By Issy Ronald, Jomana Karadsheh, Florence Davey-Attlee, Aida Karimi, CNN (CNN) — During her incarceration at Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, Nobel peace laureate Narges Mohammadi would smuggle out fragments of writing with the help of her friends and fellow inmates. The risks were enormous; Moha...
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(KVIA) -- Texas Agriculture Sid Miller asked Governor Greg Abbott to temporarily suspend the state's 20¢ per gallon tax on gas and undyed diesel. Wednesday, Miller said he asked the governor to provide relief from soaring fuel costs. Miller urged Gov. Abbott to work with state la...
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The country-style bar "Whiskey Dicks Inc." announced that it will officially close its doors after 20 years. Officials announced the closure of the location at 1580 George Dieter Drive to Instagram on Wednesday, Sept.16. "We thank you for your support on m...
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Por Uriel Blanco, CNN en Español En el marco de las celebraciones por la Independencia, la presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, dijo este miércoles que es “responsabilidad” de todos los mexicanos “cuidar la soberanía”, un concepto que ha sido parte de su discurso desde inicio...
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By Kate S. Petersen, CNN (CNN) — A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill is pushing back on a seismic shift in US environmental regulation that experts say exposes previously protected endangered species’ habitats to destruction from land use such as logging and real esta...
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Trader Joe's is back with more of its viral, must-have $3 mini tote bags — this time, in spooky Halloween colors.
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Three people died when a local television news helicopter crashed Tuesday night in Los Angeles' Chatsworth neighborhood while covering a Metro bus crash that claimed the lives of two bus passengers in the same area....
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By Sunlen Serfaty, Boer Deng, CNN (CNN) — One day after a dramatic meeting of the arts institution’s Board of Trustees, during which members – many of whom are allies of President Donald Trump – voted to close its doors , lights inside the Kennedy Center’s main building appeared ...
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By Alayna Treene, Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Executives of major technology and artificial intelligence companies are expected to travel to Washington, DC, next week for Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s state visit to the White House — and some Trump officials are contemplating a meeting...
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As of this week, the U.S. Postal Service is officially accepting letters addressed to Santa Claus as part of its Operation Santa initiative, which traces back to 1912....
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By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The House of Representatives held billionaire investor Leon Black in contempt of Congress on Wednesday for refusing to comply with subpoenas as part of the congressional investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. It is now up to the Justice Department to con...
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Por Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN en Español El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, anunció este miércoles que mantiene la descertificación a Colombia en la lucha contra las drogas, una lista de países que según Washington no han cumplido con sus obligaciones contra el narcotráfic...
