By Karol Suarez, CNN The families of the ten miners trapped underground in Mexico since early August have rejected a new rescue strategy proposed by the government, Mexico’s president Andrés Manuel López Obrador said on Friday. The proposal, which entailed tunneling underground, was rejected on the basis of how time-consuming it would be, Lopez Obrador
Continue ReadingJacqui Palumbo and Toyin Owoseje, CNN A Miss England finalist has become the first ever beauty queen to compete without wearing any makeup in the pageant’s nearly century-long history. Melisa Raouf, a 20-year-old college student from south London, moved forward at the pageant’s semifinals on Monday after opting for a barefaced look. Now, she’ll compete
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Diab and Max Foster, CNN Prince Harry has shared his hopes for the upcoming 25th anniversary of the death of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales. The Duke of Sussex was speaking on Thursday in Aspen, Colorado, at a polo match in support of his Sentebale charity, which works with children in southern
Continue ReadingBy Bianca Nobilo and Amy Cassidy, CNN The leading contender to become the UK’s next Prime Minister implied Thursday she doesn’t know if French President Emmanuel Macron — the leader of one of Britain’s closest allies — should be considered a “friend or foe.” Liz Truss, who is the current UK Foreign Secretary, was taking
Continue ReadingCNN By Pete Muntean, CNN With millions of travelers expected to rush airports over the Labor Day holiday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is telling major airlines that this summer’s thousands of flight cancellations are not acceptable. The Department of Transportation plans to better inform passengers of their recourse when facing a significant flight disruption, the
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Two summer staples — hot dogs and popsicles — are coming together. For whatever reason. Oscar Mayer is selling its first-ever “Cold Dog,” a frozen pop that tastes like the brand’s hot weiner that allegedly boasts “both refreshing and smokey, umami notes” of a hot dog and topped with a
Continue ReadingCNN, HLN By Amarachi Orie, CNN Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has said she did not realize ambition could be considered a “terrible” quality in a woman until she started dating her future husband, Prince Harry. Meghan kicked off her new podcast, “Archetypes,” which “dives into the labels that try to hold women back,” with an
Continue ReadingBy Amarachi Orie, CNN Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has said she did not realize ambition could be considered a “terrible” quality in a woman until she started dating her future husband, Prince Harry. Meghan kicked off her new podcast, “Archetypes,” which “dives into the labels that try to hold women back,” with an episode on
Continue ReadingBy Patrick Oppmann, Sahar Akbarzai and Paul P. Murphy, CNN Six Cuban migrants adrift at sea on a makeshift raft were rescued by a cruise ship last week, video shared with CNN shows. The video captured the impromptu encounter Friday as the Carnival Cruise liner, Carnival Paradise, sailed from Tampa, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico. The
Continue ReadingBy Andi Babineau and David Williams, CNN An Alaska Airlines flight bound for San Diego was diverted back to Seattle shortly after takeoff Monday morning, according to a statement from the airline. Flight 558 “reported an unusual vibration on the left side of the aircraft soon after departure,” a representative for Alaska Airlines said in
Continue ReadingBy Gayle Harrington, CNN British Airways has announced it plans to cut thousands of flights from its winter schedule because of airport passenger caps and dwindling demand as fall and winter approach. The airline said total capacity for its winter schedule until the end of March 2023 will be reduced by 8%, which will affect
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business It’s not $5, but Subway’s newest subscription program makes the price of its footlong even more appetizing. Beginning Wednesday, the sandwich chain is selling 10,000 passes to members of its free loyalty program. The $15 pass lets people purchase a footlong sub for 50% off its usual price. The “Subway
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN An independent inquiry will be held into the secret ministerial roles adopted by former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison before he was voted out of office three months ago. New Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the inquiry as he made the rare move of releasing the solicitor-general’s advice to the
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not add any new destinations to its list of nations and territories with a “high” risk of Covid-19 on Monday. However, locations at “high” risk — designated as Level 3 — still account for almost 130 of the roughly
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN Heavy rains in the Dallas-Fort Worth area caused hundreds of flights to be canceled or delayed Monday at the two major airports in the region: Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) and Dallas Love Field (DAL). As of 7:45 p.m. ET, there were 290 cancellations and 1,015 delays at Dallas-Fort Worth International, according
Continue ReadingCNN By Max Foster and Niamh Kennedy, CNN The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are set to move their family out of London during school term time, in a bid to give their children a “normal” family life, a royal source told CNN. The decision to move the children’s school was announced by Kensington Palace
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster and Niamh Kennedy, CNN The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are set to move their family out of London during school term time, in a bid to give their children a “normal” family life, a royal source told CNN. The decision to move the children’s school was announced by Kensington Palace in
Continue ReadingBy Stefano Pozzebon, CNN It’s the home of notorious drug trafficker Pablo Escobar, and the origin of legendary Santa Marta Gold — once the most sought-after varieties of weed in the United States — named after Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range. For many, Colombia is synonymous with drug cartels and narco-traffickers. It
Continue ReadingBy Caroll Alvarado, CNN Jimmy Amisial was walking through Gonaives, Haiti, on his way to a New Year’s Eve party to ring in 2018 when he spotted a large crowd and approached it. “When I got to the place where the people were making noise I saw a baby,” said Amisial, 22 at the time
Continue ReadingBy Fidel Gutierrez, CNNE The former attorney general of Mexico was arrested on Friday in relation to the 2014 disappearance of 43 students, a tragedy that captured the world’s attention nearly eight years ago. The prosecutor’s office said in a statement that it considers former attorney general Jesús Murillo Karam a suspect in “the crimes
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