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DETROIT (WWJ) -- Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield and Police Chief Todd Bettison are addressing concerns about recent teen takeovers. Officials are working on creating safe spaces in Detroit for youth because Sheffield says the city is for everyone, including teens. "Our young people want to be invested in. They need structure and occupied things to do. They want to be heard and feel like they belong," Sheffield said during a press conference on Friday.This week, the city met with the organizers of the teen takeovers. Speaking to a room full of city leaders and journalists

Detroit works to create safe zones, programs for minors after recent teen takeovers

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UK forced to halt Chagos Islands deal after Trump criticism

The UK has been forced to pause its plan to hand over the Chagos Islands, on which the US air base in Diego Garcia resides, after US President Donald Trump repeatedly criticized the deal.British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his government are not completely scrapping the plan to hand the islands to Mauritius. A spokesperson told CNN that “we continue to believe the agreement is the best way to protect the long-term future of the base.”However, it is understood that there is not enough time left in the current parliamentary session to enshrine the deal into British law.The UK government

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4 ways the war in Iran has weakened the United States in the great power game

“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.” Napoleon Bonaparte’s maxim may well have been in the minds of policymakers in Moscow and Beijing these past weeks, as the U.S. war in Iran dragged on. And now that a 14-day ceasefire between Tehran and Washington is in effect – with both sides claiming “victory” – Russian and Chinese leaders still have an opportunity to profit from what many see as America’s latest folly in the Middle East. Throughout the weekslong conflict, China and Russia struck a delicate balance. Both declined to give Iran – seen to a varying d

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Melania Trump’s Epstein statement stunned White House aides but was in keeping with a first lady who does her own thing

With war raging in the Middle East and midterms on the horizon, the White House seemed to have finally shaken the Jeffrey Epstein saga that plagued the first year of Donald Trump’s second term.Inside the White House, officials had started to move on.But for first lady Melania Trump, the Epstein story was still all consuming.Trump’s extraordinary remarks on Thursday distancing herself from the late sex offender were driven by her monthslong fixation on press coverage and internet speculation about her ties to Epstein, two people familiar with the matter told CNN.The first lady’s dismay ov

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Appeals court says Trump White House ballroom construction can proceed for now

A federal appeals court said Saturday that President Donald Trump can move ahead for another week with construction of a massive new White House ballroom while judges consider the project.The 2-1 order from the DC Circuit Court of Appeals is a temporary win for Trump in a protracted legal fight over whether he has the authority to build the ballroom on the site of the former East Wing without express approval from Congress.The appeals court said work on the project can continue until at least April 17. The court sent the case back down to a federal judge who initially ruled against it, saying

3 people stabbed and suspect fatally shot by officer on subway platform at Grand Central, police say

Project 2025 architect quits South Carolina Senate race and endorses Lindsey Graham challenger

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Democrats withdraw endorsements of Eric Swalwell and demand he end bid for California governor

Rep. Eric Swalwell’s bid for the California governor’s office was reeling Friday as his campaign was halted on the main Democratic fundraising platform and top Democratic supporters withdrew their endorsements and urged him to drop out of the race in the wake of allegations of sexual misconduct.Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she had told Swalwell to end his bid, and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries called on him to drop out. California Sen. Adam Schiff and Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego, both longtime allies, said they were withdrawing their endorsements. Swalwell’s campaign c

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Exclusive: Former staffer alleges in CNN interview that Rep. Eric Swalwell raped her

Former staffer tells CNN that Rep. Swalwell raped her while she was intoxicated

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UK puts Chagos Islands handover deal on hold after Trump withdraws support

Britain’s agreement to hand Mauritius the Chagos Islands that are home to a strategic U.K.-American military base is on indefinite hold because U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has withdrawn its support for the deal. The British government acknowledged Saturday that legislation to ratify the agreement for the islands in the Indian Ocean has run out of time in Parliament. It’s the latest fallout from souring relations between Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government and the Trump administration. Trump initially backed the deal, but ch

3 people stabbed and suspect fatally shot by officer on subway platform at Grand Central, police say

A machete-wielding suspect who called himself “Lucifer” stabbed three people on the subway platform at Midtown Manhattan’s Grand Central Terminal on Saturday before officers fatally shot him, according to the New York Police Department.The violence erupted around 9:40 a.m. ET on a platform beneath Grand Central, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference Saturday afternoon.The suspect, who was behaving erratically and carrying a machete, was ordered at least 20 times to drop the weapon before he approached officers “with the knife extended,” Tisch said.

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‘It’s solid gold’: Some Texas Republicans ramp up criticisms of Muslims to energize primary voters

Running in a contentious race to keep his seat, Sen. John Cornyn put out an ad vowing to fight “radical Islam.”Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Cornyn’s opponent in the May 26 runoff, accused his rival of helping “radical Islamic Afghans invade Texas.”Rep. Chip Roy, running to replace Paxton as attorney general in a runoff next month, has alleged without evidence that parts of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area, home to thousands of Muslims, have become what some Texas women believe to be “no-go zones” in which they are “increasingly feeling uncomfortable, as if they are someho

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Tell us: How much inflation can your budget take?

Sharply rising gas prices drove inflation to 3.3% in March, the highest rate in nearly two years.Inflation is expected to accelerate in the coming months as aftershocks from the US-Israeli war with Iran spread beyond gas prices.Ripple effects from the Iran war, which began in late February, have swiftly set back progress on inflation and added more pressure for Americans struggling with affordability.With inflation running well above normal for more than five years, we’d love to hear how your household finances are holding up.How much longer can your household budget withstand higher-than-ty

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Democrats withdraw endorsements of Eric Swalwell and demand he end bid for California governor

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In his first 100 days in office, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has governed with a star power unusual in politics

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Former staffer tells CNN that Rep. Swalwell raped her while she was intoxicated

A former staffer of Rep. Eric Swalwell, a leading Democratic candidate for California governor, says that the congressman raped her when she was heavily intoxicated and left her bruised and bleeding, an allegation Swalwell strongly denies. Three other women who spoke with CNN also alleged various kinds of sexual misconduct by the Democratic congressman – including Swalwell sending them unsolicited explicit messages or nude photos. Swalwell denied the women’s allegations. CNN's Pam Brown has the details.

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