South Africa mulls vaccine passports as Covid-19 restrictions are eased
By David McKenzie, CNN South Africa will start to ease several Covid-19 restrictions as infection rates decrease in the country, President Cyril…
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Gunmen storm Nigerian jail to break out more than 200 prisoners
By Nimi Princewill, CNN At least 240 prisoners have escaped in a prison break in Nigeria’s north-central Kogi State after gunmen carried out a…
Continue Reading Study: Pentagon reliance on contractors hurt US in 9/11 wars
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press A new study says up to half of the $14 trillion spent by the Pentagon since 9/11 went to for-profit defense…
Continue Reading Nicholas is now a hurricane that threatens the Texas coast with heavy rain and storm surges
Tropical Storm Nicholas is pushing heavy rain and a flash flood threat to the Texas and Louisiana coastline, and some locations could get over a foot…
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Los Angeles Times columnist Jean Guerrero, an outspoken critic of Larry Elder, says the Republican candidate is unlikely to win, and “claiming that…
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) defends the proposed $3.5 trillion spending bill after Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said he’d prefer to see a lower price…
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In a two-hour documentary that airs September 12 at 9pm ET, CNN’s Jake Tapper conducts candid, in-depth interviews with eight US commanders who led…
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By AJ Willingham, CNN Tropical Storm Nicholas takes aim this week at Texas and Louisiana. Not only will it dump a lot of rain, it could also…
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Tropical Storm Nicholas is pushing heavy rain and a flash flood threat to the Texas and Louisiana coastline, and some locations could get over a foot…
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North Korea claims it successfully test-fired new long-range cruise missiles over the weekend, according to the country’s state-run news agency.…
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Watch Normani and Teyana Taylor channel Janet Jackson at the 2021 MTV Video Music…
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Former White House Covid-19 adviser Andy Slavitt discusses recent comments made by comedian Jimmy Kimmel on whether hospitals should favor vaccinated…
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False claims went viral about Air Force pilots and the Pentagon’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for members of the military. CNN’s Daniel Dale fact-checks…
Continue Reading Nation’s largest school district welcomes New York students back to in-person learning
NY: For the first time since the start of the pandemic, one million NYC children will be going back to school Monday for in-person…
Continue Reading Nation’s largest school district welcomes New York students back to in-person learning
By Dakin Andone and Polo Sandoval, CNN Students in New York City’s public schools — the nation’s largest school district —…
Continue Reading 227 people were killed defending the environment last year, a new report shows. That’s a record.
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Behind the veil of the Covid-19 pandemic, 227 people were killed last year protecting forests, water and other natural…
Continue Reading ‘Relief’: Djokovic’s bid for year Slam ends against Medvedev
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic’s bid for the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men’s tennis since 1969…
Continue Reading Here’s how you can experience zero gravity without going to space
Everyone from the Inspiration4 crew to Richard Branson has taken a trip on a Zero-G plane to prep for weightlessness in space. Come along with CNN’s…
Continue Reading A company will pay someone $1,300 to watch 13 horror movies in October
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A finance company will pay an individual $1,300 to watch 13 scary movies in October, in an effort to find out whether the…
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4 injured after explosion at Atlanta-area apartment complex
By Alaa Elassar and Deanna Hackney, CNN Four people were injured Sunday after an explosion at an Atlanta-area apartment complex destroyed several…
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Iran says it will allow UN nuclear watchdog to service monitoring equipment
By Radina Gigova, Ramin Mostaghim and Hannah Ryan, CNN Iran will allow inspectors from the UN’s nuclear watchdog to service nuclear monitoring…
Continue Reading Second murder hornet nest of the year eradicated and a third nest located
By Jenn Selva, CNN The second “murder hornet” nest of the year has been eradicated in Washington state, and the year’s third nest…
Continue Reading British royal family hit by two scandals in one week
While a US court will hold a pretrial hearing filed by one of Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers against Prince Andrew, a charity under Prince Charles is…
Continue Reading Prince Charles’ charity faces fresh investigation after reported donations from Russian banker
By Hannah Ryan and Martin Goillandeau, CNN A Scottish regulator said it was investigating one of Prince Charles’ charities after a UK newspaper…
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Orban gives Pope a loaded gift during visit to Hungary
By Delia Gallagher, Jessie Gretener and Hannah Ryan, CNN Pope Francis urged Hungarians to be more “open” and “considered”…
Continue Reading One teen killed and another wounded in shooting at Haunted Hills Hayride in Pennsylvania
By Deanna Hackney, CNN A 15-year-old boy was killed and another was wounded in a shooting at the Haunted Hills Hayride in North Versailles,…
Continue Reading Texas under hurricane watch ahead of Tropical Storm Nicholas
Tropical Storm Nicholas has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is forecast to bring significant flooding to portions of Texas and Louisiana early this…
Continue Reading This single mom is braiding kids’ hair for free to help other struggling parents
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Brittany Starks knows what it’s like to struggle. Despite being a single mother who lives paycheck to paycheck and has…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: 9/11, hospitals, Europe, tennis history, Capitol charges
By Faith Karimi, CNN The US paused to honor what it lost on September 11, 2001 — and in the two decades since the terrorist attacks that…
Continue Reading Astronauts complete NASA spacewalk to prepare for International Space Station power boost
By Ashley Strickland, CNN European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide are back…
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