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What to know about Trump’s latest federal deployments in Memphis, Portland and other US cities

By Hanna Park, Andy Rose, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is escalating efforts to deploy federal law enforcement officers in several Democratic-led cities, as part of what it calls a crackdown to address crime and restore order. President Donald Trump has described these deployments as a potential “training ground” for the military,

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A NATO E-3 Sentry early warning and control aircraft stationed at Geilenkirchen airbase in Germany.

NATO is bolstering its eastern flank following alleged Russian incursions. CNN joined a surveillance flight

By Frederik Pleitgen, and Claudia Otto, CNN Geilenkirchen, Germany (CNN) — After slowly taxiing towards the runway at NATO’s Geilenkirchen airbase in Germany, the pilots go full throttle and the decades-old E-3 Sentry surveillance plane screams as it gains speed and lifts off on its way to Eastern Europe. After multiple recent incursions by drones

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Emergency services at the scene of an incident at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall

A deadly car ramming and stabbing attack took place outside a synagogue in northern England. Here’s what we know

By Peter Wilkinson, Sana Noor Haq, Billy Stockwell, Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — At least two Jewish worshippers were killed and three others seriously injured in a car ramming and stabbing attack outside a synagogue in the English city of Manchester on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism. Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who

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No beds, no trial, no treatment: Mentally ill in Missouri jails caught up in yearslong cycle

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that people accused of crimes have the right to a fair and speedy trial. But for those waiting for state-mandated mental health treatment before trial, speedy isn’t always the case. Jeanette Simmons, deputy director of the Missouri Department of Mental Health, said around 500

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Foreign students visit Xiaomi Auto Super Factory on June 30 in Beijing

China’s jobless youth aren’t happy with a plan to attract foreign professionals with a new ‘K-visa’

By Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — A new visa category launched by the Chinese government to attract young science and technology professionals is causing fervent backlash in China, where well-educated young people are already struggling to find work. The new “K-visa,” launched October 1, has been touted by Chinese officials as a boon for the

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Boats from the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) are seen here.

Greta Thunberg and other activists detained as Israeli military intercepts Gaza-bound aid ships

CNN By Jack Guy, Billy Stockwell, Lex Harvey, Gerardo Lemos, Dana Karni and Abeer Salman (CNN) — The Israeli military has intercepted dozens of boats sailing as part of an aid flotilla towards Gaza, detaining hundreds of passengers including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, organizers said, and triggering global condemnation. The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF)

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University of Missouri, City of Columbia release joint list of crime-fighting plans

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Auditing criminal cases arising from incidents downtown and adding county deputies and state troopers to patrol shifts are among the plans Columbia and University of Missouri leaders have for reducing crime. MU and the City of Columbia on Wednesday put out a list of actions they’re taking to make downtown safer after

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