More than 200 people dead after 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Haiti
CNN By AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN At least 227 people have died after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti Saturday morning, according to the…
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Human remains discovered in a plastic container left on a street in a New Jersey neighborhood
By Sahar Akbarzai and Alaa Elassar, CNN Police are investigating after human remains were found in a large plastic container last week in a New…
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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani flees the country as Taliban forces enter the capital
CNN By Clarissa Ward, Tim Lister, Angela Dewan and Saleem Mehsud, CNN Taliban fighters entered Afghanistan’s Presidential Palace hours after…
Continue ReadingDeath toll from Turkey floods rises to 58
By Gul Tuysuz, CNN Flash floods across Turkey’s Black Sea coast have killed 58 people, officials said Sunday. The country’s Natural…
Continue ReadingSan Antonio sports bar shooting leaves 3 dead, 2 wounded, authorities say
By Kelly Murray, CNN An argument between two people at a bar in San Antonio, Texas, ended in a mass shooting early Sunday, with three people killed…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Ashraf Ghani, former president of Afghanistan. Personal Birth date: 1949 Birth place: Logar…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Taliban, a Sunni Islamist organization operating primarily in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Facts…
Continue ReadingKalamazoo County deputy in critical condition after deadly police chase
By Kelly Murray, CNN Michigan State Police are investigating after a police chase in Galesburg on Saturday night that ended with a suspect dead and a…
Continue ReadingMultiracial population grew in almost every county in the US. It doesn’t mean racism is over
CNN By Nicole Chavez, CNN Bárbara AbadÃa-Rexach spent months appearing in webinars and radio shows talking to Puerto Ricans about why they should…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Hassan Nasrallah, secretary-general of Hezbollah, a Lebanese Shiite Muslim militant group.…
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of George Mitchell, former US senator (D-Maine). Personal Birth date: August 20, 1933 Birth place:…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Google co-founder Sergey Brin. Personal: Birth date: August 21, 1973 Birth place: Moscow,…
Continue ReadingAfghan President Ashraf Ghani flees the country as Taliban forces enter the capital
By Clarissa Ward, Tim Lister, Angela Dewan and Saleem Mehsud, CNN Taliban fighters entered Afghanistan’s Presidential Palace hours after…
Continue ReadingMultiracial population grew in almost every county in the US. It doesn’t mean racism is over
By Nicole Chavez, CNN Bárbara AbadÃa-Rexach spent months appearing in webinars and radio shows talking to Puerto Ricans about why they should…
Continue ReadingProminent Hong Kong civil rights group disbands, citing government pressure
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF), the pro-democracy group that organized some of Hong Kong’s biggest protests, announced…
Continue ReadingTeachers from states banning mask mandates are speaking out. Here’s what they want you to know
By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Teachers are already struggling to do their job during a pandemic. But it’s worse for those working in states where…
Continue ReadingAt least 4 people presumed dead after mudslides hit Japan
By Emiko Jozuka, CNN At least four people are presumed dead and two are missing after torrential rain triggered mudslides throughout Japan. Three of…
Continue ReadingBaseball star Trevor Bauer denies assault allegations detailed in The Washington Post
By Kevin Dotson, CNN Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer, last year’s National League Cy Young Award winner, is denying allegations made…
Continue ReadingHow two mothers, united in loss, hope to bring peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
By Ashley Vaughan, CNN “She’s like a sister for me,” Laila Alsheikh tells CNN, reflecting on colleague and friend Robi Damelin.…
Continue Reading‘If the Taliban find me, they will kill me and my family,’ says abandoned Afghan interpreter
CNN By Cyril Vanier and Jo Shelley, CNN It’s been years since Haji and his wife have had a good night’s sleep. “All night, my wife…
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