By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is backing away from its plans to convert a warehouse in a small Georgia city into a “mega center” holding thousands of immigration detainees, just four months after first confirming it had purchased the building. “The City of Social Circle has received notification from Congressman Mike
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By Lauren Kent, Kosta Gak, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Oliver Sherwood, CNN (CNN) — As a barrage of Ukrainian drones descended on Moscow in the early hours of Thursday, Russia’s response appeared more like a scramble, and less like a well-planned strategic defense. Videos from the streets of the capital showed glimpses of the ensuing chaos. Footage
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By Leila Gharagozlou, CNN (CNN) — As details of the agreement between the United States and Iran were beginning to emerge last week, a powerful Iranian politician stepped before a crowd in Tehran and read aloud what he claimed was the final text of the memorandum. Mahmoud Nabavian, vice chairman of the parliament’s National Security
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By Alexandra Banner, CNN Many Americans today will celebrate Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the US. A blend of the words “June” and “nineteenth,” it marks June 19, 1865, when Union Army Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and proclaimed that enslaved African Americans there were free. Here’s
Continue Reading By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A deadly strain of bird flu sweeping through remote islands near Antarctica has devastated the native wildlife population, killing an estimated 13,000 seal pups, as well as penguins and seabirds, researchers say. Drone surveys conducted by the Australian Antarctic Program in October and January revealed “sobering” images of seal
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By Clare Sebastian, CNN Wigan, United Kingdom (CNN) — Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is poised to challenge British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the country’s premiership after resoundingly winning a special election in Makerfield, northwest England, and securing his return to parliament. Thursday’s by-election – the equivalent of a special election in the US
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CNN By Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — Luigi Mangione’s attorneys on Thursday informed the judge in his New York state murder case that they would withdraw their plan to argue at trial that he killed UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive while suffering an extreme emotional disturbance. The notice came in a court filing one day
Continue Reading By Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — Luigi Mangione’s attorneys on Thursday informed the judge in his New York state murder case that they would withdraw their plan to argue at trial that he killed UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive while suffering an extreme emotional disturbance. The notice came in a court filing one day after
Continue Reading By Kimberly Richardson, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Don’t let a US heat wave derail your summer fun or fitness routine. These tips cover hydration, what to eat and the best times to exercise. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ A moving target In the
Continue Reading By Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Police in the UK have arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder after a 3-year-old boy was found in a critical condition inside a zoo’s crocodile enclosure. “Officers were called to the zoo at 1.24pm to reports of an incident involving a three-year-old boy, during which he ended
Continue Reading By Lou Robinson, Byron Manley, CNN (CNN) — The US-Iran agreement signed on June 17 promises that commercial traffic in the Strait of Hormuz “will immediately start.” At least seven vessels were able to travel through the strait on Thursday, according to data from Marine Traffic. CNN is tracking the strait’s reopening and its traffic
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN After four major plane crashes in the US this week, some travelers are asking whether it’s a coincidence or cause for concern. Experts say the accidents appear unrelated, and that while the timing is unnerving, there is no indication that air travel has become less safe. Here’s what else you need
Continue Reading CNNI, CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN After four major plane crashes in the US this week, some travelers are asking whether it’s a coincidence or cause for concern. Experts say the accidents appear unrelated, and that while the timing is unnerving, there is no indication that air travel has become less safe. Here’s what else
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By Mark Morales, Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — New Yorkers are preparing to celebrate the Knicks’ first championship parade, with jubilant fans expected to flood the streets of Lower Manhattan as the NYPD deploys its largest number of officers to a planned event in the city’s history. More than 10,000 officers will be assigned for
Continue Reading By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s Prince Harry and his family will return to the United Kingdom for a visit next month, British media reported Wednesday. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expected to be accompanied by their two children, Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, in what would be their first trip to
Continue Reading By Stephanie Yang, CNN (CNN) — A parade of luxury cars, handbags and yachts up for auction has done little to help their owner, a disgraced Vietnamese tycoon, repay the billions she owes victims in one of the largest fraud cases in history. Once one of Vietnam’s richest businesswomen, Truong My Lan received two life
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By Jessie Yeung, Kosta Gak, Isaac Yee, Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine has launched the largest drone offensive on Moscow of the full-scale war, in an attack that damaged a key oil refinery, caused fires, and sent debris raining down across the region. Air defenses shot down at least 194 drones bound for the
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CNN, WABC, POOL (VIA NEWS 12), SUFFOLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, POOL (VIA NEWS 12 LONG ISLAND) By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — About 33 years since he claimed his first victim, Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann was sentenced to life in prison without parole Wednesday as part of a court hearing that represented the
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CNN By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — About 33 years since he claimed his first victim, Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann was sentenced to life in prison without parole Wednesday as part of a court hearing that represented the end of a long road. The killings of primarily young female sex workers on Long
Continue Reading By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! At an emotionally raw sentencing hearing, Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann received life in prison without the possibility of parole. The judge called him a coward. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ A cultural divide Americans
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