By ZEINA KARAM, DARIA LITVINOVA and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of Iraqis have returned home from Belarus after abandoning their hopes of reaching the European Union in a repatriation that follows more than a week of tensions at Poland’s eastern border, where thousands of migrants were stuck in a cold and
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Analys by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large Everywhere you look these days, there’s good political news for Republicans. Earlier this month they swept the statewide offices in Virginia and nearly upset New Jersey’s Democratic governor. President Joe Biden’s approval rating remains mired in the low 40s. The generic congressional ballot is moving in Republicans’ direction. Inflation
Continue Reading By DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A 35-year-old man has been charged with three counts of murder in the shooting deaths at a Fargo factory of a man and a woman who was eight months pregnant. Anthony Reese Jr., of Moorhead, Minnesota, is charged with killing 43-year-old Richard Pittman, 32-year-old April Carbone
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By Clare Foran, Manu Raju and Morgan Rimmer, CNN House Democrats pushed back a vote on President Joe Biden’s plan to dramatically expand the social safety net after House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy stalled floor action with a record-breaking marathon speech that stretched into the early hours of Friday morning. McCarthy, a Republican from California,
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By TOM DAVIES Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The company that runs the Kentucky Derby has been picked to take over the stalled project to build a casino in the western Indiana city of Terre Haute. Indiana Gaming Commission members voted Wednesday in favor of Louisville, Kentucky-based Churchill Downs Inc. over three other companies that
Continue Reading By TOM DAVIES Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The company that runs the Kentucky Derby has been picked to take over the stalled project to build a casino in the western Indiana city of Terre Haute. Indiana Gaming Commission members voted Wednesday in favor of Louisville, Kentucky-based Churchill Downs Inc. over three other companies that
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Un sismo de magnitud 5,8 sacudió este jueves a Guatemala, según reportes del Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés). El epicentro estuvo ubicado a 45 kilómetros al sur de Puerto San José, cerca de la frontera con El Salvador. Noticia en desarrollo. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021
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FREMONT, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska State Patrol says an Iowa man was killed in a crash north of Fremont. The crash happened around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday on U.S. Highway 77 when a van rear-ended a semitrailer near the intersection of the highway and a county road. The Omaha World-Herald reports that the driver of
Continue Reading By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided House is debating Democrats’ expansive social and environment bill. Party leaders hope that cost estimates expected from Congress’ top fiscal analyst will nail down moderate lawmakers’ votes and allow passage by week’s end. Two weeks ago, centrists’ objections forced Democrats to delay the measure. But
Continue Reading By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided House is debating Democrats’ expansive social and environment bill. Party leaders hope that cost estimates expected from Congress’ top fiscal analyst will nail down moderate lawmakers’ votes and allow passage by week’s end. Two weeks ago, centrists’ objections forced Democrats to delay the measure. But
Continue Reading By Mike TeSelle Click here for updates on this story ROSEVILLE, California (KCRA) — Video showing a youth sports referee being tackled by an adult at a recent youth soccer game has been forwarded to the Placer County District Attorney to determine whether criminal charges will be pursued, according to the Roseville Police Department. The
Continue Reading By Talia Clarke Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) — A Maine woman on a ventilator for 60 days after contracting COVID-19 was just a day from having life support turned off when she suddenly woke up. Andrew Lerman said his mother, Bettina Lerman, 69, tested positive for the virus in
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los delincuentes sexuales condenados por múltiples violaciones podrían enfrentarse a la castración química en Pakistán después de que los legisladores aprobaran este miércoles una nueva legislación contra las violaciones que pretende acelerar las condenas e imponer penas más duras. El proyecto de ley responde a una protesta pública masiva por el
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The Boone County Commission will introduce a potential plan to move the Boone County Courthouse murals to Columbia College, where the original artist was a faculty member.
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Lawyers for right-wing firebrand Steve Bannon made clear at a court hearing Thursday that they intend to slow down, as much as possible, the criminal case against Bannon for failing to testify to the House January 6 select committee. “We’ll have to learn exactly what was done
Continue Reading TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A detective in Florida investigating the disappearance of Carole Baskin’s second husband says that the “Tiger King” star has three times refused requests for interviews. He says the probe is ongoing. Cpl. Moises Garcia of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in Tampa on Thursday provided an update on the investigation into
Continue Reading By James Corrigan Click here for updates on this story YORK, Maine (WMTW) — A group of over 50 York residents have written a letter to the town manager and planning board to attempt to stop a proposed expansion of the York Paddle Tennis and Pickleball Club. The residents say that the noise from the
Continue Reading LANSING, Kan. (AP) — A 32-year-old man who escaped from the Lansing Correctional Facility for about nine hours has been sentenced to nearly 11 additional years in prison. Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson said Dustin Frank Robinson escaped from the prison in July 2019 by climbing over a 20-foot fence that had two sections of
Continue Reading By Theo Hayes Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL) — A Baltimore librarian on a mission to increase literacy for city children is up for an important grant that could help further accomplish her mission. It all began about four years ago on a Baltimore stoop, when Araba Maze was reading books
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By Stephanie Becker and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The script supervisor on the set of “Rust,” Mamie Mitchell, has filed a lawsuit against actor and producer Alec Baldwin and other production figures over the on-set shooting that killed the film’s cinematographer. The lawsuit, which was filed in Los Angeles, accuses Baldwin of choosing “to play Russian
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