CNN By David Goldman and John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump and his advisers said this was the plan all along: Scare the bejesus out of the world by announcing astronomically high tariffs, get countries to come to the negotiating table, and — with the exception of China — back away from the
Continue ReadingBy Tom Ignudo, Scott Jacobson, Ben Payne Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WFOR) — A teenage boy was shot twice by a 45-year-old man during a fight with another child on Thursday night in Southwest Philadelphia’s Kingsessing neighborhood, police said. Philadelphia Police Department Inspector Michael Gormley said the shooting and fight unfolded
Continue ReadingPor Bryan Mena, CNN Los estadounidenses no suelen ser tan pesimistas respecto de la economía. La confianza del consumidor cayó un 11 % este mes hasta un índice preliminar de 50,8, dijo la Universidad de Michigan en su última encuesta publicada este viernes. Se trata del segundo indicador más bajo desde 1952, y está por
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Continue ReadingBy CBS Miami Team Click here for updates on this story SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Florida (WFOR) — A newly released 911 call captured the distressing moments during a domestic dispute involving Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill and his wife at their Sunny Isles Beach condominium. The call, placed Monday by Alesia Vaccaro, mother of Tyreek
Continue ReadingBy Jermont Terry Click here for updates on this story DEERFIELD, Illinois (WBBM) — A school board meeting grew heated Thursday night amid a discussion of a situation at a school in the north Chicago suburb of Deerfield that has captured national headlines. The situation involves allegations that middle school students were forced to change
Continue ReadingWBBM By Jermont Terry Click here for updates on this story DEERFIELD, Illinois (WBBM) — A school board meeting grew heated Thursday night amid a discussion of a situation at a school in the north Chicago suburb of Deerfield that has captured national headlines. The situation involves allegations that middle school students were forced to
Continue ReadingBy Neal Riley Click here for updates on this story NEWTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Massachusetts is telling patients that an ongoing investigation has found no evidence that nurses on the fifth floor developed brain tumors because of where they work. WBZ-TV reported earlier this month that nurses at the hospital are concerned
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration plans to eliminate the research arm of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, close all weather and climate labs and eviscerate its budget along with several other NOAA offices, according to internal documents obtained by CNN. The move would devastate weather and climate research even as weather
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By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — A German experiment has found that people are likely to continue working full-time even if they receive no-strings-attached universal basic income payments. Universal basic income, also known as guaranteed income, is the idea of giving money to everyone regardless of how much they already earn – to give them
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By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge has rejected President Donald Trump ‘s effort to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against him filed by the men formerly known as the Central Park Five who were exonerated after spending more than a decade in prison for the 1989 rape and beating of
Continue Reading DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds announces she will not seek reelection in 2026.
Continue Reading DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds announces she will not seek reelection in 2026.
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By ANDREW WILKS Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday sought to position his country as a point of stability in an increasingly tumultuous world, saying Turkey was essential for European security and able to span geopolitical divisions over Ukraine, Syria and U.S tariffs that have sparked a global trade
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By MONIKA PRONCZUK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Thousands of children have been subjected to rape and sexual violence in conflict-battered eastern Congo over the course of two months, the U.N. children’s agency said Friday, warning that existing funding gaps meant that hundreds of thousands were deprived of protection. Children make up between 35%
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CNN By Gloria Pazmino, Lauren Mascarenhas and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — A Louisiana immigration judge said Friday that Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil – a legal permanent resident – can be deported after the United States government argued his presence posed “potentially serious foreign policy consequences.” The decision by Assistant Chief Immigration Judge Jamee
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A survivor shared her story at the Crime Victims’ Rights Week Breakfast on Friday, offering hope and strength to those affected by violence. Officials and community members gathered at Missouri Western State University for the annual Crime Victims’ Breakfast, hosted by the Buchanan County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, to support
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Plans are in motion for the development of a new $7.5 million TownePlace Suites hotel at 1401 N. Woodbine Road. TownePlace Suites, a Marriott-operated hotel brand, is eyeing a four-story building with 129 rooms, a breakfast area, a fitness area, an indoor pool and an outdoor patio. The hotel
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By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa. (AP) — A crowd of protesters staged a demonstration against gender-based violence in the South African capital of Pretoria on Friday as part of a national outcry after an alleged rape of a 7-year-old girl. This is the latest protest sparked by allegations that the girl, referred
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By DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in Nigeria have barred radio stations from playing a song critical of President Bola Tinubu and his administration’s policies, according to a memo seen Friday by The Associated Press. The country’s media regulator described the content of “Tell Your Papa” in the memo to radio
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By DORANY PINEDA Associated Press BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Esteban Gast remembered a feeling of shame he had in high school while calculating how much carbon dioxide, the main driver of climate change, his daily activities created, known as a carbon footprint. “Have you ever driven a car or flown in an airplane?” were among
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — High school students learned about the connection between mental health and substance use through a summit hosted by the Youth Alliance on Friday.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Autism resources will be the focus of an upcoming Taste of United Way session. The free program, “Understanding Autism and Opportunities for Support,” is set for Tuesday, April 22, at the United Way, 118 S. Fifth St. Doors open at 7:45 a.m. with coffee and a light breakfast and
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By Alessandra Castelli and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro was hospitalized for severe abdominal pain related to a wound sustained when he was stabbed on the campaign trail seven years ago. The source of the pain was a “complication in the small intestine,” caused by the multiple surgeries he underwent
Continue ReadingCNN Radio Argentina Facundo Tignanelli, presidente del bloque de diputados bonaerenses de Unión por la Patria y dirigente de confianza de Máximo Kirchner, habló este viernes en CNN Radio con Nacho Girón en La Mañana de CNN sobre las tensiones del peronismo en la provincia de Buenos Aires entre Cristina Kirchner y Axel Kicillof y
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By The Associated Press China announced Friday that it will raise tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125% — the latest salvo in an escalating trade war between the world’s two largest economies that has rattled markets and raised fears of a global slowdown. While U.S. President Donald Trump paused import taxes this week
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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Americans are rarely this pessimistic about the economy. Consumer sentiment plunged 11% this month to a preliminary reading of 50.8, the University of Michigan said in its latest survey released Friday, the second-lowest reading on records going back to 1952. April’s reading was lower than anything seen during
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By Tamar Michaelis and Oren Liebermann, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — A small group of reservists from Israel’s elite military intelligence unit joined a call for an immediate return of the hostages in Gaza even if it requires an immediate end to the war, in a sign of a growing protest movement after more than 18
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By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The top federal prosecutor in New Jersey says she has launched an investigation into Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy and state Attorney General Matt Platkin over the state’s directive to local law enforcement not to cooperate with federal agent conducting immigration enforcement. Alina Habba, appointed last month
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed a mysterious 1,700-year-old altar whose bright decorations and grim contents may hold the key to unraveling the complex geopolitics of the time. Despite finding the altar in Tikal, a ruined Mayan city situated in modern Guatemala, archaeologists believe it wasn’t
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