5 things to know for October 4: Congress, Covid-19, Facebook, Brazil, oil spill
The identity of the Facebook whistleblower who released tens of thousands of pages of internal research and documents was revealed on “60 Minutes.”…
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5 things to know for October 4: Congress, Covid-19, Facebook, Brazil, oil spill
CNN’s Dana Bash visits the 700,000+ white flags on the National Mall to remember a grim milestone in the…
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Senate Democratic Whip Sen. Dick Durbin responds to the latest demands in the social safety net and climate negotiations from key moderate swing…
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Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) says the $1.5 trillion price tag for a social safety net bill — that Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) says is his limit — is too…
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Areas from the Gulf Coast through the Tennessee Valley could see heavy rain over the next few days.; CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the…
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By AJ Willingham, CNN The Supreme Court today begins a new term that could usher in landmark decisions on big issues like gun legislation and…
Continue Reading Canary Islands volcano increasingly aggressive as Spain’s leader announces emergency funds
Cumbre Vieja volcano is helping to expand Canary Island’s…
Continue Reading An oil spill off the California coast destroyed a wildlife habitat and caused dead birds and fish to wash up on Huntington Beach, officials say
California is facing a possible ecological disaster after 126,000 gallons of oil spilled out of a pipeline off the coast of Huntington Beach in…
Continue Reading Fumio Kishida takes office as Japan’s new Prime Minister
By Helen Regan, Selina Wang and Junko Ogura, CNN Japan’s Fumio Kishida took office as the country’s new Prime Minister on Monday, tasked…
Continue Reading Cuba lashes out after young baseball players defect in Mexico
By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Cuba’s state media on Sunday lashed out after nearly a dozen Cuban baseball players defected in Mexico — believed…
Continue Reading Man charged with murder after deputies say he killed three coworkers
By Gregory Lemos and Alaa Elassar, CNN A man who authorities say killed three of his coworkers with a baseball bat and knife in Florida on Saturday…
Continue Reading London police officer charged with rape
By Samantha Beech and Pierre Meilhan, CNN The UK’s Crown Prosecution Service has authorized local police to charge a London Metropolitan Police…
Continue Reading London police officer charged with rape
A former British police officer has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the abduction, rape and murder of Sarah Everard, a case that…
Continue Reading Woman shot by school safety officer to be disconnected from life support, family says
Manuela “Mona” Rodriguez, an 18-year-old woman shot by a Millikan High School safety officer after an altercation with a 15-year-old girl is expected…
Continue Reading Golden State Warriors player Andrew Wiggins receives Covid-19 vaccine after being denied religious exemption
By Amir Vera and Jacob Lev, CNN Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins has received the Covid-19 vaccine, head coach Steve Kerr confirmed…
Continue Reading The influx of guns is ‘ground zero for violence’ at the end of a bloody summer in Chicago
By Omar Jimenez and Priya Krishnakumar, CNN 1,606 people were shot in a single three-month summer period in Chicago. That’s the population…
Continue Reading The influx of guns is ‘ground zero for violence’ at the end of a bloody summer in Chicago
CNN’s Omar Jimenez reports on rising gun violence in Chicago after 1,606 people were shot in a single three-month summer period in the…
Continue Reading The California oil spill is endangering wildlife. Here’s how authorities are trying to clean it up
CNN’s Tom Sater explains why a spill of about 3,000 barrels of oil — or roughly 126,000 gallons of post-production crude — off the coast of…
Continue Reading Bronze bust of George Floyd defaced at New York City’s Union Square
CBS2’s Jessica Layton has more on the effort to quickly restore the…
Continue Reading Bronze bust of George Floyd defaced at New York City’s Union Square
By Liam Reilly, CNN A bronze bust of George Floyd, part of Confront Art’s “SEEINJUSTICE” exhibition, was defaced on Sunday morning,…
Continue Reading Google celebrates marine biologist María de los Ángeles Alvariño González with latest Doodle
By Theresa Waldrop Google honored María de los Ángeles Alvariño González with a Doodle on Sunday, the 105th birthday of the marine research…
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Canary Islands volcano increasingly aggressive as Spain’s leader announces emergency funds
By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN The Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma is now erupting even more aggressively after weeks of gushing…
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Plane crashes into building near Milan; all 8 aboard die
ROME (AP) — A small private plane has crashed into a vacant office building in a Milan suburb. A prosecutor said all eight people aboard were…
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No Powerball winner, so jackpot now grows to $670M
UPDATE: Saturday night’s Powerball drawing resulted in no winner, an official with the Multi-State Lottery Association confirmed on Sunday morning.…
Continue Reading Several fires set, one arrested after University of Kentucky’s win over Florida
By Alta Spells, CNN Fan celebrations following the University of Kentucky’s victory over the University of Florida in Saturday’s football…
Continue Reading French military aircraft banned from Algerian airspace amid diplomatic row
By Martin Goillandeau, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Sam Bradpiece, CNN The French military says its planes have been banned from Algerian airspace amid a…
Continue Reading Blast targeting Kabul mosque leaves ‘a number of civilians dead,’ Taliban spokesman says
By Clarissa Ward, Tim Lister and Ehsan Popalzai, CNN An explosion ripped through a crowd outside the entrance of a mosque in central Kabul on Sunday,…
Continue Reading Up to 3,200 pedophiles worked in French Catholic Church since 1950, independent commission says
By Simon Bouvier, Saskya Vandoorne and Sam Bradpiece, CNN Between 2,900 and 3,200 pedophile clergymen have worked in the French Catholic Church since…
Continue Reading 11 people rescued after boat overturns in Seattle
By Alta Spells, CNN Eleven people were rescued after their boat overturned near downtown Seattle on Saturday night, the Seattle Fire Department said.…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: Nobel Prize … Women’s March … Coronavirus … Afghanistan … Miya Marcano
By Faith Karimi, CNN A California couple visiting an Arkansas state park found a 4.38-carat diamond on the ground. “I didn’t know it was…
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