St. Patrick’s Day Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at St. Patrick’s Day, celebrated on March 17 every year. Facts St. Patrick’s Day is the feast…
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Major Ferry/Ship Sinkings Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at major ferry and ship sinking disasters throughout history. This timeline is not-all inclusive; various…
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Valieva falls twice during free skate, finishes in fourth
Kamila Valieva fell twice twice during her free skate and was unable to cleanly land any of her three quad attempts, yielding a score of 141.93…
Continue ReadingUS says Russia plans to manufacture justification for war
By Jeremy Herb, Veronica Stracqualursi, Kylie Atwood and Ellie Kaufman, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Russia was laying the…
Continue ReadingChet Hanks says he didn’t have a ‘strong male role model’ growing up
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Chet Hanks is reflecting on growing up the child of famous parents, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. In a video titled…
Continue ReadingIsraeli strawberry clocks in as world’s heaviest on record
KADIMA-ZORAN, Israel (AP) — After a year-long jam, a mammoth Israeli strawberry is entering the record books. Weighing a whopping 289 grams (over…
Continue ReadingLoretta Lynch Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of former United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch. Personal Birth date: May 21, 1959 Birth…
Continue ReadingGroup alleges US firm’s tanker illicitly traded Iran oil
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A tanker owned by a Los Angeles-based private equity firm likely took part in…
Continue ReadingElon Musk’s Neuralink confirms monkeys died in project, denies animal cruelty claims
By Hannah Ryan, CNN Business Elon Musk’s implant company Neuralink, which aims to enable brains to connect and communicate with computers, has…
Continue ReadingSurfer Maya Gabeira has book deal with children’s publisher
NEW YORK (AP) — One of the world’s greatest big-wave surfers, Brazil’s Maya Gabeira, has embarked on a kid-friendly adventure. The seven-time…
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Shcherbakova nails free skate quads en route to women’s gold
Reigning world champion Anna Shcherbakova lands two quads and six triples in the women’s free skate to score a 175.75 and win the Olympic…
Continue ReadingAmerican detained in Russia says he is coughing up blood, has not received medical care
CNN By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Trevor Reed, an American who has been detained in Russia for more than two years, says he is coughing…
Continue ReadingWeekly US jobless claims up, but remain historically low
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits rose last week, but remain near historically low…
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Six-time gold medalist Ireen Wuest finishes final Olympic race of illustrious career
Ireen Wuest, the all-time leader in speed skating medals, closed out her final Olympic Games with a sixth-place finish in the women’s…
Continue ReadingOssoff and Cruz push bill to extend term of the board tasked with investigating unsolved Civil Rights-era murders
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia and Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas on Thursday introduced a bill that aims to give an…
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Japan gives strong performance in nordic ski jumping
Members of the Japanese team leap into fourth place to close the ski jumping portion of the Nordic Combined team…
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Trusova of ROC claims silver with performance in free skate
Alexandra Trusova fully rotated four of five planned quads during the free skate for a personal best of 177.13 points for a total of 251.73 points,…
Continue ReadingWeekly US jobless claims rise for the first time in a month
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans applied for employment benefits last week following three straight weeks of…
Continue ReadingSyrian helicopter crash-lands, leaving 2 crew members dead
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian state media says a military helicopter crash-landed in a rugged mountainous area during a training mission in the…
Continue ReadingStrip-search optional: Volunteers to test new Swiss jail
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Corrections officials in Switzerland say hundreds of people have jumped at the chance to stay in a…
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