By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas called out members of his party behind closed doors this week for parroting Russian disinformation and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s talking points, a source in the room told CNN. McCaul, a former House Foreign Affairs chairman and staunch Ukraine supporter, acknowledged during the
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Personal essay by Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN (CNN) — Josh the line cook leaned on the doorframe, burgers steaming on the hot plate behind him. He was arguing that “Point Break” is the best sports movie of all time. I disagreed. “Point Break” is no “Friday Night Lights.” “Hot take, Ruskell!” He handed me a
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By R.J. RICO Associated Press Real estate software company RealPage filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against Berkeley, California — the latest city to try to block landlords from using algorithms when deciding rents. Officials in many cities claim the practice is anti-competitive and is driving up the price of housing. Texas-based RealPage said Berkeley’s ordinance,
Continue ReadingBy Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — The renovation of a football pitch in Austria’s capital has led to the discovery of a Roman mass grave housing the remains of more than a hundred soldiers who died in combat. The construction company working on the sports field in the district of Simmering in Vienna found a
Continue ReadingPor Priscilla Alvarez, Katelyn Polantz y Evan Perez, CNN El esfuerzo acelerado y agresivo del gobierno de Trump para impulsar su agenda migratoria ha expuesto los desafíos existentes con un sistema anticuado y suscitó la preocupación de que las autoridades estén violando el debido proceso para imponer las deportaciones. Desde que asumió el cargo, el
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SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — A critically injured burn victim from a nightclub fire last month in North Macedonia has died while receiving treatment in Lithuania, raising the death toll to 60, the country’s health minister said Friday. “Unfortunately, this morning I received the bad news that one patient, who was among the four most
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By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has unveiled his latest tariffs, and they could have significant implications for your wallet. Trump’s sweeping new tariffs, on top of previous levies and retaliation worldwide, are expected to increase prices for everyday items. The trade wars have already roiled
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By Eve Brennan, CNN London (CNN) — UK police have charged British comedian and actor Russell Brand with rape and other sexual offenses against four women. Brand has been charged with one count of rape, one count of indecent assault, one count of oral rape and two counts of sexual assault, London’s Metropolitan Police said
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Conan O’Brien is opening up about his decision to honor a commitment he made to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. Several performers have canceled performances at the renowned and historically bipartisan arts institution after President Donald Trump criticized
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By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — A British woman was found guilty Friday of breaching a buffer zone outside a UK abortion clinic, in a case that attracted concern from the Trump administration over “freedom of expression” in the country. Livia Tossici-Bolt, 64, from Bournemouth, a town on the southern English coast, was convicted of
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CNN By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Social Security Administration plans to slash its technology team roughly in half at a time when the agency’s complex and fragile computer systems are crashing more often. Top executives in the agency’s Office of the Chief Information Officer, known as OCIO, have been tasked with cutting 50%
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors added two additional criminal charges against music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, one month before he is set to go to trial in New York. Prosecutors charged Combs with an additional count of sex trafficking and one additional count of transportation to engage in prostitution relating to “Victim-2,”
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By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has issued a list of demands Harvard University must meet as a condition for receiving almost $9 billion in grants and contracts, federal money that is being threatened during an investigation into campus antisemitism. In a letter to Harvard’s president on Thursday, three
Continue ReadingCNN Radio Argentina Carmen Álvarez Rivero, senadora nacional por el PRO, habló este viernes en La Mañana de CNN con Nacho Girón luego de su votación en contra de los pliegos de Ariel Lijo y García-Mansilla a la Corte Suprema y dijo que “la sesión fue para desgastar a Milei”. En CNN Radio, la legislador
Continue Reading By GHAITH ALSAYED Associated Press ALEPPO, Syria (AP) — Scores of U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters left two neighborhoods in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo Friday as part of a deal with the central government in Damascus, which is expanding its authority in the country. The fighters left the predominantly Kurdish northern neighborhoods of Sheikh Maksoud and
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By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — What’s in a suit? According to curators busy prepping the newest Met Gala exhibit, a whole lot more than tailoring: history, culture, identity, power and, most of all, self-expression. “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” this year’s spring show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute,
Continue Reading By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — What’s in a suit? According to curators busy prepping the newest Met Gala exhibit, a whole lot more than tailoring: history, culture, identity, power and, most of all, self-expression. “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” this year’s spring show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute,
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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police on Friday charged Russell Brand with rape and sexual assault following an 18-month investigation sparked when four women alleged they had been assaulted by the controversial comedian. London’s Metropolitan Police force said Brand, 50, faces one count of rape, one of indecent assault, one of
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By LORNE COOK and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European NATO allies and Canada on Friday said they are willing to ramp up defense spending but are cool on American demands for the size of their military budgets, particularly given U.S. President Donald Trump’s readiness to draw closer to Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
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By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary was never fully committed to the International Criminal Court, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday, a day after his government announced a decision to quit the global tribunal for war crimes and genocide. Speaking on state radio, Orbán offered justification for why Hungary did
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By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — One was a young teenager in Ohio whose family was moving to Texas. Another was a college kid at Kansas looking for help with his swing. And then there was Scottie Scheffler, a 6-year-old in New Jersey whose mother had taken a C-suite job at
Continue ReadingBy DeJanay Booth-Singleton Click here for updates on this story MICHIGAN (WWJ) — Five people charged in a sextortion scheme that led to a Michigan teen’s death have pleaded guilty, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The five individuals were identified as Dinsimore Guyton Robinson, 29, of Huntsville, Alabama, Kendall Ormond London, 32, of Lithonia,
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN London (CNN) — A hawk that terrorized a sleepy English village for weeks was finally captured on Thursday, ending a string of around 50 attacks that landed a 75-year-old man in the hospital, disrupted postal deliveries, and stole two woollen beanies belonging to a 91-year-old man. The male Harris’ Hawk was
Continue ReadingPor Samantha Delouya, CNN Los aranceles podrían obstaculizar la construcción de viviendas en EE.UU., en un momento en que el país necesita construir millones de casas nuevas para satisfacer la creciente demanda. La fuerte disminución de la asequibilidad de la vivienda en los últimos cuatro años ha afectado a muchos estadounidenses, y el presidente Donald
Continue Reading By WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza (AP) — Israeli strikes killed more than a dozen people in the Gaza Strip early Friday, as Israel sent more ground troops into the Palestinian territory to ramp up its offensive against Hamas. At least 17 people, some from the same family, were killed after an
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