Giant ‘swimming head’ creature lived in our oceans 500 million years ago
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Half a billion years ago, the oceans were filled with life that looked more like aliens than the marine animals we know…
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Royal Navy warships leave Britain for landmark Pacific deployment
By Brad Lendon, CNN Two Royal Navy patrol ships left the United Kingdom on Tuesday for a five-year deployment that will see them act as “the…
Continue ReadingRapidly-intensifying Typhoon Chanthu headed for Taiwan and southern China
CNN By Ben Westcott, CNN A typhoon headed toward Taiwan and the southern coast of China is rapidly gaining in speed and strength ahead of an expected…
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By Ben Westcott, CNN A typhoon headed toward Taiwan and the southern coast of China is rapidly gaining in speed and strength ahead of an expected…
Continue ReadingNational security police arrest organizers of Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil
By Jessie Yeung and Eric Cheung, CNN Four activists from the Hong Kong pro-democracy group that organizes the city’s annual Tiananmen Square…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina attorney resigns and enters rehab after being shot in the head months after deaths of his wife and son
CNN, WCSC, WTOC, WTGS, WCIV By Rebekah Riess, Dakin Andone, Shawn Nottingham and Amir Vera, CNN The law firm of prominent South Carolina attorney…
Continue ReadingNurses detail horrific conditions at warehouse where patients were evacuated ahead of Hurricane Ida
By Paul P. Murphy, CNN Two nurses who helped evacuate residents from seven nursing homes to a Louisiana warehouse told CNN on Tuesday that some…
Continue ReadingAn oil leak off the coast of Louisiana spread for miles and no one knows who is responsible
By Theresa Waldrop, CNN When Talos Energy was notified of an oil spill off the Louisiana coast after Hurricane Ida, the company said, it sent a…
Continue Reading13 Miami-Dade school employees have died of Covid-19 since mid-August
By Elizabeth Stuart, CNN Thirteen school employees from Miami-Dade County Public Schools have died from Covid-19 since August 16, the school district…
Continue ReadingBoko Haram Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Boko Haram, a militant Islamic group working out of Nigeria, whose purpose is to institute Sharia, or…
Continue ReadingRobert Blake Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Emmy-award winning actor Robert Blake. Personal Birth date: September 18, 1933 Birth place:…
Continue ReadingClinton Portis and two other former NFL players plead guilty in multimillion-dollar health care fraud scheme
By Steve Almasy and Christina Carrega, CNN Two-time Pro Bowl running back Clinton Portis and two other former NFL players have pleaded guilty for…
Continue ReadingCosby accuser after his release: ‘It was worth it’
By Kristina Sgueglia, CNN Andrea Constand, the woman whose accusations led to Bill Cosby’s indecent assault conviction, said Tuesday she was…
Continue ReadingPressure mounts on UK to delay UN climate talks as delegates complain of vaccine gap
By Angela Dewan, CNN The president of the UN climate change conference COP26 insisted Tuesday that the event scheduled for November in Glasgow…
Continue ReadingUkraine spies tried to ensnare alleged Russian war criminals with a fake website, promises of riches and an international sting
EXCLUSIVE by Matthew Chance and Zahra Ullah, CNN Security forces shattered the early morning calm of the lakeside Soviet-era resort outside the…
Continue ReadingHurricane Ida took down more power poles in 2 states than Katrina, Ike, Delta and Zeta combined, power company says
By Theresa Waldrop, CNN Damage to power poles from Hurricane Ida across two states was greater than that caused by Katrina, Ike, Delta and Zeta…
Continue ReadingHurricane Ida took down more power poles in 2 states than Katrina, Ike, Delta and Zeta combined, power company says
CNN, JEFFERSON PARISH, WVUE, WDSU, POOL (VIA WDSU), TWITTER, @ENTERGYLA, @ENTERGYNOLA, Twitter/@EntergyLA, Twitter/@EntergyNOLA By Theresa Waldrop,…
Continue ReadingTaliban name ex-Guantanamo detainees and wanted man to new caretaker government
By Tim Lister and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN The Taliban on Tuesday announced the formation of a hardline interim government for Afghanistan, filling top…
Continue ReadingUnited 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.…
Continue ReadingBenghazi 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…
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