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Human Spaceflight Fast Facts

November 3, 2021 11:06 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at human spaceflight programs in the United States and around the world. Facts The United States ended its…

An Italian couple thought they were being burgled. Then they found a bear on their balcony

November 3, 2021 10:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy and Livia Borghese, CNN A couple in central Italy who thought they were being burgled were instead shocked to find an endangered brown…

Prince Andrew could go to trial in sexual abuse case by next fall, judge says

November 3, 2021 10:15 AM CNN Newsource

By Sonia Moghe, CNN A Manhattan federal judge said Britain’s Prince Andrew may face a trial date between September and December of 2022 in a…

Packers QB Aaron Rodgers in COVID-19 protocol, out Sunday

November 3, 2021 10:05 AM Associated Press

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is in the NFL’s COVID-19 protocol and will miss…

An ancient fireball turned miles of the world’s driest desert into glass

November 3, 2021 9:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Atacama Desert in Chile has been used as a way to simulate alien environments, like Mars on Earth. Now, researchers…

US falls behind on at-home Covid tests

November 3, 2021 8:11 AM CNN

Dr. Leana Wen breaks down how Covid vaccines for children work and why they’re safe for your little…

US falls behind on at-home Covid tests

November 3, 2021 6:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta, CNN The United States is pushing to end a scarcity of rapid, at-home Covid-19 tests, with new investments from the Biden…

Prince Andrew’s legal team is fighting back in US sex assault case. Here’s what you need to know

November 3, 2021 5:39 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta, CNN Prince Andrew faces a pre-trial conference in his sexual abuse case at a New York district court on Wednesday, as his legal team…

Ethiopia is at war with itself. Here’s what you need to know about the conflict

November 3, 2021 5:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN When Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019, he was lauded as a regional peacemaker.…

Supreme Court seems poised to expand 2nd Amendment rights and strike down NY handgun law

November 3, 2021 5:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court seemed ready to expand Second Amendment rights after hearing arguments for over two…

Armed groups join forces in Ethiopia in biggest threat yet to embattled Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed

November 3, 2021 3:25 AM CNN

The United Nations has condemned atrocities uncovered in a joint investigation into the conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, a day after…

Rebels threaten Ethiopian capital as UN slams atrocities committed in Tigray conflict

November 3, 2021 2:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Troops allied against Ethiopia’s central government are on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, a diplomatic source told CNN…

Bangkok police arrest CEO of Thai medical glove company following CNN investigation

November 3, 2021 1:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Kocha Olarn, Tim Lister, Scott McLean and Florence Davey-Attlee, CNN The CEO of a Thai company at the heart of a CNN investigation into fake and…

Two dead, one injured ahead of ABBA tribute concert in Sweden

November 3, 2021 12:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Radina Gigova, CNN Two people have died and a third person has been injured after an audience member fell from the seventh floor of a concert hall…

US vs. China: How the world’s two biggest emitters stack up on climate

November 3, 2021 12:29 AM CNN

U.S. Special Envoy for Climate talks about China’s stake in the climate…

Why is the Day of the Dead celebrated in Mexico?

November 2, 2021 8:03 PM Saul Saenz

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Contrary to popular opinion, Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is not Mexico’s version of Halloween – there is no…

GOP governor candidates win in Virginia, lead in New Jersey as Dems jolted

November 2, 2021 11:02 PM ABC News, Associated Press, CNN

RICHMOND, Virginia — Businessman Glenn Youngkin will become Virginia’s next governor, ABC News and the Associated Press projected, after a fierce…

Minneapolis voters reject defunding police, replacing with new agency after George Floyd death

November 2, 2021 8:06 PM Associated Press, CNN

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Minneapolis voters have rejected a proposal to replace the city’s police department with a new Department of Public…

CDC gives final approval for Pfizer’s Covid vaccine for kids

November 2, 2021 3:26 PM Associated Press, CNN

UPDATE: U.S. health officials have given the final OK to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as 5. The director of the Centers for…

7 takeaways from COP26 Day 2: Biden slams Xi and Putin, a methane agreement and a deal on steel

November 2, 2021 3:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Ivana Kottasová, Amy Cassidy and Ingrid Formanek, CNN The mood in Glasgow was optimistic on Tuesday as world leaders wrapped up their high-level…

7 takeaways from COP26 Day 2: Biden slams Xi and Putin, a methane agreement and a deal on steel

November 2, 2021 3:02 PM CNN

CNN’s Christiane Amanpour speaks to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in an exclusive interview about the climate crisis at the COP26 summit in…

Democrats reach drug price deal, Biden upbeat on Manchin

November 1, 2021 10:03 PM Associated Press

By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats say they have sealed a deal to lower pharmaceutical drug costs for…

Ethiopia announces state of emergency as Tigrayan forces gain ground

November 2, 2021 1:24 PM CNN Newsource

By Bethlehem Feleke, CNN, and Reuters Ethiopia’s Attorney General Gedion Timothewos announced a state of emergency starting Tuesday, after…

Astronauts have a taco taste test using first chile peppers grown in space

November 2, 2021 1:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN It’s the space taco party of your dreams. The International Space Station hosted a taco bash for astronauts on Friday…

Rescuers save dangling BASE jumper after he slammed into a cliff and his parachute got stuck on a rock

November 2, 2021 12:53 PM CNN Newsource

By David Williams, CNN First responders in Alberta, Canada, made a daring rescue over the weekend after a BASE jumper slammed into a cliff face and…

Facebook to shut down face-recognition system, delete data

November 2, 2021 11:32 AM Associated Press

By MATT O’BRIEN and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Facebook said it will shut down its face-recognition system…

Sheikh Jarrah families facing threat of forced eviction reject Israeli high court proposal

November 2, 2021 9:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Abeer Salman and Andrew Carey, CNN Seven Palestinian families facing the threat of forced eviction from their homes in the east Jerusalem…

People buried under collapsed luxury high-rise in Nigeria call for help

November 2, 2021 8:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Stephanie Busari and Sheena McKenzie, CNN It had been advertised as “Luxury in the Sky,” a glamorous residential high-rise in an…

US, UK and EU will help fund South Africa’s coal phaseout, offering a model for the developing world

November 2, 2021 6:55 AM CNN

South Africa is more heavily dependent on coal than perhaps any other country. But for the world to combat a climate catastrophe, countries like…

US, UK and EU will help fund South Africa’s coal phaseout, offering a model for the developing world

November 2, 2021 6:55 AM CNN Newsource

By David McKenzie and Ghazi Balkiz, CNN The US, UK, France, Germany and European Union will help fund South Africa’s transition away from coal,…