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Around the world, people desperately search for news of missing loved ones after Nepal-China floods

By Jessie Yeung, Laura Sharman, Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — When floodwaters cascaded down deep mountain gorges and swept into a Nepali valley on Wednesday, it devastated already-vulnerable communities that sat along the swollen river, home to many ethnic groups and farmers. But it also sent shockwaves across the world, with hundreds of foreign nationals

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Officer Asad Zahir is pictured in his booking photo.

Police officer arrested after tracking ex-girlfriend on Flock camera system over 2,000 times, authorities say

By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — A Kentucky police officer was arrested after authorities said he used the Flock Safety license plate reader camera system to track his ex-girlfriend over 2,000 times, marking the latest in a string of recent law enforcement officer resignations or arrests for alleged abuses of the controversial technology. Shively Police

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The tail of an American Airlines plane is seen at the Miami International Airport in July 2023. An American Airlines plane blew two tires while taxiing for departure at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on August 26

American Airlines plane blows 2 tires at Chicago O’Hare airport before takeoff, FAA says

By Maria Aguilar Prieto, Taylor Galgano, CNN (CNN) — An American Airlines plane blew two tires while taxiing for departure at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Federal Aviation Administration – the fourth tire mishap in a month at the airport. Passengers used stairs to deplane and were taken by bus

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Duane Davis looks on during the trial at Clark County District Court in Las Vegas on August 25.

Prosecutors rest their case in Tupac murder trial after letting the defendant tell much of the story himself

By Taylor Romine, CNN Las Vegas (CNN) — Sheltered from the oppressive August heat, attorneys, members of the public, media and jurors sat listening in a cramped, windowless Las Vegas courtroom as prosecutors worked to prove one thing: that Duane Davis, also known as “Keffe D,” is responsible for Tupac Shakur’s murder. Following a week

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A worker removes broken pieces of a glass window after a fire broke out at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) hospital in Islamabad

‘No one can understand the pain:’ Fire in maternity ward kills at least 14 newborn babies in Pakistan’s capital

By Azaz Syed, Lex Harvey, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — At least 14 newborn babies died Wednesday morning in one of Pakistan’s deadliest hospital fires in recent decades. The fire broke out inside the maternity ward at the government-run Pakistan Institute for Medical Sciences (PIMS), the largest hospital in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, around 7 a.m.

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A helicopter prepares to drop water during a fire at Russian e-commerce firm Wildberries' logistics complex near the town of Podolsk

Russia’s infrastructure is being pummeled by Ukrainian strikes. Now Putin wants to seize control of it

By Billy Stockwell and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree giving the government powers to temporarily take control of “critical infrastructure” across the country, if private owners fail to protect it from escalating Ukrainian attacks. The new measure comes as Moscow and Kyiv ramp up their air campaigns,

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani holds up bananas as he announced details of his plan to open five city-owned grocery stores on July 27 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

New York City minority business owners sue Mamdani in bid to stop city-run grocery store plan

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — A New York City nonprofit representing hundreds of small supermarkets, bodegas and grocery store owners is suing Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the city in an effort to stop his plan to open five government-owned grocery stores. The Multicultural Business Coalition, a group representing small business owners, filed a class-action

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Kirk Heilbrun

Psychologist doubtful of Lindsay Clancy’s hallucination claim as judge denies defense request for mistrial

By Eric Levenson, Nicki Brown, CNN Plymouth, Massachusetts (CNN) — A psychologist testified Lindsay Clancy killed her children in January 2023 because she planned to attempt suicide and “wanted her children ‘with’ her so they wouldn’t be separated (and) wouldn’t have to suffer after she was gone.” Kirk Heilbrun examined Clancy over three days in

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