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This image grab taken from AFPTV video footage on April 28, 2023, shows an aerial view of black smoke rising over Khartoum, Sudan.
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First US government-organized convoy evacuates private American citizens from Sudan conflict

Jennifer Hansler, CNN April 29, 2023

CNN — The first US-led effort to evacuate private American citizens from the conflict in Sudan was completed Saturday, with a convoy organized by the US government reaching Port Sudan after a long...

Three rows of dragon's teeth and trenches, east of Vasylivka, Zaporozhzhia -- March 4
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Ukraine could launch its offensive against Russia any moment. Here’s what’s waiting

Tim Lister, CNN April 29, 2023

CNN — Ukraine says its preparations for a spring counter-offensive are almost complete. When it’s launched, probably in the south, it will mark a pivotal moment in the conflict. But the Russians...

Russian pilots tried to ‘dogfight’ US jets over Syria, US Central Command says

Oren Liebermann,, CNN April 29, 2023

CNN — Russian pilots tried to “dogfight” US jets over Syria, according to a spokesman for US Central Command, part of a recent pattern of more aggressive behavior. The attempts have happened...

People attend a rally as part of a Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31 in Washington, DC.
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House passes anti-trans sports bill

Clare Foran and Shawna Mizelle, CNN April 20, 2023

WashingtonCNN — The House voted on Thursday to pass a GOP-led bill that would ban transgender athletes from women’s and girls’ sports at federally funded schools and educational institutions. The...

OPINION: Is it time for a $15 minimum wage?

Rob Moore, Ohio Capital Journal April 17, 2023

Ohio Capital Journal -- When I was living in Nebraska in 2014, the state passed a citizen-initiated minimum wage increase to raise the wage from $7.25 to $9 an hour. At the time, Nebraska’s minimum...

Workers knock down a section of site of an industrial fire the area as smoke billows from the site in Richmond, Indiana, on April 12.
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Hundreds still waiting for OK to go home after Indiana recycling plant fire. Officials set to evaluate the evacuation order today

Aya Elamroussi, CNN April 15, 2023

CNN --Days after a blaze at an eastern Indiana plastics recycling plant forced evacuation orders for hundreds, officials are slated to meet Saturday to discuss when it will be safe for them to return to...

Trump files personal financial disclosure report

CNN — Former President Donald Trump on Friday filed his personal financial disclosure report with the Federal Election Commission – offering the public a first look at his post-presidential finances. The...

Martina Sealy worries about how much worse the flooding will get as the snow melts through the spring. Bill Weir/CNN

Thousands of acres are underwater in California, and the flood could triple in size this summer

Bill Weir, CNN April 15, 2023

Torrents and torrents of rain have drowned thousands of acres of farmland in California’s Central Valley this winter and resuscitated a lake that vanished decades ago. As far as the eye can see, water...

The Pentagon is seen from a flight taking off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on November 29, 2022.
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DOJ opens investigation into leaks of apparent classified US military documents

CNN — The Department of Justice has opened an investigation into the leaks of a trove of apparent US intelligence documents that were posted on social media in recent weeks. The investigation comes...

How Disney maneuvered to save its Florida kingdom, leaving DeSantis threatening retaliation

Steve Contorno, CNN April 8, 2023

CNN — In his yearlong battle with Disney, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has repeatedly leaned on the element of surprise in his attempts to outmaneuver the entertainment giant and its army of executives,...

Rival rulings on medication abortion hypercharge the post-Roe legal war

Tierney Sneed, CNN April 8, 2023

(CNN)-- A pair of conflicting federal court rulings on Friday created arguably the most contentious and chaotic legal flashpoint over abortion access since the Supreme Court’s ruling last summer that...

Donald Trump indicted by Manhattan grand jury

CNN — Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter – the first time in American history that a current or former president has...

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