How Puerto Rico became the most vaccinated place in America
By Ray Sanchez, CNN A member of a scientific coalition advising Puerto Rico’s government on the coronavirus pandemic recently joked about the…
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Preliminary 6.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Taiwan’s northeastern coast
By Eric Cheung, CNN A 6.5-magnitude quake has struck Taiwan, according to preliminary data from the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre…
Continue Reading Mammoths and other extinct Ice Age giants clung on longer than previously thought, DNA analysis suggests
By Katie Hunt, CNN Mammoths and other giant creatures of the Ice Age such as woolly rhinos survived longer than scientists thought, coexisting with…
Continue Reading How a plane crashed with more than 20 people on board and everyone survived
By Ray Sanchez, CNN When a plane carrying baseball fans to a playoff game crashed in Houston Tuesday, one passenger remembered hearing the words…
Continue Reading Colombia captures its ‘most-feared’ drug lord Dairo Antonio Usuga
By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Colombia’s most-wanted drug lord has been captured by authorities in what has been heralded as the biggest blow to the…
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This family has 3 daughters born on August 25, and they’re not triplets or twins
By Sherry Liang, CNN For three of the past six years, Kristin Lammert has spent August 25 in a delivery room. She calls herself a planner, but…
Continue Reading Iranian governor slapped in the face during public speech
By Ramin Mostaghim and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN An event introducing a newly appointed Iranian governor was dramatically interrupted Saturday after a…
Continue Reading Not everyone approves of this princess’ wedding. She’s going ahead with it anyway
By Emiko Jozuka, Selina Wang and Junko Ogura, CNN It had all the makings of a modern royal fairytale: the marriage of an aspiring lawyer to a…
Continue Reading Japan’s Princess Mako marries non-royal boyfriend Kei Komuro in subdued ceremony
CNN By Junko Ogura and Nectar Gan, CNN Japan’s Princess Mako has married her non-royal college sweetheart Kei Komuro in a subdued ceremony,…
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Raging gunbattles in northern Mexico city kill 4, wound 2
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — Residents of the northern Mexico border city of Matamoros are recovering from a night of terror in which raging…
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After California wildfire, thousands of trees to be removed
THREE RIVERS, Calif. (AP) — The California highway connecting visitors to the world’s two largest sequoia trees will stay closed so crews can…
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A timeline of contracts that changed history: From the Magna Carta to the Louisiana Purchase
Ironclad has compiled a list of 10 contracts that have had significant impact and influence on the world, using museum research, historical accounts,…
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One person was killed and seven more injured at an off-campus party near Fort Valley State University
By Alaa Elassar and Melissa Alonso, CNN One person was killed and seven more were injured in a shooting incident at an off-campus party near Fort…
Continue Reading Leading oil exporter Saudi Arabia aims to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2060, Crown Prince MBS says
By Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN Saudi Arabia plans to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2060, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) said Saturday…
Continue Reading Meet the 15-year-old blind quarterback hoping to reach the NFL
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Jasen Bracy is unstoppable when he’s on the football field. The 15-year-old Modesto Raiders starting quarterback is…
Continue Reading Turkey’s president has ordered 10 ambassadors to be declared ‘persona non grata’ for backing jailed activist
By Kareem El Damanhoury, Isil Sariyuce and Alaa Elassar, CNN Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ordered the ambassadors of 10…
Continue Reading Vikings explored the Americas long before Christopher Columbus
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Life is a series of mysteries. We are fascinated by true crime stories, and take comfort in watching a good ol’…
Continue Reading Russia and China hold first joint patrol in the western Pacific, Russian defense ministry says
By Vasco Cotovio, CNN Russian and Chinese warships have conducted the first ever joint patrol in the western part of the Pacific Ocean, the Russian…
Continue Reading Nicole Kidman joins Daniel Craig in donating to ‘walking dads’ charity effort
By Rob Picheta, CNN Australian actress Nicole Kidman has matched Daniel Craig‘s £10,000 ($13,760) donation to three British fathers, who have…
Continue Reading Actor Richard Gere summoned to testify against right-wing leader Matteo Salvini in Sicily migrant case
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN The leader of the Italy’s right-leaning Lega party, Matteo Salvini, lashed out at the start of his trial for the…
Continue Reading Colin Powell’s love story started with an accidental date — and lasted six decades
By Faith Karimi, CNN From the streets of New York to the Vietnam battlefields and the power corridors of Washington, Colin Powell broke racial…
Continue Reading With Brian Laundrie dead, here’s where else authorities could look for answers on what happened to Gabby Petito
During an appearance on ABC’s “Good Morning America” Laundrie family attorney, Steven Bertolino, refused to say whether Brian Laundrie told his…
Continue Reading The manhunt for Brian Laundrie is over. But several big questions remain
By Dakin Andone, CNN The discovery of Brian Laundrie’s remains this week ends a manhunt that had gripped the country for weeks as investigators…
Continue Reading Suspect in 2018 mass shooting outside New Orleans strip mall has been charged, police say
By Melissa Alonso and Kay Jones, CNN A man faces multiple murder charges in a mass shooting more than three years ago outside a New Orleans strip…
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How grocery store employment has changed over the last 20 years
Grocery inventory forecasting software company Shelf Engine compiled a list of significant changes to grocery store employment in the 21st century.…
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Here’s how much home prices have risen since 1950
Better, a home ownership platform with a free mortgage calculator, looked into historical Census and HUD data. The data collected analyzed…
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It’s proving difficult to find a jury in the trial for Ahmaud Arbery’s killing. Potential jurors either know the case well, know the defendants or are scared
By Angela Barajas, Martin Savidge and Christina Maxouris, CNN Finding jurors to sit in the trial for the three men charged in Ahmaud Arbery’s…
Continue Reading Florida is ditching palm trees to fight the climate crisis
The National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on climate change has identified a link between climate change and migration. CNN meteorologist Derek Van…
Continue Reading FDA says Pfizer COVID vaccine looks effective for young kids
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press Federal scientists say kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine appear highly effective…
Continue Reading A Utah school district ignored hundreds of racial harassment complaints against Black and Asian American students, DOJ says
By Nicole Chavez, CNN Black and Asian American students were harassed at a school district in Utah for years and officials deliberately ignored…
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