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Bill and Hillary Clinton will appear for depositions later this month in the House’s Jeffrey Epstein probe, putting an end to the contempt of Congress proceedings against them and setting up high-stakes interviews.After months of back and forth, House Oversight Chair James Comer finally got the Clintons to agree to his terms for closed-door depositions. The former president is scheduled to appear on February 27 and the former secretary of state will appear on February 26.The agreement was reached at the eleventh-hour as the House was gearing up for a vote to hold the Clintons in contempt fo

Clintons will appear for depositions in Epstein probe, staving off contempt vote

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Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, son of Libya’s late dictator, killed in north Africa country, officials say

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Trump administration's tongue-in-cheek names for immigration operations praised and slammed

Operation Dirtbag in Florida. Operation Catahoula Crunch, also known as Swamp Sweep, in Louisiana. Operation Catch of the Day in Maine. The Department of Homeland Security's approach to naming immigrant enforcement operations, accompanied by a punchy, at times mocking tone in its official statements, elicits polarizing opinions: Are the names funny or offensive? Reactions often depend on political affiliation and support for the operations that largely target Black and brown communities. The names send a message that immigrants in the U.S. are “sub-human,” Cong

Minnesota athletes head into the Winter Olympics with concerns about turmoil back home

New York attorney general to deploy legal observers to monitor federal immigration agents

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Bitcoin hits lowest level since 2024 and stocks stumble as AI and geopolitical nerves fray

A nervous mood swept through markets Tuesday as stocks stumbled and bitcoin hit its lowest level since November 2024.The Dow closed lower by 167 points, or 0.34%, after tumbling as much as 575 points earlier. The broader S&P 500 fell 0.84%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq sank 1.43%. The S&P and Nasdaq each had their worst day in two weeks as technology and software stocks led declines.In a sign of the risk-averse mood, bitcoin earlier slumped nearly 7% and fell just below $73,000, hitting its lowest level since President Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election. Bitcoin then slightly rebou

Jill Biden’s ex-husband faces murder charge in death of his current wife

Jill Biden's first husband charged with killing wife in domestic dispute at their Delaware home

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Lawmakers hear testimony today on several people’s encounters with DHS agents. Catch up on their stories here

Three people at the center of aggressive encounters with Department of Homeland Security immigration agents are set to testify Tuesday at a public forum on Capitol Hill about federal immigration enforcement agents’ use of force during immigration raids.The brothers and attorney representing the family of Renee Good, a 37-year-old Minnesota woman who was killed when an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot into her vehicle, are also expected to speak at the event, which is organized by Democratic lawmakers — Connecticut’s Sen. Richard Blumenthal and California’s Rep. Robert Gar

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Clintons have agreed to in-person depositions for House Epstein investigation

Bill and Hillary Clinton have agreed to appear for in-person depositions in Washington, DC, in the congressional Jeffrey Epstein probe, caving in hopes of avoiding a looming House contempt of Congress vote.It was not immediately clear whether the last-minute acquiescence would work, as GOP leaders indicated Tuesday the Clintons’ still needed to agree to specific terms. House Speaker Mike Johnson said a deadline of Tuesday at noon had been set to “work out the details,” and both he and House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said a full House vote remained possible this week to hol

PepsiCo is cutting the price of Doritos, Cheetos and other snacks by 15%

A Democrat flipped a state Senate seat in Texas. Republicans say it’s a ‘wake-up call’ for the midterms

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Trump ups demands from Harvard, seeks $1 billion settlement after months of strained talks

President Donald Trump has doubled down on his attacks against Harvard University, demanding that the Ivy League school pay a $1 billion settlement to restore federal funding after months of failed negotiations.“We are now seeking One Billion Dollars in damages, and want nothing further to do, into the future, with Harvard University,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social late Monday, disputing a report from the New York Times that the White House had dropped his administration’s demands on for a financial payment from the university, citing multiple unnamed sources.Officials from Harvard and

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Don Lemon defends his reporting of anti-ICE protest in Minnesota during interview with Jimmy Kimmel

Independent journalist and former CNN anchor Don Lemon defended his coverage of an anti-ICE protest at a St. Paul, Minnesota, church, which resulted in his arrest last week, telling Jimmy Kimmel on Monday that as a journalist, he “went there to chronicle and document and record what was happening.”“There is a difference between a protester and a journalist,” Lemon said on Kimmel’s late-night show in his first interview since he was released without bail last Friday.Lemon and another independent journalist, Georgia Fort, were livestreaming as dozens of demonstrators interrupted a serv

Iran conditionally agrees to nuclear talks with US, first since Trump’s military strikes last summer

Trump signs bill to end partial government shutdown, setting stage for next fight

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Grieving Iranians cowed into silence beside the graves of protesters

On Thursday evenings, Tehran’s largest cemetery comes to life as people flock to pay their respects to lost loved ones.Weeks after thousands were killed in a bloody crackdown on protests against the government, the ritual has taken on new significance as families of the dead grieve.“I’ve never seen the cemetery so busy in my life,” one woman tells CNN.Alongside the bodies of martyrs from Iran’s past wars, the dusty earth of Behesht-e Zahra cemetery now cradles the remains of protesters killed in January’s protests, the latest conflict to rake Iran’s streets.In one small patch, ne

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Italy launches investigation as newly-restored angel painting in Rome church now resembles Giorgia Meloni

A painting in a Rome church has prompted an investigation following complaints that a newly-restored cherub bears a remarkable likeness to the nation’s leader, Giorgia Meloni.The controversy surrounds restoration works carried out on a painting in the Chapel of the Holy Souls in Purgatory in the Basilica of St. Lawrence in Lucina, central Rome.Although the work was completed in December, side-by-side images posted to social media in recent days of the restored work and Meloni show a striking resemblance.While many politicians would surely like to have their constituents think of them as ange

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This is Countdown, CNN’s newsletter covering NASA’s first time sending humans to deep space in over 50 years

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Lindsey Vonn is 'confident' she can race at Olympics despite ruptured ACL in left knee

Lindsey Vonn has done this before. And succeeded. The 41-year-old American skiing standout is “confident” she can compete at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics despite a torn ACL from a crash four days ago. Vonn said that the damage to her left knee was a “completely ruptured” ACL, bone bruising “plus meniscal damage.” After three days of physical therapy and doctors' advice, Vonn tried skiing on Tuesday. She did not appear to be limping as she entered and exited a news conference. “My knee is not swollen, and with the help

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‘The Voice Nigeria’ contestant Ifunanya Nwangene dies after being bitten by snake, sparking anger over health care provisions

Ifunanya Nwangene, a budding singer who captivated audiences with her performance of Rihanna’s “Take a Bow” on “The Voice Nigeria,” has died from a snake bite. She was 26.The incident occurred at her home in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, on Saturday when she was bitten on the wrist by a cobra while sleeping, according to Sam Ezugwu, the leader of the Amemuso Choir, of which she was a member.Footage circulating on social media shows a snake handler removing a medium-sized snake from her apartment. Two snakes were extracted in total, Ezugwu said.“She died in my hands,” said her clos