This New York skyscraper had a 1-in-16 chance of collapse. Only one man knew
By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — On October 12, 1977, banking giant Citicorp opened the tallest new skyscraper in New York City since the early…
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By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — On October 12, 1977, banking giant Citicorp opened the tallest new skyscraper in New York City since the early…
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By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — With Taylor Swift, a new album unveils a new “era,” and a new era dictates a new costume. This time, she…
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By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — As she casually traverses one of the most scenic stretches of the Spain’s Camino de Santiago, taking…
Continue ReadingBy Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — In 1996, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy and John F. Kennedy Jr. got married outside a peeling white log cabin chapel on…
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By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — Cape Town is the best city in the world, says Time Out — unless that is, you’re under 30. The…
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By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — A permit to climb the world’s tallest mountain costs an eye-popping $15,000 — and that’s before you add in…
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By Ella Alexander, CNN (CNN) — Jenna Ortega’s eyes are lightly smudged, framed by dark shadows. Her face is pale, and her cheekbones are…
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By Zoe Whitfield, CNN (CNN) — It takes a moment to fully grasp what you’re seeing in Edoardo Delille and Giulia Piermartiri’s photographs…
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — You can’t visit Tokyo without seeing them. These pale-yellow boxes of individually wrapped bite-size cakes are…
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By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In our roundup of travel news this week: the secret tunnel city underneath Rome, China’s “8D city”…
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By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — An acrylic waterslide on Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas broke open on Thursday, injuring one passenger and…
Continue ReadingBy Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — In a makeshift bedroom with vibrant purple curtains, the adult film actor Sharon Wild poses for a photograph…
Continue ReadingBy Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Kate Moss’s beach bag is not like ours — the supermodel was photographed on Wednesday in a bikini in Formentera,…
Continue ReadingCNN By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — Amtrak’s NextGen Acela highspeed trains are set to debut this month after years of delays. New faster Acela…
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — Amtrak’s NextGen Acela highspeed trains are set to debut this month after years of delays. New faster Acela…
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Joe Yogerst, CNN Island getaways have long captured our imagination. South Pacific landfalls with coral reefs and tropical beaches, European isles…
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By Danny Freeman, CNN (CNN) — From anchors aweigh to funnels ashore. As the historic SS United States gets ready to be converted into the…
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By Nimi Princewill, Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — Tourists and business travelers from Zambia and Malawi must pay a deposit of up to $15,000 when…
Continue ReadingBy Haicen Yang and Hassan Tayir, CNN (CNN) — When visiting Chongqing for the first time last November, Joshua Guvi was worried that the city…
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — A British hiker who had to be airlifted to safety after he ignored signs and crossed warning barriers in…
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