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Ukrainians claim to have destroyed large Russian warship in Berdyansk

March 24, 2022 8:23 AM CNN

Retired Air Force Col. Cedric Leighton says that Ukrainians engaged in very good intelligence and sabotage work to destroy an Alligator class landing…

The surprising reason why Vikings abandoned a successful settlement

March 24, 2022 8:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN For years, researchers have sought to understand why Vikings abandoned one of their settlements in Greenland after…

North Korea not telling the whole truth about latest ICBM test, South Korean official says

March 24, 2022 8:13 AM CNN

CNN By Brad Lendon and Gawon Bae, CNN North Korea’s launch last week of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), reported to be its most…

April Fools’ Day Fast Facts

March 24, 2022 6:45 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at April Fools’ Day, also known as All Fools’ Day, celebrated on April 1 every year. History Some…

Ukrainians claim to have destroyed large Russian warship in Berdyansk

March 24, 2022 6:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Andrew Carey, Tim Lister, Celine Alkhaldi, Olga Voitovych and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Ukrainian armed forces on Friday identified a large Russian…

What we know about North Korea’s new ICBM

March 24, 2022 4:36 AM CNN

CNN By Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea has confirmed it tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), its first long-range test in…

Flights are taking huge ‘detours’ to avoid Russian air space. Here’s what that means for emissions

March 24, 2022 3:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Since Russia closed its airspace to airlines from dozens of countries at the end of February — in response to sanctions…

Mysterious ‘odd radio circles’ seen in space, new image shows

March 24, 2022 3:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN There is a new kind of mystery object in space, and after capturing their best image yet, astronomers are one step closer…

Taliban postpones return to school for Afghan girls above 6th grade

March 24, 2022 2:42 AM CNN

CNN By Masoud Popalzai and Alex Stambaugh, CNN The Taliban prevented girls above the 6th grade in Afghanistan from making their much-anticipated…

How K-12 enrollment has changed in every state during COVID-19

March 24, 2022 2:19 AM Stacker

HeyTutor investigated how K-12 enrollment has changed in every state and Washington D.C. during the COVID-19 pandemic, using data from the National…

Places to celebrate Women’s History Month

March 24, 2022 2:19 AM Stacker

In honor of Women’s History Month, Bounce explored a range of locations people can visit to celebrate and learn about influential women from U.S.…

North Korea fires first suspected ICBM since 2017

March 24, 2022 12:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae, Emiko Jozuka and Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea has fired what is believed to be its first intercontinental ballistic…

One in five South Koreans have had Covid, as latest wave sees deaths surge

March 24, 2022 12:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung and Yoonjung Seo, CNN, and Reuters South Korea’s latest Covid-19 wave has pushed the country’s total infections past 10…

Inside the race to prevent Russia gaining full control of the skies above Ukraine

March 23, 2022 11:39 PM CNN

Although Ukraine remains outgunned in its war with Russia, as CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen reports, Ukrainian pilots are more than answering the…

Russia invades Ukraine

March 23, 2022 10:38 PM CNN

Former oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who was once the richest man in Russia before spending 10 years in prison for going against Vladimir Putin,…

March 24, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

March 23, 2022 10:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Helen Regan, Seán Federico O’Murchú, George Ramsay, Sana Noor Haq, Adrienne Vogt, Melissa Macaya, Maureen Chowdhury, Meg Wagner and Jason…

March 23, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

March 23, 2022 9:34 PM CNN

The besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol has been under nearly constant Russian bombardment from long-range missiles and artillery since early…

A dinosaur bigger than T. rex swam and hunted its prey underwater

March 23, 2022 5:22 PM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN It’s long been thought that dinosaurs were land lubbers — terrestrial creatures that steered largely clear of water. A…

DNA tests reveal Dug the giant potato is not, in fact, a potato

March 23, 2022 3:46 PM CNN Newsource

By Megan Marples, CNN Dug may not be the world’s largest potato, but it’s still pretty spudtacular. When New Zealand couple Colin and…

NASA wants sustainable lunar lander concepts for future Artemis missions

March 23, 2022 2:31 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Before NASA returns humans to the moon this decade, they have to be able to land on the lunar surface — and…

A pizza dough without yeast has been risen by scientists in Italy

March 23, 2022 1:48 PM CNN Newsource

By Kristen Rogers, CNN The star ingredient responsible for an airy, bubbly pizza crust is yeast. As cells that eat sugar and convert into carbon…

US formally declares Russian military has committed war crimes in Ukraine

March 23, 2022 12:05 PM CNN

(CNN) — The US government has formally declared that members of the Russian armed forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine, Secretary of State…

The bodies of Russian soldiers are piling up in Ukraine, as Kremlin conceals true toll of war

March 23, 2022 11:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Lviv, Ukraine (CNN) — The first warm, sunny days of spring in the southern Mykolaiv region are ushering in a grim new…

The bodies of Russian soldiers are piling up in Ukraine, as Kremlin conceals true toll of war

March 23, 2022 11:28 AM CNN

CNN’s Ivan Watson goes to a gravesite and makeshift morgue in Dnipro, Ukraine, for those killed in the Russian…

European countries now battling Covid BA.2 variant lifted restrictions too ‘brutally,’ WHO warns

March 23, 2022 9:34 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta and Isabelle Jani Friend, CNN Several European nations are facing a new spike in Covid-19 cases because they scrapped pandemic…

European countries now battling Covid BA.2 variant lifted restrictions too ‘brutally,’ WHO warns

March 23, 2022 9:34 AM CNN

China says it recorded more than 4,300 new Covid-19 cases on March 20, according to the National Health Commission. The country has been battling an…

Russia destroys Chernobyl radiation monitoring lab, says Ukraine

March 23, 2022 7:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Andrew Carey, Kostan Nechyporenko and Jack Guy, CNN Russian forces have looted and destroyed a laboratory near the abandoned Chernobyl nuclear…

North Korea Nuclear Timeline Fast Facts

March 23, 2022 7:04 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at North Korea’s nuclear capabilities and the history of its weapons program. 1985 North Korea signs the…

ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer ends 1st spacewalk with water in his helmet

March 23, 2022 6:12 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer’s first spacewalk was an eventful one, beginning and ending with…

Inside the race to prevent Russia gaining full control of the skies above Ukraine

March 23, 2022 5:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Vasco Cotovio, Frederik Pleitgen and Byron Blunt, CNN The roar of a fighter jet engine forces Andriy into silence. As he waits for the aircraft to…