Perseverance rover successfully cores its first rock on Mars
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Perseverance rover successfully drilled into a Martian rock on Thursday, creating an intact core sample that could one…
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Lake Tahoe ski resorts are using snow blowers to help fight flames from the Caldor Fire
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN Lake Tahoe ski resorts near the Caldor Fire in Northern California are helping firefighter crews hold off the flames.…
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By Rebekah Riess, CNN The Louisiana Department of Health on Thursday reported the deaths of four nursing home residents who had been evacuated to a…
Continue ReadingThis CNN Hero helped Louisiana recover after Katrina. Now she has teams on the ground assisting homeowners after Ida
Gabriel Kinder, CNN While the scope of the damage from Hurricane Ida is just coming into focus, Liz McCartney and her team at SBP are already…
Continue ReadingThis CNN Hero helped Louisiana recover after Katrina. Now she has teams on the ground assisting homeowners after Ida
CNN Gabriel Kinder, CNN While the scope of the damage from Hurricane Ida is just coming into focus, Liz McCartney and her team at SBP are already…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at controversial police encounters that have prompted protests over the past three decades. This select…
Continue ReadingElijah McClain’s father reacts to indictments in his son’s death: ‘Better late than never’
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Continue ReadingElijah McClain’s father reacts to indictments in his son’s death: ‘Better late than never’
By Dakin Andone, CNN A day after Colorado’s attorney general announced indictments against three police officers and two paramedics involved in…
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a list of incidents of elementary, middle and high school violence with at least one fatality, from 1927 to the…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Michael Skakel, the nephew of Ethel Kennedy. Skakel was convicted in 2002 of the 1975…
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at notable terror attacks with fatalities on US soil since 1980. 1978-1995 – Three people die and 23…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at what you need to know about the Camp David Accords. On September 17, 1978, Egyptian President Anwar…
Continue ReadingWhat it was like to be stranded on subway stations and trains overnight during New York floods
By Eric Levenson, CNN Camilla Akbari boarded a 7:43 p.m. New Jersey Transit train on Wednesday night from New York Penn Station hoping to get to her…
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CNN CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the equinox. The equinox occurs twice a year when the sun is directly above the Earth’s…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the equinox. The equinox occurs twice a year when the sun is directly above the Earth’s equator…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the US War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7, 2001 with allied air strikes on Taliban and al…
Continue ReadingThe gecko’s most astounding maneuver has nothing to do with its sticky feet
By Katie Hunt, CNN Geckos would definitely medal in a contest for nature’s best feet. The lizard’s sticky toes, covered in tiny hairs,…
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at Sunni extremist group Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). Facts The Yemeni-based arm of al Qaeda,…
Continue ReadingGround Zero Memorial and Rebuilding Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the rebuilding of Ground Zero in lower Manhattan and the memorial to the victims of the September 11…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. October 4-5, 2022 – Yom Kippur begins at…
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