By Taylor Romine, Eric Levenson, Leyla Santiago and Randi Kaye, CNN The Sarasota County Medical Examiner and a cadaver dog were called on Wednesday to a Florida park where authorities found several items belonging to Brian Laundrie, the missing fiancé of Gabby Petito. Laundrie’s parents, Chris and Roberta Laundrie, informed the FBI and the North
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By Virginia Langmaid and Naomi Thomas, CNN Mark Warschauer, a professor of education at the University of California, Irvine, was “tremendously excited” about the authorization of Covid-19 vaccines, and happy when he became eligible to get his first doses. And he was at the front of the line to get a booster, too. “We were
Continue ReadingBy Rob McLean, CNN Business Tesla HQ is getting a new home. “I’m excited to announce that we’re moving our headquarters to Austin, Texas,” CEO Elon Musk said Thursday during a Tesla shareholders meeting. The electric car company is currently based in Palo Alto, California, near its original headquarters in San Carlos, and its first
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he Boone County Commission is set to meet Thursday and take action on murals in the Boone County Courthouse after lawyers called for them to be moved.
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By Donald Judd and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that the debate over the US debt ceiling amounts to “flirting with a self-inflicted crisis” but that everyone “breathed a sigh of relief” after Democrats and Republicans reached a deal to avert economic disaster. “It’s important that we have met that deadline
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN The debt ceiling deal proposed by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell put his GOP conference in a bind, with some Republicans accusing the formidable Senate tactician of folding in his standoff with Democrats and others refusing to go along with his strategy. The Senate voted 50-48
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and mild in the upper 50s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and hot with highs in the low to mid-80s. EXTENDED: Clouds have started to clear out, allowing sunshine to warm us into the upper 60s to lower 70s. We’ll be slightly cooler overnight with clearer skies, but we heat up quickly tomorrow with winds shifting
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One motion asks President Mun Choi, who is also the UM System president, to renew current requirements that include masks in classrooms but revise them to require everyone to wear masks indoors at all times. Another motion asks Choi to require vaccinations for students and staff.
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By Sara Murray, Katelyn Polantz and Ryan Nobles, CNN Steve Bannon will not cooperate with the House select committee investigating January 6, his lawyer said in an email obtained by CNN that cites former President Donald Trump’s claim of executive privilege. Bannon’s attorney told the committee that “the executive privileges belong to President Trump” and
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Google’s Pixel smartphones are taking a big step toward becoming a true Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy competitor. At a virtual press conference on Tuesday, the company showed off the new 6.4-inch Pixel 6 and 6.7-inch Pixel 6 Pro, which run on Android 12, Google’s most significant software update
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By Oren Liebermann, CNN A US nuclear powered submarine struck an object underwater in the South China Sea on Saturday, according to two defense officials. A number of sailors on board the USS Connecticut were injured in the accident, the officials said. None of the injuries were life-threatening, according to a statement from US Pacific
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN An organization that operates several clinics in Texas said Thursday that its staff has provided abortions for patients who are more than six weeks into their pregnancies, after a federal judge Wednesday blocked a Texas law banning the procedure roughly after that point. The organization, Whole Woman’s Health, announced in tweets
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN If your family is in to fun with a side of a little scary, The Muppets have got you covered. The crew is starring in their first-ever Halloween special, “Muppets Haunted Mansion” and Miss Piggy told CNN it’s a must-see. “‘The Muppets Haunted Mansion’ is a wonderful family special that
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Brittany Walters made a promise to her mother the day she passed away from cancer: Brittany and her father would go to homecoming, where the high school senior was nominated for queen. Her mom, A.J. Walters, an administrator at Mississippi’s Forrest County Agricultural High School, never missed anything when she was
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Images captured by the Perseverance rover have allowed scientists to peer back in time at what Mars was like billions of years ago. Jezero Crater, the rover’s exploration site on Mars, was a quiet lake 3.7 billion years ago. A small river fed into the lake, sometimes leading to flash flooding
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By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has become the first country in the Persian Gulf to commit to net zero carbon emissions by 2050. But it’s not turning its back on oil just yet. The UAE government made the announcement at Expo 2020 in Dubai on Thursday. Meeting the target would
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THURSDAY: The fog will lift by 9-10 AM with sunshine attempting to make a return by this afternoon. A few showers will be possible this afternoon, especially east of HWY 63. Highs will top out in the middle 70’s. TONIGHT: Any showers should clear out quickly after sunset, leaving partly cloudy skies overhead. Lows will
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By Walé Azeez, CNN Business Uber is facing legal action over its use of facial recognition software that allegedly discriminates against people of color. Three former workers have launched employment tribunal claims in the United Kingdom against Uber, accusing the company of unfair dismissal after its facial recognition system failed to identify them. The legal
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Francesca Street, CNN The UK introduced a new system for international travel on October 4, loosening testing requirements for many fully vaccinated travelers and designating destinations either “red” or “green.” A week later, the UK removed 47 countries from the red list, leaving only seven red destinations: Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Panama, Peru and
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By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Eleven Senate Republicans broke ranks Thursday evening to vote with all Democrats to overcome a filibuster so that the debt ceiling deal announced earlier in the day could move forward. Their votes allowed the Senate to clear the procedural hurdle and move toward increasing the debt ceiling. Here are the Republicans
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