CNN honors 10 men and women for making the world a better place
When the pandemic hit Bali’s economy, his Plastic Exchange offered families an opportunity to receive free rice by collecting trash. They have since…
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CNN honors 10 men and women for making the world a better place
These 10 people are making the world a better place and now, they have been named the Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2021. They were all nominated by you…
Continue Reading France summons captain of seized British fishing boat to court as UK warns ‘two can play that game’
By Joseph Ataman, Martin Goillandeau and Nada Bashir, CNN The captain of a British fishing trawler detained in France was ordered to appear before a…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for October 29: Congress, Facebook, Capitol riot, Covid-19, Israel
Months after convicting the former Minneapolis police officer who murdered George Floyd, jurors describe a shared realization about Chauvin’s failure…
Continue Reading Oklahoma puts first inmate to death since 2015, but witness reports he convulsed and vomited during execution
By Jason Hanna and Raja Razek, CNN An Oklahoma death row inmate who was executed Thursday convulsed and vomited shortly after receiving the first…
Continue Reading Biden unveils details of his $1.7T economic plan – here’s what’s in it
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden promised to show the world that democracies can work to meet the challenges of the 21st century. As he…
Continue Reading Sex crime charge filed against former NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo
ALBANY, New York — A criminal complaint alleging a sex crime has been filed by a police investigator against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo,…
Continue Reading NASA’s Juno spacecraft flew over Jupiter’s Great Red Spot twice. This is what it found out
By Megan Marples and Katie Hunt, CNN Scientists revealed the latest discoveries on Jupiter, including surprising findings about the planet’s…
Continue Reading US vs. China: How the world’s two biggest emitters stack up on climate
By Helen Regan and Carlotta Dotto, CNN Graphics by Natalie Croker, Marco Chacon and Henrik Pettersson, CNN China and the United States are the…
Continue Reading Israeli settlement plans in the West Bank draw condemnation from US, UK, Europe
By Andrew Carey and Hadas Gold, CNN Israel’s plan to greenlight thousands of new Israeli housing units in the West Bank is drawing outcry from…
Continue Reading Facebook rebrands itself as Meta after intense criticism
MENLO PARK, California — Facebook is changing its company name to reflect its future ambitions and confronts wide-ranging scrutiny of the…
Continue Reading China submits new ‘disappointing’ emissions pledge to UN
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN China, the world’s biggest polluter, has made only a small improvement in its emission-cutting plan formally submitted…
Continue Reading China submits new ‘disappointing’ emissions pledge to UN
CNN By Ivana Kottasová, CNN China, the world’s biggest polluter, has made only a small improvement in its emission-cutting plan formally…
Continue Reading Families of Charleston church massacre victims reach an $88M settlement with the Justice Department
By Christina Carrega and Holly Yan, CNN The families of nine people fatally shot in 2015 at a historically Black church in Charleston, South…
Continue Reading The rare ‘penis plant’ just bloomed for the first time in over two decades
By Kristen Rogers, CNN In a Netherlands garden blooms a rare plant with a tall, phallic shape. It’s known as the “penis plant,” and…
Continue Reading 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the 2022 Winter Olympics held in Beijing. The games took place February 4-20, 2022. The Paralympics…
Continue Reading Detained Americans Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at some recent cases of foreign governments detaining US citizens. For information about missing…
Continue Reading Moscow launches fresh restrictions as Covid-19 deaths hit record high in Russia
By Katharina Krebs, CNN Tough new Covid-19 restrictions went into effect in Moscow on Thursday, with the Russian capital entering an 11-day paid…
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How much the typical home cost in your state in 1950
Orchard analyzed data from the U.S. Census Bureau to find the 1950 median home values for every state plus Washington…
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Voter demographics of every state
Stacker compiled voter demographics for each state and Washington D.C. using the 2021 U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.…
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How minority businesses have been affected by COVID-19
Simply Business analyzed a Federal Reserve survey to show how minority businesses have been affected by the pandemic. The challenges they face…
Continue Reading How to become a poll worker—and other ways to encourage voting
Stacker compiled information from government agencies and voting rights organizations on how you can become a poll worker, and various other…
Continue Reading France detains UK boat as spat over fishing rights escalates
By Joseph Ataman and Rob Picheta, CNN France has detained a British fishing vessel and announced it will close nearly all of its ports to trawlers…
Continue Reading DNA reveals unexpected origins of enigmatic mummies buried in a Chinese desert
By Katie Hunt, CNN Since their discovery, the ancestry of hundreds of mummified bodies buried in boats in an inhospitable desert region of northwest…
Continue Reading Taiwan’s President says the threat from China is increasing ‘every day’ and confirms presence of US military trainers on the island
By Will Ripley, Eric Cheung and Ben Westcott, CNN The leader of Taiwan, the island thrust into the center of rising tensions between the United…
Continue Reading US approves $100 million missile defense sale to Taiwan
CNN By Philip Wang The United States has approved the possible sale to Taiwan of military equipment and services, including engineering services to…
Continue Reading Taiwan’s President says the threat from China is increasing ‘every day’ and confirms presence of US military trainers on the island
CNN By Will Ripley, Eric Cheung and Ben Westcott, CNN The leader of Taiwan, the island thrust into the center of rising tensions between the United…
Continue Reading These World Heritage Forests have gone from removing carbon from the atmosphere to emitting it
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Human activity and climate change-fueled disasters have turned 10 of the planet’s internationally recognized forests,…
Continue Reading Thousands of dead sea creatures are washing up on English beaches
By Allegra Goodwin, CNN British environmental watchdogs have launched an investigation after thousands of dead sea creatures washed up on beaches in…
Continue Reading India says it’s a ‘victim’ of global warming ‘not a contributor’ as it rejects net zero emissions target
By Vedika Sud, CNN, and Reuters India is going into the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland with a strong message for wealthy nations: get your…
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