Documents found on a North Korean server suggest US studios may have unknowingly outsourced animation work | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
Promises Joe Biden has made so far in his campaign for a second term (www.cnn.com)
Bad news for Biden (and all Americans): Inflation is creeping higher at the worst time (www.cnn.com)
Chad’s government threatens to kick out US troops as Russia expands influence in Africa (www.cnn.com)
The US risks losing its military presence in another African country as the government of Chad sent a letter threatening to end a critical security agreement, according to four US sources, a move that threatens to cede more US influence in the region to Russia....
Two investors in Trump Media insider trading case plead guilty | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Palestinian girl shot in mother's arms as they attempted to return to home in northern Gaza (www.cnn.com)
As chaos ensued after thousands of Palestinians were turned away from returning to their homes in northern Gaza on Sunday, a 5-year-old girl was shot in the head by Israeli soldiers, her mother said....
Biden administration to announce expanded Title IX protections while reversing Trump-era guidance (www.cnn.com)
The Biden administration on Friday will announce changes to Title IX, expanding protections for LGBTQ+ and pregnant students while overhauling controversial Trump-era guidance around how schools should handle sexual assault cases....
Chaos in Dubai as UAE records heaviest rainfall in 75 years (www.cnn.com)
Chaos ensued in the United Arab Emirates after the country witnessed the heaviest rainfall in 75 years, with some areas recording more than 250 mm of precipitation in fewer than 24 hours, the state’s media office said in a statement Wednesday....
Biden may be the first Democratic president since Vietnam era to face this problem (www.cnn.com)
Jordan walks a tightrope after downing Iranian drones and missiles (www.cnn.com)
As the skies over Amman and other Jordanian cities lit up with Jordan’s interception of Iranian drones and missiles headed for Israel last weekend, officials in the country were notably silent for hours....
Thousands of Palestinians attempt to return home to northern Gaza, but face Israeli fire | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Thousands of Palestinians, including men, women, children and elderly, attempted to return to their homes in northern Gaza on Sunday when they came under Israeli fire....
Bidens release tax return that shows they made almost $620,000 in 2023 (www.cnn.com)
President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden earned $619,976 in 2023, according to their joint tax returnreleased by the White House on Monday – the deadline date for Americans to file their taxes....
Revolt against Johnson opens up fresh talk over House GOP leadership’s future | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
OAN and Smartmatic settle election defamation case | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Bob Graham, longtime US senator and 2-term Florida governor, dies | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
Right-wing backlash grows against Johnson’s foreign aid plan, increasing likelihood that Democrats will need to save it | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
Making deepfake porn without consent could soon be a crime in England (www.cnn.com)
China is giving Russia significant support to expand weapons manufacturing as Ukraine war continues, US officials say (www.cnn.com)
China is helping Russia ramp up its defense industrial base at such a large scale that Moscow is now undertaking its most ambitious expansion in military manufacturing since the Soviet era as it continues its war against Ukraine, according to senior Biden administration officials....
Biden and Trump in near-even split in presidential race, poll finds (www.cnn.com)
Republican candidates downplay past anti-abortion stances ahead of 2024 election (www.cnn.com)
Russian airstrikes destroy Kyiv’s largest power plant (www.cnn.com)
Russia destroyed the largest power-generating plant in Ukraine’s Kyiv region in a missile attack on Thursday, as President Volodomyr Zelensky accused the West of “turning a blind eye” to his country’s need for more air defenses....
Biden to forgive $7.4 billion more in student loan debt for 277,000 borrowers (www.cnn.com)
The Biden administration said Friday that is using existing student loan forgiveness programs to cancel another round of student debt, totaling $7.4 billion for 277,000 borrowers....
Murkowski, done with Trump, won’t rule out leaving GOP (www.cnn.com)
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, aghast at Donald Trump’s candidacy and the direction of her party, won’t rule out bolting from the GOP....
One of the world’s highest cities (Bogotá) starts rationing water as reservoirs fall to critical levels | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Added the city to the headline to be a little less click-baity.
Biden plans to expand two national monuments in California (www.cnn.com)
President Joe Biden plans to expand two national monuments in California – one, a mountainous wilderness area east of Los Angeles, and another with tree-covered rolling hillsides north of Napa – in the coming weeks, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN....
