US allies balk at Trump’s appeal to help secure Strait of Hormuz
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Two months after Donald Trump disparaged NATO allies for what he cast as their lackluster efforts in…
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‘Ticking time bomb’: Stricken Russian fuel tanker drifts near to Italian islands
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome, Italy (CNN) — Maritime authorities have warned mariners to steer clear of a crewless Russian fuel tanker that…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Grammy-winning author and poet Maya Angelou. Personal Birth date: April 4, 1928…
Continue Reading5 things to know for March 16: War with Iran, Oscar winners, Travel chaos, Severe weather, US airmen
By Alexandra Banner, CNN Gas prices in the US have risen about 24% since the war in Iran began, according to AAA. This comes as Brent crude oil, the…
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What we know on the 17th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
CNN, POOL, WBNS, AIRMAN 1ST CLASS NICHOLS BATTANI VIA DVIDS, OHIO NATIONAL GUARD, MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, GOFUNDME, JENNIFER NESBITT VIA DVIDS,…
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Flyers face hourslong lines as TSA agents quit amid first weekend without full pay
By Tami Luhby, Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — One month into the partial government shutdown, hundreds of Transportation Security Administration…
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A harsh climate for many LGBTQ people in Africa is getting worse. Some blame the US
By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — When 22-year-old Wendy Faith shared a Valentine’s Day kiss with 21-year-old Alesi Diana Denise in Uganda —…
Continue Reading What we know on the 17th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump is trying to garner international support for securing the Strait of Hormuz — the…
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Israeli forces shoot and kill 4 members of Palestinian family, officials say, after opening fire on car in West Bank
By Ibrahim Dahman, Abeer Salman, Zeena Saifi, CNN (CNN) — Four members of the same Palestinian family, including two boys aged 5 and 7, who…
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Israel says brother of Michigan synagogue assailant was Hezbollah commander killed in strike
By Tal Shalev, Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military said the brother of the man who drove a vehicle laden with explosives into a…
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Ukraine worries about ‘losing the Americans’ as global attention shifts to the war in the Middle East
By Tim Lister, Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine does not “want to lose the Americans” while they are “without question, currently…
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What we know on the 16th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
CNN By Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — With the Iran conflict now in its third week and no end in sight, Israel’s military tells CNN it is…
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Weeks after losing 3 family members, this teen channeled his grief to help his hockey team seize the state championship title
By Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — Between slick ice and sharp skates, the chilled hollow of a hockey rink is where Colin Dorgan has experienced the…
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Retired Air Force major general missing for weeks once led Wright-Patterson, an Ohio base steeped in decades of UFO theories
By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Streetlights shaped like alien heads line the roads of Roswell, New Mexico, where murals of flying saucers streak…
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Will the price of plane tickets go up due to the war with Iran? Here’s what to know
By Alexandra Skores, Chris Isidore, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — As the war with Iran continues, oil prices are soaring and airlines will see…
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What we know about the Old Dominion University gunman, a veteran and convicted ISIS supporter
By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — In a grim pattern that has become all too familiar, another campus has been shattered by gunfire, this time at Old…
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What we know on the 16th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
By Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — With the Iran conflict now in its third week and no end in sight, Israel’s military tells CNN it is preparing…
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With the US pressuring Cuba, a Castro known as ‘the Crab’ is making appearances. Here’s why it matters
By Mauricio Torres, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, grandson of former Cuban President Raúl Castro, appeared in…
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Punch the monkey is finally making friends and fitting in
By Hanako Montgomery, Junko Ogura, Chris Lau, CNN Chiba, Japan (CNN) — Images of him being bullied by his enclosure-mates, retreating to safety…
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A truck rammed a Michigan synagogue with more than a hundred children inside. Here’s what we know
By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — On a quiet Thursday morning in suburban Detroit, a pickup truck pulled into the parking lot of a synagogue, as…
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