Must-watch videos of the week
Victoria Roberts and her granddaughter were driving down a California highway when a plane made an emergency landing and clipped their car. CNN…
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Must-watch videos of the week
Virgin Hyperloop’s aerodynamic pods could transport riders up to 670 mph. While the technology has a long road ahead of it, this is what the…
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By Jodi Upchurch, CNN Rudy Giuliani doesn’t shy away from a public shave, a plane wing clips a moving car, and late-night hosts get tongue-tied…
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Amsterdam to return Kandinsky work to pre-war owners’ heirs
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Amsterdam municipality says it will return a valuable painting by Wassily…
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European debutants avoid biggest clubs in new competition
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — UEFA’s newest competition will give several teams their first chance to play in the group stage of a European tournament.…
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Peloton acknowledges subpoenas, SEC investigation
Peloton says it’s been subpoenaed by the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security for documents and other information related to…
Continue Reading 3 groups of students freed in Nigeria in 24-hour period
By CHINEDU ASADU and KRISTA LARSON Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in northern Nigeria say three separate groups of kidnapped…
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The wetland wonder on the edge of the desert
Dimitris Sideridis, CNN On the northeastern edge of the vast Qatari desert, rocky and beige flatlands give way to a large stretch of rich vegetation…
Continue Reading Spain reports 4 dead migrants as 5 boats head to Canaries
MADRID (AP) — Spanish maritime rescue services say they have saved 27 migrants in a boat trying to reach the Canary Islands, but they also found…
Continue Reading Prague to host Billie Jean King Cup finals in November
LONDON (AP) — The twice-postponed finals of the Billie Jean King Cup will be played in Prague. The International Tennis Federation says the…
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Understanding elephant trunks could be a breakthrough for robotics
By Lauren Kent, CNN Elephants are the largest land mammals on Earth, and understanding them better could lead to some incredibly large breakthroughs…
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Former UTEP player, now NMSU coach weighs in on Battle of I-10 football rivalry
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — This Saturday’s Battle of I-10 is the 98th installment of rivalry. UTEP hasn’t beaten New Mexico State since 2016. There’s…
Continue Reading CNN EXCLUSIVE ‘Something has to be done’: After decades of near-silence from the CDC, the agency’s director is speaking up about gun violence
By Elizabeth Cohen, John Bonifield and Justin Lape, CNN For the first time in decades, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and…
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History taught the Fed a lesson. Will that be enough?
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Since its inception in 1913, the US Federal Reserve — the most important institution in charge of managing…
Continue Reading US senator Menendez criticizes Turkey under Erdogan
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Bob Menendez has criticized…
Continue Reading Ronaldo makes sensational return to Man United
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Cristiano Ronaldo is headed back to Manchester United. The English club says it has reached an agreement with…
Continue Reading Austria: Former vice chancellor convicted of corruption
VIENNA (AP) — A Vienna court has convicted former Austrian Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache of corruption for trying to change laws to favor…
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Capitol Police officer who killed Ashli Babbitt on January 6 speaks publicly for first time: ‘I know that day I saved countless lives’
Veteran US Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd, who fatally shot pro-Trump rioter Ashli Babbitt during the Capitol riot, revealed his identity and…
Continue Reading Renewed fears of political violence grip Capitol Hill ahead of right-wing rally
By Melanie Zanona and Whitney Wild, CNN Lawmakers and law enforcement officials are growing concerned about the possibility of violence and unrest on…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about ISIS-K, the terror group claiming responsibility for the Kabul airport attack
By Rob Picheta, CNN In the space of just a few years, an ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan has seized on the country’s instability to become one of…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about ISIS-K, the terror group claiming responsibility for the Kabul airport attack
CNN By Rob Picheta, CNN In the space of just a few years, an ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan has seized on the country’s instability to become…
Continue Reading Austria: Former vice chancellor convicted of corruption
VIENNA (AP) — A Vienna court has convicted former Austrian Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache of corruption for trying to change laws to favor…
Continue Reading Myanmar says Rohingya minority will get COVID-19 vaccine
BANGKOK (AP) — A spokesman for Myanmar’s military-installed government says COVID-19 vaccines will be given to members of the country’s…
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Pandemic surge causes major shortage of a drug that treats rheumatoid arthritis and severe Covid-19
By Jen Christensen, CNN Renée Melendez is frustrated with the unvaccinated for more reasons than just the renewed spread of Covid-19, she said. The…
Continue Reading Steven Bergwijn recalled to Netherlands squad
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Steven Bergwijn has been recalled to the Netherlands squad for three World Cup qualifiers following his strong start…
Continue Reading Report: Afghan staff details left behind at UK Kabul embassy
LONDON (AP) — The U.K.’s defense chief is promising to investigate a security lapse that saw documents identifying Afghan staff members and…
Continue Reading Finding enlightenment through sitting with discomfort
By Matt Villano, CNN Lama Rod Owens sees mindfulness as radical. For Owens, a Black and queer man, being “radical” means returning to a…
Continue Reading CNN EXCLUSIVE ‘Something has to be done’: After decades of near-silence from the CDC, the agency’s director is speaking up about gun violence
By Elizabeth Cohen, John Bonifield and Justin Lape, CNN For the first time in decades, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue Reading Verstappen leads 2nd practice for Belgian Grand Prix
By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) — Red Bull driver Max Verstappen led the second practice for the Belgian…
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