5 things to know for October 1: Congress, coronavirus, immigration, opioids, Ethiopia
Taxpayer money is helping to fund the generous retirements of cops who have served time for felony crimes. CNN’s Drew Griffin…
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This solar event will halt communication with Mars missions for 2 weeks
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Things are about to get a little quiet between NASA and its fleet of robotic Mars explorers. That’s because an…
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By AJ Willingham, CNN September was the worst month of the year so far for Wall Street, which ended its final trading day of the quarter in the red.…
Continue Reading ‘Maid’ Netflix series based on Stephanie Land’s life shows reality of poverty and abuse
By Ryan Prior, CNN Each day Stephanie Land got down on her hands and knees to scrub a toilet, she was buoyed by love for her child — and a…
Continue Reading Louisiana public schools may allow parents to choose whether a child quarantines after Covid-19 exposure
By Mallory Simon and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Louisiana public schools are allowed to let parents choose whether they want to quarantine children after…
Continue Reading Infowars host Alex Jones is responsible for damages triggered by his false claims on the Sandy Hook shooting, judge rules
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Alex Jones, the conspiracy theorist who hosts the right-wing commentary website Infowars, was found legally responsible in two…
Continue Reading They have all the vaccines they need, but these EU nations are still miles behind their neighbors
President Joe Biden has pledged to significantly increase the amount of Covid-19 vaccines it will ship to foreign nations beginning in 2022 in an…
Continue Reading They have all the vaccines they need, but these EU nations are still miles behind their neighbors
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN With nearly three quarters of all adults fully vaccinated against Covid-19, the European Union is a world leader in…
Continue Reading New bodycam footage reveals what Gabby Petito told police about a domestic dispute with fiancé Brian Laundrie
By Leyla Santiago, Sara Weisfeldt, Rebekah Riess and Andy Rose, CNN New details have emerged of a reported domestic dispute between Gabby Petito and…
Continue Reading Australia reveals plan to reopen international borders to fully vaccinated citizens
By Ben Westcott and Angus Watson, CNN Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday, October 1 announced plans to reopen the country’s…
Continue Reading Qantas repatriation flight sets aviation record
Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced plans to reopen the country’s borders to fully vaccinated Australian travelers for…
Continue Reading As gas prices soar, people are mulling alternatives to heating their homes. Here’s what to know
By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN Soaring natural gas prices have raised the specter of cold homes and inflated energy bills for millions of people over…
Continue Reading Historic increase in food stamp benefits starts in October
By Tami Luhby, CNN Food stamp recipients will see their monthly payments go up in October thanks to a major update to the program, even though a…
Continue Reading More than 800 arrests made in DEA crackdown on fentanyl-laced fake pills
By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent The Drug Enforcement Administration said Thursday it made 810 arrests and seized more than 1.8 million fake…
Continue Reading Ethiopia to expel UN officials amid fears of Tigray famine
By Bethlehem Feleke, CNN Ethiopia is expelling seven senior United Nations officials for allegedly “meddling in the internal affairs of the…
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USPS to slow down some mail delivery starting Friday
By Kristen Holmes Americans across the country could start seeing slowdowns in mail delivery across the country as early as Friday when the United…
Continue Reading California police reform laws create decertification system for officer misconduct
By Cheri Mossburg and Steve Almasy, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed into law a series of police reform bills, creating a system…
Continue Reading National Women’s Soccer League team North Carolina Courage fires head coach following accusations of sexual manipulation and misconduct
By David Close, CNN The National Women’s Soccer League team North Carolina Courage fired head coach Paul Riley on Thursday afternoon following…
Continue Reading New bodycam footage reveals what Gabby Petito told police about a domestic dispute with fiancé Brian Laundrie
As the Moab City Police Department released more video of Gabby Petito from an August 12 traffic stop, the FBI returned to Brian Laundrie’s family…
Continue Reading Deaf Colorado man who couldn’t hear police commands says he was tased, spent 4 months in jail
A deaf Colorado man has filed a federal lawsuit claiming that two local police officers slammed him to the ground and tasered him without recognizing…
Continue Reading Deaf Colorado man who couldn’t hear police commands says he was tased, spent 4 months in jail
By Emma Tucker, CNN A deaf Colorado man has filed a federal lawsuit claiming that two local police officers slammed him to the ground and tasered him…
Continue Reading Appeals court says U.S. can keep expelling migrants under Title 42
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit put on hold Thursday a lower court order that would have forced the Biden…
Continue Reading Biden signs bill passed by Congress to avert gov’t shutdown
UPDATE: WASHINGTON, DC — With only hours to spare, President Joe Biden has signed legislation that would avoid a partial federal shutdown and keep…
Continue Reading Scammers got nearly 30% of Arizona virus unemployment pay
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Scammers pocketed nearly 30% of the $16 billion in unemployment insurance payments sent out by…
Continue Reading Windy Fire has destroyed more than two dozen giant sequoia trees — and that’s just an early assessment
By Stephanie Elam, CNN The Windy Fire in California is wreaking havoc on sequoia trees in Sequoia National Forest this week. Experts say fire has…
Continue Reading Brazilian hospital chain ordered to pay family of Covid-19 patient, after allegations of secretly giving unproven treatments
By Marcia Reverdosa and Juliana Koch A Brazilian hospital chain has been ordered to pay 2 million BLR (USD370,500) to the family of a Covid-19…
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This man used a garbage can to successfully trap a gator in Florida. Fish and wildlife authorities say to leave the trapping to them
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN It’s the kind of thing you can only expect to see in Florida. A man took matters into his own hands, literally, when…
Continue Reading Federal database undercounts deaths caused by police, according to researchers
By Peter Nickeas, CNN A study published Thursday in a medical journal estimated a federal database failed to count more than 50% of deaths…
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N Korea says it fired anti-aircraft missile, 4th recent test
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it has test-fired a new anti-aircraft missile. It is its fourth…
Continue Reading Canada set to pay billions to Indigenous children removed from their families, court rules
By Nicole Chavez and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN Canada observed its first national holiday honoring victims and survivors of the country’s…
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