5 things to know for October 15: Covid, Capitol riot, Lebanon, United Nations, China
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN La Niña has arrived and is here to stay through the winter. Depending on where you are, a wetter or drier season could be in…
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5 things to know for October 15: Covid, Capitol riot, Lebanon, United Nations, China
China’s Shenzhou-13 spacecraft is set to depart for the country’s second manned space mission to help build its new space station, a competitor to…
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Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to the University of California Irvine Medical Center’s intensive care unit for a urinary tract infection…
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CNN’s Brianna Keilar speaks with Florida’s Brevard County School Board member Jennifer Jenkins about the threats she and her family have received for…
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Man sentenced to death in China for setting his ex-wife on fire during a livestream
By Jessie Yeung, CNN A Chinese man who set his ex-wife on fire as she livestreamed to her online followers was sentenced to death on Thursday,…
Continue Reading Queen Elizabeth says lack of action on climate change is ‘irritating’
In a recent BBC interview, Prince William discusses how the great minds of the world should be focusing on saving the planet rather than on space…
Continue Reading Queen Elizabeth says lack of action on climate change is ‘irritating’
By Radina Gigova, CNN Queen Elizabeth II has said the lack of action on tackling the climate crisis is “irritating.” The British monarch…
Continue Reading Norway bow-and-arrow attack suspect charged with 5 counts of murder
By Sebastian Shukla and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN The suspect in a deadly bow-and-arrow attack in Norway has been charged with five counts of murder,…
Continue Reading Texas school administrator told teachers to include Holocaust books with ‘opposing’ views when explaining new state law
A Texas school district superintendent is apologizing for a school administrator’s instructing that an opposing perspective of the Holocaust needs to…
Continue Reading Texas school administrator told teachers to include Holocaust books with ‘opposing’ views when explaining new state law
A school district superintendent in North Texas apologized after one of the district’s administrators told teachers that if they have books about the…
Continue Reading Texas school administrator told teachers to include Holocaust books with ‘opposing’ views when explaining new state law
By Ashley Killough, CNN A school district superintendent in North Texas apologized Thursday night after one of the district’s administrators…
Continue Reading What does ‘net zero’ mean? Our climate change glossary will help you sound smart
By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN The whole world seems to be talking about the climate crisis, thanks to months of wild weather and new science showing that…
Continue Reading Australian leader Scott Morrison will attend COP26 climate summit
By Angus Watson and Wayne Chang, CNN Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Friday he will travel to Glasgow for the COP26 climate summit…
Continue Reading Killing of two Venezuelan youths in Colombia sparks diplomatic row
By Stefano Pozzebon and Ana Victoria Cucalón, CNN The killing of two Venezuelan boys in Colombia is rapidly escalating into a diplomatic row with…
Continue Reading Indigenous boys’ drowning prompts allegations over illegal mining
By Camilo Rocha and Taylor Barnes The drowning of two young boys in a river in the Brazilian state of Roraima has local community leaders asking if…
Continue Reading The World Health Organization honors the late Henrietta Lacks for her contributions to scientific research
By Rob Frehse, CNN The World Health Organization on Wednesday honored the late Henrietta Lacks, whose cells have been used for innovative scientific…
Continue Reading China denies testing a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile, says it was a spacecraft
CNN By CNN’s Beijing Bureau and Hannah Ritchie China has denied a report that it tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August, saying…
Continue Reading Actress Lili Bernard files lawsuit against Bill Cosby alleging he drugged and raped her
By Laura Ly, CNN Actress Lili Bernard filed a lawsuit against Bill Cosby on Thursday, alleging he drugged and raped her in Atlantic City in or around…
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Lili Bernard says Bill Cosby drugged and raped her in Atlantic City in…
Continue Reading Teen in Barnard student murder sentenced to 9 years to life in prison
By Sonia Moghe, CNN A teenager who pleaded guilty to murder and robbery charges last month in the death of Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors was…
Continue Reading Beirut’s worst street violence in more than a decade kills at least 6
Lebanon is paralyzed, again. The judge leading the investigation into the August 2020 port blast has become a lightning rod for Lebanon’s mounting…
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Former President Bill Clinton admitted to hospital with infection
IRVINE, California — Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to the hospital earlier this week for an infection, according to a spokesperson, but…
Continue Reading China-Taiwan tensions are raising fears of a conflict. In Taipei, however, people don’t seem worried
By Eric Cheung, Will Ripley and Ben Westcott, CNN China has stepped up pressure on Taiwan in recent weeks, flying dozens of warplanes near the…
Continue Reading China announces its first national parks
By Lilit Marcus and Shawn Deng, CNN China has just revealed its first-ever group of national parks, all of which focus on preservation of specific…
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China’s Shenzhou-13 spacecraft is set to depart for the country’s second manned space mission to help build its new space station, a competitor to…
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Biden signs debt limit hike, but December standoff looms
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill raising the nation’s debt limit until early…
Continue Reading Robert Durst, eccentric figure made infamous in ‘The Jinx,’ sentenced to life without parole for first-degree murder of best friend
By Steve Almasy, Cheri Mossburg and Stephanie Becker, CNN Robert Durst, the notorious subject of the HBO docuseries “The Jinx” who was…
Continue Reading More than $15 billion in child tax credit payments distributed on Friday
By Tami Luhby, CNN Millions of families should soon receive their fourth enhanced child tax credit payment, which the Internal Revenue Service…
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