By Mostafa Salem, CNN Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the United Arab Emirates President whose modernization policies helped transform his country into a regional powerhouse, died on Friday aged 73, state media WAM said. “The Ministry of Presidential Affairs mourn the people of the UAE, the Arab and Islamic nations, and the whole world.
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Gregory Krieg, CNN Several states are working to protect abortion rights — and efforts were ramping up among Democratic leaders and lawmakers on Sunday — following the US Supreme Court’s ruling eliminating the federal constitutional right to an abortion, with Saturday marking the first full day without the nationwide protection in
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By Angela Dewan, CNN Human-induced climate change made the extreme rainfall that triggered deadly floods in South Africa in April heavier and twice as likely to happen, a rapid analysis published Friday by the World Weather Attribution project shows. Parts of South Africa experienced more than 350mm of rainfall in two days, causing destructive floods
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis and Natasha Bertrand, CNN The US intelligence community is carrying out a sweeping internal review of how it assesses the fighting power of foreign militaries amid mounting pressure from key lawmakers on Capitol Hill who say officials have failed twice in one year on the two major foreign policy crises faced
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By AJ Willingham, CNN Plunging cryptocurrency prices have caught the attention of federal regulators and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who worry the crypto rollercoaster could shake investors of all stripes. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can get “5 Things You Need to Know
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN Plunging cryptocurrency prices have caught the attention of federal regulators and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who worry the crypto rollercoaster could shake investors of all stripes. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can get “5 Things You Need to Know
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Plunging cryptocurrency prices have caught the attention of federal regulators and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who worry the crypto rollercoaster could shake investors of all stripes. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can get “5 Things You Need to Know
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Plunging cryptocurrency prices have caught the attention of federal regulators and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who worry the crypto rollercoaster could shake investors of all stripes. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can get “5 Things You Need to Know
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Plunging cryptocurrency prices have caught the attention of federal regulators and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who worry the crypto rollercoaster could shake investors of all stripes. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can get “5 Things You Need to Know
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN In the wake of last week’s leaked Supreme Court draft opinion indicating the court may strike down Roe v. Wade, Americans are more urgently considering the possibility of a post-Roe reality in which abortion access is left in the hands of state legislatures. The draft, which is a majority opinion that
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN Surging Pennsylvania GOP Senate candidate Kathy Barnette has a history of anti-Muslim and anti-gay statements. In many tweets, Barnette also spread the false conspiracy theory that former President Barack Obama is a Muslim. In one speech uploaded to YouTube in 2015, Barnette forcefully argued it was OK to
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN When Keith Morey and his wife, Lynn, returned to their Laguna Niguel, California, home, they found little left in the ashes. Since its start on Wednesday, the Coastal Fire quickly ripped through mansions along hillside streets in Laguna Niguel, a city of about 65,000 with some of the state’s wealthiest neighborhoods.
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TODAY: A Weather Alert Day has been issued for Friday, as severe storms are expected for some this afternoon. The heat and humidity has been allowed to build for the last week, but a cold front moves through this afternoon to bring an end to that. The front is to our west this morning and
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN Authorities in China have imposed a de facto international travel ban, forbidding citizens from going overseas for “non-essential” reasons, as the government ramps up efforts to enforce its zero-Covid policy. In a statement Thursday, the Chinese National Immigration Administration said it would tighten its reviewing process on issuing travel documents such
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By Ben Church, CNN Rafael Nadal‘s bid to win a record-extending 14th French Open title has been dealt a blow as he continues to struggle from chronic foot pain. The 21-time grand slam champion missed a large part of last season with the injury and says he is still learning to live and play through
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By Helen Regan, CNN Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is the presumptive President of the Philippines after winning a landslide in elections on May 9, according to unofficial results. More than 30 million Filipinos voted for Marcos Jr., more than double that of his closest rival, the outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo, partial and unofficial results
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By Darren Lewis and Issy Ronald, CNN The German phrase ‘Luftschlösser bauen’ literally translates as ‘building castles in the air,’ a whimsical image indicative of the idiom’s meaning — daydreaming about pipedreams. This season, ‘Luftschlösser bauen’ is an idea that might resonate with many Liverpool fans. Back in January, Liverpool was a seemingly insurmountable 14
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By Ivana Kottasová and Rob Picheta, CNN Ukraine’s folk-rap group Kalush Orchestra has won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, surfing a wave of goodwill from European nations to clinch the country’s third win at the glitzy event. The band’s song “Stefania,” written about the frontman’s mother, beat competition from main rivals the United Kingdom and
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The Missouri State Senate just wrapped for the year.
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April through July are the peak months for hail in Missouri according to the National Weather Center.
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