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Anxiety and uncertainty grow after basketball star Brittney Griner’s arrest in Russia

March 7, 2022 10:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Travis Caldwell and Holly Yan, CNN The arrest of two-time US Olympic basketball gold medalist Brittney Griner has left supporters anxious about…

Former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian space chief engage in Twitter fight

March 7, 2022 7:26 PM CNN Newsource

By Kristin Fisher and Jackie Wattles, CNN An extraordinary war of words is transpiring between the head of Russia’s space agency and one of…

What we know (and don’t know) about the arrest of US Olympic champion Brittney Griner in Russia

March 7, 2022 4:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Holly Yan, CNN A month after US basketball star Brittney Griner was arrested in Russia, it’s still not clear exactly where she’s being…

Basketball star Brittney Griner is the latest American to be detained in Russia as supporters work desperately to free them

March 7, 2022 8:32 AM CNN

Two-time Olympic gold medalist and WNBA star Brittney Griner has been arrested in Russia on drug charges when customs officials found cannabis oil in…

It’ll be ‘very difficult’ to get detained US basketball star Brittney Griner out of Russia, lawmaker says

March 7, 2022 5:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Wayne Sterling, Holly Yan and Emma Tucker, CNN For days, family and friends have been clamoring for the release of two-time Olympic champion…

New York Times: Brittney Griner, two-time Olympic gold medalist and WNBA all-star, arrested in Russia on drug charges

March 6, 2022 1:41 PM CNN

Brittney Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and seven-time Women’s National Basketball Association All-Star with the Phoenix Mercury basketball…

Mardi Gras Fast Facts

March 6, 2022 6:42 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Mardi Gras, a celebration held the day before the fasting season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday.…

New York Times: Brittney Griner, two-time Olympic gold medalist and WNBA all-star, arrested in Russia on drug charges

March 5, 2022 12:54 PM CNN Newsource

By Wayne Sterling and Emma Tucker, CNN Brittney Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and seven-time Women’s National Basketball Association…

Before the Ukraine invasion she made belts. Now, she makes camouflage nets for troops

March 5, 2022 1:57 PM CNN Newsource

By David Williams, CNN Weaver Olena Shevtsova sells handmade Slavic and Ukrainian patterned belts, sashes, scarves and even guitar straps online to…

This is what happens when space junk hits the moon

March 5, 2022 10:15 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN It’s been a tough week. The world has watched the Russian invasion of Ukraine unfold during a pandemic that still…

Russia poised to deploy up to 1,000 more mercenaries to Ukraine as official warns Moscow could ‘bombard cities into submission’

March 4, 2022 7:35 PM CNN Newsource

By Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann and Barbara Starr, CNN Russia is poised to deploy up to 1,000 more mercenaries to Ukraine in the coming days and…

Space junk set to crash into the far side of the moon

March 4, 2022 1:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN A rocket part that’s been careering around space for years is set to collide with the moon on Friday, and it will be the…

With war raging, this CNN Hero is racing to aid Ukraine’s Holocaust survivors

March 3, 2022 7:05 PM CNN Newsource

By Kathleen Toner, CNN Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has evoked echoes of World War II. And for Ukrainian Holocaust survivors, the crisis is…

With war raging, this CNN Hero is racing to aid Ukraine’s Holocaust survivors

March 3, 2022 7:05 PM CNN

2014 CNN Hero Zane Buzby’s mission to help Holocaust survivors is taking on new urgency as hundreds living in Ukraine find themselves in the middle…

With war raging, this CNN Hero is racing to aid Ukraine’s Holocaust survivors

March 3, 2022 7:05 PM CNN

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been pushing the rhetoric of “denazification” as justification for his invasion of Ukraine. CNN’s Sam Kiley…

Dinosaur fossil discovery may be the oldest stegosaur ever found

March 3, 2022 5:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Fossils have led researchers to a previously unknown species of armored dinosaur that lived 168 million years ago, and…

Tiny ‘flower’ formation spotted on Mars by Curiosity rover

March 3, 2022 2:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN This may be the closest we will ever come to finding a flower on Mars. During its ongoing investigation of Martian rocks in…

China asked Russia to delay Ukraine invasion until after Olympics, Western intel shows

March 2, 2022 10:59 PM CNN

CNN’s Christiane Amanpour discusses which countries could utilize their leverage with Russian President Vladimir Putin to help end the Ukraine…

China asked Russia to delay Ukraine invasion until after Olympics, Western intel shows

March 2, 2022 7:37 PM CNN

Ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping, CNN’s Bianca Nobilo speaks to the US Permanent Representative…

China asked Russia to delay Ukraine invasion until after Olympics, Western intel shows

March 2, 2022 6:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Katie Bo Lillis and Natasha Bertrand, CNN A Western intelligence report indicated that Chinese officials in early February requested that senior…

Rare NASA lunar dust collected by Neil Armstrong on the Apollo 11 mission is up for auction

March 2, 2022 11:19 AM CNN

Independent researcher Bill Gray — who first publicized that a rogue rocket part was on a track to hit the moon — speaks with CNN Business about…

Expected collision of rocket part with moon to take place imminently

March 2, 2022 11:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN A rocket part that’s been careering around space for years is set to collide with the moon on Friday, and it will be the…

What the writer of ‘We Lived Happily During the War’ wants you to know about Ukraine

March 2, 2022 8:15 AM CNN Newsource

By Leah Asmelash, CNN In recent days, Russia’s attack on Ukraine has left many living in the country in a nightmare. Subway stations double as…

‘Covid-19 need no longer control our lives.’ Biden outlines plan to emerge from the pandemic

March 2, 2022 5:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Tara John and Isabelle Jani Friend, CNN The United States can “move forward safely” into a less disruptive phase of the pandemic, a…

The new weather satellite that could spot wildfires before we do

March 1, 2022 2:48 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Whether it’s wildfires that sweep across the West Coast, storms rolling in from the Pacific Ocean, or dense fog that…

Europe’s Mars rover ‘very unlikely’ to launch in 2022 due to Ukraine invasion

March 1, 2022 9:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt and Jackie Wattles, CNN It’s very unlikely that Europe’s first planetary rover will launch in 2022, the European Space…

How CNN geolocates and verifies social media footage from Ukraine

February 28, 2022 6:38 PM CNN Newsource

By Gianluca Mezzofiore and Katie Polglase, CNN From TikTok videos of tanks in Belgorod to Telegram clips of strikes near Kyiv, social media footage…

How CNN geolocates and verifies social media footage from Ukraine

February 28, 2022 6:19 PM CNN Newsource

By Gianluca Mezzofiore and Katie Polglase, CNN From TikTok videos of tanks in Belgorod to Telegram clips of strikes near Kyiv, social media footage…

How CNN geolocates and verifies social media footage from Ukraine

February 28, 2022 6:19 PM CNN

Social media footage has played a key role in news coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, revealing new attacks and military movements. But…

Tyrannosaurus rex may have been misunderstood

February 28, 2022 6:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN Few dinosaurs exude the same mystique as Tyrannosaurus rex, but the tyrant lizard king that once roamed across North America might…

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