Anger simmers over Omicron travel bans in southern Africa
By Zaina Adamu and Stephanie Busari, CNN African leaders are hitting back against travel bans imposed over the Omicron variant, accusing wealthy…
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Pro Sports Lockouts and Strikes Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at lockouts and strikes in professional sports. A lockout is imposed by management or the owners. A strike…
Continue ReadingTerrorism and War-Related Airplane Crashes Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a selected list of commercial airplane crashes caused by military acts or by terrorism. June 14, 1940 –…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of retired Army General Wesley Clark. Personal Birth date: December 23, 1944 Birth place:…
Continue ReadingAt least 14 dead after Indonesia’s Mount Semeru volcano erupts
By Masrur Jamaluddin and Radina Gigova, CNN At least 14 people are dead and hundreds are displaced after Mount Semeru, a volcano in Indonesia’s…
Continue Reading5 things to know for December 6: School shooting, pandemic, Congress, China, Russia
CNN, WXYZ By AJ Willingham, CNN The Biden administration is expected to announce a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics this week. The…
Continue ReadingThe shooter ‘methodically and deliberately’ fired at students. A timeline of a school shooting tragedy
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Zander Cumbey had walked into his afternoon high school classroom when he heard screaming outside in the hallway. The cries…
Continue ReadingA Black job applicant is suing over hair discrimination, but the company says it was a misunderstanding
By Nicquel Terry Ellis and Cheri Mossburg, CNN A Black job applicant suing an employer over hair discrimination is demanding an apology and policy…
Continue ReadingWe know who is attacking us and we know how to get even, says Israel’s cyber defense chief
By Hadas Gold, CNN In a nondescript office park in the desert town of Be’er Sheva, a “war room” filled with screens showing various…
Continue ReadingExclusive: A 13-year-old girl’s murder over two decades ago haunted NYPD detectives. Here’s how they finally cracked open the cold case
By Brynn Gingras, CNN Video by Yon Pomrenze, Julian Cummings and Margaret Dawson, CNN Omar Soriano has waited 22 years for good news from police…
Continue ReadingExclusive: A 13-year-old girl’s murder over two decades ago haunted NYPD detectives. Here’s how they finally cracked open the cold case
CNN By Brynn Gingras, CNN Video by Yon Pomrenze, Julian Cummings and Margaret Dawson, CNN Omar Soriano has waited 22 years for good news from police…
Continue Reading‘Constant state of anxiety.’ Yet another school shooting takes its psychological toll
CNN By Ray Sanchez, CNN High school teacher Sarah Giddings stayed home again Friday after more online threats and jittery nerves forced her school…
Continue ReadingNurse charged with making fake Covid-19 vaccine cards
By Mallika Kallingal and Chris Boyette, CNN A nurse in Columbia, South Carolina has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of making…
Continue ReadingMahathir Mohamad Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at Mahathir Mohamad, former prime minister of Malaysia. Personal Birth date: July 10, 1925 (officially recorded…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Screen Actors Guild. In 2012, a merger was completed between the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the…
Continue ReadingSteven Spielberg Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of filmmaker Steven Spielberg. Personal Birth date: December 18, 1946 Birth place: Cincinnati,…
Continue ReadingCannibalistic lancetfish washes up on a San Diego beach, the first one preserved there since 1996
By Lauren M. Johnson and Noah Sheidlower, CNN Beachgoers discovered a 4-foot lancetfish washed up near the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at…
Continue ReadingColorado supermarket mass shooting suspect determined “incompetent to stand trial currently,” district attorney says
By Mallika Kallingal and Raja Razek, CNN The 22-year-old suspect in a deadly mass shooting at a Colorado supermarket has been deemed…
Continue ReadingPacific Gas & Electric fined $125 million for 2019 Kincade Fire
By Mallika Kallingal and Stella Chan, CNN Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) must pay $125 million for its role in the 2019 Kincade Fire in…
Continue ReadingWhat legal analysts say about charges against parents in Michigan school shooting
CNN, WDIV By Theresa Waldrop and Mallika Kallingal, CNN The parents of the suspect in a shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan that left four…
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