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Year: 2024

Start your week smart: Israel targets Hezbollah, Starliner astronauts, Hurricane Hone, German festival stabbing, Fed rate cut

By Andrew Torgan, CNN (CNN) — Here’s something to chew on this Sunday morning: Where do waffles come from? The answer may surprise you. And here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. The weekend that was • The Israeli military launched what it called “preemptive” strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon earlier

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In boosting clean energy in Minnesota, Walz lays foundation for climate influence if Harris wins

Associated Press Minnesota had a half-century-old process for permitting clean energy projects that could keep developers waiting over a year for approval. For Gov. Tim Walz, outdated laws were going to make it impossible for his state to reach its goal of 100% renewable energy unless things were changed. So he worked with legislators earlier

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Chinese coast guard ships fire water cannons and block Philippine fisheries vessel in disputed sea

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese coast guard ship have fired water cannons, blocked and rammed a Philippine fisheries vessel in the disputed South China Sea, where hostilities between the Asian neighbors have flared alarmingly at sea and spread into the air in recent weeks. China and the Philippines blamed each other for the tense confrontations Sunday

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Walz’s exit from Minnesota National Guard left openings for critics to pounce on his military record

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — John Kolb, a retired Minnesota National Guard colonel, knew Tim Walz by reputation as an “excellent leader” who adroitly guided the enlisted troops in his field artillery battalion. But Kolb was stunned by what he saw when Walz left the military and entered politics. Walz retired from the National Guard

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Rohingya refugees mark the anniversary of their exodus and demand a safe return to Myanmar

Associated Press COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees have rallied in a southern Bangladeshi coastal district where they live in sprawling camps, marking the seventh anniversary of their mass exodus from Myanmar. They gathered in an open filed at Kutupalong camp in Cox’s Bazar district on Sunday demanding safe return

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Israel lanza ataques preventivos en Líbano mientras Hezbollah responde con cientos de cohetes

Sofía Barruti (CNN) — El Ejército israelí dijo que unos 100 de sus aviones de combate “atacaron y destruyeron miles de cañones lanzacohetes de Hezbollah ” en decenas de sitios de lanzamiento desde el Líbano este domingo. Israel dijo que lanzó lo que llamó ataques preventivos contra “objetivos terroristas en el Líbano” después de identificar

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French authorities arrest suspect in an explosion at a synagogue that injured a police officer

Associated Press NICE, France (AP) — French acting Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin says police have apprehended a suspect in an arson attack on a synagogue in a southwestern Mediterranean town in which a police officer was injured. Antiterrorism prosecutors said Sunday the suspect was injured during an exchange of fire with police before he was

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Two renowned muralists educate the community through artwork inspired by the neighborhood

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– On Saturday El Pasoans celebrated the unveiling of artist Jesus “Cimi” Alvarado’s latest mural. The mural honored the history of the 1960’s Chicano Civil Rights Movement and the struggles they faced. The Mexican-American Youth Association or the M.A.Y.A were a group of kids from El Paso’s Segundo Barrio. They worked together

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