How a love of luxury brought down South Korea’s former first lady
By Jessie Yeung, Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — It all started with a designer handbag. Then two, then a luxury necklace, and more.…
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Russia’s 1.2 million casualties in Ukraine dwarf all its conflicts since World War II, report says
By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — About 1.2 million Russian troops have been killed, wounded or are missing since its invasion of Ukraine almost four…
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US conducts military drills in Middle East as tension with Iran builds amid Trump’s demands
By Lex Harvey, Hira Humayun, Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump renewed threats to strike Iran if it does not agree to…
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After town hall attack, Ilhan Omar condemns ‘terrorizing’ immigration push and criticism from GOP
CNN By Eric Bradner, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar ignored staffers’ pleas to end a town hall early and get a medical…
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5 things to know for Jan. 28: Minnesota ICE crackdown, Political violence, Severe weather, Social media trial, Epstein files
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN The way clinicians diagnose mental illnesses could soon change dramatically. A cornerstone manual, known as…
Continue Reading ‘We all have to be brave’: Meet the woman whose video of Alex Pretti’s killing contradicted the administration’s claims
By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — Stella Carlson was supposed to spend Saturday morning painting children’s faces at a church. It would have…
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Trump warns against Nouri al-Maliki’s return as prime minister of Iraq
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump has warned Iraq over a reinstatement of Nouri al-Maliki as prime…
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‘A migration model based on human rights’: Spain to grant legal status to half a million undocumented migrants
By Pau Mosquera, CNN Madrid, Spain (CNN) — Spain has announced it will grant legal status to 500,000 undocumented migrants, in a move that goes…
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Speak in code, delete the chats: The tactics Venezuelans are using out of fear of phone checks
From CNN (CNN) — “Mami, delete the chats.” “Son, that gets recorded.” “Delete your conversations before going out.” These recent…
Continue ReadingWeeks without power, Doomsday Clock, $1,000 car payments: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Scientists created the Doomsday Clock as a symbolic representation of how close humanity is to…
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1 person shot after exchanging gunfire with Border Patrol agents in Arizona, sheriff says
By Holmes Lybrand, Alisha Ebrahimji, Elise Hammond, CNN (CNN) — A man suspected of being involved in human trafficking was injured after…
Continue ReadingRonald Reagan Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Ronald Reagan, 40th president of the United States. Personal Birth date: February…
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A federal judge has blocked the possible deportation of a 5-year-old and his father for now
By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A Minnesota preschooler detained in Texas with his father cannot be imminently deported, a federal judge ruled…
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After 843 days, the clock counting the painful wait for Israel’s hostages has finally stopped
By Tal Shalev, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — For over two years, it was one of the most powerful symbols at Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square: a digital…
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Alex Pretti broke rib in confrontation with federal agents a week before death, sources say
By Jeff Winter, Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Federal immigration officers have been collecting personal information about protesters and…
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Italians furious over deployment of ICE agents to bolster US security at Winter Olympics
By Sana Noor Haq, Barbie Latza Nadeau, Antonia Mortensen, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Outrage is growing in Italy over the deployment of…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Jan. 26: Minneapolis fallout, Trump tariffs, Treasury contracts, Venezuela, Russia-Ukraine
By Tricia Escobedo, CNN A week after a US-owned joint venture took control of TikTok, some users are accusing the app of censorship after failing to…
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For Britain, China remains a ‘threat’ – but one worth doing business with
By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — A humdrum office that stood next to an Amazon warehouse on an industrial estate in Oxfordshire,…
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Close helicopter routes and Army crew’s perception of the wrong aircraft determine why a regional jet and helicopter collided
By Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Nearly one year after the midair collision between an Army helicopter and an…
Continue ReadingSnow leopard mauls skier in China’s Xinjiang region
By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — A tourist was mauled by a rare snow leopard in northwest China on Friday after trying to get closer for a photo,…
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