(CNN) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces a challenge Friday morning: A razor thin margin to get a must-pass defense policy bill over the finish line with a majority of Democrats signaling they cannot support the version of the legislation crafted by conservative Republicans. The bill – known as the National Defense Authorization Act –
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By Abeer Salman, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — President Mahmoud Abbas, the 87-year-old veteran who has led the Palestinian Authority for nearly two decades, is trending on Palestinian social media – but not in the way he might like. When he made a rare flying visit to Jenin this week, eight days after the largest Israeli
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Here is a list of road closures scheduled for Friday, July 14 for El Paso County and the City of Las Cruces. For updates in El Paso, click here. For a look at more information from TxDOT, click here. For updates in Las Cruces, click here. Transmountain Project Monday, July 10 through
Continue Reading By Laura Paddison, Barbie Latza Nadeau, Sharon Braithwaite and Elinda Labropoulou, CNN (CNN) — A blistering and deadly heat wave is sweeping Europe, potentially bringing record-breaking temperatures. Parts of Spain, France, Greece, Croatia and Italy are all facing intense heat, with temperatures rising above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit). “Temperatures are sizzling across Europe this
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The ABC-7 First Alert continues, and so do the hot temperatures. The conditions will continue with afternoon high temperatures of 105 to 110 degrees. It is never safe to leave your furry friend or kids in the car in the heat — even in the shade or with windows cracked. When you go out for
Continue Reading By Sharon Braithwaite and Josh Pennington, CNN (CNN) — Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani condemned the brawl that erupted Thursday in Kosovo’s parliament between opposition and ruling party MPs, CNN’s affiliate N1 reported. In a live video broadcast of the Kosovan parliament, Prime Minister Albin Kurti was interrupted by opposition MPs and had water thrown at
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Originally launched in 2000, SlamBall has become well known for viral social media clips of crazy moves and slamdunks. After a two-decade hiatus the sport is making a return in Las Vegas this July.
Continue Reading By Anna Chernova and Uliana Pavlova, CNN (CNN) — The Russian State Duma, or lower house of parliament, has voted in favor of a new law banning nearly all medical help for transgender people including gender reassignment surgery, in a raft of new anti-LGBTQ laws in Russia. The bill, which had its third and final
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Using a variety of news and scientific sources, Stacker has compiled a list of 25 different aches and pains one could experience and what each means.
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To calculate how long it typically takes to reach full capacity for different charge rates, Edmunds takes a closer look at variables that determine how long an electric car will take to charge.
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Stacker delved into ’60s and ’70s music history to uncover the backstage conflicts and behind-the-scenes drama of some of the era’s most iconic bands.
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Simply Business ranked states by workers’ compensation insurance decreases, using National Academy of Social Insurance data from 2016 to 2020.
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Grist explains how gas stations typically pollute the earth beneath them, causing a $20 billion toxic mess.
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To determine how much you can save by moving to Miami, SmartAsset compared the cost of living and tax rates to those of NYC, Chicago and San Francisco for those earning $150,000 up to $650,000.
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Simply Business organized a list of the top 10 TV shows, both fictional and nonfictional, that show how difficult—and rewarding—running a small business can be.
Continue Reading By Nadia Leigh-Hewitson, CNN (CNN) — Plants naturally adapt to grow in challenging environments. Spontaneous natural mutations produce new traits, such as drought tolerance and disease resistance, which can help the plant to thrive. But the Earth’s climate is changing faster than plants can naturally evolve, meaning that many of the plants we rely on
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Update: El Paso Police identified the victim in the crash as 25-year-old Sarah Joy Martinez. Investigators say she lost control of her car during a heavy rainstorm. She spun out of control, hitting a guardrail and stopping in the far right lanes of I-10. They say an on-duty Border Patrol agent pulled over to help
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung and Manveena Suri, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — A major river overflowing near India’s capital has reached the highest level on record, authorities said, prompting mass evacuations and causing havoc with water supplies as northern states report rising deaths from heavy flooding. A tributary of the mighty Ganges River, the Yamuna River
Continue Reading By Sebastian Shukla, Alex Marquardt and Dasha Tarasova-Markin, CNN Dnipro, Ukraine (CNN) — The much-anticipated and controversial American-made cluster munitions that the United States agreed to supply to Kyiv are now in Ukraine, according to a Ukrainian general and the Pentagon. “We just got them, we haven’t used them yet, but it can radically change
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CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta speaks with CNN’s Laura Coates about the results of Lisa Marie Presley’s autopsy report.
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Karen Brooks Harper, THE TEXAS TRIBUNE – A landmark $18 billion tax cut for property owners in the state is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk late Thursday, ending a months-long stalemate among the state’s top Republicans with a deal that drew near-unanimous support from legislators. Both chambers adjourned sine die Thursday evening, ending the second special session
Continue Reading By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Survivors of one of New Zealand’s worst natural disasters have described the searing pain of being lashed by burning sand, ash and rocks during a volcanic eruption on Whakaari or White Island in 2019 that killed 22 people. Their evidence was heard this week during a criminal
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — City of El Paso officials said they’re working on addressing maintenance issues at the Westside Natatorium after two air conditioning units unexpectedly stopped working. Officials confirmed they are working on fixing the units ahead of this weekend’s Border Swimming Summer Swim Team Meet. ABC-7 talked to parents who described the
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ANTHONY, Texas – Anthony High School has found their next head football coach, and he’s very familiar with the program. Mike Stephenson will return to coach the Anthony Wildcats. He was the head football coach at Anthony from 2013 to 2018. He helped turn around the program leading the Wildcats to the playoffs during his
Continue Reading By Rhea Mogul, Sania Farooqui and Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — India is bidding to become only the fourth country to execute a controlled landing on the moon with the successful launch Friday of its Chandrayaan-3 mission. Chandrayaan, which means “moon vehicle” in Sanskrit, blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center at Sriharikota in
Continue Reading Originally Published: 13 JUL 23 18:31 ET Updated: 13 JUL 23 20:01 ET By Cheri Mossburg and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — A report by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner stated on Thursday that Lisa Marie Presley’s death in January was caused by a “sequelae of a small bowel obstruction.” A small bowel obstruction
Continue Reading Fran Drescher, the president of the SAG-AFTRA union, responded to criticism for traveling to Italy to attend Dolce & Gabbana’s Alta Moda festivities this past weekend as her 160,000-member actors’ union faced a deadline to go on strike.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police are blocking off part of the parking lot of the DK convenience store on the corner of North Mesa Street and Brentwood Avenue. ABC-7 crews on the scene observe an Amistad bus, commonly used to transport people in need, in the middle of the blocked off area,
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — For the first time, a semi-independent committee for the World Health Organization said Thursday that it’s determined that aspartame, a popular artificial sweetener found in thousands of products like diet sodas and sugar-free gum, should be categorized as “possibly carcinogenic to humans.” But as alarming as the designation might
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The extreme heat continues with 28 consecutive triple-digit days and the 29th of the year so far. El Paso hit 105 today – the record was 110. Temps will be in record-setting territory through the weekend and next week with daily storm chances, although rain chances down a bit for next week.
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