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Supreme Court allows Texas to begin enforcing controversial immigration law

Devan Cole, John Fritze, CNN March 19, 2024

CNN — The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for Texas to immediately begin enforcing a controversial immigration law that allows state officials to arrest and detain people they suspect of entering...

Ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro heads to prison after historic contempt prosecution

Tierney Sneed, Katelyn Polantz, CNN March 19, 2024

CNN — Peter Navarro, an ex-White House aide to former President Donald Trump, is speaking to reporters at a Miami gas station Tuesday morning before turning himself in to...

Congressional leaders announce deal to fund rest of government

Haley Talbot, CNN March 19, 2024

Washington CNN — Congressional leaders on Tuesday formally announced a deal to keep the rest of the government funded through the fiscal year, with the text of the legislation...

Trump is unable to make $464 million bond in civil fraud case, his lawyers tell court

Trump is unable to make $464 million bond in civil fraud case, his lawyers tell court

Kara Scannell and Jeremy Herb, CNN March 18, 2024

Former President Donald Trump can’t find an insurance company to underwrite his bond to cover the massive judgment against him in the New York attorney general’s civil fraud case, his lawyers told...

Israel slams Hamas’ latest Gaza ceasefire proposal as ‘ridiculous’ but says it will send negotiators to latest talks

Alex Marquardt, CNN March 15, 2024

CNN -- Israel has called the latest set of demands from Hamas “ridiculous” and “absurd” but said it will send a negotiating team to Qatar in the coming days to continue negotiations...

Supreme Court denies request by student group to host drag show at West Texas A&M University

John Fritze, Devan Cole, CNN March 15, 2024

CNN -- The Supreme Court on Friday denied a request by a Texas college student group to host a drag show on campus, siding with the school’s decision to prohibit the performance. Spectrum...

Lyft and Uber to cease operations in Minneapolis after new minimum wage law

Jordan Valinsky, CNN March 15, 2024

CNN -- Lyft and Uber will stop offering services in Minneapolis on May 1 after the city council overrode the mayor’s veto of a minimum wage for rideshare drivers. The city...

Dollar General is rolling back self-checkout in thousands of stores

Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN March 14, 2024

CNN -- Dollar General is backing away from the self-checkout trend in retail. The company is pulling out self-checkout stands in 300 stores that have the highest levels of shoplifting and merchandise...

Putin is coasting towards another term in power. Here’s what you need to know about Russia’s presidential election

Rob Picheta, CNN March 14, 2024

CNN -- Russia is holding a presidential election that is all but certain to extend Vladimir Putin’s rule throughout this decade and into the 2030s. The vast majority of votes...

Hazardous weather is about to erupt in the central US with a potential fire outbreak, tornadoes and feet of snow

Mary Gilbert, CNN March 13, 2024

CNN -- A powerful storm is poised to deliver nearly every weather hazard possible to the central US beginning Wednesday. An extreme wildfire risk – the highest risk level possible...

House passes bill that could ban TikTok despite resistance from Trump

CNN -- The House voted with bipartisan, overwhelming fashion on Wednesday to pass a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban against TikTok, a major challenge to one of the world’s...

Family Dollar and Dollar Tree will close 1,000 stores

Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN March 13, 2024

CNN -- Family Dollar, the struggling discount chain that caters to low-income customers predominantly in cities, will close about 1,000 stores as inflation takes a bite out of consumers’...