5 things to know for October 4: Congress, Covid-19, Facebook, Brazil, oil spill
The identity of the Facebook whistleblower who released tens of thousands of pages of internal research and documents was revealed on “60 Minutes.”…
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5 things to know for October 4: Congress, Covid-19, Facebook, Brazil, oil spill
CNN’s Dana Bash visits the 700,000+ white flags on the National Mall to remember a grim milestone in the…
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Senate Democratic Whip Sen. Dick Durbin responds to the latest demands in the social safety net and climate negotiations from key moderate swing…
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Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) says the $1.5 trillion price tag for a social safety net bill — that Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) says is his limit — is too…
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Lebanon resumes contacts with IMF over bailout program
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Finance Ministry says it has resumed “interactions” with the International Monetary Fund about pulling the small…
Continue Reading Catalan ex-leader Puigdemont freed temporarily in Sardinia
By GLORIA CALVI, COLLEEN BARRY and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press SASSARI, Sardinia (AP) — Catalonia’s former separatist leader has walked out of…
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Movies: ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’
Pop culture expert Victor Lucas talks about the comic book origins of Venom and his even more twisted rival,…
Continue Reading China’s Korean War propaganda movie smashes box office record
By Laura He, CNN Business A film glorifying the heroism of Chinese soldiers fighting American troops during the Korean War smashed box office records…
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How chili peppers helped Nobel Prize winners understand how we feel heat
By Ivana Kottasová and Katie Hunt, CNN The 2021 Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine has been awarded to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian for…
Continue Reading Russia test-fires new hypersonic missile from submarine
MOSCOW (AP) — A prospective Russian hypersonic missile has been successfully test-fired from a nuclear submarine for the first time. The Russian…
Continue Reading Muslims recall questionable detentions that followed 9/11
By GARY FIELDS and NOREEN NASIR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Twenty years since the Sept. 11 attacks brings a different kind of anniversary…
Continue Reading Officials in Thailand see signs of flood threat easing
By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Officials in Thailand say widespread flooding is easing, allowing the capital…
Continue Reading Muslims recall questionable detentions that followed 9/11
By GARY FIELDS and NOREEN NASIR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Twenty years since the Sept. 11 attacks brings a different kind of anniversary…
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Why superbusiness minisuites are the future of luxury flying
By John Walton, CNN After a long, golden sunset of being installed on fewer and fewer aircraft, the retirement of older aircraft caused by the…
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UK military begins fuel delivery amid driver shortage
LONDON (AP) — British military personnel have begun delivering fuel to gas stations after a shortage of truck drivers disrupted supplies for more…
Continue Reading UK military begins fuel delivery amid driver shortage
LONDON (AP) — British military personnel have begun delivering fuel to gas stations after a shortage of truck drivers disrupted supplies for more…
Continue Reading Otorgan el Premio Nobel de Medicina por descubrimientos de receptores para la temperatura y el tacto
Mariana Toro (CNN) — David Julius y Ardem Patapoutian fueron galardonados con el Premio Nobel de Fisiología o Medicina por “por sus…
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Canary Islands volcano increasingly aggressive as Spain’s leader announces emergency funds
Cumbre Vieja volcano is helping to expand Canary Island’s…
Continue Reading Pope, faith leaders sign joint climate appeal before summit
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis and dozens of religious leaders are making a joint appeal to governments to…
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Inside the Waldorf Astoria’s $1 billion makeover
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN This month marks 90 years since the Waldorf Astoria first opened its doors on New York’s Park Avenue in 1931, becoming the…
Continue Reading Jordanian king’s properties undercut father figure image
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Newly leaked documents showing that Jordan’s King Abdullah II quietly amassed luxury real…
Continue Reading Greece: Truck on parliament sidewalk checked for explosives
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A 58-year-old Greek man has been arrested after he drove a pickup truck onto a sidewalk in front of the the country’s…
Continue Reading ‘Pandora Papers’ bring renewed calls for tax haven scrutiny
By PAUL WISEMAN and MARCY GORDON AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Calls are growing for an end to the financial secrecy and shell companies…
Continue Reading Correction: Pandora Papers story
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story published October 4, 2021, about a trove of leaked financial data, a photo caption erroneously identified Pakistan…
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Pro-Trump challenger’s residency issues catch Murkowski’s eye
By Manu Raju and Alex Rogers, CNN Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski has not yet said whether she’ll run for reelection in 2022 — but she is well…
Continue Reading US Trade Rep Katherine Tai to condemn China’s ‘unfair trade practices’
By Donald Judd, CNN US Trade Representative Katherine Tai is expected to condemn China’s “unfair trade practices” during remarks at…
Continue Reading Lava from Spanish volcano surges after crater collapse
MADRID (AP) — More earthquakes are rattling the Spanish island of La Palma, as the lava flow from an erupting volcano surged after part of the…
Continue Reading El volcán de La Palma está entrando en erupción de manera aún más agresiva
olivertapia (CNN) — El volcán Cumbre Vieja en la isla española de La Palma ahora está entrando en erupción de manera aún más agresiva…
Continue Reading UK blames ‘heavy-handed’ EU for Brexit deal problems
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Britain’s Brexit minister has threatened to trigger a contentious break clause in the U.K.’s divorce deal with the…
Continue Reading UK blames ‘heavy-handed’ EU for Brexit deal problems
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Britain’s Brexit minister has threatened to trigger a contentious break clause in the…
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