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By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — After months of tense negotiations, the U.S. and Ukraine signed a deal that is expected to give Washington access to the country’s critical minerals and other natural resources, an agreement Kyiv hopes will secure long-term support for its defense against Russia. According to Ukrainian officials, the
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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British counterterrorism detectives will investigate comments by Irish hip-hop group Kneecap, which has been criticized by U.K. politicians over statements about the Middle East and British politics, police said Thursday. The Irish-language rappers from Northern Ireland were reported to police over footage from a 2024 concert in
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By HANNA ARHIROVA and ELISE MORTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian drone attack left at least seven people dead and a Russian strike on Odesa killed two people Thursday, officials said, just hours after Kyiv and Washington signed a long-anticipated agreement granting U.S. access to Ukraine’s mineral resources. The attack in the
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BEND, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service on Thursday is set to evict dozens of homeless people living in an encampment in a federal forest in central Oregon. The federal agency has been working for years on plans to close part of the Deschutes National Forest near Bend for forest restoration and wildfire mitigation.
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Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, Arit John and Arlette Saenz, CNN Indianapolis (CNN) — In his bid to unseat Rep. Andre Carson, the 50-year-old Democrat who has represented Indiana’s 7th Congressional District since 2008, 34-year-old challenger George Hornedo has argued the Democratic Party isn’t working, nationally or locally. Some voters in the district are open to hearing
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — The first 100 days of the second Trump administration upended a lot of things — not least of which was what investors, businesses and consumers thought they knew about the US economy. As a result of President Donald Trump’s punitive tariffs regime, economists across the ideological spectrum say the
Continue ReadingBy Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — The Met Gala returns to the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday, May 5, drawing a bevy of A-list celebrities to the storied New York City museum for a night of exhibition-viewing, dinner and drinks. But first, they’ll walk the steps in what has become one of the biggest
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By Eric Levenson, Alaa Elassar and Stephanie Elam, CNN (CNN) — Protests under the “50501” movement – short for 50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement – in response to the Trump administration’s controversial moves against immigrants and federal workers over its first 100 days are happening across the country Thursday. Scores of people are taking
Continue ReadingBy Patrick Snell, CNN (CNN) — Harry Maguire has experienced the highs and lows of being a Manchester United star in recent seasons but don’t ever doubt his unshakeable self-belief. It’s certainly been a roller-coaster of emotions of late for the Red Devils center-back who became the most expensive defender in the world when he
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By Emma Tucker, Holly Yan and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN (CNN) — Eleven teen lacrosse players from upstate New York have been charged with unlawful imprisonment in the second degree — a misdemeanor — due to their alleged involvement in the extreme hazing of five younger teammates, according to a partially redacted complaint Thursday by the
Continue ReadingPor David Wright y Eric Bradner, CNN La exvicepresidenta Kamala Harris reprendió al presidente Donald Trump en su primer discurso importante desde que dejó el cargo. Acusó a su exrival de desencadenar la “mayor crisis económica provocada por el hombre” en la historia moderna con sus aranceles generalizados y advirtió de que sus conflictos con
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s drive to deport immigrants and block new arrivals could chip away at Social Security’s finances at a time when the program is already on shaky financial footing, experts say. In addition to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s push for more removals, the Trump administration is also trying
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By RAJESH ROY and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India will include caste details in its next census, in a move likely to have sweeping socio-economic and political ramifications for the world’s most populous country. Information Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw didn’t say when the census would begin when he announced it would include
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Over his 20 years on the Supreme Court, Chief Justice John Roberts has demonstrated an ability to slowly build the scaffolding, case by case, for a major development in the law. At the same time, he is also known for famously decrying “jolts” to the legal
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