WNBA star Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in Russian jail for drug-smuggling
By Anna Chernova, Zahra Ullah, Masha Angelova, Chris Liakos and Eric Levenson, CNN American women’s basketball star Brittney Griner was…
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Drag queen storytime in England promotes compassion and inclusion. British far-right extremists are importing US hate against them
By Tara John, CNN An ordinary red-brick library in the southern English town of Reading is an unlikely backdrop for the latest front in the battle…
Continue Reading Beirut’s port blast two years on: An open wound festers as authorities try to close the case
By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Clocks stopped when one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history ripped through Beirut. Inside wrecked homes and…
Continue Reading Zelensky opens door to same-sex civil partnerships in Ukraine
By Rob Picheta, Vasco Cotovio and Olga Voitovych, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has opened the door to legalizing same-sex civil…
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Taco Bell is bringing back Mexican Pizza
Taco bell fans, mark your calendars! Mexican pizza is returning to their fast food menu September 15. The chain announced the meal is returning…
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Justice Department Sues Idaho to Protect Reproductive Rights
The Justice Department is suing Idaho over its abortion ban. Tuesday the Justice Department filed the lawsuit, alleging the state is restricting…
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Hidden under the trees is a Ukrainian drone team, spying on Russian positions. Drones are used to mark the target for artillery strikes, but they are…
Continue Reading Tonga eruption blasted enough water to fill 58,000 Olympic pools into the Earth’s atmosphere, NASA says
By Ashley Strickland, CNN One of the most powerful volcanic eruptions on the planet blasted such a massive amount of water vapor high into the…
Continue Reading US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan
CNN By Jessie Yeung, Rob Picheta and Megan Trimble, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All…
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Bridget Brink, America’s ambassador to Ukraine, says the U.S. is pushing ‘harder and faster’ to keep the weapons flowing to Ukraine’s…
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By Kathleen Magramo, Sana Noor Haq, Ed Upright, Adrienne Vogt and Mike Hayes, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a…
Continue Reading China to hold live ammunition military drills around Taiwan as Pelosi visits
CNN By Brad Lendon, CNN Within minutes of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landing in Taiwan on Tuesday night, China said it would immediately begin…
Continue Reading US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan
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CNN By Nectar Gan, Selina Wang, Eric Cheung and Simone McCarthy, CNN US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan Tuesday evening, marking a…
Continue Reading Parts of the moon may provide stable temperatures for humans, researchers find
By Rachel Fadem, CNN In early human history, caves provided people with protection from the elements and a place to call home. Now, similar…
Continue Reading Taliban claim they weren’t aware al Qaeda chief was living in Kabul
CNN’s Alex Marquardt breaks down the US’s planning and execution of a targeted drone strike against al Qaeda leader Ayman…
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What the ban on surprise medical bills means for you
Sidecar Health compiled a list of facts about surprise medical bills, and what the No Surprises Act—which took effect Jan. 1—will do to combat…
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105 years of military history
Stacker looks back on more than a century of military movements, withdrawals, battles, and treaties, using data from the Defense Manpower Data…
Continue Reading China to hold live ammunition military drills around Taiwan as Pelosi visits
By Brad Lendon, CNN Within minutes of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landing in Taiwan on Tuesday night, China said it would immediately begin…
Continue Reading Rare type of galaxy dazzles in new Webb telescope image
The latest image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows the Cartwheel galaxy, a ring galaxy located 500 million light-years away that formed when…
Continue Reading Rare type of galaxy dazzles in new Webb telescope image
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The James Webb Space Telescope has peered through cosmic dust to reveal new details and a stunning image of a rare type of…
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The flooding death toll has risen to at least 37 for Kentucky, more help needed to reach those stranded
The death toll continues to rise from the extreme flooding devastating Eastern Kentucky. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, confirming at…
Continue Reading Images show Kabul house where al Qaeda chief was killed by US strike
Here’s how the US took out the most wanted terrorist in the world in a mission receiving wide…
Continue Reading Images show Kabul house where al Qaeda chief was killed by US strike
By Paul P. Murphy, CNN CNN has identified the house in Kabul, Afghanistan — a so-called “poppy palace” surrounded by the homes of…
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Major news organizations sue Texas Department of Public Safety for public records on Uvalde shooting
More than a dozen major news organizations have filed a lawsuit against the Texas Department of Public Safety to obtain public records relating to…
Continue Reading Examination of the substance in Brittney Griner’s vape cartridges violated Russian law, defense expert says
Steve Zissou, attorney for imprisoned Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, gives his view on why the Russian government has not responded to a US…
Continue Reading Israel’s Prime Minister makes rare allusion to country’s nuclear weapons arsenal
By Andrew Carey and Amir Tal, CNN Israel’s Prime Minister Yair Lapid made a rare allusion to the country’s widely suspected nuclear…
Continue Reading Huge relief as Ukrainian grain shipped out, but the food crisis isn’t going anywhere
CNN’s Sam Kiley reports from Ileret, Kenya, where thousands are dealing with one of the most severe droughts in decades as millions of children face…
Continue Reading August 2, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
Ukrainian soldier Yuriy Hudymenko was badly injured during a battle against Russians, yet he yearns to go back to the front lines. CNN’s Jason…
Continue Reading August 2, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
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