Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — As torrential rains sweep through Central and West Africa, floods have killed more than 1,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands across the region. The extreme weather has worsened existing humanitarian crises in the countries which have been impacted the most: Chad, Nigeria, Mali and Niger. Over four million
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By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Scientists using ice-breaking ships and underwater robots have found the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is melting at an accelerating rate and could be on an irreversible path to collapse, spelling catastrophe for global sea level rise. Since 2018, a team of scientists forming the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration, has been studying Thwaites — often
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is awarding over $3 billion to U.S. companies to boost domestic production of advanced batteries and other materials used for electric vehicles, part of a continuing push to reduce China’s global dominance in battery production for EVs and other electronics. The grants will fund a total of
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is awarding over $3 billion to U.S. companies to boost domestic production of advanced batteries and other materials used for electric vehicles, part of a continuing push to reduce China’s global dominance in battery production for EVs and other electronics. The grants will fund a total of
Continue Reading By Chelsea Bailey, Meridith Edwards and Omar Jimenez, CNN Springfield, Ohio (CNN) — From his small apartment here, Vilbrun Dorsainvil makes video calls to Haiti to spend time with his fiancée and their daughter, whom he never had a chance to meet. Three years ago, Dorsainvil said he was faced with an impossible choice: risk his
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By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, slashing its benchmark rate by half a percentage point and signaling more rate cuts by the end of the year. The housing market is one of the most interest-rate-sensitive
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By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to abolish the Department of Education. He most recently called for a “virtual closure of Department of Education in Washington” during a wide-ranging interview with Time magazine, which published on December 12. “You’re going to need some people just to make sure they’re
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Julia Hernández (CNN) — Donald Trump corre el riesgo de verse condenado por lo que provocó en Carolina del Norte. Una contienda presidencial ya muy reñida en el crítico estado indeciso se vio sumida en una mayor confusión este jueves por una asombrosa investigación de CNN que reveló un escándalo de páginas porno en torno
Continue Reading Julia Hernández (CNN) — Un zoo chino admitió que su atracción estrella, dos supuestos pandas, no son más que perros pintados. Los esponjosos Chow Chow, pintados para parecerse al amado animal nacional del país, aparecieron en un vídeo grabado por un visitante del zoo, situado en la provincia meridional de Guangdong. El video, publicado este
Continue Reading Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region have warned that military attacks in recent days to rescue a New Zealand pilot who was taken hostage over a year ago could instead threaten his safety. The rebels say the government has deployed more troops and launched airstrikes with helicopters since Monday on
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By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — CNN’s coverage of the 1980 US presidential election, broadcast just five months after the network’s launch, featured the analog predecessor of its now-essential election night prop: the “Magic Wall” electoral map. Visible behind a dedicated Election Desk at CNN’s Atlanta studio, the technology was far from magical (at one
Continue Reading Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A huge king penguin chick named Pesto, who weighs as much as both his parents combined, has become a social media celebrity and a star attraction at an Australian aquarium. Weighing 22 kilograms (49 pounds) at 9 months old, Pesto is the heaviest penguin chick the Sea Life Melbourne
Continue Reading Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch prosecutors say that a 22-year-old man arrested after a stabbing in Rotterdam that left one person dead and another seriously wounded is suspected of murder and attempted murder with terrorist intent. The Rotterdam public prosecution service said Friday that investigations into the suspect, whose identity has not
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Sqore compiled a ranking of the most popular sports for betting in the United States using data from Variety Intelligence Platform.
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Ramp takes a deep dive into the topic of expense reimbursements, with examples, strategies, and alternatives to apply to your business.
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The RealReal used data from Textile Exchange to explore the far-reaching prevalence of polyester, including in the fast fashion industry.
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BestColleges reports on a study that indicates the bachelor’s degree will increasingly become the gateway to good jobs in the 2030s.
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Spokeo analyzed data from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act database to determine the states most popular among Gen Z homebuyers in 2023.
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Votebeat looks at the disenfranchising effects of Wisconsin’s controversial drawdown election law.
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Stacker compiled a list of the best colleges in America using 2026 rankings from Niche, which ranks schools on academics, admissions, cost, and more.
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Benzinga covers the gradual transition to futures and options over CFDs in the European market as a result of the recent emergence of futures prop trading platforms.
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SmartAsset used IRS data to rank states by the net inflow of young and rich heads of households—those earning at least $200,000 per year and aged 26 to 35.
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NEXT explains what to know when looking for fire insurance and shares 10 tips to reduce the risk of fire at your business.
Continue Reading Julia Hernández (CNN) — Las bromas ingeniosas y los insultos entre rivales son habituales en las ligas de fútbol de fantasía, pero la disputa en línea de un hombre de Filadelfia ha dado lugar a una investigación internacional y a cargos federales después de que acusara falsamente a otro jugador de pretender llevar a cabo
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By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — As visually impaired Spanish runner Elena Congost approached the finish line in the women’s T12 marathon on the final day of the Paralympics, she and her guide, Mia Carol, began to discuss the bronze medal they were about to win. Having run for three hours, Congost and Carol were
Continue Reading By Alex Stambaugh and Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — A zoo in China has admitted its star attraction, two so-called pandas, are just painted dogs. The fluffy Chow Chow dogs painted to resemble the country’s beloved national animal were seen in a video shot by a visitor to the zoo in southern Guangdong province. The
Continue Reading By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — Attempts by conservatives to purge state voter rolls ahead of the November election, including from Donald Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee, are ramping up, prompting concern from the Justice Department that those efforts might violate federal rules governing how states can manage their lists of registered
Continue Reading Associated Press The critically acclaimed French film “La Haine” is being adapted into a musical show nearly three decades after becoming a classic. It’s still about life in the impoverished French housing projects. The title remains the same. La Haine translates as “hate.” But the show includes a new subtitle: “So far, nothing has changed.”
Continue Reading By Lucas Lilieholm, CNN (CNN) — Dramatic footage has emerged showing the moment a man slipped and fell down a steep mountain while hiking in China’s eastern Anhui province on Monday. The 42-year-old man, named Yang Meng, was hiking in the Fanzengjian mountains when he slipped and fell, capturing the moment on a 360-degree camera.
Continue Reading Julia Hernández Nota del editor: esta nota contiene lenguaje ofensivo. (CNN) — Mark Robinson, el polémico y socialmente conservador candidato republicano a gobernador de Carolina del Norte, hizo hace más de una década una serie de comentarios incendiarios en el sector de mensajes de un sitio web de pornografía, en los que se refirió a
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