By Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Senate Republicans are racing to finalize plans to move a budget blueprint that would finally unlock their ability to move ahead with Trump’s agenda in one massive policy bill. Passing a budget framework would allow them to then write a tax, immigration and defense bill that can pass with
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By Hadas Gold, CNN New York (CNN) — Elon Musk was speaking to Tesla staff in Austin, Texas, last Thursday when he admitted: “I’m stretched pretty thin. I have like 17 jobs.” The meeting seemed hastily arranged. Employees were notified shortly before the event, which was scheduled for 9:30 pm, Business Insider reported. Never before
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By Kara Fox, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — On a bright Sunday afternoon outside of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem, a group of teenage girls was creating chaos. “Bibi, Bibi, we love Bibi,” they yelled, using a popular nickname for the Israeli leader, as one spat into a “Bring Home the Hostages” hat
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KRGV By Karina Tsui, Mary Gilbert and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Abandoned vehicles littered submerged roads across South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley Thursday and Friday after over half year’s worth of rain – approaching a full year’s worth in some places – caused at least four deaths and forced dozens of water rescues near
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By Devan Cole and John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department’s decision to invoke the rarely used state secrets privilege in a bid to avoid giving a federal judge details on two deportation flights has opened a complicated new front in the government’s ongoing resistance to turning over the information. The department’s invocation of
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By Danny Freeman, CNN (CNN) — Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley, who is leaving the prestigious Ivy League university for Toronto as the Trump administration’s battle with higher education in the US continues, said mid-phone interview with CNN while walking the campus, “Hold on one second.” A group of worried students approached the scholar as
Continue ReadingBy John Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping held court with dozens of the world’s top executives on Friday, as he sought to bolster foreign investment during an escalating trade war with the United States. The meeting, in which Xi reassured global investors about the country’s economic prospects to arrest a
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By Karina Tsui, Mary Gilbert and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Abandoned vehicles littered submerged roads across South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley Thursday and Friday after over half year’s worth of rain – approaching a full year’s worth in some places – caused at least four deaths and forced dozens of water rescues near the
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — At 64 and 60 years old, Antoinette and Brucie-Baby are thin and bony. Their skin hangs looser than it did in their youth, but their eyes still gleam with energy. But these aren’t just any sexagenarians we’re talking about; these are geckos, believed to be the world’s oldest on
Continue ReadingPor Edward Szekeres, CNN Un potente sismo de magnitud 7.7 sacudió el centro de Myanmar este viernes por la tarde hora local, según el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés). El sismo se produjo a 16 kilómetros al noroeste de la ciudad de Sagaing, Myanmar, alrededor de las 12:50 p.m.,
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By Ross Adkin, Alex Stambaugh and Kocha Olarn, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — A 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit the heart of war-ravaged Myanmar of Friday, killing scores of people and prompting the country’s military junta to make a rare plea for international assistance. The earthquake cut through a vast and varied corner of Southeast Asia, sending
Continue ReadingPor Emma Tucker, CNN La Universidad de Michigan finalizará de inmediato su programa de diversidad, equidad e inclusión tras meses de debate sobre posibles retrocesos en las iniciativas, que motivaron a cientos de estudiantes, personal y profesorado a protestar el año pasado. La universidad cerrará sus oficinas de diversidad, equidad e inclusión y de equidad
Continue ReadingPor Alayna Treene, Kevin Liptak y Betsy Klein, CNN El vicepresidente de EE.UU., J. D. Vance, presentó este viernes el caso destacado hasta la fecha para el control estadounidense de Groenlandia durante una controvertida visita a la isla semiautónoma, que sus residentes habían resistido y cuyos líderes dijeron que no era bienvenida. “Queremos tener buenas
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — India has emerged as a growing player in the illicit fentanyl trade, a new US intelligence report says, a designation likely to raise alarm in New Delhi as President Donald Trump wields tariffs on countries he accuses of not doing enough to stop the deadly drug from flowing into
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump took his most consequential action against federal employee unions yet late Thursday, signing an executive order aimed at ending collective bargaining for government employees whose work include national security aspects. The expansive order applies to workers across many federal agencies, including the departments
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — It’s time to do your taxes, so you sit down at the computer to knock them out, but then you have to text your partner to get details about your mortgage interest. That text turns into a quick check of your email, a few scrolls through social media, and
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The United States will enhance its military alliance with the Philippines as it aims to “reestablish deterrence” to counter “China’s aggression” in the Indo-Pacific region, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday during a trip to Manila. The efforts reflect the strength of the US-Philippines’ “ironclad alliance,
Continue ReadingPor Jennifer Hansler, CNN El Gobierno de Donald Trump restableció temporalmente la financiación a una iniciativa que rastrea presuntos crímenes de guerra rusos después de haber cortado su asistencia, según una fuente del Congreso familiarizada con el asunto. El financiamiento para el Observatorio de Conflictos en Ucrania fue restaurado por seis semanas, dijo la fuente
Continue ReadingBy Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Just days after OpenAI launched its most advanced AI image generator to date, a social media trend imitating the work of Japanese animation company Studio Ghibli is demonstrating both the technology’s power and the copyright concerns it raises. The latest update to GPT-4o, released Tuesday, features many practical advancements,
Continue ReadingPor Jimena De La Quintana, CNN en Español Frente al hospital en Lima donde su esposa está hospitalizada, Eduardo Rossel cuenta: “Hoy es el cumpleaños de mi esposa, cumple 46 años”. “Hemos celebrado todos los años, cada año ella siempre agradecía a Dios”, dice sobre Rosa Castro, una técnica en enfermería que, según le dijo
Continue ReadingPor Mariya Knight, CNN El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, sugirió que Ucrania sea puesta bajo una “administración temporal” mientras las dos naciones trabajan para alcanzar un acuerdo para resolver el conflicto en curso. La administración se establecería para llevar a cabo elecciones democráticas confiables, continuar las conversaciones de paz y firmar documentos “confiables y
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — A former police officer who fatally Tasered a 95-year-old Australian woman after she refused his orders to drop a knife has been spared jail, with the victim’s family decrying the sentence as a “slap on the wrist.” Kristian White was found guilty of manslaughter after shocking
Continue ReadingBy Todd Symons and Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will fight for his job in a tightly contested election campaign expected to be dominated by cost-of-living concerns, the country’s relationship with China and jitters over the fast-changing global order under US President Donald Trump. The election pits an incumbent who
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The University of Michigan will immediately end its diversity, equity and inclusion program after months of discussion about potential rollbacks to the initiatives, which galvanized hundreds of students, staff and faculty to protest last year. The university will close its office of diversity, equity and inclusion and the office
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CNN, KTNV, LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICE, POOL, KEYE, CHRISTINE H, SDOT, LITTLETON FIRE DEPT. KCNC By Andy Rose and Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — A man suspected of setting fire to several Tesla vehicles at a repair facility in Las Vegas last week has been arrested, authorities announced Thursday. Police took a man identified
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By Katelyn Polantz and Clay Voytek, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing agencies to suspend the security clearances and access to federal buildings of lawyers for the law firm Wilmer Hale, the former firm to one time-special counsel Robert Mueller. The order also directs agencies to “refrain from hiring
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By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — Bali, Indonesia is one of the world’s most popular vacation destinations. The streets tingle with the whizz of motorbikes and the happy buzz of music pouring out of local cafes. But one day a year, the entire island falls silent. This is Nyepi, Balinese New Year. Unlike many other
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By Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Canada will have to “dramatically reduce” its reliance on the United States as the two countries’ relationship darkens, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned on Thursday, adding that the old bilateral relationship was “over.” After holding a cabinet meeting to discuss Canada’s response to US President Donald Trump’s tariffs
Continue ReadingPor Kareem El Damanhoury, Kareem Khadde y Dana Karni, CNN Más de una decena de trabajadores humanitarios murieron o desaparecieron en Gaza en los últimos días, según varios grupos, mientras Israel intensifica su renovado asalto militar en el enclave palestino tras el colapso de un alto el fuego de dos meses. La Agencia de Naciones
Continue ReadingPor Kit Maher, CNN El presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, firmó un decreto el jueves estableciendo un “Grupo de Trabajo de Washington Seguro y Hermoso”, con el objetivo de asegurar la participación federal en varios asuntos de la capital de EE.UU., incluida la aplicación al máximo de las leyes de inmigración federales y el refuerzo
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