5 things to know for July 16: Extreme weather, Covid, infrastructure, Cuba, Lebanon
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette, Louisiana, has the highest number of Covid-19 patients in the state. CNN’s Miguel Marquez…
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This California firefighter has been on the job 25 years. He’s seen firsthand how wildfires have worsened
The US wildfire season is off to its worst start in a decade, especially in California. CNN’s Stephanie Elam…
Continue ReadingThis California firefighter has been on the job 25 years. He’s seen firsthand how wildfires have worsened
By Sara Sidner and Eric Levenson, CNN This is Dennis Smith’s 25th fire season with CalFire, so the Fire Captain is fully aware of how much…
Continue Reading Louisiana’s latest Covid-19 surge features more unvaccinated people in their 30s and 40s
By Miguel Marquez, Laura Dolan and Eric Levenson, CNN For Dr. Frank Courmier, the latest Covid-19 surge hitting his Louisiana hospital is different…
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This all-Black Women’s Army Corps unit from WWII may finally receive a Congressional Gold Medal
By Neelam Bohra and Radhika Marya, CNN Members of the Women’s Army Corps’ all-Black 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion had to…
Continue ReadingPolice officers speak to Black drivers with less respect than White drivers, study finds
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Police officers conduct themselves differently during traffic stops with Black and White drivers, even down to the subtlest of…
Continue ReadingBlack Americans are battling ‘three pandemics,’ new report finds
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Higher unemployment rates, lower household incomes and lack of access to health care left Black Americans more vulnerable…
Continue ReadingIn 911 calls before Richard Sherman’s arrest, wife said Sherman was threatening suicide
By Travis Caldwell, Andy Rose and Amir Vera, CNN Calls made to 911 before NFL player Richard Sherman’s early Wednesday arrest in King County,…
Continue ReadingNASA begins high-stakes repair to Hubble Space Telescope
By Katie Hunt, CNN NASA engineers are trying to work their magic on the Hubble Space Telescope, which stopped working on June 13 as a result of a…
Continue ReadingDelta variant surges in Middle East and North Africa as region braces for ‘catastrophic consequences’
By Mostafa Salem, CNN The Middle East and North Africa is witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases aggravated by the Delta variant of the virus —…
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California county faces new blaze after 2018 devastation of the Camp Fire
By Jay Croft, CNN Northern California’s Butte County, the site of the state’s deadliest and most destructive inferno ever in 2018, is now…
Continue ReadingLatino Americans are optimistic about the country’s future despite being hit hard by the pandemic, a Pew survey finds
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Latinos in the US were hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic on a number of fronts. They experienced higher rates of virus deaths…
Continue ReadingLebanon’s Hariri steps down as prime minister-designate pushing crisis-ridden country further into uncertainty
By Tamara Qiblawi, Ghazi Balkiz and Ben Wedeman, CNN Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri has stepped down nearly nine months after…
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Deadly flooding hits Germany
Heavy rains have caused deadly flash floods across Germany and the Benelux region. CNN Meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the…
Continue ReadingAnthony Kennedy Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Anthony Kennedy, retired associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.…
Continue ReadingJacinda Ardern Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Jacinda Ardern, former prime minister of New Zealand. Personal Birth date: July 26, 1980…
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Miami Beach police believe 2 men found in the former Versace mansion died by suicide
By Jay Croft and Rebekah Riess, CNN Two men who were found dead in a hotel room at the former Gianni Versace mansion in Miami Beach apparently died…
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Cocaine disguised as charcoal worth up to $41 million seized by police
By Jack Guy, CNN Cocaine disguised as charcoal with a potential street value of up to 35 million euros ($41.4 million) has been seized in a joint…
Continue Reading Germany mounts huge rescue effort after floods leave dozens dead and many more missing
By Nadine Schmidt, Schams Elwazer, Barbara Wojazer and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN A large-scale rescue effort was underway in Germany Friday after the…
Continue Reading5 things to know for July 15: Coronavirus, immigration, spending bill, Haiti, Afghanistan
The top US military officer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley, was so shaken that then-President Donald Trump and his allies might…
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