By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Against the backdrop of unprecedented heat waves and deadly wildfires, the West’s historic drought has ranchers fighting another problem besides water shortages: a prolific hoard of grasshoppers is competing with cattle for food. Around 93% of the West is in some level of drought this week, and a bizarre impact of
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CNN Staff If you’re planning to travel to Thailand, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19 pandemic. The basics Thailand has recorded over 2,000 deaths and more than 265,000 cases of Covid-19 as of July 2. Most travelers must quarantine for 14 days in an Alternative
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By JAMES PAXSON, RACHEL MCCRARY Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — Mayor Neeley will call a special Flint City Council meeting next week to ask members to act and ensure waste collection services will continue uninterrupted in the city. “Once again the city council failed to do their job,” Neeley
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The Supreme Court declined on Friday to take up a challenge to a landmark 1964 opinion that created a higher bar for public figures to claim libel, but Justice Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch dissented and argued the court should revisit the breadth of the original opinion. Read their writings: The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable
Continue Reading The Supreme Court declined on Friday to take up a challenge to a landmark 1964 opinion that created a higher bar for public figures to claim libel, but Justice Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch dissented and argued the court should revisit the breadth of the original opinion. Read their writings: The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable
Continue Reading By ZAC SUMMERS Click here for updates on this story BROOKHAVEN, Georgia (WGCL) — The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is trying to catch an exotic cat that’s on the loose in Historic Brookhaven. The agency has received at least three reports this week about a serval, which is native to Africa, roaming the neighborhood
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla managed to sell more than 200,000 vehicles last quarter, even as the company faced rising prices, a PR disaster in China and a shortage of computer chips. The company also managed to build more than 200,000 cars over the past three months despite those enormous headwinds. The increase in
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla managed to sell more than 200,000 vehicles last quarter, even as the company faced rising prices, a PR disaster in China and a shortage of computer chips. The company also managed to build more than 200,000 cars over the past three months despite those enormous headwinds. The increase in
Continue Reading By Rachel Aiello Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA (CTV Network) — In 14 days, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will have the protection that comes with being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, after receiving his second dose on Friday. After rolling up his sleeve for a first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on April
Continue Reading By KAITLYN NAPLES Click here for updates on this story BRISTOL, Connecticut (WFSB) — A popular Bristol restaurant was the target of a burglary overnight. The Applewood Restaurant manager said a man was seen on surveillance footage smashing a window with a rock around 3:30 a.m. on Friday. Once he got inside, he took the
Continue Reading By AUDREY WEIL Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — FOX 12 is sharing the story of two families connected by one heart, after a young man passed away unexpectedly in the fall and donated his organs to others. Just this past weekend his mom met the Corbett man who received
Continue Reading By Chuck Johnston, CNN A cargo plane has made an emergency landing in the ocean off the coast of Honolulu, Hawaii, early Friday morning with two people on board, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. “The pilots had reported engine trouble and were attempting to return to Honolulu when they were forced to land the
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon, CNN China is building a sprawling network of what appear to be intercontinental ballistic missile silos in its western desert that analysts say could change the equation for US military planners in Asia. The likely missile field, comprising 120 silos that could potentially house weapons capable of reaching the United States mainland,
Continue Reading As China’s Communist Party marks the 100th anniversary of its founding, “red tourism” — field trips to sites of historical significance to the party — is booming. CNN’s David Culver reports from one such site, Yan’an in Shaanxi Province.
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By Don Lemon and Sana Noor Haq US athlete Gwen berry says she is still thinking about how potentially to mark the moment if she were to reach the podium at the Tokyo OIympics given her history of protesting at major track and field events. Last month, after qualifying for her second Games, hammer thrower
Continue Reading By Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN Travel this long holiday weekend will be busy — and not only by pandemic standards. Experts expect it will rival the busiest Independence Day weekend of the pre-coronavirus era. Lines at airports and jams on the highways will be back with a vengeance, they say. AAA forecasts a
Continue Reading Airports and roads will be congested as travelers gear up for a busy holiday weekend.
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By Ariane de Vogue and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The US Supreme Court on Friday declined to take up an appeal from a Washington state florist who refused to make an arrangement for a same-sex couple out of religious concerns regarding same-sex marriage. The Washington state Supreme Court in June had ruled against the florist, Barronelle
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Part “The Terminator” turned upside down, part “Starship Troopers,” “The Tomorrow War” is the latest Paramount sci-fi/action movie redirected from theaters to streaming by the pandemic, and while it’s slightly better than “Infinite,” it’s still not very good. Watching Chris Pratt fight to save the future has a certain appeal,
Continue Reading The action-hero gets drafted to fight an alien invasion in a war happening decades in the future. Rick Damigella reports.
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Part “The Terminator” turned upside down, part “Starship Troopers,” “The Tomorrow War” is the latest Paramount sci-fi/action movie redirected from theaters to streaming by the pandemic, and while it’s slightly better than “Infinite,” it’s still not very good. Watching Chris Pratt fight to save the future has a certain appeal,
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “The Forever Purge” wants to say something profound about the toxic state of US politics but keeps tripping over its horror roots. The social commentary thus sits uneasily alongside the wanton violence, with the movie’s most honest aspect being its title, since if you can make them inexpensively enough, such
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “The Forever Purge” wants to say something profound about the toxic state of US politics but keeps tripping over its horror roots. The social commentary thus sits uneasily alongside the wanton violence, with the movie’s most honest aspect being its title, since if you can make them inexpensively enough, such
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Steven Soderbergh continues his prolific directing streak with “No Sudden Move,” a 1950s crime thriller that’s an obvious ode to the movies of that era and a nifty showcase for its sizable cast, topped by Don Cheadle and Benicio del Toro. The film premieres on HBO Max, the director’s second
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Steven Soderbergh continues his prolific directing streak with “No Sudden Move,” a 1950s crime thriller that’s an obvious ode to the movies of that era and a nifty showcase for its sizable cast, topped by Don Cheadle and Benicio del Toro. The film premieres on HBO Max, the director’s second
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Aaron Dessner and Justin Vernon’s Big Red Machine has released “Renegade,” the first of two collaborations with Taylor Swift. Dessner co-produced and co-wrote Swift’s 2020 albums “Folklore” and “Evermore.” Of the collaboration, Swift wrote on Instagram: “I can’t believe I get to work with Aaron Dessner. When Aaron came into my
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — A medida que la variante delta más contagiosa del coronavirus se extiende por todo Estados Unidos, a los médicos les preocupa que pueda crear otro pico en los casos de covid-19 en el otoño, especialmente en áreas donde los niveles de vacunación son bajos. Si bien muchos estadounidenses han aprovechado
Continue Reading By Eliott C. McLaughlin, Alta Spells and Francesca Giuliani-Hoffman, CNN An engineering firm hired for Champlain Towers South‘s milestone recertification found “deep” concrete deterioration near the pool but couldn’t perform repairs, in part, because of concerns about stability, according to an October letter. Maryland-based Morabito Consultants also was hamstrung because it needed access to the
Continue Reading CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta fulfilled a lifelong dream by hosting “Jeopardy!” He is one of several guests hosts for the show since Alex Trebek’s death.
Continue Reading As temperatures soared during a recent heat wave in North America, bears in Canada and California were seen taking a swim during the harsh conditions.
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