United Nations Attacks Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at violence against UN peacekeeping forces. This is a selected list of incidents from 1990 to present.…
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Benghazi Mission Attack Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the September 11, 2012, attack on the US mission in Benghazi, Libya. Facts…
Continue ReadingAnimals are ‘shape shifting’ in response to climate change
By Katie Hunt, CNN Some warm-blooded animals are experiencing shifts in their body shapes, likely as a response to the pressures of climate change,…
Continue Reading227 people were killed defending the environment last year, a new report shows. That’s a record.
CNN, KOLO, KPRC, KNXV, ONSCENE.TV, NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY, KMIR, GETTY IMAGES By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Behind the veil of the Covid-19 pandemic, 227 people…
Continue ReadingThis premature supernova was triggered by a dead star
By Ashley Strickland, CNN When a dead star plunges into an active star, expect an explosion of astronomical proportions that isn’t supposed to…
Continue ReadingEl Salvador’s top court paves way for president’s re-election
By Merlin Delcid and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN El Salvador’s highest court has ruled that the country’s president can serve two consecutive…
Continue ReadingTerrorist Attacks by Vehicle Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at terror attacks involving vehicles used as deadly weapons by radicalized individuals or terror groups. Facts…
Continue ReadingPelé Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, a professional Brazilian football (soccer) player.…
Continue ReadingPerseverance rover successfully collects first Martian sample
By Ashley Strickland, CNN While we were enjoying the weekend, the Perseverance rover was hard at work making history on Mars. New images with better…
Continue ReadingNearly 30% of 138,000 assessed species are facing extinction, group warns
By Katya Krebs, CNN A top international conservation agency warned that 28% of the 138,374 species identified on its “survival watchlist”…
Continue ReadingExplore some of the best wildlife photography of the year
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Our planet is wonderfully wild. It’s easy to forget that amid the daily hustle and bustle of our lives —…
Continue ReadingAn Army base in Wisconsin is welcoming Afghan refugees. The same post helped Cubans fleeing the Castro regime in 1980
CNN, WKBT By Omar Jimenez and Bill Kirkos, CNN As Afghans flee the Taliban regime and flow into the United States, they are landing in places like…
Continue ReadingAn Army base in Wisconsin is welcoming Afghan refugees. The same post helped Cubans fleeing the Castro regime in 1980
By Omar Jimenez and Bill Kirkos, CNN As Afghans flee the Taliban regime and flow into the United States, they are landing in places like Fort McCoy,…
Continue ReadingNo spacewalk is complete without a celestial soundtrack of space-themed songs. You’re welcome
By Gregory McNamee, CNN Gear up for the latest spacewalk on September 12 with an out-of-this world playlist. Astronauts Akihiko Hoshide from the…
Continue ReadingRussian cosmonauts conduct first of 11 spacewalks for new space station module
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov conducted a spacewalk Friday to prepare the new Nauka module for…
Continue ReadingPerseverance rover successfully cores its first rock on Mars
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Perseverance rover successfully drilled into a Martian rock on Thursday, creating an intact core sample that could one…
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CNN CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the equinox. The equinox occurs twice a year when the sun is directly above the Earth’s…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the equinox. The equinox occurs twice a year when the sun is directly above the Earth’s equator…
Continue ReadingUS War in Afghanistan
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the US War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7, 2001 with allied air strikes on Taliban and al…
Continue ReadingYom Kippur Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. October 4-5, 2022 – Yom Kippur begins at…
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