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A showdown over Colorado River water is setting the stage for a high-stakes legal battle

A showdown over Colorado River water is setting the stage for a high-stakes legal battle

CNN — Months of bitter negotiations between seven states that rely on the Colorado River’s vanishing water have collapsed along a clear fault line over the past week: California versus everyone else. The multi-state talks, which have been ongoing in fits and starts for months, were focused on achieving unprecedented water cuts to save the …

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Mike Pompeo sounds off on Iran drone reports; talks new book

Pompeo highlights threat from China after Air Force general predicts war by 2025

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that Chinese President Xi Jinping is watching for “American weakness,” after a four-star Air Force general surmised the US will be at war with the world’s most populous country by 2025. Pompeo joined “Special Report” to discuss foreign affairs and the release of his new book “Never …

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Lakeland, Florida shooting: At least 10 wounded in targeted drive-by, police say

Lakeland, Florida shooting: At least 10 wounded in targeted drive-by, police say

CNN — At least 10 people were injured Monday afternoon in a drive-by shooting in Lakeland, Florida, police said, and two are in critical condition. A dark-blue Nissan four-door sedan pulled up at the scene of the shooting, Lakeland Police Department Chief Sam Taylor said. “The vehicle slowed, did not stop, and the four windows …

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Bolsonaro, Brazil's former president, has applied for US tourist visa

Bolsonaro, Brazil’s former president, has applied for US tourist visa

WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has applied for a six-month tourist visa to remain in the United States, his lawyer said on Monday, despite calls for any US visas held by Bolsonaro to be revoked following violent protests in Brasília. The United States received his application on Friday, his lawyer, …

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Dallas Zoo alerts police after 2 monkeys declared missing, believed to be 'taken'

Dallas Zoo alerts police after 2 monkeys declared missing, believed to be ‘taken’

Police believe two monkeys were taken from their enclosure at the Dallas Zoo on Monday morning. Zoo spokeswoman Kari Streiber said when staff discovered two emperor tamarin monkeys were missing, it was immediately “clear the habitat had been intentionally compromised.” According to police, the habitat had been cut. Streiber said since the monkeys, which are …

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Alex Murdaugh trial - latest: Paul and Maggie's last texts revealed as defense suggests evidence was 'destroyed'

Alex Murdaugh trial – latest: Paul and Maggie’s last texts revealed as defense suggests evidence was ‘destroyed’

Alex Murdaugh: Who is the disgraced attorney and why is he on trial? Sign up to our free US news bulletin sent straight to your inbox each weekend morning Sign up to our free morning US email news bulletin Alex Murdaugh’s high-profile murder trial is now in full swing with prosecutors slated to call more …

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Paul Murdaught's Final Tragic Texts, Sent Minutes Before His Murder, Revealed in Court

Paul Murdaught’s Final Tragic Texts, Sent Minutes Before His Murder, Revealed in Court

About one minute before Paul Murdaugh was fatally shot on June 7, 2021 near the kennels of his family’s South Carolina estate, the 22-year-old was texting his friend about a dog’s tail. “See if you can get a good picture of it. Marion wants to send it to a girl we know that’s a vet. …

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Man who drove Tesla off Bay Area cliff with family facing charges

Man who drove Tesla off Bay Area cliff with family facing charges

Statements by the wife of a Southern California doctor who is charged with intentionally driving his family off a Devil’s Slide cliff in a Tesla, along with witnesses accounts and video, led San Mateo County prosecutors to file attempted murder charges Monday against the man, prosecutors said . San Mateo District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe told …

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More than 800 flights canceled as winter weather moves in

More than 800 flights canceled as winter weather moves in

Editor’s Note — Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get news about destinations opening, inspiration for future adventures, plus the latest in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments. (CNN) — More than 800 Monday flights have been canceled in the US as winter weather bears down …

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Dispute over $100 repair bill may have played a role in Half Moon Bay shootings that left 7 dead, district attorney says

Dispute over $100 repair bill may have played a role in Half Moon Bay shootings that left 7 dead, district attorney says

CNN — A dispute over a $100 repair bill may have contributed to a pair of shootings that left seven people dead and another injured last week in Half Moon Bay, California, the San Mateo County district attorney told a local news station. Chunli Zhao – the farmworker who faces seven counts of murder and …

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