U.S. jobless claims reach a pandemic low as economy recovers
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to…
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Police are investigating after flags at a 9/11 memorial were knocked over or broken
By Alisha Ebrahimji and Lauren M. Johnson, CNN Police are investigating after some American flags placed at a 9/11 memorial in Boston were knocked…
Continue Reading Covid-19 is crushing this corner of rural America. Getting the vaccine can still feel like an act of treason
By Elle Reeve, Samantha Guff and Deborah Brunswick, CNN It felt like Covid-19 was closing in around us during the five days in August this CNN crew…
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CNN’s Elle Reeve revisits Carter County, Missouri, where Covid-19 is moving through towns of unvaccinated…
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His wife was in the ICU with Covid-19, so he stood outside for 10 days with a sign saying, ‘I love you’
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN For 10 days, Gary Crane stood outside of his wife’s ICU room holding a simple reminder of his love for her. Donna…
Continue Reading After two teachers died of Covid-19 in one week, a Texas school district implements mask mandate
By David Williams, CNN A Texas school district that closed for a week after two junior high school teachers died from Covid-19 within a few days, is…
Continue Reading Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis files emergency appeal on school mask mandates
By Mallory Simon, CNN Lawyers for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have filed an emergency appeal with the First District Court of Appeals in Florida in…
Continue Reading Cuba begins vaccinating children as young as two for Covid-19
Patrick Oppmann The Cuban government has begun to vaccinate children as young as two years old for COVID-19, the island’s state media reported,…
Continue Reading Pumpkin season is upon us: Why we seem to embrace fall earlier every year
By Leah Asmelash, CNN The week after Labor Day has historically represented the unofficial start of fall, and though most leaves have retained their…
Continue Reading North Carolina sounds alarm that nearly half of state’s middle and high school Covid-19 clusters tied to sports
By Mallory Simon, CNN Forty-five percent of all Covid-19 clusters in North Carolina’s middle and high schools since July have been among sports…
Continue Reading The remains of 2 more World Trade Center victims from 9/11 have been identified
By Jason Hanna, Artemis Moshtaghian and Amir Vera, CNN Days before the nation marks 20 years since the September 11 terror attacks, New York…
Continue Reading The remains of 2 more World Trade Center victims from 9/11 have been identified
Nearly 20 years to the day — the US was attacked on our own soil. On this anniversary, the events of 9/11 may cause more distress in many Americans.…
Continue Reading Kentucky hospital pushed to its limits as lawmakers extend state of emergency due to Covid-19 surge
By Amir Vera, Miguel Marquez and Bonney Kapp, CNN Vera Middleton wishes she had gotten the Covid-19 vaccine. The 66-year-old great-grandmother from…
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Fast hiring: UPS to hire 100,000, many in 30 minutes or less
By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Besides packages, UPS is promising to deliver something else fast: job offers. The Atlanta-based…
Continue Reading Los Angeles school board votes to mandate Covid-19 vaccine for eligible students age 12 and over
Today, President Biden will outline his strategy to curb the Delta variant and increase…
Continue Reading Biden to announce that all federal workers must be vaccinated, with no testing option
Hospitals across Kentucky are so full with Covid-19 patients, almost the entire system is stretched to the limit. CNN’s Miguel Marquez…
Continue Reading Russian cosmonauts conduct spacewalk despite smoke, alarm on space station
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov conducted their second spacewalk in less than a week as they continue…
Continue Reading The head of Russia’s space agency is jealous of US billionaires
CNN’s Kristin Fisher spoke to Dmitry Rogozin in his first interview with western media since becoming the head of Roscomos, Russia’s space agency.…
Continue Reading ‘Dog bone’ asteroid spied by astronomers in new photos
By Ashley Strickland, CNN New images are shining a spotlight on a game of fetch that’s out of this world. Astronomers have captured the most…
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Flight takes about 200, including Americans, out of Kabul
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An estimated 200 foreigners, including Americans, have left Kabul on an international…
Continue Reading Tropical Depression Mindy dropping heavy rain in parts of Georgia and South Carolina
Depression Mindy made landfall as a Tropical Storm over the Florida panhandle Wednesday night bringing heavy rain bands into the Southeast. CNN…
Continue Reading Kentucky hospital pushed to its limits as lawmakers extend state of emergency due to Covid-19 surge
Hospitals across Kentucky are so full with Covid-19 patients, almost the entire system is stretched to the limit. CNN’s Miguel Marquez…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 9: Coronavirus, Afghanistan, Ida, China, California
The State of Louisiana cited unsafe, unsanitary, and unhealthy conditions in a warehouse that nursing home residents were evacuated to for the…
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As the NFL season begins, each team has been tasked with creating its own Covid-19 protocol for fans attending home games. CNN’s Harry Enten breaks…
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Ali Nazary, head of foreign relations for the National Resistance Front in Afghanistan, says Afghans are answering the group’s calls for an uprising…
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Tennessee parent Michael Miller, who was harassed outside of a school board meeting after supporting a temporary order that requires children to wear…
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Depression Mindy made landfall as a Tropical Storm over the Florida panhandle Wednesday night bringing heavy rain bands into the Southeast. CNN…
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By Dominic Rech, CNN A dog named Baekgu, credited with saving his 90-year-old owner, has been appointed as South Korea’s first honorary rescue…
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North Korea held a midnight military parade in Pyongyang to mark the 73rd anniversary of its founding, the country’s state media reported. CNN’s…
Continue Reading 75% of power outages reported in Louisiana after Hurricane Ida have been restored, governor says
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said on Thursday that while there are still 271,718 power outages remaining, there has been…
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