy them can be held liable for wrongful death – a decision that puts back into national focus the question of when life begins and one that reproductive rights advocates say could have a

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Famous fossil is really just paint, rocks and a couple of bones, researchers say

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A 280 million-year-old fossil thought to be a well-preserved specimen of an ancient reptile is largely a forgery, according to new research. The fossil, initially discovered in the Italian Alps in 1931, has the scientific name Tridentinosaurus antiquus. Scientists thought the dark, deep outline of the lizardlike body encased

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Estonia thwarts ‘shadow war’ attack, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas tells CNN

By Jim Sciutto, CNN (CNN) — Estonia has thwarted a Russian-directed influence operation on its territory, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has told CNN. The operation, extending back to last year, involved a series of attacks, including vandalizing the cars of the interior minister and several monuments. The Estonian Internal Security Service arrested 10 individuals,

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People gather at one of three memorials outside the Burnsville Police Department and City Hall building in Burnsville

Man who killed first responders in Minnesota was prohibited from possessing firearms, court records say

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The man who police say killed three first responders in Burnsville, Minnesota, Sunday during a lengthy standoff killed himself, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office. Shannon Cortez Gooden, 38, died by suicide, according to a release Tuesday morning from the Medical Examiner of Hennepin, Dakota and Scott Counties. The report

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José Adolfo Macías is one of Ecuador’s most notorious gangsters and is the only founding member of the Los Choneros gang who is still alive.

Ecuador’s most notorious gang leader lived ‘like a king’ while locked up. His jailbreak shines a light on the country’s lawless prisons

By David Culver, Tara John and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — With its four-piece bathroom suite, queen-size bed and mini fridge, the untidy prison cell of the notorious leader of the Los Choneros gang, José Adolfo Macías, could have been in a hotel instead of one of Ecuador’s largest prison complexes. This is “better than

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