By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump wants to eliminate “cashless bail” in the nation’s capital and across the country. But what exactly does that mean, and what is the controversy all about? “Cashless bail” is a term for criminal justice reform policies that have upended the traditional practice of making bail –
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By Olivia Kemp, CNN (CNN) — The figurehead of the populist right in the United Kingdom has pledged to deport hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers and withdraw the country from international human rights treaties. But experts say Nigel Farage’s plans – billed as the most radical immigration overhaul in modern British politics – are
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By Mostafa Salem and Charbel Mallo, CNN (CNN) — United States Special Envoy Tom Barrack sparked outrage after telling Lebanese journalists to act “civilized,” not “animalistic,” during a news conference in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday. Barrack, joined by deputy envoy Morgan Ortagus, was in the Lebanese capital as part of US efforts to
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By Jade Walker, CNN Want to learn more about the victims of Jeffrey Epstein? A posthumous and “unsparing” memoir by Virginia Giuffre, one of the late convicted sex offender’s most prominent accusers, will be published this fall. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day. 1️⃣
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A terrifying text message sent students running for cover, barricading themselves in bathrooms and knocking over chairs in the frantic rush to hide from the active shooter reported on their university campus. Then, a few hours later and 700 miles away, it happened again. Reports of active shooters wielding
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By Mark Morales, CNN New York City (CNN) — Tennis fans, many with the US Open’s signature Honey Deuces in hand, are making their way to New York City to watch the sport’s biggest stars. The focus will be on Venus Williams’ return and which newcomer could have a breakout tournament. Law enforcement wants it
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — A US Coast Guard cutter on Monday unloaded a record haul of illegal drugs that, if it had made it to the streets, would represent around 23 million deadly doses of cocaine, the service said. The cutter Hamilton offloaded about 61,740 pounds of cocaine and 14,400 pounds of marijuana
Continue Reading By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman, Rachel Clarke, CNN Uvalde, Texas (CNN) — Thousands more emails related to the 2022 school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, are to be released after a lawyer said a mistake had been made in withholding them. The error was admitted at an emotional school board meeting Monday night, where elected
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By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Australia is expelling the Iranian ambassador to Canberra after the country’s intelligence agency found that Iran was behind at least two antisemitic attacks on Australian soil. Australia’s Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) had linked Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to two arson attacks last year, targeting a
Continue Reading By Tim Lister, Frederik Pleitgen and Joseph Ataman, CNN (CNN) — Iran faces a renewal of UN-mandated sanctions within weeks unless it returns to negotiations on the future of its nuclear program and allows international inspections of its facilities. The process for restoring sanctions that were lifted a decade ago under a landmark nuclear deal
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung, Gawon Bae, Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is willing to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, he told his South Korean counterpart during a meeting on Monday where they discussed peace in the Korean Peninsula and Pyongyang’s nuclear weapon capabilities. South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who
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By Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — A “network security incident” that forced Nevada state government offices to close this week and shut down some state websites and phone lines is the result of a cyberattack, Gov. Joe Lombardo said Tuesday. “The incident is under active state and federal investigation,” a statement from Lombardo’s office said.
Continue Reading By Catherine Nicholls, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Three people died when a helicopter crashed on the Isle of Wight during a flying lesson Monday morning, officials have said. One person was hospitalized and is in serious condition, according to the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary. Flight operator Northumbria Helicopters said the aircraft took
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Grammy Award-winning artist Michael Jackson. Personal Birth date: August 29, 1958 Death date: June 25, 2009 Birth place: Gary, Indiana Birth name: Michael Joseph Jackson Father: Joseph Jackson, crane operator/The Jackson 5 manager Mother: Katherine (Scruse) Jackson Marriages: Debbie Rowe (November 15,
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By Philippe Cordier and Catherine Nicholls, CNN Paris (CNN) — A man in France has been detained on suspicion of murder after four bodies were found in Paris’ River Seine earlier this month. The suspect, who prosecutors described as a “homeless man in his twenties,” was brought before a judicial court on Sunday, the Créteil
Continue Reading By Jade Walker, CNN Have you purchased a ticket for tonight’s lottery drawing? If one lucky person selects all six numbers, they’ll win the 10th largest jackpot in Powerball history. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day. 1️⃣ Crime crackdown In the first week after
Continue Reading CNN By Jade Walker, CNN Have you purchased a ticket for tonight’s lottery drawing? If one lucky person selects all six numbers, they’ll win the 10th largest jackpot in Powerball history. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day. 1️⃣ Crime crackdown In the first week
Continue Reading CNN By Jade Walker, CNN Have you purchased a ticket for tonight’s lottery drawing? If one lucky person selects all six numbers, they’ll win the 10th largest jackpot in Powerball history. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day. 1️⃣ Crime crackdown In the first week
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By Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman, Tal Shalev, Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Israel is facing fierce condemnation after a pair of strikes on a Gaza hospital killed five journalists as well as medical workers and others on Monday. At least 20 people were killed in the attack, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, with
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — Wagner, a feared Russian mercenary group that is notorious for staging a failed mutiny against Moscow and accused of committing serious abuses against civilians in Africa, is being replaced on the continent by another Russian paramilitary. Its successor, experts say, is the Kremlin-controlled Africa Corps. For years,
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