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China executes man who plowed car into crowds in deadliest attack in a decade
By Nectar Gan and Hassan Tayir, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has executed a man who killed 35 people by plowing his car into crowds at a sports…
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CNN By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping may not have personally accepted US President-elect Donald Trump’s…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Jan. 20: Inauguration Day, Immigration, TikTok ban, Ceasefire deal, Severe weather
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump will be sworn in today as the 47th president of the United States, a couple of months after…
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By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping may not have personally accepted US President-elect Donald Trump’s…
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Bend’s BrownBag Popcorn Co. holds ‘Chance-to-Win Weekend Fundraiser’ to raise money for S. Calif. fire victims
(Update: Adding video, comments from staff, Bend resident) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend business is raising funds to provide aid to Southern…
Continue ReadingPope describes Trump’s planned deportations of immigrants as a ‘disgrace’
By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis has criticized US President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to deport immigrants as a “disgrace.”…
Continue ReadingAt least 80 people killed in northeast Colombia as peace talks fail
By Associated Press BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — More than 80 people were killed in the country’s northeast over the weekend following the…
Continue Reading‘Everybody is crying’: Israelis rejoice as 3 hostages returned after more than 470 days in Gaza
By Nadeen Ebrahim and Mike Schwartz, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — Carrying her small daughter, an Israeli mother stood amid a crowd of people…
Continue ReadingThey were sentenced to death. But they don’t want President Biden’s commutation to life in prison
By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Two federal death row inmates are asking to be exempted from outgoing President Joe Biden’s order commuting…
Continue ReadingStart your week smart: TikTok ban kicks in, Gaza ceasefire begins, ERA ratified, new CNN poll, Senate seat filled
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Continue ReadingStart your week smart: TikTok ban kicks in, Gaza ceasefire begins, ERA ratified, new CNN poll, Senate seat filled
CNN By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — From wildfires and tornadoes to hurricanes and flooding, no part of the US is immune to the…
Continue ReadingHow to make the most of your donation to LA wildfire victims
By CNN Impact Your World (CNN) — Thousands of displaced fire victims in Los Angeles need help, even as donations pour in from around the world.…
Continue ReadingWhat’s open, closed on MLK Day and Inauguration Day
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Monday, January 20, commemorates the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. This year, the holiday…
Continue ReadingUkraine opens a new front against Russia – flattering Trump
By Sophie Tanno and Maria Kostenko, CNN (CNN) — World leaders have been rushing to get on Donald Trump’s good side since his reelection as US…
Continue ReadingFor historically Black Altadena, the combined wildfire loss of generational wealth and personal heirlooms is indescribable
By Chelsea Bailey, Veronica Miracle and Matt Friedman, CNN Altadena, California (CNN) — Nearly every day since the Eaton Fire destroyed her…
Continue ReadingTikTok makes app unavailable for U.S. users ahead of ban
By Megan Lebowitz and Ben Goggin WASHINGTON — TikTok was not available for many of its 170 million users in the U.S. hours before a…
Continue ReadingAll poultry activities suspended in Georgia after bird flu confirmed in a commercial operation
By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — All poultry activities have been suspended in Georgia after bird flu was confirmed in a commercial poultry…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s Bolsonaro frustrated after court blocks attendance at Trump’s inauguration
By Reuters Brazil (Reuters) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro accused the country’s supreme court of persecuting him on Saturday…
Continue ReadingSki lift at Spanish resort collapses, injuring dozens
By Catherine Nicholls and Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of people were injured after a ski lift collapsed at a resort in Spain, emergency…
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