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Britain’s second-largest city declares ‘major incident’ as 17,000 tons of uncollected garbage left on streets

By Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s second-largest city has declared a “major incident” after a sanitation worker strike left over 17,000 tons of uncollected garbage on the curbside. “It’s regrettable that we have had to take this step, but we cannot tolerate a situation that is causing harm and distress to communities across Birmingham,”

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Federal agencies reviewing nearly $9 billion in contracts, grants with Harvard over antisemitism concerns

By Jeff Winter and Yash Roy, CNN (CNN) — Three federal agencies are reviewing nearly $9 billion in contracts and grants between the government and Harvard University over the school’s response to antisemitism. The departments of Education; Health and Human Services; and the US General Services Administration announced Monday they are reviewing $8.7 billion in

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5 things to know for March 31: Myanmar earthquake, Gaza, Trump 3rd term, Extreme weather, Police suicides

By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — The White House Correspondents’ Association has canceled plans to have comedian Amber Ruffin headline its annual fundraising dinner. The board’s decision was announced after White House deputy chief of staff Taylor Budowich took issue with comments she made on a podcast. Yet when the selection was announced in February,

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5 things to know for March 31: Myanmar earthquake, Gaza, Trump 3rd term, Extreme weather, Police suicides

CNN By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — The White House Correspondents’ Association has canceled plans to have comedian Amber Ruffin headline its annual fundraising dinner. The board’s decision was announced after White House deputy chief of staff Taylor Budowich took issue with comments she made on a podcast. Yet when the selection was announced in

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What we know about the federal detention of activists, students and scholars connected to universities

By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Nearly a dozen students and faculty members at colleges across the country are known to have been detained by federal agents amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration, which on college campuses, has taken aim at pro-Palestinian student activists and Israel critics. Many of those detained have been granted

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Far-right leader Marine Le Pen banned from 2027 presidential race, throwing French politics into disarray

By Joseph Ataman, Saskya Vandoorne, Niamh Kennedy, Serene Nourrisson and Christian Edwards, CNN Paris (CNN) — French far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen has been banned from running for political office for five years after being found guilty of embezzling European Union funds, in a politically explosive ruling that has shattered her hopes of winning the

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Helene forced a North Carolina restaurant owner to leave his home. He just lost his ‘Cabin of Hope’ in recent wildfires

By Graham Hurley and Dianne Gallagher, CNN Hendersonville, North Carolina (CNN) — Months ago, a washed-out bridge damaged during Hurricane Helene’s flooding temporarily blocked Matthew Rogers from returning to his beloved North Carolina cabin. The lakeside property in Flat Rock that has been in his family for around 40 years – and has come to

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Deadly Israeli strikes mar Gaza Eid celebrations as Netanyahu says pressure on Hamas is ‘working’

By Eyad Kourdi, Ibrahim Dahman, Mohammad al-Sawalhi and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Israeli airstrikes on a tent and a home housing displaced people in southern Gaza killed 10 people Sunday, including children, as Palestinians observed the first day of Eid-al-Fitr, rescuers said. The Israeli military is stepping up its renewed campaign in Gaza, with

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