Emmanuel Macron wins France’s presidential election
By Joshua Berlinger and Joseph Ataman, CNN Emmanuel Macron has won France’s presidential election, fending off a historic challenge from…
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Black woman named valedictorian nearly 40 years after her high school graduation
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A 55-year-old woman has been honored 38 years after her Illinois high school failed to make her its first Black valedictorian.…
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN If you think hiking stinks, get a load of this … A woman was rescued by two fire crews after she fell headfirst into a…
Continue ReadingHuge blast at illegal oil refinery in Nigeria kills scores of people, including children
By Nimi Princewill and Eyad Kourdi, CNN Women and children are among the scores of people killed in an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in a…
Continue ReadingSix drown off Lebanon coast after overloaded boat capsizes, says Lebanese navy
By Charbel Mello, Eyad Kourdi and Mia Alberti, CNN, and Reuters An overloaded boat transporting around 60 people who were fleeing Lebanon for an…
Continue ReadingEleven confirmed dead, including child, after sightseeing boat goes missing in Japan
By Emiko Jozuka, Junko Ogura, CNN and Reuters Eleven people have been confirmed dead after a Japanese sightseeing boat with 26 people on board went…
Continue ReadingA woman and 3 children were killed in Philadelphia house fire
By Liam Reilly, CNN A woman and three children died when a fire swept through a house in Philadelphia early Sunday, officials told CNN. The…
Continue ReadingBeijing races to contain ‘urgent and grim’ Covid outbreak as Shanghai lockdown continues
CNN By Simone McCarthy Beijing is racing to track a Covid-19 outbreak that may have been spreading in the capital for a week, city authorities said…
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CNN By Simone McCarthy Beijing is racing to track a Covid-19 outbreak that may have been spreading in the capital for a week, city authorities said…
Continue Reading$35.2 million in meth was seized from a big rig hauling strawberry puree, customs and border officials say
By Holly Yan, CNN A plot to move almost a ton of methamphetamine in a shipment of strawberry puree got crushed when US Customs and Border Protection…
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at some US citizens who have been convicted of spying against the United States. Aldrich Ames 1962 –…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Associate Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan. She is the fourth woman to serve on the US…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at The Pledge of Allegiance, a promise of loyalty to the United States. Facts “I pledge allegiance…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the death of Osama bin Laden. On May 2, 2011, Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed by US Special…
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Grammy Award-winner Chris Brown, who pleaded guilty to assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna in…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Personal Birth date: May 6, 1953 Birth place:…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder Willie Mays. Personal Birth date: May 6, 1931 Birth…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at BALCO, the lab that provided steroids to several professional athletes, including baseball player Barry…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at WikiLeaks and the trial of Chelsea Manning. Facts WikiLeaks is purportedly an organization that…
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of former AIG Chief Executive Officer Hank Greenberg. Personal Birth date: May 4, 1925 Birth place:…
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