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4 dead and 17 injured after gunfire erupts at popular nightlife area in Birmingham, Alabama, police say

By Paradise Afshar, Lauren Mascarenhas and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Four people were killed and 17 others were injured when multiple shooters opened fire Saturday evening in a bustling entertainment district in Birmingham, Alabama, in what police now believe was a targeted “hit.” Just after 11 p.m., multiple people drove up to the Five

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Cuatro muertos y 17 heridos tras tiroteo masivo en popular zona de entretenimiento en Alabama, dice la Policía

Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Cuatro personas murieron y otras 17 resultaron heridas cuando varios atacantes abrieron fuego en el centro de una de las zonas de entretenimiento más populares de Birmingham, Alabama, el sábado por la noche. Poco después de las 11 p.m., “varios atacantes dispararon varias veces contra un grupo de personas” en la

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Trump dice que cree que ABC “debería ser investigada” mientras sigue quejándose de los moderadores del debate

Sofía Barruti (CNN) —  El expresidente Donald Trump dijo en una entrevista emitida este sábado que cree que la cadena ABC debería ser “investigada” mientras seguía quejándose de los moderadores del debate con la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris. “Creo que deberían ser investigados y, ya sabes, tienen que obtener una licencia del gobierno federal. Me preguntaron

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Hezbollah hits back with rockets as it declares an ‘open-ended battle’ with Israel

Associated Press NAHARIYA, Israel (AP) — Hezbollah fired over 100 rockets early Sunday across northern Israel, with some landing near the city of Haifa, as Israel launched hundreds of strikes on Lebanon. A Hezbollah leader declared an “open-ended battle” was underway as both sides appeared to be spiraling closer toward all-out war. The overnight rocket

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Feds execute search warrant on new NYPD commissioner just over a week after he was appointed

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Federal authorities executed a search warrant at the residences of NYPD interim commissioner Thomas Donlon just over a week after he took on the position, he said in a statement Saturday night. “On Friday, September 20th, federal authorities executed search warrants at my residences,” Donlon said in a statement. “They

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New York City’s interim police commissioner says federal authorities seized materials from his homes

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities searched the homes of New York City’s newly named interim police commissioner and seized materials unrelated to his police work, he said. The unexplained and unexpected search comes as the administration of Mayor Eric Adams reels from other federal law enforcement investigations. Thomas Donlon, who became the

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Lack of birth certificates puts Cameroon’s Indigenous people on the brink of statelessness

Associated Press MAYOS, Cameroon (AP) — Indigenous people have lived in harmony with the forests of central Africa for hundreds of years. But the government of Cameroon is trying to integrate them into mainstream society as mining and logging activities rapidly encroach. That’s complicated because many Indigenous people don’t have birth certificates, meaning they remain

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Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka’s presidential election as voters reject old guard

Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election as voters rejected the old political guard that has been widely accused of pushing the nation into economic ruin. Dissanayake is popular with youth because of his pro-working class politics and criticism of political elite. He secured

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A historic but dilapidated Illinois prison will close while replacement is built, despite objections

AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Department of Corrections has spent September moving hundreds of inmates from Stateville Correctional Center in suburban Chicago in preparation for replacing the century-old lockup. The notorious prison has housed Leopold and Loeb and Richard Speck and was the location of John Wayne Gacy’s execution. The move

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