Ecuador hit by nationwide blackout, leaving 17 million in the dark
By Abel Alvarado, Tara John and Ana María Cañizares, CNN (CNN) — Ecuador was hit with an hours-long nationwide blackout on Wednesday that…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the International Space Station (ISS), a station operated by a partnership of five space…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of musician and actress Courtney Love. Personal Birth date: July 9, 1964 Birth place:…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of former Major League Baseball player Jose Canseco. Personal Birth date: July 2,…
Continue ReadingNiche collectors, tourists behaving badly, parental guilt: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Parents and kids have been battling over screen time for years. Recent research found parents…
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CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Parents and kids have been battling over screen time for years. Recent research found parents…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Tzipi Livni, former foreign minister of Israel. Personal Birth date: July 8, 1958…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Iraq’s former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Personal Birth date: July 1, 1950…
Continue ReadingUK prime minister’s protection officer arrested over alleged bet on election timing
By Sharon Braithwaite and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — A police constable working as part of the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s protection team…
Continue ReadingNearly 500 confirmed fatalities from Hajj heatwave as hundreds more feared dead
By Lauren Kent, Caroline Faraj, Hande Atay Alam and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — The official death toll from this year’s Hajj pilgrimage has…
Continue ReadingFormer CBP officer pleads guilty to stealing more than $18,000 in cash from arriving passengers at Naples, Florida, airport
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A former Naples Airport US Customs and Border Protection officer pleaded guilty on Tuesday to stealing more…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts 911 outage was caused by computer firewall, not a cyberattack, officials say
By Sydney Bishop and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — An outage that shut down the 911 system in Massachusetts for two hours on Tuesday was…
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By Radina Gigova and Olga Voitovych, CNN (CNN) — A Kazakh government critic with a following of more than 1 million subscribers on YouTube…
Continue ReadingMass arrests in Kenya as angry citizens protest against tax hikes
By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Protests have erupted in parts of Kenya, with hundreds detained by police as citizens rejected planned tax…
Continue ReadingPutin says Russia and North Korea will help each other if attacked, taking ties to a ‘new level’
By Simone McCarthy, Manveena Suri, Lucas Lilieholm and Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — Vladimir Putin said Russia and North Korea have ramped up…
Continue ReadingShip attacked by Houthi rebels believed to have sunk in Red Sea
By Niamh Kennedy and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — A Greek-owned coal carrier appears to have capsized in the Red Sea days after it was struck…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Despite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans until recent…
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CNN By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Despite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans until recent…
Continue ReadingThe Juneteenth flag is full of symbols. Here’s what they mean
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Design by Will Mullery, CNN (CNN) — On this holiday you might see another red, white and blue flag flying over state…
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CNN By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Design by Will Mullery, CNN (CNN) — On this holiday you might see another red, white and blue flag flying over state…
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