By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Christian Edwards, Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Small groups of Russian troops have pierced parts of Ukraine’s defenses in its eastern Donetsk region, according to local officials and monitoring groups, adding to Kyiv’s complications as Russia attempts to encircle the key strategic city of Pokrovsk. Russian forces are making
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By Lauren Victory Click here for updates on this story Indiana (WBBM) — It’s back-to-school week for tens of thousands of students in the Chicago area, and at this time of year, sicknesses creep up with kids being in close quarters. With that in mind, a grieving Northwest Indiana family wants to share a message
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By Elyssa Kaufman Click here for updates on this story HIGHLAND PARK, Illinois (WBBM) — Highland Park officials reported a “swan-derful” rescue along Route 41 on Monday. According to the city, the north suburban officers responded to a call for two swans blocking a lane of traffic during the morning commute. The Highland Park Police
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By KTBS Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MINDEN, Louisiana (KTBS) — Mayor Nick Cox admitted to state auditors the city of Minden may have violated state law when it issued payments to a Texas couple in June. The payments – which didn’t go through the proper approval process – cost Minden
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By Vanessa Murdock Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — A New York-based start-up company wants to use batteries to reduce stress on the energy grid and put money back in the pockets of state residents. The pilot program, courtesy of Standard Potential in Tarrytown, is called Responsible Grid.
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By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — That persistent tension in your back, hip or shoulder never seems to fully resolve despite stretching before and after workouts, foam rolling, and even visiting a massage therapist regularly. In fact, sometimes the tightness feels worse after stretching. If this situation sounds familiar, your body might not just be
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — In space, no one can hear you scream, but they can sure hear you scratching your head as you try to make sense of the sprawling “Alien” universe. While Ridley Scott’s 1979 haunted-house-in-the-cosmos horror story “Alien” may have kicked things off — and reinvented science fiction as we know
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By A.J. Bayatpour Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — While they know their next several days will be spent removing ruined belongings, Khalia Carter and her family said they were grateful Monday afternoon. After a record-breaking flood event dropped as much as 14 inches of rain on Milwaukee’s northwest side, the
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By Adam Rife Click here for updates on this story MENOMONEE FALLS, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Two people were rescued from the flooded Menomonee River in Menomonee Falls Monday afternoon, Aug. 11. Witnesses say they were clinging to trees before one eventually lost strength and was swept away with the current. Rescuers were able to pull
Continue Reading WDJT, VIEWER VIDEO, CNN By Adam Rife Click here for updates on this story MENOMONEE FALLS, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Two people were rescued from the flooded Menomonee River in Menomonee Falls Monday afternoon, Aug. 11. Witnesses say they were clinging to trees before one eventually lost strength and was swept away with the current. Rescuers
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By Mauricio Maldonado Click here for updates on this story FLORIDA KEYS, Florida (WFOR) — A 96-foot rust-covered yellow derelict submarine was removed from the waters off the Florida Keys, near Marathon, in one of the most unusual and challenging projects in the county’s derelict vessel removal program, Monroe County officials said. The Florida Fish
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By Steve Maugeri Click here for updates on this story FLORIDA KEYS, Florida (WFOR) — Local fishermen in the Florida Keys say they are looking for a lifeline as costs go up and the value of their catch goes down. They hope tariffs on foreign fish imports can help level the playing field. Rising expenses
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CNN By Gina Park, CNN (CNN) — It’s finally time to watch one of the best meteor showers of the year: the brilliant display known as the Perseids. The Perseid meteor shower, which is known for producing dozens of bright meteors that leave long streaks in their wake, peaked at 4 p.m. ET Tuesday. In
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By Zoe Whitfield, CNN (CNN) — It takes a moment to fully grasp what you’re seeing in Edoardo Delille and Giulia Piermartiri’s photographs of the Maldives. In one picture, a sea turtle appears to swim beside a couple on a motorbike; in another, a family of five pose in the hallway of their home, apparently
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Eastman Kodak, the 133-year-old photography company, is warning investors thats it might not survive much longer. In its earnings report Monday, the company warned that it doesn’t have “committed financing or available liquidity” to pay its roughly $500 million in upcoming debt obligations. “These conditions raise substantial
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By Ramishah Maruf, Samantha Delouya, CNN New York (CNN) — Hours before President Donald Trump fired former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer this month, E.J. Antoni appeared on former White House strategist Steve Bannon’s podcast to discuss the BLS’ monthly jobs report, which showed much-lower-than-expected numbers for July and shockingly steep revisions for
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Taco Bell’s Mountain Dew Baja Blast is getting its first permanent new flavor in two decades, the chain’s latest push into the fast-growing beverage sector. The fast-food chain is rolling out Thursday “Baja Midnight,” a new, purple-hued version of the cult-favorite soda, which mixes passion fruit flavors
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KEYE By Kelly McCleary, Hanna Park, Taylor Romine, Chris Boyette, Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A man who fatally shot three people in a Target parking lot in Austin, Texas on Monday unleashed an hour of chaos and fear as the suspect carjacked multiple vehicles, tried to steal a water truck and vandalized a home
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Italian orienteering athlete Mattia Debertolis has died after collapsing at the World Games, organizers said on Tuesday. In a joint statement from the International World Games Association, the local organizing committee (LOC) and the International Orienteering Federation (IOF), the World Games said that the 29-year-old was found unconscious during
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By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — As a ceasefire in Gaza took hold in January, Anas Al-Sharif began removing his protective gear live on television, piece by piece, while a jubilant crowd cheered, hoping the day marked the end of the suffering of 2 million Palestinians in the enclave. Nearly seven months later, Israel killed
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By Hanna Park, Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The DC National Guard began appearing in the nation’s capital on Tuesday after President Donald Trump announced a day earlier he is deploying guard troops and placing Washington, DC’s police department “under direct federal control,” citing a public safety emergency after an assault on a former government
Continue Reading CNN, POOL, TRUTHSOCIAL, WUSA, THE WHITE HOUSE, CNN VIA WEBEX, DC METROPOLITAN POLICE By Hanna Park, Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The DC National Guard began appearing in the nation’s capital on Tuesday after President Donald Trump announced a day earlier he is deploying guard troops and placing Washington, DC’s police department “under direct federal
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CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, Natalie Wright, Kosta Gak, Brice Laine, CNN Sloviansk, Ukraine (CNN) — On the beaches of Sloviansk’s tiny salt lake, where the medicinal waters provide a moment of solace from the whirling violence of the eastern frontlines just a few miles away, talk of a Ukraine land deal at Friday’s Alaska
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By Jeffrey Kopp, CNN (CNN) — Health officials in New York City say a cluster of Legionnaires’ disease in Central Harlem has grown to 90 cases, including three deaths. The update comes days after New York City’s health department proposed new regulations for the testing of cooling towers, which they suspect are linked to the
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CNN, POOL By Elisabeth Buchwald, Phil Mattingly, CNN (CNN) — The United States and China agreed to pause tariff hikes on each other’s goods for an additional 90 days, according to an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Monday. Without the agreement, tariffs were set to immediately surge, risking a return to ultra-high
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By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s takeover of the Washington, DC, police set off a scramble across the city Monday, as the federal government made an unprecedented move to control local law enforcement operations in the nation’s capital. The decision to federalize the Metropolitan Police Department and activate hundreds of National Guard
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CNN By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Democratic lawmakers in Texas once again thwarted the Republican redistricting effort in the state when the Texas House of Representatives failed to meet a quorum on Monday. Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows reconvened the legislative chamber on Monday but was four members short of reaching
Continue Reading WLS, CNN By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Democratic lawmakers in Texas once again thwarted the Republican redistricting effort in the state when the Texas House of Representatives failed to meet a quorum on Monday. Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows reconvened the legislative chamber on Monday but was four members short of
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By Sarah Owermohle, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — Americans will have to wait several weeks for the Trump administration’s next steps in its agenda to “Make America Healthy Again,” according to three people familiar with the matter. While President Donald Trump’s MAHA Commission will submit its strategy to the White House on Tuesday — sticking
Continue Reading By Elisabeth Buchwald, Phil Mattingly, CNN (CNN) — The United States and China agreed to pause tariff hikes on each other’s goods for an additional 90 days, a White House official told CNN. Without the agreement, tariffs were set to immediately surge, risking a return to ultra-high levels that had formed an effective blockade on
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