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Breaking down racial disparities in heart health

April 1, 2022 2:19 AM Stacker

Sidecar Health presents statistics from the CDC illustrating disparities in heart health and how they deprive minority communities of the care needed…

Israel and the West Bank are on edge again. Here are five things you need to know

April 1, 2022 1:15 AM CNN Newsource

By Hadas Gold, CNN A series of terror attacks and violent incidents have put Israel and the Palestinian territories on edge again. In just one week,…

Ukrainians have retaken Irpin from the Russian invaders. But it’s a city that now lies in ruins

March 31, 2022 6:19 PM CNN

CNN’s Fred Pleitgen is in Irpin, which the Ukrainian military describes as “one of the most dangerous places” in the war-torn…

Ukrainian women escaped to give birth in a country free of war. They want their children to know why Putin forced them to flee

March 31, 2022 5:44 PM CNN

A hospital in Poland sees an influx of Ukrainian women seeking cancer treatment and prenatal care, who are struggling with being separated from their…

Ukrainian women escaped to give birth in a country free of war. They want their children to know why Putin forced them to flee

March 31, 2022 3:52 PM CNN Newsource

By Kyung Lah and Sarah Boxer, CNN Khrystyna Pavluchenko strokes the tiny hand of her newborn, Adelina. She had anticipated the profound joy of…

Ukrainians have retaken Irpin from the Russian invaders. But it’s a city that now lies in ruins

March 31, 2022 3:13 PM CNN Newsource

By Vasco Cotovio, Frederik Pleitgen, Byron Blunt and Daria Markina, CNN A child’s doll lies curb side, covered in dirt and debris, in the…

A Japanese ‘killing stone,’ said to contain an evil 9-tailed fox spirit, has split in two

March 31, 2022 1:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Megan Marples, CNN An evil fox spirit is on the loose after breaking free from her rock prison — that is, if you believe in Japanese…

Vatican Fast Facts

March 31, 2022 12:22 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Vatican, also known as the Holy See, the spiritual and governing center of the Roman Catholic…

Saudi Arabia Fast Facts

March 31, 2022 12:21 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Saudi Arabia, a large, oil-rich Middle Eastern country bordering Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates,…

Syrian Civil War Fast Facts

March 31, 2022 12:20 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here is some background information about the ongoing civil war in Syria. In the first five years of the war, which began in…

United Nations Fast Facts

March 31, 2022 12:17 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the United Nations, an organization of 193 member states from around the world. United Nations Charter…

Russian troops have withdrawn from Chernobyl, says Ukrainian nuclear operator

March 31, 2022 12:16 PM CNN Newsource

By Nathan Hodge, CNN Russian forces have withdrawn from Chernobyl, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, the state enterprise…

Genocide Fast Facts

March 31, 2022 7:09 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at genocide, the attempted or intentional destruction of a national, racial, religious or ethnic group,…

Hillsborough Stadium Disaster Fast Facts

March 31, 2022 7:07 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the Hillsborough Disaster, a 1989 tragedy at a British soccer stadium. Overcrowding in the stands led to the…

13 famous marketing campaigns from the last 100 years

March 31, 2022 2:19 AM Stacker

Successful advertisements don’t just help increase revenue—they can be revolutionary. Planoly compiled a list of some of the most popular…

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

March 31, 2022 12:16 AM CNN Newsource

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

Russia invades Ukraine

March 30, 2022 10:32 PM CNN

CNN’s Erin Burnett talks with Volodymyr Demchenko, a Ukrainian filmmaker and soldier, about what he is seeing on the ground amid Russia’s claims of…

Russia invades Ukraine

March 30, 2022 10:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Travis Caldwell, Seán Federico O’Murchú, Adrienne Vogt, Jason Kurtz, Joe Ruiz, Sara Spary, Lianne Kolirin, Ed Upright and Meg Wagner, CNN…

March 30, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

March 30, 2022 9:59 PM CNN

Christiane Amanpour reports from Brovary on the outskirts of Kyiv, the subject of ongoing bombardments despite Russia’s pledges of…

Australian ambassador denied entry to Beijing trial of Australian TV host Cheng Lei

March 30, 2022 9:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN Australia’s ambassador to China says he has been denied entry to the Beijing trial of an Australian TV host accused…

They were Covid-19 success stories — then they saw massive outbreaks. These charts show what’s really going on

March 30, 2022 7:35 PM CNN Newsource

Written by Julia Hollingsworth Graphics by Henrik Pettersson and Krystina Shveda Millions of people in China are under lockdown. Hong Kong morgues…

Hubble sees most distant star ever, 28 billion light-years away

March 30, 2022 9:15 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Hubble Space Telescope has glimpsed the most distant single star it’s ever observed, glimmering 28 billion…

Russian bombardment of Ukrainian cities blunts hopes of swift breakthrough

March 30, 2022 8:24 AM CNN

Video taken by a Ukrainian non-governmental organization shows the full extent of the devastation left in the western Kyiv suburb of Irpin after…

Russian bombardment of Ukrainian cities blunts hopes of swift breakthrough

March 30, 2022 8:24 AM CNN

Puck Washington correspondent Julia Ioffe and former US ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor react to reports that Russian forces have pulled back…

Russian bombardment of Ukrainian cities blunts hopes of swift breakthrough

March 30, 2022 8:24 AM CNN Newsource

By Nathan Hodge, Olga Voitovych, Paul Murphy and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN Hopes of an early breakthrough in war-ravaged Ukraine were fading Wednesday…

What one meeting in Israel says about a changing world order

March 30, 2022 7:42 AM CNN

Qatar’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, told CNN’s Becky Anderson at the Doha Forum that investment in Russia…

What one meeting in Israel says about a changing world order

March 30, 2022 7:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Hadas Gold, CNN There have been a lot of “firsts” and “unthinkable” moments since Israel signed the normalization…

2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics Fast Facts

March 30, 2022 7:18 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, postponed until 2021 due to the coronavirus outbreak. The games…

US joins club of nations offering second booster

March 30, 2022 5:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Tara John and Isabelle Jani Friend, CNN The United States is giving older adults the option of getting a second Covid-19 vaccine booster dose as…

Putin’s war has triggered an exodus out of Russia — but the escape options are shrinking

March 30, 2022 4:53 AM CNN

Skilled workers are leaving Russia because of the war in Ukraine. CNN’s Catherine Rampell explains how this exodus of workers could impact the…