By Katie Dolan and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Voters in California have rejected a measure to impose a one-time 5% wealth tax on residents with a net worth of over $1 billion. Proposition 40 became one of the highest-profile and expensive fights over ballot measures this election cycle. With the b...
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Pope Leo XIV on Thursday denounced widespread “machismo” and violence against women in Peru, demanding that women be protected and respected.
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The 2026 Texas high school football playoffs — officially the UIL Football State Championships — kicked off Thursday night, with nine of the 20 qualified El Paso-area teams taking the field, including three hosting games at home for the Bi-District round. ...
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By Stacker STILLFX // Shutterstock In July 2026, the continental United States experienced its hottest month on record since 1895 , according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Climate change is driving rising temperatures and more record heat. The ...
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By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — From a galaxy far, far away to a Dallas auction house — a lightsaber wielded by Darth Vader before he delivered the famous line “I am your father” sold for over $4.87 million on Thursday. Described by Heritage Auctions as the character’s “primary due...
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Four decades after a brutal separation, a mother was able to reunite with two of her children again, after they were taken from her native Chile by hospital workers in one of the thousands of illegal adoptions under the late Gen. Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship....
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By Ray Sanchez, Dalia Faheid, CNN New York (CNN) — Leonor Yupa dropped to her knees Thursday when a Spanish-language media reporter said her 22-year old son was among eight people whose lives were claimed by the Brooklyn building collapse the day before. “I want my son! I want my...
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Think “honey trap” and you might imagine something out of a James Bond movie: a beautiful, mysterious woman who uses her allure to get close to an unsuspecting target, feigning affection while extracting valuable information. But this ploy isn’t just ...
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A murder suspect gained an estimated 250 pounds after his arrest in 2023, prompting concerns from his attorney in court. El Paso County Sheriff’s Office staff brought Julian Balderrama into court in a wheelchair Thursday. Wearing his orange and white jail...
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Boebert said she believed this election, particularly, was “absolutely a cry that the American people do not want corruption from anyone, any time.”
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A widespread outage hit Microsoft platforms including Outlook on Thursday, with many users encountering trouble using their email accounts and other errors across the tech giant's suite of apps. The disruptions, which were first reported after midday Eastern time and continued in...
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