Iditarod Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Iditarod dogsled race. The event is named after the Iditarod Trail, an old mail and…
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Purim Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Purim, a Jewish holiday celebrating Queen Esther. In 2025, Purim will begin at sundown on…
Continue Reading1993 World Trade Center Bombing Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing, which killed six people and…
Continue ReadingMajor Ferry/Ship Sinkings Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at major ferry and ship sinking disasters throughout history. This timeline is not-all…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Super Bowl, the championship game of the National Football League. February 9, 2025…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at famine, a severe and prolonged hunger in a significant portion of a region or country’s…
Continue ReadingTwo Chinese fishermen drown during pursuit by Taiwan coast guard
By Shawn Deng and Wayne Chang, CNN (CNN) — Two Chinese fishermen have drowned during a pursuit by Taiwan’s coast guard who accused them…
Continue Reading3 DC officers were wounded in a shooting while making an animal cruelty arrest. Suspect is in custody after hourslong standoff
WJLA, CNN By Christina Maxouris, Eric Levenson and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A suspect accused of shooting three officers with the…
Continue ReadingA librarian in Massachusetts is hiding burner phones in books to help victims of domestic violence
By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Librarian Molly Riportella knows the power of books. And as a survivor of domestic abuse, she understands that a…
Continue ReadingHow Ukraine seized the upper hand against Russia in the battle for the Black Sea
By Tim Lister and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainians have had little to celebrate as the second anniversary of the Russian invasion…
Continue ReadingGreat apes tease each other just like humans do, says new study
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Researchers have found a new way in which great apes are similar to humans: they tease each other. A new study by an…
Continue ReadingRussia can sustain war effort ‘for another two or three years,’ say analysts
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Russia can sustain its war effort in Ukraine “for another two or three years” but will have to sacrifice…
Continue ReadingThe Amazon has survived changes in the climate for 65 million years. Now it’s heading for collapse, a study says
By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — The Amazon rainforest is on course to reach a crucial tipping point as soon as 2050, with devastating consequences…
Continue ReadingThe Amazon has survived changes in the climate for 65 million years. Now it’s heading for collapse, a study says
CNN By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — The Amazon rainforest is on course to reach a crucial tipping point as soon as 2050, with devastating…
Continue ReadingRecord 18 NATO states expected to meet 2% defense spending threshold this year
By James Frater and Joshua Berlinger, CNN (CNN) — Eighteen of NATO’s 31 members are expected to spend at least 2% of their GDP on defense…
Continue Reading‘I slept with my half-sibling’: Woman’s horror story reflects loosely regulated nature of US fertility industry
By Rob Kuznia, Allison Gordon, Nelli Black and Kyung Lah, CNN | Photographs by Laura Oliverio, CNN (CNN) — Victoria Hill never quite understood…
Continue Reading‘I slept with my half-sibling’: Woman’s horror story reflects loosely regulated nature of US fertility industry
CNN By Rob Kuznia, Allison Gordon, Nelli Black and Kyung Lah, CNN | Photographs by Laura Oliverio, CNN (CNN) — Victoria Hill never quite…
Continue ReadingBrian Laundrie’s parents detail ‘the day everything hit the fan’ after their son told them Gabby Petito was ‘gone’
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — In newly filed court documents, Brian Laundrie’s parents detail “the day everything hit the fan,”…
Continue ReadingIsraeli hostage families seek justice with war crimes complaint against Hamas
By Jeremy Diamond, Nadeen Ebrahim and Mick Krever, CNN The Hague, The Netherlands (CNN) — About 100 family members of Israeli hostages,…
Continue Reading3 DC officers were wounded in a shooting while making an animal cruelty arrest. Suspect is in custody after hourslong standoff
By Christina Maxouris, Eric Levenson and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A suspect accused of shooting three officers with the Metropolitan Police…
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