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Exclusive: Smuggler with ties to ISIS helped migrants enter US from Mexico, raising alarm bells across government (www.cnn.com)

The FBI is investigating more than a dozen Uzbek nationals allowed into the US after they sought asylum at the southern border with Mexico earlier this year, a scramble set off when US intelligence officials found that the migrants traveled with the help of a smuggler with ties to ISIS, according to multiple US officials....

Jury decides conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay nearly $1 billion in damages to Sandy Hook families for his lies about the school massacre (www.cnn.com)

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Oil prices fluctuate as concerns mount over Middle East tensions | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)

Studios and striking writers end ‘marathon session’ of negotiating with no deal (www.cnn.com)

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/21/media/writers-strike-negotiations/index.html

Two US Navy sailors arrested for allegedly sharing sensitive military information with China (www.cnn.com)

Two US Navy sailors have been indicted and arrested for allegedly sending sensitive US military information to Chinese intelligence officers.

Grandmother of teen killed in police stop calls for calm, as France sees sixth night of protest | CNN (www.cnn.com)

US warship shoots down drone believed to have been launched from Yemen (www.cnn.com)

A US warship shot down a drone that is believed to have originated from Yemen in the Red Sea on Wednesday, according to two US officials....

Officials are investigating a man’s death after he suffered a head injury during pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian demonstrations in California (www.cnn.com)

A 69-year-old man died after suffering a head injury during an altercation at demonstrations for Palestinians and Israelis in Thousand Oaks, California, Sunday, and his death has been ruled a homicide, authorities said....

CDC to expand disease surveillance at four major US airports to include flu, RSV (www.cnn.com)

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expanding its infectious disease surveillance program at four major US airports to more than 30 pathogens, including flu, RSV and other respiratory viruses....

SpaceX, NASA launch four astronauts from four countries | CNN (www.cnn.com)

The SpaceX Crew-7 mission launched from Florida on Saturday morning, hosting one of the most internationally diverse astronaut crews to date, with members from the US, Japan, Russia and Denmark....

North Korea fires suspected long-range ballistic missile, South says (www.cnn.com)

Glacier basin flooding destroys two structures in Alaskan capital of Juneau and prompts local emergency declaration (www.cnn.com)

Record-breaking river flooding has destroyed at least two structures in Juneau, Alaska, and prompted local evacuations after a sudden outburst from a glacier-dammed lake inundated the region, officials say.

US military aircraft crashes in training accident in eastern Mediterranean Sea (www.cnn.com)

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2 Nigerian men accused of running a global ‘sextortion’ ring linked to a teen’s suicide have been extradited to US, officials say (www.cnn.com)

According to prosecutors, Samuel Ogoshi used a hacked social media account to make contact with DeMay while pretending to be a young woman. After persuading DeMay to provide a sexually explicit photo of himself, Ogoshi allegedly threatened to publicly release the image unless DeMay paid the scammers....

Iceland is bracing for a potential volcanic eruption. What is likely to happen and what are the risks? (www.cnn.com)

US strikes 2 facilities linked to Iranian-backed militias in Syria following series of attacks on US forces in Middle East (www.cnn.com)

The US carried out airstrikes targeting two facilities linked to Iranian-backed militias in eastern Syria on Thursday, according to a statement from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, following a series of drone and rocket attacks against US forces in the region....

Mafia boss 'Diabolik' dies in custody after nearly 30 years on the run, Italian reports say (www.cnn.com)

Drought-stricken Mexico is turning to a controversial technology to make it rain | CNN (www.cnn.com)

Deepfake voices improving kidnapping scams (www.cnn.com)

“A reasonably good clone can be created with under a minute of audio and some are claiming that even a few seconds may be enough.” Mom wary about answering calls for fear voice will be cloned for future virtual kidnapping.

Blast at Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza kills dozens and injures many more, hospital official says (CNN) (www.cnn.com)

Jordanian arrested in Houston made statements supporting killing individuals of particular faiths, judge’s order says (www.cnn.com)

This isn't theft of need. A more insidious type of crime is pushing some stores to close (www.cnn.com)

Massive warehouse explosion rocks Uzbekistan capital (www.cnn.com)

South Korea showcases missiles, drones and tanks in rare military parade (www.cnn.com)

South Korea showcased an arsenal of advanced weaponry in a military parade on Tuesday, rolling tanks and missiles down the streets of its rain-soaked capital during the first event of its kind in a decade....

Taiwan’s defense ministry urges Beijing to stop ‘military harassment’ after 103 Chinese warplanes fly near island (www.cnn.com)

Taiwan’s defense ministry has urged Beijing to stop its “persistent military harassment,” after it detected more than 100 Chinese warplanes close to the island in a 24-hour span between Sunday and Monday....