CNN — As vast swaths of three continents bake under blistering temperatures and the oceans heat to unprecedented levels, scientists from two global climate authorities are reporting before July has even ended that this month will be the planet’s hottest on record by far. The heat in July has already been so extreme that it
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CNN — After two months of painstakingly slow progress on the battlefield, Ukraine appears to be escalating its counteroffensive, ramping up the deployment of extra troops to the southern front and signaling a new phase of the operation, US and Russian officials said. Ukraine has committed more forces to the southeast of the country, a
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New York CNN — A woman is suing the billionaire investor Leon Black, accusing him of raping her at Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse when she was 16 years old. The lawsuit describes in gruesome detail the woman’s account of a sexual assault that left her bleeding and sobbing. Her lawyers say that the woman, identified
CNN — Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, who froze during a news conference Wednesday and earlier this year suffered a concussion after falling down, has also endured two other falls this year, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. The first known time, in February, occurred in Finland when McConnell and a US delegation
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CNN — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday released an economic proposal to tackle high inflation that includes cutting government programs, the Environmental Protection Agency and President Joe Biden’s incentives aimed at curbing impacts of climate change. In his first policy proposal as a presidential candidate, Pence’s four-part plan includes halting the “deficit spending
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CNN — The Justice Department is seeking a preliminary injunction in its case against Texas over its use of floating barriers in the Rio Grande, according to a Wednesday court filing, in an attempt to put the case on a fast track. “The basic facts are clear, and no further inquiry is needed for this
A version of this story appears in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — Wednesday did not go how Hunter Biden probably hoped. The president’s son was supposed to finalize a plea deal, admitting he broke the law but avoiding jail time for misdemeanor tax
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CNN — Republican Rep. Ken Buck, a member of the conservative House Freedom caucus, said Wednesday that members of his party were engaged in “impeachment theater” and accused House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of using a “shiny object” to distract from disagreements over major spending legislation. “This is impeachment theater. We right now are starting the
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US President Joe Biden speaks at a shipyard in Philadelphia on July 20. Susan Walsh/APUS President Joe Biden has decided to allow the US to cooperate with the International Criminal Court’s investigation of Russian war crimes in Ukraine, two US officials and a source familiar with the matter tell CNN. The decision comes after months of
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Wilmington, Delaware CNN — A plea deal between President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden and the Justice Department is on hold after a dramatic court hearing Wednesday. Hunter Biden failed to pay between $1.1 million and $1.5 million in federal taxes before the legal deadlines and was poised to plead guilty to two tax charges
