By Hira Humayun, Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — British Muslim journalist Sami Hamdi, who has been held by US federal immigration for over two weeks, is set to be released and allowed to return to the UK. The London-based journalist and commentator, who was visiting the United States on a speaking tour, was detained by
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By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! President Donald Trump floated the idea of sending Americans $2,000 rebate checks from tariffs collected by the government. It’s a bold proposal with several significant complications. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ New frontier South America is
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By Pamela Brown, Shoshana Dubnow, Holly Yan, Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The families of 13 girls and two counselors who died in the catastrophic flooding that swept through Camp Mystic this summer are suing the Texas camp and its owners, accusing them of gross negligence, according to four lawsuits filed this week. The flurry
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By Ana María Cañizares, Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Two clashes between rival gangs in a southern Ecuadorian prison left at least 31 inmates dead on Sunday, including 27 who were killed by “asphyxiation,” officials said. In the first attack, the criminal group Los Lobos was targeted by a breakaway gang known as
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By Zoe Sottile, Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — Department of Homeland Security agents were shot at during an immigration enforcement operation in Chicago Saturday, the agency said — as federal agents were also accused of using pepper spray and flash-bang grenades against protesters across the Chicago area. The incidents come as Chicago has emerged as
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By Esha Mitra, Rhea Mogul, Sana Noor Haq and Ayushi Shah, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — A car explosion tore through a historic part of India’s capital region on Monday, killing at least 10 people and injuring many others, prompting the country’s leader to vow to bring “those responsible” to justice. The blast took place
Continue Reading CNN Library (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Antonin Scalia, who was an associate justice of the US Supreme Court. Personal:Birth date: March 11, 1936 Death date: February 13, 2016 Birth place: Trenton, New Jersey Birth name: Antonin Gregory Scalia Father: Salvatore Eugene Scalia, professor at Brooklyn College Mother: Catherine Louise (Panaro)
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By Caroline Baum and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Paris (CNN) — As all eyes turned to the Louvre after the shocking theft of the French crown jewels, one especially stylish figure on the museum grounds caught the internet’s attention: a sharply dressed young man, wearing a three-piece suit and a fedora tilted just so. As speculation
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By Joseph Ataman, CNN Paris (CNN) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been released from prison after a Paris court ruled Monday he could be freed pending an appeal for his September conviction for criminal conspiracy, according to CNN affiliate BFMTV. He was convicted for his involvement in a scheme to finance his 2007
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN Flight cancellations are on the rise in the US, forcing many travelers to rethink their plans. Some are turning to trains and car rentals, while others are finding more creative ways to reach their destinations. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN Flight cancellations are on the rise in the US, forcing many travelers to rethink their plans. Some are turning to trains and car rentals, while others are finding more creative ways to reach their destinations. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with
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By Danya Gainor, Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Tens of millions of Americans who rely on the nation’s largest federal food assistance program have been caught in a weekslong swirl of Trump administration pronouncements, court orders and anxiety since the US government shutdown has called their ability to buy groceries into question. Some recipients of
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By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Xavier Vega and his partner, Soluna Vega, cheered in relief as the “Welcome to Connecticut” sign came into view. It marked the end of an unplanned 17-hour highway odyssey home after their flight became one of more than 1,000 cancellations on Saturday alone tied to the ongoing government shutdown.
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CNN, KCAL, KCBS, KCAL/KCBS By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Xavier Vega and his partner, Soluna Vega, cheered in relief as the “Welcome to Connecticut” sign came into view. It marked the end of an unplanned 17-hour highway odyssey home after their flight became one of more than 1,000 cancellations on Saturday alone tied to
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By Alessandra Freitas, CNN (CNN) — Armored vehicles rumbling through narrow alleys. Rifle shots cracking in heavy crossfire. Helicopters and weaponized drones firing from above. Soldiers in military gear engaged in violent combat. Bodies scattered on blood-slicked streets. These could be scenes from a war zone. But on October 28, they unfolded not on a desolate battlefield but on the outskirts of Rio
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CNN By Sophie Tanno and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN London (CNN) — Two top leaders at the BBC resigned on Sunday amid an escalating scandal over impartiality and bias that plunged Britain’s public broadcaster into one of its biggest crises in recent years. The BBC’s most senior executive, director general Tim Davie, and the chief executive
Continue Reading By Sophie Tanno and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN London (CNN) — Two top leaders at the BBC resigned on Sunday amid an escalating scandal over impartiality and bias that plunged Britain’s public broadcaster into one of its biggest crises in recent years. The BBC’s most senior executive, director general Tim Davie, and the chief executive of
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By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — When Germany opened its doors to refugees escaping war in the Middle East, more people arrived from Syria than any other country – finding homes, getting jobs, starting families. A question mark now hangs over their future, after Germany’s government – which has hardened its stance on immigration amid
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s vow to wage the biggest domestic deportation program in American history – expelling a million people a year – is one of his signature goals. His administration has enlisted multiple federal agencies to bolster immigration enforcement operations nationwide. Camo-clad officers are flexing their presence in cities
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By Ivana Kottasová, Ibrahim Dahman, Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — Israel has confirmed the body it received on Sunday afternoon is that of Lt. Hadar Goldin, an Israeli soldier killed more than a decade ago in Gaza, the Prime Minister’s Office said on Sunday. Goldin was killed in the final days of the 2014 war
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