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5 things to know for May 27: White House showdown, Texas results, Ebola outbreak, Hazardous incident, Iran internet blackout

By Alexandra Banner, CNN The Dead Sea is so salty that visitors can float effortlessly on its surface, creating a phenomenon that feels almost otherworldly. But the famous body of water is rapidly shrinking as scientists sound the alarm about an unfolding ecological disaster. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to

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Deported Cuban migrants are stranded in Mexico after suffering mistreatment in US detention centers, report says

By Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of Cuban migrants deported from the United States have faced violations of their rights and are currently in “a legal limbo” in Mexico, where they have difficulties regularizing their situation and even obtaining medical care, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch. The HRW report, published

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11 presumed dead as recovery efforts resume in Washington chemical tank rupture that sent contamination into Columbia River

By Emma Tucker, Alisha Ebrahimji, Hanna Park, Holly Yan, Nick Watt, CNN (CNN) — Search crews are expected to navigate treacherous circumstances as they continue efforts to recover nine people, who are presumed dead, a day after a deadly chemical tank rupture at a paper plant in Washington state. At least two were confirmed dead

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