CNN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited newly liberated Izium in the northeastern region of Kharkiv on Wednesday, five days after the country’s forces recaptured the city. Photographs on the Facebook page of an army unit showed Zelensky at a ceremony in the main square to raise the Ukrainian flag …
Read More »Woman arrested in South Korea for the alleged murder of two children found in suitcases in New Zealand
The woman, who has not been identified, was arrested in early hours of Thursday local time in the southeastern city of Ulsan, South Korean police official told CNN. The police official confirmed that the arrested woman is the same woman believed to be the children’s mother, according to earlier reports, …
Read More »Ukraine President Zelensky has ‘no serious injuries’ after car accident in Kyiv
According to a statement from the president’s press secretary, “a car collided with the car of the President of Ukraine and escort vehicles.” Medics accompanying Zelensky gave emergency aid to the car’s driver and transferred him to an ambulance, it said. “The president was examined by a doctor, no serious …
Read More »A rail strike would upend supply chains — and that’s exactly the point
This story is part of CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free, here. New York CNN Business — Unless we get a breakthrough soon in deadlocked negotiations, Friday will mark the beginning of the first national rail strike in 30 years (which we …
Read More »Talks continue in effort to avert crippling freight rail strike
New York CNN Business — Talks continued throughout Wednesday in hopes of averting a freight railroad strike set for early Friday that could cripple the nation’s struggling supply chain and send prices higher for goods from gasoline to food to cars. Two rail unions, representing more than 50,000 engineers and …
Read More »Pennsylvania Senate: Fetterman commits to debating Oz two weeks before Election Day
CNN — Pennsylvania Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman committed Wednesday to meeting Republican opponent Mehmet Oz for a debate on October 25 – two weeks before Election Day. Fetterman, the commonwealth’s lieutenant governor, is recovering from a May stroke and has come under pressure from the Oz campaign for refusing …
Read More »Adnan Syed case: Prosecutors request new trial for ‘Serial’ podcast subject
A statement from the state attorney’s office cited newly discovered evidence. “After a nearly year-long investigation reviewing the facts of this case, Syed deserves a new trial where he is adequately represented and the latest evidence can be presented,” Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby said in the statement. Syed …
Read More »Defense team rests its case in death penalty trial of Parkland school shooter
CNN — The defense team in the trial of Parkland, Florida, school shooter Nikolas Cruz abruptly rested its case Wednesday, leading the judge to admonish his attorneys for what she described as a “level of unprofessionalism” she had never before experienced. The defense team planned to call 80 witnesses, lead …
Read More »What I think Lindsey Graham is up to with his 15-week abortion ban
CNN — On Tuesday, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham introduced a bill that would ban abortion nationally after 15 weeks, with exceptions for rape, incest and when the life of the mother is in danger. Which leads to an obvious question: Why? After all, Republicans have been desperately back-pedaling on …
Read More »House members roll out bipartisan election bill aimed at preventing future coups
WASHINGTON — A pair of centrist House lawmakers on Wednesday is rolling out a bill aimed at preventing stolen elections in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack, mirroring bipartisan legislation in the Senate, NBC News has learned. Moderate Reps. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., and Fred Upton, R-Mich., are co-sponsoring the …
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