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The record holder for tallest living man in the US dies at 38

August 23, 2021 8:22 PM CNN Newsource

By Amanda Jackson and Jennifer Henderson, CNN Igor Vovkovinskiy, crowned the tallest living man in the US by Guinness World Records in 2010, died…

FDA gives full approval to Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine

August 23, 2021 7:50 AM Associated Press, ABC News

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted full approval of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, becoming the first Covid-19…

Germany’s deadly floods were up to 9 times more likely because of climate change, study estimates

August 23, 2021 4:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Angela Dewan, CNN Record rainfall that triggered deadly floods in Western Europe in July was made between 1.2 and 9 times more likely by…

A new king was crowned in Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta region and young Nigerians are inspired

August 23, 2021 12:47 PM CNN Newsource

By Anita Patrick, CNN The coronation of a dashing monarch in the oil-rich Delta region has sparked a resurgence in royalty, tradition and ancestry…

Pentagon to mandate COVID-19 vaccine, as Pfizer is approved

August 23, 2021 9:28 AM Associated Press

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says it will require service members to receive the COVID-19 vaccine now that…

Internal probe clears officer in Capitol riot shooting

August 23, 2021 11:00 AM Associated Press

By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Police say an officer who shot and killed a woman during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S.…

President Buhari’s son marries royal bride in glitzy and glamorous ceremony

August 23, 2021 7:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Nimi Princewill, CNN It was a roll call of Nigeria’s most powerful political elites during the wedding of Yusuf Buhari, son of…

‘Expecting the worst, hoping for the best’: Nurse recalls delivering baby on Afghanistan evacuation aircraft

August 23, 2021 6:52 AM CNN

Thousands of evacuees that were airlifted out of Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover are now safe at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany. Atika…

‘Expecting the worst, hoping for the best’: Nurse recalls delivering baby on Afghanistan evacuation aircraft

August 23, 2021 6:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Atika Shubert, James Briggs and Jack Guy, CNN A nurse who delivered a baby girl on board an aircraft evacuating people from Afghanistan has said…

LIVE Updates: Slow-moving storm Henri drenches East Coast

August 21, 2021 9:55 AM ABC News, Associated Press, CNN

WESTERLY, Rhode Island — Tropical Storm Henri made landfall along the coast of Rhode Island near Westerly on Sunday as the slow-moving…

Tennessee flooding leaves 21 people dead and around 20 others missing

August 22, 2021 5:43 PM CNN Newsource

By Gregory Lemos, Dakin Andone and Hollie Silverman, CNN At least 21 people are confirmed dead while about 20 others remain missing after severe…

Pentagon activates US airlines to assist with evacuation efforts from Afghanistan

August 22, 2021 9:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Ellie Kaufman, Oren Liebermann, Veronica Stracqualursi and Alexis Benveniste, CNN The Department of Defense is mobilizing commercial airline…

Surgeon general tells ABC News: U.S. must vaccinate Americans, rest of world to end pandemic

August 22, 2021 8:50 AM ABC News

On what Americans need to know about vaccine booster shots, Surgeon General @vivek_murthy tells @martharaddatz: "We are recommending that people…

Crush at Kabul airport kills 7 as Afghans try to flee

August 22, 2021 12:04 AM Associated Press

By AHMAD SEIR, TAMEEM AKHGAR and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The British military says at least seven Afghans died in a…

Manny Pacquiao loses to Yordenis Ugás by unanimous decision

August 21, 2021 11:32 PM Associated Press

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Yordenis Ugás beat Manny Pacquiao by unanimous decision. The Cuban champion put on an impressive…

Baby girl born aboard an evacuation plane from Afghanistan

August 22, 2021 5:40 PM CNN

Thousands of evacuees that were airlifted out of Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover are now safe at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany. Atika…

The Middle East is running out of water, and parts of it are becoming uninhabitable

August 21, 2021 10:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Frederik Pleitgen, Claudia Otto, Angela Dewan and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN The ferries that once shuttled tourists to and from the little islets in…

The Middle East is running out of water, and parts of it are becoming uninhabitable

August 21, 2021 10:08 PM CNN

One of the largest saltwater lakes in the world has now been reduced to a fraction of its former…

Rev. Jesse Jackson and his wife have been hospitalized after testing positive for Covid-19

August 21, 2021 9:45 PM CNN Newsource

By Natalie Andes, Hollie Silverman and Alaa Elassar, CNN Rev. Jesse Jackson and his wife are both hospitalized after testing positive for Covid-19.…

Rev. Jesse Jackson, wife Jacqueline hospitalized for COVID

August 21, 2021 6:02 PM Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson and his wife, Jacqueline, have been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19. The famed 79-year-old…

Supreme Court halts reinstating ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

August 20, 2021 4:39 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court is temporarily halting a judge’s order that would have forced the government to reinstate a Trump…

Manny Pacquiao takes on Ugás before likely presidential run in Philippines

August 20, 2021 4:58 PM Associated Press

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Almost nobody in the history of boxing could even conceive of doing what Manny Pacquiao intends to accomplish over the next year.…

Greece finishes wall on border with Turkey, amid fears of Afghan migrant crisis

August 21, 2021 7:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta and Chris Liakos, CNN Greece has finished building a 40-kilometer (25-mile) wall along its border with Turkey, amid concerns in parts…

Rifles, Humvees and millions of rounds of ammo: Taliban celebrate their new American arsenal

August 20, 2021 10:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Zachary Cohen and Oren Liebermann, CNN US national security officials are working to account for more than 20 years worth of weapons provided to…

Full FDA approval of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine is ‘imminent’

August 20, 2021 5:05 PM CNN Newsource

WASHINGTON, DC — Full U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is “imminent,” a senior…

Biden to Americans in Afghanistan: ‘We will get you home’

August 20, 2021 11:13 AM ABC News, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden pledged firmly on Friday to bring all Americans home from Afghanistan — and all Afghans who aided the war…

U.S. extends ban on non-essential Mexico border crossings

August 20, 2021 8:09 AM Associated Press, CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. government on Friday extended a ban on non-essential travel along the borders with Mexico and Canada through at least…

Iowa woman who struck 2 children with her car sentenced to 25 years in prison for hate crimes

August 20, 2021 7:09 PM CNN Newsource

By Christina Carrega and Douglas S. Wood, CNN An Iowa woman was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison on Thursday for trying to kill two children…

GM extends recall to cover all Chevy Bolts due to fire risk

August 20, 2021 2:48 PM Associated Press

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — General Motors is recalling all Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles sold worldwide to fix a…

IMF withholds emergency funds for Afghanistan

August 20, 2021 6:27 PM CNN

The International Monetary Fund, under pressure from the Biden administration, said it will no longer release $450 million in funds that were…