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Month: May 2025

Trump isn’t the only one targeting federal employees. House Republicans are pushing cuts to pension benefits

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — After months of contending with the Trump administration’s multi-pronged effort to downsize the federal workforce, government employees are now facing the possibility of another major change that could push even more of them out the door. House Republicans are looking to make several big adjustments to federal workers’ retirement

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Michael B. Jordan in “Sinners.”

After buzzy campaign, theater-less Mississippi town that inspired ‘Sinners’ will finally get to see the film

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Clarksdale, Mississippi – which serves as inspiration for the setting of the Michael B. Jordan-starring film “Sinners” – does not have a local cineplex, but the city is finally getting a long-awaited screening. Warner Bros. Pictures confirmed in a press release that screenings of the hit movie will be

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Authorities arrest over 100 people on Tennessee roads in support of Trump’s deportation plan

By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — More than 100 people have been taken into custody by federal immigration officials in a joint operation with the Tennessee Highway Patrol, leaving many in Nashville’s immigrant community uncertain and worried. “None of us have ever seen anything like this,” Lisa Sherman Luna, executive director of

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EE.UU. y China comenzaron conversaciones para aliviar la guerra comercial en Ginebra. Esto es lo que está en juego

Por Juliana Liu y Catherine Nicholls, CNN Las conversaciones comerciales entre Estados Unidos y China comenzaron este sábado en Ginebra, Suiza, según informaron medios estatales chinos, una señal incipiente de una distensión en la guerra comercial desatada por los aranceles masivos del presidente Donald Trump. El viceprimer ministro He Lifeng liderará las conversaciones por parte

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Russia’s Putin proposes direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15, ‘without preconditions’

By SAMYA KULLAB and JOANNA KOZLOWSKA Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed restarting direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15, “without preconditions,” an offer that came in response to Ukraine and its allies urging Moscow to commit to an unconditional 30-day ceasefire or face additional sanctions. Putin referenced the unsuccessful 2022 peace

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Nebraska Daybook

Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Saturday, May. 10. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see

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Kansas Daybook

Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Saturday, May. 10. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To

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Missouri Daybook

Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Saturday, May. 10. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see

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Iowa Daybook

Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Saturday, May. 10. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To

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Los líderes europeos viajan a Kyiv y presionan a Rusia para que acepte un alto el fuego de 30 días

Por Andrew Carey, Svitlana Vlasova y Catherine Nicholls, CNN Los líderes de Alemania, Francia, Reino Unido y Polonia llegaron a Kyiv para reunirse con el presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, símbolo de la unidad europea, para presionar públicamente al presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin. Friedrich Merz, el nuevo canciller de Alemania; el presidente de Francia,

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AP-Scorecard

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Tampa Bay 3 Milwaukee 2 Final Philadelphia 7 Cleveland 1 Final Minnesota 2 San Francisco 1 Final Miami 3 Chicago White Sox 1 Final Cincinnati 13 Houston 9 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Athletics 11 N.Y. Yankees 7 Final Texas 10 Detroit 3 Final Boston 10 Kansas City 1 Final

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Long-range Russian attacks continue to kill Ukrainians amid ceasefire deadlock

By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two months ago, following high-level talks between Ukrainian and American delegations in the Saudi city of Jeddah, the United States proposed an unconditional 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy publicly announced on that same day that Ukraine was ready to accept the

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Shelves of hemp-derived THC beverages at Mendon Wines & More.

Alcohol use is declining. THC is swooping in

By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — In June 2023, Jon Halper started selling THC beverages at Top Ten Liquors, his chain of Minnesota stores. The drinks, which contain the main intoxicating chemical compound found in cannabis, were a massive hit. “Immediately, the sales took off,” said Halper. “We’ve never seen anything explosive like

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