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There are about 26,500 used car dealerships in America—here’s how many are in your state
The coronavirus pandemic brought new problems to the auto manufacturing industry as supply chain problems caused factories to close. But what spelled…
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Spending on utilities, furniture, and other household goods rose in 5 years—here’s why
Giving Assistant analyzed consumer expenditure data from 2015 to 2020 from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to see how households have increased…
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The two largest reservoirs in California are already at ‘critically low levels’ and the dry season is just starting
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Against the backdrop of the water crisis in the Colorado River Basin, where the country’s largest reservoirs are…
Continue Reading North Korea fires ballistic missile into Sea of Japan
By Gawon Bae, Junko Ogura, Mayumi Maruyama and Jessie Yeung, CNN A short-range ballistic missile fired by North Korea Saturday reached an altitude of…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka president declares new state of emergency as protests roil island
By Iqbal Athas, CNN Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a state of emergency on Friday, after prolonged protests and a general…
Continue Reading US woman tracks down rightful owners of long-lost photo album in war-torn Ukrainian city
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN Images of the war in Ukraine have inspired people worldwide to search for ways to try to help. Some have opened their homes to…
Continue Reading Son of dictator poised for the presidency as the Philippines goes to the polls
By Helen Regan and Yasmin Coles, CNN Photographs by Veejay Villafranca for CNN Six years after losing the race for vice president, the son of…
Continue Reading Ferdinand Marcos Jr on cusp of winning landslide in Philippines elections
CNN By Helen Regan, CNN Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son and namesake of the late dictator, is on the cusp of winning the Philippines presidential…
Continue Reading Palestinians vow to stay on West Bank land despite defeat in decades-old legal battle
By Abeer Salman, CNN The leader of a Palestinian village council in the West Bank vowed Friday to continue fighting eviction from land the Israeli…
Continue Reading Two suspects arrested after Israeli Independence Day attack leaves three dead
By Amir Tal, Abeer Salman, Mike Schwartz, Elliott Gotkine and Hadas Gold, CNN Israeli security services say they arrested two suspects Sunday…
Continue Reading Belarus jails student a year after forcing down the airliner she was traveling on
By Radina Gigova, Tara John and Anna Chernova, CNN Sofia Sapega, a Russian law student arrested with her Belarusian dissident boyfriend last year…
Continue Reading Listen to eerie sounds from echoing black holes
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Millions of elusive black holes hide in plain sight across the Milky Way galaxy, only giving away their presence…
Continue Reading New evidence found in Madeleine McCann case as German prosecutor is ‘sure’ suspect killed British girl
Fifteen years after Madeleine McCann went missing, a German prosecutor is speaking out about a possible suspect. CNN’s Randi Kaye…
Continue Reading Putin’s reputed girlfriend Alina Kabaeva included in proposed EU sanctions list, sources say
By Luke McGee, CNN Alina Kabaeva, a woman who has been romantically linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin, is included in the sixth proposed…
Continue Reading Xi Jinping sends warning to anyone who questions China’s zero-Covid policy
By Nectar Gan, CNN China’s top leader Xi Jinping has issued the strongest warning yet against anyone who questions the country’s…
Continue Reading Massive amount of water found below Antarctica’s ice sheet for 1st time
By Katie Hunt, CNN Hidden deep below the ice sheet that covers Antarctica, scientists have discovered a massive amount of water. The groundwater…
Continue Reading NASA’s mega moon rocket will get another prelaunch test in June
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Artemis I mega moon rocket is gearing up for another attempt of its final prelaunch test in June, according to NASA…
Continue Reading At least three killed in suspected terror attack in Israel
By Amir Tal, Abeer Salman, Mike Schwartz, Elliott Gotkine and Hadas Gold, CNN At least three people were killed and four injured in a suspected…
Continue Reading Putin apologized over FM’s Hitler comments, Israel says
By Hadas Gold, Katharina Krebs and Lianne Kolirin, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized for comments that his Foreign Minister Sergei…
Continue Reading There are only 10 of the world’s smallest marine mammal left in the world
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The world’s smallest marine mammal is so critically endangered that there are only about 10 remaining in its sole…
Continue Reading Russian-linked forces ‘tortured’ and ‘executed’ civilians in Central African Republic since 2019, HRW says
By Hannah Ritchie, CNN Forces identified by witnesses as Russian have “summarily executed, tortured, and beaten civilians” in the Central…
Continue Reading Russians steal vast amounts of Ukrainian grain and equipment, threatening this year’s harvest
Ukraine is known as the breadbasket of Europe, but the Russian invasion is threatening grain production and food security for hundreds of millions…
Continue Reading Medieval feasts looked very different from what pop culture might suggest, study says
By Katie Hunt, CNN Meat-heavy banquets have long been thought to be a common feature of early medieval life for England’s kings and nobles, who…
Continue Reading Russians steal vast amounts of Ukrainian grain and equipment, threatening this year’s harvest
By Tim Lister and Sanyo Fylyppov, CNN Russian forces are stealing farm equipment and thousands of tons of grain from Ukrainian farmers in areas they…
Continue Reading New evidence found in Madeleine McCann case as German prosecutor is ‘sure’ suspect killed British girl
By Mia Alberti and Sara Spary, CNN A German prosecutor has said he is “sure” that Madeleine McCann — the British girl who…
Continue Reading Third case of Ebola detected in northwestern DRC, WHO says
By Nimi Princewill and Amy Cassidy, CNN Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have identified a third case of Ebola in the…
Continue Reading Drone footage shows how Russians destroyed one Ukrainian town in savage battle
Drone footage shows the destruction and fighting in the eastern Ukrainian town of Popasna in the Luhansk region. The drone video was originally…
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Colleges where acceptance rates have decreased the most since 2001
EDsmart identified 10 colleges that have shown the greatest decline in acceptance rates between the 2001 admissions cycle and 2021.…
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Experts rank the best US presidents of all time
Stacker rounded up the best U.S. presidents of all time based on rankings from C-SPAN.…
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