By Jeanne Bonner, CNN (CNN) — Ahead of a proposed rule change that would require social media account information from some foreign travelers to the United States, international travel experts are saying the policy could further deter visitors from coming to the US — a decline that could translate into billions of dollars in lost
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By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump did another social media posting spree on Wednesday night and Thursday morning. As with Trump’s previous posting blitzes, this one was filled with wildly inaccurate and often conspiratorial claims about elections and other subjects. Here’s a debunking of two of them. No, Walmart isn’t shutting down
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By Lily Hautau, CNN (CNN) — If you’re someone who thrives after dark, you might want to pay extra attention to your heart health. Night owls — those who naturally stay up late — may be more likely to develop heart disease, a new study has found. But experts say there are steps you can
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By Michal Ruprecht, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have long believed that longevity is shaped by lifestyle choices; however, a new study reveals that genes may play a larger role in determining how long people live. Genetics accounts for over half of differences in lifespan — two times higher than earlier estimates. Still, the finding may
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By Morgan Rimmer, Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — Bipartisan senators blocked a massive spending bill Thursday, as eleventh-hour talks continue to avoid a costly partial government shutdown that looms at the week’s end. All Democrats, who are pushing to force changes to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement policies in the wake of Alex Pretti’s fatal
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By Ivana Kottasová, Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — Russia has been mounting Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite systems on its attack drones to strike deeper into Ukraine, extending their potential flight range to well inside NATO territory, analysts and Ukrainian officials have said. Ukraine has collected evidence of “hundreds” of attacks by Russian drones equipped with
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — While President Donald Trump is pushing Americans to see his wife’s documentary “Melania” which premieres this week, the Library of Congress is reminding us that the country’s cinematic history is vast and well worth celebrating. The body on Thursday released its annual list of films added to the
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By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Windsor, England (CNN) — King Charles has unveiled a documentary exploring his conviction that humanity needs to understand its connection with the natural world to tackle global warming and some of the other major environmental challenges facing the planet. “Finding Harmony: A King’s Vision,” made in collaboration with his King’s Foundation
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By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — With widespread layoffs expected at The Washington Post in the coming weeks, teams of reporters are sending impassioned letters to owner Jeff Bezos, urging him not to shrink the newsroom. In a letter obtained by CNN, the newspaper’s White House reporters banded together to defend some of the desks
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By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump did it after the 2021 attack on the US Capitol. He did it after the 2022 attack on the husband of then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. He did it after the murder last month of filmmaker and Democratic activist Rob Reiner. And he did it again on
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Starbucks has an advantage in the mornings with coffee. Now, it wants to lure people back later in the day with a different type of caffeine boost. The coffee chain’s US locations will roll out a new afternoon menu in the coming weeks, which will include new
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By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — This week, a pack has been circling. It began at the Schiaparelli haute couture show in Paris on Monday, when Demi Moore arrived in a cheetah print catsuit and matching coat designed by the house’s creative director Daniel Roseberry. Then at the Chanel show on Tuesday, a scene-stealing look
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By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Tesla dominated the electric vehicle industry by the mid-2010s with sleek, fast cars that helped combat the public perception that EVs were severely limited by short ranges. Now the company – and its controversial CEO, Elon Musk – face stiffer competition and political headwinds. Its EV sales fell by
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WABC, CNN By Karina Tsui, Sarah Dewberry, John Miller, Diego Mendoza, CNN (CNN) — A driver rammed a car repeatedly into the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters building in Brooklyn, New York, Wednesday, prompting a hate crime investigation and additional security at places of worship throughout the city, officials said. The driver was quickly arrested and
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Now that the dust has settled on an Africa Cup of Nations final that will be remembered for years, African soccer’s governing body has handed out punishments for the chaos that ensued. Fan trouble, players refusing to compete, controversial refereeing decisions, and a missed penalty were all flashpoints in
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By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Actor Paul Dano has broken his silence about Quentin Tarantino’s harsh criticism of him. The “Pulp Fiction” director launched a scathing attack on Dano during an interview with “The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast” in an episode released last month. During the conversation, Tarantino said his fifth favorite film of
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By Kristen Holmes, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Vague descriptions of presidential signing ceremonies, policy meetings and industry executive sit downs — mostly behind closed doors — began peppering President Donald Trump’s public schedule at the end of last year. The additions to the schedule, which is blasted out to the media every night, were
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By Sunlen Serfaty, Linda Gaudino, Nicky Robertson, CNN (CNN) — Chatty, bright-eyed children surrounded US Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon as she walked with them through an airy building in Texas. Part of a 50-state tour, this stop last year was at an unusual institution: the Austin campus of Alpha, a chain of private
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CNN, WUSA, ACCUWEATHER, INC., WTVA, WABC By CNN Meteorologist Briana Waxman (CNN) — A rapidly strengthening coastal storm is expected to develop this weekend and bring heavy snow, strong winds and coastal flooding to the Southeast amid an outbreak of deadly cold temperatures. As the storm moves north, southeast New England is currently in the
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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — More than a million fewer people have signed up for Affordable Care Act coverage for 2026, according to federal data released Wednesday. The drop comes after the expiration of the enhanced federal premium subsidies caused monthly payments to skyrocket for many enrollees. Just under 23 million people selected plans
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By Katelyn Polantz, Paula Reid, Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department is bracing for a new wave of resignations in the Minnesota federal prosecutors’ office over recent immigration enforcement efforts in the state, sources familiar with the matter said. Prosecutors threatened to resign during a recent meeting in which US Attorney Daniel Rosen
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CNN By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, in a CNN town hall Wednesday night, stood by the city’s sanctuary policies and repeated his demand that federal immigration agents leave the city. Frey’s comments come as state, local and federal officials look for ways to tamp down tensions in the wake of
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By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — Gaby Duarte believed the United States would offer her family protection after they fled political persecution in Venezuela. “Over there we are going to feel safe, well, we will be safe in the United States,” she recalls, breaking down in tears as she describes how her husband, Carlos García,
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Homeland Security says a person in detention at an Arizona Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility has measles, a highly contagious virus that can cause high fevers and a distinctive rash. Earlier this month, “the Arizona Public Health Department confirmed an active measles infection of a
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By Lauren Fox, Sarah Ferris, Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Democrats in Congress are digging in against any funding deal with President Donald Trump this week that doesn’t include major changes to federal immigration enforcement – dramatically increasing the odds of a shutdown at week’s end. Inside the US Capitol, Democrats firmly lined up behind
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By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who turned an upstart electric vehicle maker into an industry-changing powerhouse, is pulling the plug on the two models that helped get him there, as he struggles with another quarter of declining profits and car sales. He announced the end of production of two models
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By Shimon Prokupecz, Holmes Lybrand, Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Investigators tasked with running the internal Customs and Border Protection probe into the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti have had limited access to information and evidence obtained by the Department of Homeland Security’s investigative agency (HSI) and the FBI, a law enforcement official briefed on
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By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — A Virginia man on trial for allegedly killing his wife and another man took the stand in his own defense to tell his side of the story. Prosecutors say Brendan Banfield concocted an elaborate scheme to kill his wife, Christine Banfield, and another man, Joseph Ryan, in their
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By Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — The US Embassy in Copenhagen has angered Danish veterans by removing flags honoring soldiers killed in Afghanistan from an area outside the building. Video shared by Danish media outlet TV2 showed a security guard removing the flags honoring the 44 Danish soldiers who died in the conflict from planters
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off 40 years ago with an unusual crew. In addition to six astronauts, the mission took flight with a teacher on board. Christa McAuliffe, the first educator selected for a new Teacher in Space Project, said in a news conference before the flight that
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