The force is strong with these Star Wars-inspired Instant Pots
While everyone waits for Baby Yoda merch to drop from “The Mandalorian,” you can get your Star Wars fix ahead of the release of…
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The black hole that helps baby stars grow instead of destroying them
Black holes are known as destructive forces in the universe, shredding stars and using immense gravity to pull in gas, dust and light. But…
Continue Reading A 104-year-old woman shot her first buck after getting her hunting license on opening day
Granny, get your gun. Florence Teeters, a 104-year-old Wisconsin woman, got her first hunting license this week then and nabbed a deer on her first…
Continue Reading Poor conditions in hospitals is causing ‘silent genocide’, Zimbabwe medics on strike say
Senior doctors in Zimbabwe’s public hospitals have downed tools in protest against deteriorating working conditions and the firing of over 435…
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A chemical plant blast has injured 3 and caused extensive damage to a Texas city as fire continues to burn
An explosion rocked a chemical plant early Wednesday in Texas, causing extensive damage across the small city of Port Neches and leaving at least…
Continue Reading Russian dairy farmers gave cows VR goggles with hopes they would be happier and make better milk
Virtual reality isn’t just for video games anymore. The technology is changing industries that many people had never thought it would, such as,…
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A Florida dog put a car into reverse and drove it in circles for nearly an hour
Anne Sabol’s cul-de-sac in Port St. Lucie, Florida, is fairly quiet. Well, it was, until a dog hopped in its owner’s running car, kicked…
Continue Reading Global storms on Mars shoot dust towers up into the air
Last year, a dust storm encircled Mars for months, ending NASA’s Opportunity mission when sunlight couldn’t reach the solar-powered…
Continue Reading Chicago police have seized about 1 gun every 47 minutes in the past year
Chicago police officers have seized more than 10,000 guns this year, Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said. That’s about one gun…
Continue Reading Donald Trump has one big blessing to count this Thanksgiving
This story was originally published in the November 27 edition of CNN’s Meanwhile in America, the daily email about US politics for global…
Continue Reading 7 men sentenced to death for roles in Bangladesh’s deadliest terror attack
Seven men were sentenced to death Wednesday by a court in Bangladesh after being found guilty of helping to organize the country’s deadliest…
Continue Reading Couple charged after a horse is tied and dragged behind a moving truck on a snowy road in Colorado
A Colorado couple has been charged with animal cruelty after a video surfaced of their horse tied to the back of a pickup truck and dragged down a…
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A fire near Santa Barbara has charred more than 4,300 acres and is 10% contained
A wildfire raced across the dry hills above the California city of Santa Barbara on Tuesday, forcing thousands of evacuation orders and drawing…
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‘Slow-moving blob’ that may have been a flock of birds caused White House lockdown
WASHINGTON, DC — A “slow-moving blob” that may have been a flock of birds triggered a lockdown of the White House and caused the US…
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88-year-old war veteran rescues girl from put bull attack by hitting dog with Christmas lawn ornament
PERRY TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A 10-year-old girl from Ohio survived a vicious attack by her family’s pit bull, thanks to a courageous…
Continue Reading Hong Kong had a brief reprieve from protests. That’s about to end
You couldn’t ask for a better symbol of Hong Kong returning to relative normality after two weeks of chaotic unrest than traffic flowing…
Continue Reading A New Jersey hospital admits giving a kidney transplant to the wrong person
A patient at a southern New Jersey hospital inadvertently got a transplanted kidney that was intended for another patient, officials confirmed to CNN…
Continue Reading China has overtaken US as world’s largest diplomatic power, think tank says
China has overtaken the United States as the country with the most diplomatic posts across the world, a stark indication of Beijing’s growing…
Continue Reading A Massachusetts police department just became the first in the nation to test a robot dog named Spot
Using robots in dangerous police situations is common these days, but one police department has been quietly testing a special robot that looks like…
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It’s not only humans who are right-handed. Dolphins also have a dominant side
It’s not just humans that are left or right-handed. Animals also show a clear preference for what scientists call “lateralized…
Continue Reading A 911 call with a fake pizza order helped stop a possible attack. But what if you can’t speak to 911?
In some 911 calls, fake story lines and impromptu acting could avert tragedy. When an Ohio woman called 911 to say her mother’s boyfriend was…
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Migrant families have sent roughly 135 children across the U.S.-Mexico border alone, U.S. government says
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Migrant families have sent approximately 135 children across the US-Mexico border alone after waiting in squalid and unsafe…
Continue Reading Syracuse announces improvements to security and student support after racist incidents plague campus
Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud released a letter to the university community Monday detailing his plans to improve campus security and…
Continue Reading At least 23 killed as 6.4-magnitude earthquake strikes Albania
At least 23 people have been killed, several more are missing and hundreds have been injured after an earthquake struck Albania on Tuesday. The…
Continue Reading 11-year-old boy was shot and killed at friend’s birthday party, police say
An 11-year-old boy was shot and killed during a party in Cleveland, Ohio last Saturday, according to police, who are investigating the fatal…
Continue Reading Father grabbed his 5 children and fled after US ‘betrayed’ his town
It was just a few weeks ago, on a sunny day in early October, when Ibrahim Hassan stood snapping photos of his children smiling with American…
Continue Reading Florida man wanted ISIS to bomb deans at colleges that suspended or expelled him, feds say
A man who had been suspended or expelled from two South Florida colleges asked an FBI informant he thought had ISIS connections to bomb the schools,…
Continue Reading Trump and counsel invited to take part in upcoming impeachment hearings
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House Judiciary Committee has invited President Donald Trump or his counsel to participate in the panel’s first…
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Video shows woman raped in Chicago while security guards stand by, watch
CHICAGO, Illinois — A newly filed lawsuit contends a woman was raped in an alley behind a bar while two security guards are seen on video watching…
Continue Reading A wealthy businessman bought up Hitler memorabilia then handed it over to a Jewish group
A Swiss businessman who purchased a collection of Nazi memorabilia had a singular goal: to keep the items from landing in the “wrong…
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