Mahmoud Abbas Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Personal Birth date: 1935 Birth place: Safed,…
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These former Stanford students are building an app to change your accent
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN The Stanford students heard the sadness in their friend’s voice when he shared the news. “Guys, I had to…
Continue ReadingBouncy castle tragedy claims sixth child after 11-year-old boy dies in hospital
By Hilary Whiteman and Akanksha Sharma, CNN A sixth child has died in hospital after a bouncy castle was lifted into the air at a school event in…
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CNN By Hilary Whiteman and Akanksha Sharma, CNN A sixth child has died in hospital after a bouncy castle was lifted into the air at a school event in…
Continue Reading‘It gets harder every day.’ For many in rural Kentucky, their Christmas gift is survival
By Eric Bradner, CNN As Johnny Stutzman surveyed the wreckage of what had been his house, all he could do was muster a laugh. “My front porch…
Continue ReadingA teacher raised more than $100,000 to purchase enough food to keep thousands of children from going hungry over winter break
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Turquoise LeJeune Parker ends every class by telling each of her students she loves them. The 34-year-old library teacher at…
Continue ReadingHenry Orenstein, the Holocaust survivor who created ‘Transformers’ and a TV poker innovation, has died
By Laura Studley, CNN The creator of the human-like robot toys Transformers, Henry Orenstein, died Tuesday at the age of 98 due to complications from…
Continue ReadingSinger Sir Rod Stewart and his son plead guilty to simple battery
By Kay Jones and Claudia Dominguez, CNN Singer Sir Rod Stewart and his son, Sean, each pleaded guilty Friday to one count of simple battery in…
Continue ReadingBrooklyn Nets bring back Kyrie Irving part time following controversy over his vaccination status
By Jill Martin and Emma Tucker, CNN The Brooklyn Nets will bring back star guard Kyrie Irving to play in road games after he was prohibited from…
Continue ReadingIf you reuse the same cardboard box for your artificial holiday tree each year, you are not alone
By Fernando Alfonso III, CNN One holiday tradition an untold number of people engage in each year around Christmas involves tattered cardboard boxes.…
Continue ReadingMichigan city gets ready to inaugurate all-Muslim government
By Nick Watt and Jason Kravarik, CNN For decades, Hamtramck was known as Michigan’s “Little Warsaw,” a city of just two square…
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CNN, WRAL, WTVF By Nick Watt and Jason Kravarik, CNN For decades, Hamtramck was known as Michigan’s “Little Warsaw,” a city of just…
Continue ReadingThe Radio City Rockettes’ ‘Christmas Spectacular’ shows are canceled due to Covid-19
By Dakin Andone, CNN The Covid-19 surge has prompted yet another cancellation, this time for the Radio City Music Hall’s Rockettes, who…
Continue ReadingHumans just ‘touched’ the sun for the first time using a spacecraft
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The sun is the literal star of the show in our solar system, but we’re still trying to figure out our celestial disco…
Continue ReadingCovid surges threaten festivities worldwide, as China’s biggest holiday is upended for a third year
By Sheena McKenzie and Yong Xiong, CNN As the rapid spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant looms across parts of the globe and the Delta variant…
Continue ReadingA resurgent Covid-19 is breaking through the strictest protocols and upending the return of live professional sports
By Amir Vera, CNN When football season kicked off back in September, it felt like normalcy was returning to a world upended by Covid-19. Fans packed…
Continue ReadingSome call this Kentucky town the ‘Heart of America.’ Now its international community is picking up the pieces after a deadly tornado
By Nick Valencia, Jade Gordon and Christina Maxouris, CNN When Leyda Becker heard a weather alert on her phone in the early morning hours of December…
Continue ReadingWitness the cold micromoon — the last full moon of 2021 to shine in the night sky
By Angela Eichhorst, CNN Bundle up to enjoy the last full moon of the year. The last full moon of 2021 will reach peak illumination on Saturday,…
Continue ReadingThis 10-year-old boy asked Santa last year for a cure for Covid-19. This year he has a new request
By Faith Karimi, CNN In their letters to Santa Claus, most kids ask for toys, dolls or maybe a new Xbox. All Jonah Simons said he wanted was a…
Continue ReadingA professor hid a cash prize on campus. All students had to do was read the syllabus
By Sara Smart, CNN With every new college semester, students are faced with multiple syllabuses outlining the subjects in their classes. But do…
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