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Trump kicks off East Wing demolition for ballroom

CNN's Kaitlan Collins reports on the demolition of the White House East Wing as President Donald Trump adds a $200 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom.

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Trump kicks off East Wing demolition for ballroom

CNN's Kaitlan Collins reports on the demolition of the White House East Wing as President Donald Trump adds a $200 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom.

01:09 • Source: CNN
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Johnson calls Trump AI video 'satire'

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has defended an AI video posted by President Trump. The video shows Trump flying a plane over 'No Kings' protesters and dropping what appears to be feces on crowds below.

01:18 • Source: CNN
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France's Former President Nicolas Sarkozy leaves home for prison

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy left his residence to go to La Santé Prison in Paris on Tuesday to serve a five-year sentence. He was sentenced for criminal conspiracy last month for his role in a scheme to finance his 2007 presidential campaign with funds from Libya in exchange for diplomatic favors. Sarkozy has stressed that he is innocent and has appealed his conviction and his lawyers have already requested an early release.

00:47 • Source: CNN
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Appeals court allows Trump administration to deploy National Guard in Portland

CNN's Whitney Wild reports on a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that will allow the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops in Portland, saying it is likely to succeed on its appeal of an order that blocked the deployment.

00:36 • Source: CNN
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Judge questions Trump officials on response to protests

Trump administration officials defended themselves in court as US District Judge Sara Ellis demanded explanations for their response to tense protests against immigration enforcement actions in Chicago. Ellis earlier this month issued a sweeping order restricting agents’ crowd control tactics, use of force and actions against journalists documenting protests in Chicago. During last week’s hearing, she said she had concerns about her order being followed. CNN's Whitney Wild shares insights from the latest hearing.

01:07 • Source: CNN
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What footage of crime scene reveals about Louvre heist

Video from the crime scene outside the Louvre in Paris appears to show the tools used by thieves who broke into the museum on Sunday, stealing an ‘inestimable’ value of jewels.

00:53 • Source: CNN
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‘ICE’ message shown at San Jose Sharks game

The San Jose Sharks apologized after an “offensively worded” scoreboard message appeared during a Hispanic heritage celebration night. The team says it was “externally submitted” and shown by mistake.

00:38 • Source: CNN
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Expert weighs in on 7-minute raid on the Louvre

In just seven minutes, thieves made off with “priceless” jewels from the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery — home to France’s Crown Jewels, officials say. CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield speaks to Christopher Marinello, CEO & founder of Art Recovery International, about the heist.

00:41 • Source: CNN
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Cargo plane slides off runway in Hong Kong, killing 2

Emirates flight EK 9788 was arriving from Dubai when it veered off the runway at Hong Kong International Airport on Monday, striking a vehicle with two airport staff inside, killing both, according to authorities.

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Limp Bizkit bass player has died, band members say

Sam Rivers, the bass player in the nu metal band Limp Bizkit, died on Saturday - Rivers was 48 years old.

00:45 • Source: CNN
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Analysis: Trump puts his mark on the federal government

CNN's Betsy Klein examines how President Donald Trump has treated the US government as a business, following his decades-long career in real estate.

01:30 • Source: CNN
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Louvre robbed of 'priceless' jewelry

Thieves have stolen “priceless” jewelry from the Louvre in Paris, the world’s most-visited museum, in an audacious seven-minute raid, the French interior minister has said.

01:28 • Source: CNN
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Tapper: Trump trolls Americans as a strategy

CNN's Jake Tapper analyzes a fake AI video President Donald Trump posted to Truth Social showing him flying a jet that dumps sewage on protesters during "No Kings" rallies.

02:42 • Source: CNN
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Thousands of people race to the top of the iconic 'Vortex' building in Switzerland

The annual race at the University of Lausanne attracted about 2,000 runners this year. The Vortex building is student housing at the university and the circular structure features a continuous ramp at a 1% incline the whole way up.

00:44 • Source: CNN
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George Santos learned about his sentence commutation from prison TV

Just two days after getting out of prison, former New York Congressman George Santos speaks with CNN's Dana Bash about the moment he learned President Donald Trump commuted his seven-year sentence. Santos pleaded guilty in 2024 to aggravated identity theft and wire fraud charges related to his 2022 midterm campaign.

00:49 • Source: CNN
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Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to new ceasefire

Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to a new immediate ceasefire during talks in Doha, Qatar’s foreign ministry said. Both countries will stop fighting and work toward "lasting peace and stability" after more than a week of deadly clashes, according to the ministry.

00:36 • Source: CNN
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UN begins clearing debris in Gaza

The UN has launched large-scale operations to remove debris from Gaza City’s main roads, in an effort to reopen key transportation routes and facilitate access to essential services such as hospitals, schools, and damaged infrastructure following the war.

00:36 • Source: CNN
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Israel accuses Hamas of attacking Israeli forces in Gaza

Israel says it has responded to an attack on Israeli forces in southern Gaza with airstrikes in the area of Rafah, the first major test of the US-brokered ceasefire. Hamas has not yet commented on the accusations but a senior official in the group, Izzat Al-Rishq, said shortly after on Telegram that the militants remain committed to the ceasefire agreement, and accused Israel of “fabricating weak pretexts to justify its crimes.”

01:45 • Source: CNN
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Immigration activist says unmarked ICE car rammed into his car

Leo Martinez, a US citizen and immigration rights volunteer in Oxnard, California, describes the moment he says ICE agents in an unmarked SUV rammed his truck and took him into custody. The Department of Homeland Security told CNN they were confronted "by an agitator group" and "two vehicles were involved in a collision" as they were responding to a "targeted enforcement operation."

01:25 • Source: CNN
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Illinois judge flags 'serious concerns' over federal agents ignoring order

US District Judge Sara Ellis in Illinois issued a strong rebuke after she says news reports were leading her to believe the Trump administration may not be following her instructions limiting use of force against protesters.

02:22 • Source: CNN
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Trump says he has commuted sentence of former Rep. Santos

President Donald Trump said on social media that he has commuted the sentence of disgraced former Rep. George Santos, who had been serving a seven-year term for the fraud charges that got him ousted from Congress.

01:20 • Source: CNN