Apple iPhone maker Foxconn being investigated in China as founder runs for Taiwan presidency (www.cnn.com)
Taiwan’s Foxconn, one of Apple’s largest suppliers, is being investigated by authorities in China, according to state media....
A mom shielding her son from gunmen and a ‘pro-peace’ academic are among the Americans killed in Israel (www.cnn.com)
Deborah Matias, an American citizen who lived in Israel, was shot and killed by Hamas gunmen while shielding her teenage son from their bullets, her father told CNN....
Five Americans back on US soil after release from Iranian detention (www.cnn.com)
Five Americans freed from Iranian detention this week returned to US soil early Tuesday following an initial stop in Doha, Qatar, two US officials told CNN....
South Carolina Supreme Court upholds 6-week abortion ban (www.cnn.com)
China’s ‘Lehman moment?’ Big investment firm misses payments (www.cnn.com)
A major Chinese investment trust has missed payments to corporate investors, sparking a rare protest and adding to concerns that a slump in China’s property market could trigger a wider financial crisis....
Exclusive: Georgia prosecutors have messages showing Trump's team is behind voting system breach | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
Atlanta-area prosecutors investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia are in possession of text messages and emails directly connecting members of Donald Trump’s legal team to the early January 2021 voting system breach in Coffee County, sources tell CNN....
US and allies warn China is intensifying its efforts to recruit Western military pilots (www.cnn.com)
The warning from the U.S. and its four closest intellignce partners follows several arrests of U.S. service members for allegedly trying to pass info to China....
Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy file for union vote at Disneyland (www.cnn.com)
North Korean TV censors British gardening show host’s jeans (www.cnn.com)
Carnage on the streets of Port-au-Prince as world stalls on a promised intervention for Haiti (www.cnn.com)
A woman hustles her young child into a waiting car, half-dragging him as she shields his eyes. Other family members follow with heavy suitcases, averting their eyes too. They’re leaving the city, even though the drive through gang-controlled roads is risky....
Georgia executes death row inmate Willie Pye for the 1993 murder of Alicia Lynn Yarbrough (www.cnn.com)
The state of Georgia on Wednesday executed death row inmate Willie Pye, who was convicted and sentenced to die for the 1993 murder of Alicia Lynn Yarbrough....
UNRWA accuses Israel of detaining, coercing staffers into false confessions about ties to Hamas (www.cnn.com)
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees on Monday accused Israel of detaining and torturing some of its staffers, coercing them into making false confessions about the agency’s ties to Hamas....
Thousands gather for Navalny’s funeral in Moscow despite threat of arrest (www.cnn.com)
Thousands of mourners gathered in Moscow for the funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny despite a heavy police presence and the threat of detention....
Administration announces $5.8 billion in funding to clean up nation’s drinking water, upgrade infrastructure (www.cnn.com)
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced $5.8 billion in funding that will go out to every state and territory to help fix an ailing water infrastructure that continues to put millions of Americans’ health at risk....
Atmospheric river parks over Southern California, posing potentially deadly flood threat for millions (www.cnn.com)
UN agency fires staff members allegedly involved in October 7 attacks | CNN (www.cnn.com)
The FAA is formally investigating Boeing over Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max incident (www.cnn.com)
The Federal Aviation Administration says it is opening an investigation into Boeing’s quality control after the violent in-flight failure of a door plug on a nearly new 737 Max 9....
Supreme Court leaves California’s ban on flavored cigarettes in place (www.cnn.com)
The Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge to a California law that bans the sale of flavored cigarettes, leaving the state law in place....
Mushrooms’ popularity is booming, but so are poisonings, experts warn (www.cnn.com)
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CVS will change the way it prices drugs (www.cnn.com)
CVS is revamping the way it reimburses its pharmacies for prescription medications, a move that could make prescription drug pricing simpler and change how much consumers pay for their medicines....
More executives go missing in China — this time linked to troubled shadow bank Zhongzhi (www.cnn.com)
Two Chinese business executives at companies controlled by the embattled financial conglomerate Zhongzhi have gone missing, according to statements by their respective firms....
Sam Altman joins Microsoft as OpenAI names its third CEO in 3 days (www.cnn.com)
US Reaper drone shot down near Yemen by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, official says (www.cnn.com)
An unmanned US military drone was shot down off the coast of Yemen by Houthi forces, a defense official told CNN....
Palestinian American family mourns 42 relatives killed in a single day in Gaza | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Thousands of miles away from the brutality of war in Gaza, Tareq Hamoud and his wife Manal are in disbelief over the loss of three generations of their family.
Suspect in Maine shooting rampage is dead from apparent self-inflicted gunshot, authorities say (www.cnn.com)
Card’s body was found in an area near a recycling center from which he had recently been fired, a law enforcement source told CNN. Earlier this week, authorities had found Card’s vehicle abandoned after the shooting near a boat launch in the Lisbon area....
