Chinese people ordered to think like Xi as Communist Party aims to tighten control
By Nectar Gan, CNN Days after entering its second century, the Chinese Communist Party has set out its priority for the new era — tightening…
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US Air Force to send dozens of F-22 fighter jets to the Pacific amid tensions with China
By Brad Lendon, CNN The United States Air Force is sending more than two dozen F-22 stealth fighters to an exercise in the western Pacific this…
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Canada-U.S. border may reopen in mid-August for non-essential travel, but only to those vaccinated
TORONTO, Canada — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday that Canada could start allowing fully vaccinated Americans into Canada as of…
Continue Reading Unvaccinated people in parts of China to be denied access to hospitals, parks and schools
By Ben Westcott and CNN staff Unvaccinated residents in parts of China will be banned from accessing public services including hospitals, schools and…
Continue Reading Cuomo to be interviewed by New York attorney general’s office in sex harassment case
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to be interviewed by investigators with the state attorney general’s office who are looking…
Continue Reading Search for Florida condo collapse victims nears end; 97 dead
SURFSIDE, Florida — The recovery efforts for a South Florida condo building that collapsed last month might be coming to an end soon. Miami-Dade…
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WHO warns of ‘strong likelihood’ of new, more dangerous Covid-19 variants
GENEVA, Switzerland — The World Health Organization warned Thursday that the surging Covid-19 pandemic in many parts of the world…
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Los Angeles County to require masks indoors even when vaccinated as Covid-19 cases spike
LOS ANGELES, California — Los Angeles County’s public health officer says a rapid and sustained increase in Covid-19 cases in the nation’s…
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Biden says US bolstering embassy security in Haiti, but sending troops to stabilize country ‘not on the agenda’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the U.S. will bolster security at its embassy in Haiti following last week’s assassination of that…
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Gunman found criminally responsible for killing 5 at Maryland newspaper
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — A jury has found a gunman criminally responsible for killing five people at a Maryland newspaper. The jury of eight men and…
Continue Reading California Legislature approves $35 million plan for nation’s 1st state-funded guaranteed income program
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The California Legislature has approved the nation’s first state-funded guaranteed income program. The $35…
Continue Reading Surgeon general warns Covid misinformation is ‘serious public threat’
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warned in a new advisory that health misinformation is “a serious threat to public health,”…
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Child tax credit payments now going out to parents: Here’s how it works
WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration is starting to deposit child tax credit money into the bank accounts of more than 35 million families.…
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Neutrogena, Aveeno sunscreens recalled due to cancer risk
Johnson & Johnson is issuing a voluntary recall for five Neutrogena and Aveeno sunscreen lines in the United States after it said it discovered low…
Continue Reading NASA begins high-stakes repair to Hubble Space Telescope
By Katie Hunt, CNN NASA engineers are trying to work their magic on the Hubble Space Telescope, which stopped working on June 13 as a result of a…
Continue Reading Delta variant surges in Middle East and North Africa as region braces for ‘catastrophic consequences’
By Mostafa Salem, CNN The Middle East and North Africa is witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases aggravated by the Delta variant of the virus —…
Continue Reading Lebanon’s Hariri steps down as prime minister-designate pushing crisis-ridden country further into uncertainty
By Tamara Qiblawi, Ghazi Balkiz and Ben Wedeman, CNN Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri has stepped down nearly nine months after…
Continue Reading Deadly flooding hits Germany
Heavy rains have caused deadly flash floods across Germany and the Benelux region. CNN Meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the…
Continue Reading Cocaine disguised as charcoal worth up to $41 million seized by police
By Jack Guy, CNN Cocaine disguised as charcoal with a potential street value of up to 35 million euros ($41.4 million) has been seized in a joint…
Continue Reading Germany mounts huge rescue effort after floods leave dozens dead and many more missing
By Nadine Schmidt, Schams Elwazer, Barbara Wojazer and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN A large-scale rescue effort was underway in Germany Friday after the…
Continue Reading Indonesia overtakes India as Asia’s new Covid-19 epicenter
CNN’s Will Ripley shows the Covid-19 tests, lines and paperwork he has to complete in order to travel to Japan for the Tokyo…
Continue Reading Indonesia overtakes India as Asia’s new Covid-19 epicenter
By Masrur Jamaluddin and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Indonesia reported 54,517 new cases of Covid-19, authorities said Wednesday, a single-day national…
Continue Reading New book claims top generals feared Trump coup attempt
WASHINGTON, DC — The top U.S. military officer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley, was so shaken that then-President Donald…
Continue Reading US-Mexico border arrests in June are the highest in at least a decade
By Geneva Sands, CNN US border authorities in June arrested or turned away the highest monthly number of migrants at the US-Mexico border in at least…
Continue Reading FBI says missteps in sex abuse probe of gymnastics doctor Nassar are ‘inexcusable and a discredit to this organization’
WASHINGTON, DC — The FBI made “fundamental” errors in investigating sexual abuse allegations against former USA Gymnastics national team doctor…
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U.S. Senate Dems move toward federal cannabis legalization
WASHINGTON, DC — For the first time in U.S. Senate history, Democrats on Wednesday moved toward ending the federal prohibition on cannabis, removing…
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Drug overdose deaths hit highest number ever during pandemic
NEW YORK, NY — Overdose deaths nationwide soared to a record 93,000 last year in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, the U.S. government reported…
Continue Reading This family’s 24-year search for their abducted son inspired a movie. They’ve just been reunited
CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN The abduction of 2-year-old Guo Xinzhen in eastern China in 1997 sparked a desperate, seemingly never-ending nationwide…
Continue Reading EU unveils ambitious climate package as it cools on fossil fuels
By Luke McGee, CNN The European Union has unveiled some of the world’s most ambitious proposals to reduce carbon emissions and wean its 27…
Continue Reading Taliban fighters execute 22 Afghan commandos as they try to surrender
CNN By Anna Coren, Sandi Sidhu, Tim Lister and Abdul Basir Bina, CNN Over clear but unsteady video, the words ring out: “Surrender, commandos,…
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