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 affiliate KGTV has the story.
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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 hyperloop could look like.
Continue Reading Must-watch videos of the week
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 over the new Pfizer vaccine name. These are the must-watch videos of the week. High-speed Hyperloop Virgin Hyperloop’s aerodynamic pods could transport riders up to 670 mph. While the technology
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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 Kandinsky to the heirs of a Jewish family that originally owned it. The decision ends years of legal wrangling over the work that was sold at auction in 1940. A lawyer who has
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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. Lincoln Red Imps, Flora Tallinn and Alashkert are among the smallest in the 32-team field for the Europa Conference League and they all managed to avoid the biggest teams in the
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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 its reporting of injuries associated with its products. The exercise equipment company also said in a regulatory filing on Friday that the Securities and Exchange Commission is “investigating our public disclosures concerning these
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 students have been freed within a 24-hour period. The dramatic development is prompting speculation that some kind of deal made have been made with the gunmen blamed for a spate of recent abductions
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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 and snaking waterways. Along the tidal estuary, pencil-like roots poke out of the muddy ground to provide oxygen to the dense shrubs as countless crabs zip in and out of
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 four bodies on board. The craft was one of five small vessels carrying a total of 166 migrants, mostly men from sub-Saharan Africa, making their way to the Spanish
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 competition will take place Nov. 1-6. It was originally scheduled to take place in Hungary in April 2020 but was postponed for 12 months when the coronavirus pandemic was declared. It was
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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 in science. Researchers backed by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 innovation program are doing a deep-dive study on elephant trunks, with the aim of improving the future of robotics, materials science and
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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 a lot riding on the season opener for both teams and perhaps no one understands the rivalry better than Kevin Maurice. “I remember when I was a player we wanted
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 Prevention — the nation’s top public health agency — is speaking out forcefully about gun violence in America, calling it a “serious public health threat.” “Something has to be done
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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 America’s economy — has learned a lot about what it should and shouldn’t do during a crisis. Just ask a Fed historian. What’s happening: Central bankers are gathering Friday for a virtual
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 Turkey, saying that its current leadership is not committed to the principles of democracy and rule of law. Menendez, the Democratic senator from New Jersey, spoke after a meeting with the Greek foreign minister,
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 Juventus for the transfer of the Portugal forward subject to agreement of personal terms, visa and medical examination. Ronaldo told Juventus on Thursday that he no longer wanted to play for
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 a private hospital in exchange for donations to his party. Austrian public broadcaster ORF reported Friday that Strache received a 15-month suspended prison sentence for accepting two bribes totaling 12,000 euros ($14,100).
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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 defended his actions on January 6 in an interview with NBC’s Lester Holt. The Justice Department said Byrd wouldn’t be criminally charged in connection with Babbitt’s death, and the US Capitol Police said he wouldn’t face any internal discipline. He could still face civil litigation from Babbitt’s family, which has threatened a lawsuit.
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 Capitol Hill as two key dates approach next month: a right-wing rally in support of the jailed January 6 rioters and the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Those fresh fears come as the
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 the region’s most feared terror groups. ISIS-K has claimed responsibility for the deadly bombing attack outside Kabul airport on Thursday, which targeted a frantic Western evacuation operation and
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 one of the region’s most feared terror groups. ISIS-K has claimed responsibility for the deadly bombing attacks outside Kabul airport on Thursday, which targeted a frantic Western evacuation operation
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 a private hospital in exchange for donations to his party. Austrian public broadcaster ORF reported Friday that Strache received a 15-month suspended prison sentence for accepting two bribes totaling 12,000 euros ($14,100).
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 persecuted Muslim Rohingya ethnic minority. The Rohingya were the target of a fierce counter-insurgency campaign in 2017 that some critics charge amounted to ethnic cleansing or even genocide. Myanmar faces a devastating COVID-19 outbreak, although
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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 Virginia woman says she and her whole family got the vaccine as soon as it was available. She’s immunocompromised and susceptible to getting really sick if she caught Covid-19. She has
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 to the Premier League season with Tottenham. The squad includes Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk for the first time since his comeback from a long-term knee injury. Bergwijn has been a prominent
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 job applicants left behind at the abandoned British embassy in Kabul. Times of London reporter Anthony Loyd said he found the papers scattered on the ground as he toured Kabul’s abandoned diplomatic district
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 simple way of living, an approach that honors individual passions and hopes and relates to the world through equanimity. He laid out this philosophy in his first book, “Radical Dharma: Talking
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 Prevention — the nation’s top public health agency — is speaking out forcefully about gun violence in America, calling it a “serious public health threat.” “Something has to be done
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 Grand Prix. He was .041 seconds ahead of Valtteri Bottas and .072 clear of Bottas’ Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton, the seven-time defending Formula One champion. With three minutes left Verstappen lost the
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