U.S. Senate OKs Dems’ $3.5 trillion budget in latest win for Biden
WASHINGTON, DC — Democrats pushed a $3.5 trillion framework for bolstering family services, health, and environment programs through the U.S.…
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3 more Afghan provincial capitals fall to Taliban amid U.S. withdrawal; insurgents now hold 2/3 of nation
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Officials says the Taliban seized three more provincial capitals in Afghanistan and a local army headquarters. The…
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Tropical Storm Fred develops just south of Puerto Rico bringing heavy rains and gusty winds
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Fred is swirling just south of Puerto Rico heading for the Dominican Republic and Haiti, with…
Continue Reading Chinese court sentences Canadian Michael Spavor to 11 years on spying charges in case linked to Huawei arrest
DANDONG, China (AP) — A Chinese court has sentenced Canadian Michael Spavor to 11 years on spying charges in case linked to Huawei. Spavor was…
Continue Reading Lionel Messi completes move to Paris Saint-Germain after leaving Barcelona
PARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi has finally signed his eagerly anticipated Paris Saint-Germain contract to complete the move that confirms the end of a…
Continue Reading 25 Algerian soldiers die fighting fires in forests and villages east of the capital
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s president has announced that 25 soldiers were killed saving residents from the wildfires ravaging forests and…
Continue Reading U.S. Senate approves $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill
RELATED STORIES: Cornyn, Cruz vote against infrastructure bill giving Texas $30BHere are the 19 Republican senators who voted for the bipartisan…
Continue Reading Kathy Hochul, moderate Dem from western NY, will be state’s 1st female governor after Cuomo leaves office
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — As New York’s lieutenant governor, Kathy Hochul has spent years on the road as the friendly face of the administration.…
Continue Reading NY Gov. Cuomo resigns over sex harassment scandal
RELATED CONTENT: The Latest: Live Blog updates as Cuomo announces resignationKathy Hochul, moderate Dem from western NY, will be state’s 1st female…
Continue Reading Wisconsin governor vetoes Republican bills to put new restrictions on absentee voting in key battleground state
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed bills passed by the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature that would have imposed…
Continue Reading Guinea confirms West Africa’s first case of rare, Ebola-like Marburg virus disease
By Stephanie Busari, CNN A patient with the rare, but highly infectious Marburg virus disease has died in Guinea, according to a World Health…
Continue Reading Greece faces ‘disaster of unprecedented proportions’ as wildfires ravage the country
IPCC: Humans are unequivocally warming the planet. Darryl Forges…
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Transgender, autistic internet personality Chris Chan held without bond in men’s jail on incest charge involving senile mom
RICHMOND, Virginia — A 39-year-old internet personality, transgender, autistic man accused of incest with his believed to be senile 80-year-old…
Continue Reading Chinese court rejects appeal by Canadian who was sentenced to death in a drug case after Huawei executive was detained
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese court has rejected a Canadian drug convict’s appeal of a death sentence in what appeared to be an effort to increase…
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Alleged Jeffrey Epstein victim sues Prince Andrew for sex abuse
NEW YORK, NY — An alleged victim of deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein filed a lawsuit against Prince Andrew of Britain on Monday,…
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Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre files lawsuit saying Prince Andrew sexually abused her when she was 17
NEW YORK (AP) — One of Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime accusers has sued Prince Andrew, saying he sexually assaulted her when she was 17. Lawyers…
Continue Reading Watch LIVE: Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is busiest in years despite Covid threat
STURGIS, South Dakota — Law enforcement officials say the first few days of this year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally have been among the busiest…
Continue Reading Greece faces ‘disaster of unprecedented proportions’ as wildfires ravage the country
By Chris Liakos, Elinda Labropoulou and Amy Woodyatt, CNN Greece is facing a “natural disaster of unprecedented proportions,” as 586…
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CDC data shows 99.99% of vaccinated haven’t had Covid breakthrough case
WASHINGTON, DC — More than 99.99% of people who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 have not had a breakthrough case resulting in hospitalization…
Continue Reading Belarus president denies repression, accuses US of ‘lawlessness’
By Zahra Ullah, Jennifer Hansler and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko denied Monday that state repression exists in…
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Pentagon to mandate military members get vaccinated by Sept. 15
WASHINGTON, DC — The Pentagon will require members of the U.S. military to get the Covid-19 vaccine by Sept. 15, according to a memo obtained…
Continue Reading Senate Dems unveil $3.5T budget measure outlining spending hikes, tax breaks to bolster domestic, environment programs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats released a budget resolution Monday that maps $3.5 trillion in spending boosts and tax breaks aimed at…
Continue Reading South Korea to release imprisoned Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong on parole
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says it will release billionaire Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong on parole this week after he spent 18 months in…
Continue Reading Hear John Kerry’s stark warning about our ongoing climate crisis
Hear US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry deliver a major policy speech emphasizing the urgency of climate action at the Royal…
Continue Reading OR Gov. on out of control wildfires: ‘Climate change is here’
Democratic Gov. Kate Brown of Oregon tells CNN’s Jake Tapper that the fires in her state show that climate change is real and is “like a hammer…
Continue Reading UN report warns we are dangerously close to runaway warming
GENEVA, Switzerland — Earth is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that world leaders…
Continue Reading Cuomo’s top aide resigns in wake of report finding he sexually harassed 11 women
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top aide, Melissa DeRosa, has told the media she resigned from her role. She sent a statement to…
Continue Reading New Orleans Jazz Fest cancels 2021 event due to Covid-19
By Kay Jones, Gregory Lemos and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Rising cases of Covid-19 in Louisiana have led to the cancellation of the New Orleans Jazz…
Continue Reading Julie Bowen of ‘Modern Family’ helped rescue a hiker who fainted in a Utah national park
By Liam Reilly, CNN Actor Julie Bowen of “Modern Family” and her sister helped rescue a hiker when she fainted last week at Arches…
Continue Reading Afghan lawmakers from northeastern province of Takhar say its capital, Taleqan, has fallen to the Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan — Two Afghan lawmakers from the northeastern province of Takhar say its capital, Taleqan, has fallen to the Taliban. Taliban…
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