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Ethiopia’s PM won a Nobel Peace Prize, stoked a civil war – and is set for re-election

By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — When Abiy Ahmed became Ethiopia’s prime minister in 2018, he offered a clean slate for Africa’s oldest uncolonized nation, which had been suffocated by decades of strict state control. His predecessor, Hailemariam Desalegn, had overseen strong economic growth during his nearly six-year rule but continued a historical pattern of

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United Airlines planes sit parked at San Francisco International Airport on January 20 in San Francisco

United flight diverted to Wisconsin after passenger’s ‘multiple attempts’ to breach cockpit, crew member says

By Alaa Elassar, Martin Goillandeau, CNN (CNN) — A United Airlines flight from Chicago to Minneapolis diverted to Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday night after an “unruly passenger” caused a security concern on board, the airline said. Air traffic control audio reviewed by CNN captured crew members of United flight 2005 describing a passenger who had

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Shrey Parikh finally won the Scripps National Spelling Bee after two previous appearances. He came in third in 2024.

Meet the winner of the National Spelling Bee

CNN By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Cywyddau. Taurokathapsia. Natchitoches. Shrey Parikh correctly spelled these and more tricky terms to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which ended in a tense and record-breaking speed round. The 14-year-old Californian survived 18 regular rounds of the spelling competition plus a “spell-off” tiebreaker, during which he correctly spelled

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Givens pleads guilty in Jefferson City child murder case

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman accused of killing a Jefferson City child in 2018 pleaded guilty Friday in a Cole County courtroom.  Quatavia Givens pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, child abuse, and abandoning a corpse in the death of 4-year-old Darnell Gray. She had been charged with first-degree murder, child abuse, first-degree endangering the

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