5 things to know for September 29: Congress, Covid-19, Afghanistan, UK, cyberattacks
CNN’s Don Lemon talks with legendary NBA star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about players in the league choosing to not get vaccinated or disclose their…
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Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou hailed a hero upon return to China
Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, who spent nearly three years in house arrest in Canada, returned home late Saturday, ending a prolonged extradition…
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El Paso farmland won’t become Ford plant; Memphis & Louisville sites picked
UPDATE, Sept. 27: El Paso is out of the running for a Ford plant that would assemble electric-vehicle batteries. Ford and a partner company announced…
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Business boom is underway in northwest El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — The empty lots in northwest El Paso are starting to be filled with businesses – which is leading to a boom in development. Most…
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Woman arrested for stabbing of 13-year-old child in Lower Valley
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police arrested a 34-year-old California woman Monday on charges she stabbed and wounded a 13-year-old child multiple times…
Continue ReadingSenate Republicans block bill to suspend debt limit and avert shutdown in key vote
Senate Republicans blocked a House-passed bill to suspend the debt limit and avert a government shutdown from advancing in the Senate. The move comes…
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Annunciation House in El Paso hosting 1,200 Haitian migrants, about 50 have Covid
EL PASO, Texas — Officials at El Paso’s Annunciation House shelter told reporters Monday that they had received more than 1,200 migrants over the…
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52-year-old northeast El Paso man was accidently shot, wounded by friend
UPDATE, Sept. 27: A man seriously wounded in northeast El Paso over the weekend was accidentally shot by a friend, police said Monday. Investigators…
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Drunk driving, speeding blamed in deadly east El Paso rock wall crash
UPDATE: EL PASO, Texas — A 32-year-old woman from Juarez was killed in Monday morning’s crash of an SUV into a rock wall in east El Paso, police…
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Motorcyclist dies after crashing into rock wall in Lower Valley
UPDATE, Sept. 27: Police on Monday identified the motorcyclist killed in a weekend crash in the Lower Valley as 29-year-old Roberto Miguel Lopez Jr.…
Continue ReadingR. Kelly convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking by a federal jury in New York
R&B singer R. Kelly, whose full name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, has been convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking charges by a federal jury in…
Continue ReadingUS government working to help about 100 US citizens and permanent residents leave Afghanistan
A US citizen recounts her darring escape from Kabul with the secret help of the US…
Continue ReadingR&B superstar R. Kelly convicted in sex trafficking trial
By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — R&B superstar R. Kelly faces the possibility of decades in prison after being…
Continue ReadingBiden receives Covid-19 vaccine booster shot, urges vaccination
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden received his Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 booster shot on Monday at the White House during an on-camera event.…
Continue ReadingBiden receives his Covid-19 booster shot: Vaccines ‘can save your life and … can save the lives of those around you’
President Joe Biden received his Covid-19 vaccine booster shot during an event at the White…
Continue ReadingCheryl Burke says she’s tested positive for Covid
Professional dancer Cheryl Burke said she has tested positive for Covid-19 just one day before the first elimination round of Season 30 on “Dancing…
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StormTRACK Weather: Rain and thunderstorm chances continue, cooler by the end of the week
Good Morning! Showers and storms hit parts of the region overnight, the active weather pattern will continue this week. Rain chances remain in place…
Continue Reading2020: Kim Ng announced as general manager of Miami Marlins
Kim Ng is announced as the new general manager of the Miami Marlins, making her both the first woman and first Asian-American to hold the position in…
Continue ReadingMore than 300 people are involved in manhunt for a suspect after a Florida sheriff’s deputy was shot during a traffic stop
Multiple agencies are currently searching for Patrick McDowell, the suspect wanted in the shooting death of Nassau County Sheriff’s Office deputy…
Continue ReadingMeet Olaf Scholz, the man set to replace Angela Merkel as Germany’s next chancellor
Germany’s left-leaning Social Democratic Party (SPD) will begin negotiations to form a ruling coalition after preliminary results showed the party…
Continue ReadingColdHubs are keeping food fresh in Nigeria
Much of the food Nigeria produces is spoiled before it reaches consumers. That’s why Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu started ColdHubs, which provides cold storage…
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Sen. Toomey defends GOP’s refusal to support raising debt ceiling
Republican Sen. Pat Toomey tells CNN’s Jake Tapper he “will certainly be voting no” if Democrats tie government funding to raising the debt…
Continue ReadingMissed deadlines, GOP blockades and the week that makes or breaks Biden and Democrats
Moderate and progressive Democrats seem unable to agree about the $3.5T spending bill, but House ‘Problem Solver’ caucus member Crissy Houlahan…
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Scott Morrison may snub the COP26 climate talks as Australia becomes more isolated
Humanity needs to “grow up” and deal with the issue of climate change, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson told world leaders at the United Nations…
Continue Reading Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou hailed a hero upon return to China
Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, who spent nearly three years in house arrest in Canada, returned home late Saturday, ending a prolonged extradition…
Continue ReadingThe road to Aduhelm: What one ex-FDA adviser called ‘probably the worst drug approval decision in recent US history’ for an Alzheimer’s treatment
CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin weighs in on the FDA’s approval of a new Alzheimer’s drug in June despite the FDA’s advisory committee concluding there wasn’t…
Continue ReadingTeens accused of plotting Pennsylvania high school attack on Columbine anniversary
Four Pennsylvania students were charged in plotting an attack on their high school that would have taken place on the 25th anniversary of the…
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Victim hospitalized after northeast El Paso stabbing
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police said one person was hospitalized after being stabbed in the northeast early Monday morning. Police were…
Continue ReadingVideo shows long queue at gas station amid supply shortage in London
The United Kingdom is experiencing fuel supply issues resulting from a shortage of experienced truck drivers who can deliver fuel to retail stations.…
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