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New England preps for 1st hurricane in 30 years with Henri
By PHILIP MARCELO and PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — New Englanders bracing for their first hurricane in 30 years are…
Continue Reading He negotiated with the Taliban. Here’s what he learned
Taliban expert and former EU envoy Michael Semple says we should now consider Afghanistan “a failed…
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Hurricane Grace strengthens heading for 2nd hit on Mexico
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press TULUM, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Grace has rapidly strengthened into a major Category 3 storm as it bears down…
Continue Reading Man who claimed to have bomb near U.S. Capitol surrenders
WASHINGTON, DC — A man who claimed to have a bomb in a pickup truck near the U.S. Capitol surrendered to law enforcement after an hours-long…
Continue Reading Chalian: Biden doesn’t often miss moments to express empathy
CNN’s David Chalian and Kaitlan Collins discuss President Joe Biden’s interview on ABC News, and how they are surprised by his lack of both empathy…
Continue Reading Grocery shopping turns into snake rescue in Australia
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Continue Reading Police identify suspect who surrendered after claiming to have a bomb near US Capitol
By Whitney Wild, Lauren Fox and Daniella Diaz, CNN A suspect who claimed to have an explosive device in a truck near the US Capitol has surrendered…
Continue Reading Afghanistan war unpopular amid chaotic pullout, AP poll shows
By JOSH BOAK, HANNAH FINGERHUT and BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A significant majority of Americans doubt that the war in Afghanistan…
Continue Reading ‘Haiti is reeling:’ Earthquake survivors overwhelm hospitals in disaster-hit nation
Drone footage above the town center of Corail shows the extent of the damage in this fishing village near the epicenter: the church caved in and more…
Continue Reading Taliban fighters accost CNN reporter and crew
CNN’s Clarissa Ward reports on the hurdles Americans and Afghans are facing trying to get to Kabul’s airport as Taliban fighters attempt to block…
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Biden tells ABC News: No way out of Afghanistan without ‘chaos ensuing’
WASHINGTON, DC — In an exclusive interview with ABC News, and the president’s first since the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban,…
Continue Reading WATCH: Biden talks on booster shots, nursing home mandate
WASHINGTON , DC — President Biden was delivering remarks Wednesday afternoon in a White House address on the federal government’s Covid-19…
Continue Reading CNN Heroes: Pen Farthing’s urgent mission
When the Taliban took control of Kabul, 2014 CNN Hero of the Year Pen Farthing said that he will not leave until his team, their families and the…
Continue Reading Biden to require nursing homes get staff vaccinated or lose federal funds
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Continue Reading Parents defend Atlanta principal after mom claims that Black students were assigned classes by race
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN A mother’s claim that her children’s school was assigning Black students to certain classes has shaken up one…
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US moves to cut backlog of asylum cases at US-Mexico border
By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is proposing changing how asylum claims are handled. The aim is to reduce…
Continue Reading Health officials say booster shots will be offered to all in U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC — The nation’s top health officials are recommending all Americans get Covid-19 booster shots to shore up their protection amid the…
Continue Reading Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani emerges in the UAE
By Mostafa Salem, Tara John, Tim Lister and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Afghanistan’s former President, Ashraf Ghani, is in the United Arab Emirates,…
Continue Reading ‘Frozen in time’: Lobbyists, lawmakers and mayors plead with the White House to ease Covid travel restrictions
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Lobbyists, lawmakers and border mayors are imploring the Biden administration to ease restrictions on nonessential travel…
Continue Reading T-Mobile says data breach affects more than 40 million people
By Brian Fung, CNN Business Tens of millions of current, former or prospective T-Mobile customers’ personal information has been leaked to…
Continue Reading U.S. gov’t extends mask mandate for flights, other travel into January
WASHINGTON, DC — The mask mandate for travelers on planes, trains and buses will be extended into January, a Department of Homeland Security source…
Continue Reading Video shows Afghans clinging to outside of US military plane as it takes off
Video shows people clinging to the fuselage of a US military aircraft as it taxied at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. CNN has reached…
Continue Reading U.S. health leaders to recommend vaccine boosters at 8 months
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. experts are expected to recommend Covid-19 vaccine boosters for all Americans, regardless of age, eight months after they…
Continue Reading Biden stands behind decision to leave Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, DC — A defiant President Joe Biden rejected blame for chaotic scenes of Afghans clinging to U.S. military planes in Kabul in a…
Continue Reading Haiti earthquake has affected 1.2 million people, says UNICEF
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Continue Reading Biden to return to White House for address on Afghanistan
CNN’s Clarissa Ward describes life inside Afghanistan’s capital Kabul as Taliban fighters swarm the streets after entering the city’s presidential…
Continue Reading Calm and fear on the streets of Kabul as jubilant Taliban celebrate their victory
By Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails and Ivana Kottasová, CNN As news broke that the Taliban had captured Kabul, some images of uncovered women adorning…
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