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Voters in Ecuador are casting their ballots in a presidential runoff election between conservative incumbent Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer Luisa González – a race overshadowed by drug-fueled violence that has consumed the once-peaceful South American country.

Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa declared election winner as rival demands recount

By Michael Rios, Ana María Cañizares and Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa won the country’s presidential election on Sunday based on preliminary results, an electoral official said, as his main rival demanded a recount of the vote following a race overshadowed by drug-fueled violence that has consumed the once-peaceful South American

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Start your week smart: Tax deadline, Trump’s trade war, Blue Origin launch, ‘The Last of Us,’ the Masters

By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s aggressive measures to crack down on immigration are hurting beer sales, according to Modelo and Corona owner Constellation Brands. About half of Constellation’s US customers are Hispanic, and some have stopped going out to restaurants and gathering in large groups out of fear

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A cat walks through rubble in the aftermath of an Israeli strike on the Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza City on April 13.

Israeli strike leaves Gaza City’s last fully functioning hospital out of service as offensive escalates

By Abeer Salman, Dana Karni, Ibrahim Dahman and Tim Lister (CNN) — An Israeli air strike early on Sunday has incapacitated the last fully functioning hospital in Gaza City as the military expands and intensifies its campaign across the territory. No casualties were reported from the strike but the Anglican church in Jerusalem – which

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The seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is displayed on the J. Edgar Hoover FBI building in Washington

A 17-year-old in Wisconsin allegedly killed his parents as part of a plot to assassinate Trump, FBI says

By Dalia Faheid and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A Wisconsin teenager allegedly killed his parents as part of a plot to assassinate President Donald Trump, federal authorities said in newly unsealed court documents. Nikita Casap, 17, called for the assassination of the president and overthrow of the US government in written documents and text

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Judge has ruled legal permanent US resident Mahmoud Khalil can be deported. What comes next?

By Ray Sanchez and Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — While an immigration judge’s ruling that Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil – a legal permanent resident – can be deported is a victory for the Trump administration, the legal battle against his detention and deportation is far from over. The decision by Assistant Chief Immigration Judge

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A Russian torture and detention center was discovered inside a police station in Kherson after Ukrianian troops liberated the city in November 2022.

‘This isn’t Russia, never was, and never will be’: Ukrainians living under occupation fear Trump’s peace talks

By Ivana Kottasová and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN (CNN) — Asked why she and other Ukrainian people choose to keep living under Russian occupation instead of fleeing, the woman paused for a moment. “I don’t know how to explain the feeling,” she said. “It’s like you just can’t believe that evil could win. Even after three

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2 US-bound flights from Mexico stuck on tarmac for hours after being diverted to Alabama airport without customs staff

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 300 passengers on board two international flights heading to Atlanta on Thursday were stuck for hours on an Alabama tarmac after their flights were diverted, amid severe weather, to a small airport without Customs and Border Protection staffing. Delta Air Lines flights 1828 from Cabo San Lucas and

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A person walks through Harvard Yard at Harvard University in Cambridge

Harvard University professors sue Trump administration to block review of nearly $9 billion in federal funds

By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The Harvard faculty chapter of the American Association of University Professors, along with the national organization, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its demanded policy changes while reviewing nearly $9 billion in federal funding. The lawsuit was filed Friday in conjunction with a request from the professors

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Students walk through the University of Florida campus in Gainesville in 2022. The university confirmed on Friday it has signed an agreement that allows local law enforcement to act as immigration officers.

Florida universities join statewide push to partner with ICE on immigration enforcement

By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Several universities in Florida have signed agreements to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement amid an ongoing push by state leaders to aid the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration. The University of Florida said Friday it has signed the 287(g) agreement that allows local law enforcement to act as

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A Florida teacher called a student by their preferred name without parental permission. Her teaching contract wasn’t renewed

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — A Florida high school teacher’s community is rallying behind her after the school district chose not to renew her teaching contract because she called a student by their preferred name without parental permission. A parent at Satellite High School in Satellite Beach, Florida, reported the teacher and complained that

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