By Tim Lister, Oliver Sherwood, Gul Tuysuz, CNN (CNN) — A search and rescue operation was continuing uninterrupted in the Mediterranean after a passenger ferry carrying nearly 270 people capsized while traveling from northern Cyprus to Turkey, killing at least eight people. Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhürman said 241 people had been rescued alive, but
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By Chelsea Bailey, Ryan Young, CNN (CNN) — Ben Crump’s voice cut through the noise of a crowded convention hall like a thunderclap. “Justice for Nolan Wells,” the attorney shouted late last month as he marched into the room with his fist thrust defiantly into the air. The crowd echoed his call: “Justice for Nolan
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By Alessandra Freitas, CNN (CNN) — The Friendship Bridge, connecting Brazil and Paraguay near the iconic Iguazu Falls, has long been a route for smugglers moving cheap, illicit goods, like cigarettes and electronics. But in recent years, Brazilian authorities say smugglers have found a far more lucrative product: weight-loss drugs. As demand for GLP-1 based
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By Martin Goillandeau, Laura Sharman, Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Swiss police say they arrested a 43-year-old man on Monday after a deadly shooting at a rave in northern Switzerland led to the death of an Italian citizen and saw several other young people wounded. Aargau Cantonal Police previously said one person was killed and
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Update: All evacuation levels have been lifted for the Sno Park Fire in Deschutes County Update from Deschutes Alerts: “Due to fire conditions the following area is at Level 1 – West of MP 7 on Skyliners Road. Level 1 means BE READY: Be aware of the danger that exists in your area. Make plans
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Multiple baby goats at a mobile petting zoo in North Carolina were infected with rabies, and authorities are asking anyone who had contact with the animals to reach out to health officials about potential exposure to the rare but deadly virus. Residents in western North Carolina may have been
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By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Six months after the murder of Tupac Shakur – the most prominent casualty of the boiling hip-hop feud between coasts – his biggest rival, Christopher Wallace, looked tired of it all. “I’m just getting over – you know what I’m saying – this whole situation with this East Coast-West
Continue Reading CNN By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Six months after the murder of Tupac Shakur – the most prominent casualty of the boiling hip-hop feud between coasts – his biggest rival, Christopher Wallace, looked tired of it all. “I’m just getting over – you know what I’m saying – this whole situation with this East
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By T.M. Brown, CNN (CNN) — On May 25, 2019, the Twitter account belonging to the long-retired Alaska senator Mike Gravel posted, “The wealthiest 10% of Americans control 70% of the nation’s total wealth – and almost everyone telling you inequality doesn’t ‘really matter’ comes from that bracket.” Gravel, who had just turned 89, didn’t
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By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of people were injured after a tornado and hail hit the northern Italian city of Cremona, causing widespread damage. Like much of Europe, Italy has faced a relentless period of extreme weather, with the country sweltering under its fifth heatwave of the summer. Ten churches, including the
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Ocean Springs, Mississippi (CNN) — Nolan Wells should have joined his fellow Southwest Mississippi Bears on the football field Thursday night in the season’s home opener. Instead, in the kind of humidity that dampens shirts well before warm-ups even begin, his parents sat in the stands at Ocean Springs High School,
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By Svitlana Vlasova, Ivana Kottasová, Thom Poole, CNN (CNN) — At least 38 people were killed and dozens wounded after a Russian drone attack on an ammunitions warehouse on Saturday triggered a large fire and multiple explosions that lasted hours in a residential area near Kyiv. The attack in the Bucha district came amid near
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, Eduardo Cuevas, Sydney Bishop, Julia Benbrook, CNN (CNN) — British right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos was deported Friday to the United Kingdom, according to a spokesperson with the Department of Homeland Security. Yiannopoulos was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Thursday at a Louisiana airport after overstaying his visa, DHS said. The conservative
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By Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Six months since the United States and Israel launched the first strikes on Iran, the physical, financial and emotional impacts of the war have reverberated from Tehran across the world, including to the vast Iranian community in the US, which has been divided with varying opinions
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By Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — Deadly flooding along the China-Nepal border has put a sharp spotlight on how risks from natural disasters in the Himalayas are growing, at the same time that countries in the region are rapidly building out their high-altitude infrastructure footprints. There’s no indication that the latest disaster, which has
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The local candidate field is set, and preparations are underway in Deschutes County for the November general election.Deschutes County Clerk Steve Dennison says the slate of local candidates was finalized Tuesday afternoon, marking another step in the process of preparing ballots for voters this fall.“Everything as of Tuesday afternoon at 5
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(KTVZ) — The U.S. Department of Justice filed lawsuits Thursday against Oregon, Arizona, New Mexico, and Washington over state laws that grant in-state tuition and financial aid to undocumented students. The four new filings bring the department’s total number of legal challenges against state-level tuition policies for illegal aliens to 21. According to the complaints,
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — Jefferson County Fire and EMS crews came to the rescue of two dogs that became trapped in a pond and could not get out on their own. They shared photos of the rescue on their FaceBook page. First responders were dispatched on a public assist call after the dogs were
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Community College Faculty Forum has declared an impasse in contract negotiations with Central Oregon Community College after nine months of talks in Bend. The union, an affiliate of the Oregon Education Association, stated that market adjustments to faculty compensation remain the primary sticking point despite tentative agreements on
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By Eric Levenson, Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — The jury in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial ended deliberations Friday without reaching a verdict and will take the weekend off before returning to court Monday for further deliberations. The 12-person jury, made up of nine women and three men, deliberated for about 3.5 hours on Thursday and
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