What we know about separatism in Canada’s Alberta

From CNN. A separatist group from the Canadian province of Alberta have reportedly met with US officials, asking for help from the Trump administration to secede from Canada. CNN’s Lex Harvey discusses how likely their push for independence would succeed. #CNN #News #Canada

Chinese video game traps player in violent virtual scam center

From CNN. As China executes the leaders of a notorious crime family with sprawling scam center operations, a new video game attempts to show players what it’s like to be trapped in a similar criminal underworld. The game developer tells CNN’s Mike Valerio in an exclusive interview their motive for launching this product.

After Maduro’s capture, will Cuba be Trump’s next target?

From CNN. Oil-rich Venezuela has been Cuba’s economic lifeline for nearly 30 years. That relationship has been upended after the US capture of Venezuela’s leader. CNN Havana Bureau Chief Patrick Oppmann hears from Cubans already feeling the impacts — intense blackouts, gas lines and fear that they may be the next target. 0:00 Intro 1:21…

Why Tesla is trending

From CNN. Tesla CEO Elon Musk surprised investors on the company’s earnings call on Wednesday, announcing that Tesla would discontinue the Model S and Model X cars in favor of making more of its Optimus robots. CNN’s Hadas Gold explains why Tesla is going all in on a robotic future for the company. Discover more…

No teachers. No homework. Can AI revolutionize education?

From CNN. CNN’s Sunlen Serfaty takes a look at Alpha, a chain of private schools that use AI to teach students core academic subjects in just two hours a day. There’s no homework and no textbooks — just software that students use each morning to learn, with human “guides” on hand to learn life skills…

Roy Wood Jr. and comedians joke about Trump’s first year

From CNN. “Have I Got News for You” is back for another season. Roy Wood Jr., Amber Ruffin, and Michael Ian Black dive into the latest news: Trump’s first year back in office, the Administration’s efforts to take over Greenland, and the launch of Trump’s Board of Peace. Watch full episodes of HIGNFY on the…

Bomb cyclone eyes East Coast

From CNN. A rapidly intensifying storm system is threatening to drop several years’ worth of snow in parts of the Southeast and bring hurricane-force winds and massive waves to East Coast beaches this weekend. #cnn #weather #news

Tehran shoppers voice frustrations with Iranian government

From CNN. CNN’s Fred Pleitgen visits Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, where protests started in late December. Thousands were killed and at least 40,000 arrested in the subsequent crackdown, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency. Faces are blurred for protection. CNN operates in Tehran only with the permission of the Iranian government.

‘Drawdown’ of MN immigration agents in the works: Trump border czar

From CNN. White House border czar Tom Homan just addressed the press in Minneapolis after being sent to take the reins on the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota. Homan says he will be “staying ‘til the problem’s gone,” and he has ordered federal immigration authorities to work on a “drawdown plan” for law enforcement…

Homan says ICE & CBP are working on Minneapolis ‘draw-down plan’

From CNN. President Trump’s border czar Tom Homan said he has ordered federal immigration authorities to work on an eventual draw-down plan for federal agents in Minnesota. Homan, who is taking control of Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota, said operations on the ground will be targeted. This comes after Renee Good and Alex Pretti were…

Woman whose husband went missing in ICE custody speaks to CNN

From CNN. Hannah Silveira, whose husband was arrested and detained by ICE during their final green card interview, has said that she didn’t know his whereabouts for a few days. Silveira, who is a lawyer, spoke to CNN’s Elex Michaelson and said families who have followed the rules are being “ripped apart every single day.”…

Car rams into Jewish site in NYC

From CNN. A driver drove a car repeatedly into the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn on Wednesday, officials said, triggering a hate crime investigation and heightened security at religious sites across New York City.

Springsteen releases anti-ICE song

From CNN. Bruce Springsteen has released a new song, “Streets of Minneapolis,” dedicated to the city’s residents, as well as to Alex Pretti and Renee Good, who were both killed by federal agents this month. #CNN #news

New video shows previous clash between Pretti and federal agents

From CNN. New video has emerged showing a physical clash between Alex Pretti and federal agents over a week before he was fatally shot by Customs and Border Protection agents. A representative for Pretti’s family confirmed to CNN that the man in a video posted Wednesday is Pretti. 0:00 New video shows federal agents clashing…

New video shows previous clash between Pretti and federal agents

From CNN. New video has emerged showing a physical clash between Alex Pretti and federal agents over a week before he was fatally shot by Customs and Border Protection agents. A representative for Pretti’s family confirmed to CNN that the man in a video posted Wednesday is Pretti. 0:00 New video shows federal agents clashing…

Rep. Ilhan Omar responds to Trump’s claim about her attack

From CNN. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) reacted to President Donald Trump suggesting that the assault on her by a man who rushed her and sprayed a syringe of liquid at her during a town hall in Minneapolis was “probably staged.” 0:00 Report on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s attack at a town hall in Minneapolis 1:42 Rep.…

Mayor Frey apologizes to a constituent

From CNN. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey offers an apology to a Somali-American constituent. “I’m sorry to you, to your community and to your soon-to-be profession as a lawyer,” he said to law student Munira Alimire #news #cnn

Ice traps cruise ship in Antarctica

From CNN. Video shows a US Coast Guard ice-breaker shattering the ice to help free a cruise ship stuck in Antarctica. The ice-breaker had been conducting operations for the National Science Foundation, which manages the United States Antarctic Program. #CNN #News

MN residents confront Mayor Frey over citywide crisis | CNN Town Hall

From CNN. Amid tensions following the two fatal shootings of U.S. citizens in Minneapolis by federal immigration officials and weeks-long protests, officials and community leaders including Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, Minnesota State Rep. Nolan West (R), Minnesota State Sen. Michael Holmstrom (R) and Minnesota State…

If the Fed cut rates, why are mortgages still expensive?

From CNN. Even when the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates, mortgage rates can remain high. That’s because home loans track closer to the bond market than the Fed rate. CNN’s Matt Egan explains how the Fed’s decisions impact some of your loans more than others. 0:00 Recent US interest rates 2:04 Why interest rates are…

Bill Belichick snubbed by Hall of Fame

From CNN. Super Bowl champion head coach Bill Belichick didn’t get voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, according to reports. CNN’s Andy Scholes explains how this happened. #cnn #news

The erasure of an entire Palestinian community

From CNN. The Palestinian village of Ras Ein al-Auja in the occupied West Bank has now been erased; emptied of its Bedouin residents who say they’ve faced a years-long campaign of harassment by Israeli settlers that has intensified over the past two years. The Palestinian Bedouin are a semi-nomadic people who have lived in the…

Anderson Cooper speaks to son of Alex Pretti’s patient

From CNN. Minneapolis resident Mac Randolph tells CNN’s Anderson Cooper why he posted the now-viral video from December 2024, which shows Alex Pretti—the man fatally shot by federal officers in Minneapolis—honoring Randolph’s father. Randolph’s father, a veteran, was treated by Pretti. #cnn #news #minneapolis #minnesota #alexpretti

Pretti shooting: Stephen Miller admits possible protocol breach

From CNN. Top White House aide Stephen Miller said that officials were evaluating why Customs and Border Protection agents in Minneapolis “may not have been following” proper protocol before the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti. 0:00 Report about growing pressure against Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller 1:34 Stephen Miller on possible breach of protocol before…

Chanel wants women to float in its couture

From CNN. Chanel debuted its first couture show under new designer Matthieu Blazy on Tuesday morning, and what stood out were not individual looks but the extraordinary lightness of this collection. CNN’s Rachel Tashjian reports. #CNN #news