Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan to become world’s leading opium producer, UN says
By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Myanmar has become the world’s biggest producer of opium, overtaking Afghanistan after the ruling Taliban imposed…
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Police are seeking charges in the killing of Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll, prosecutor says
By Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — Police investigating the October killing of Detroit synagogue president Samantha Woll are now seeking charges in the…
Continue ReadingGaza healthcare workers ‘taken’ by Israeli forces, says doctor, amid ‘horrendous conditions’ at hospitals
By Ibrahim Dahman, Tim Lister and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — A senior doctor in northern Gaza says that dozens of medical staffers at his hospital…
Continue ReadingCharlie Adelson sentenced to life in murder-for-hire plot
By Olivia LaBorde, CNN (CNN) — Charlie Adelson, a Florida man convicted in connection to the 2014 murder of his former brother-in-law, has…
Continue ReadingThis monument stood for hundreds of years before vandals smashed it. Historians say it must never happen again
By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — An act of vandalism at an 18th century monument built by the once powerful Mughal empire has sparked anger in India,…
Continue ReadingFlorida athletic officials punish transgender student-athlete and high school over participation on girls’ team
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By Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — A Florida high school has been placed on one-year administrative probation and fined $16,500 for…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania state House Republicans propose antisemitism education legislation
By Danny Freeman, CNN (CNN) — In the aftermath of the University of Pennsylvania’s president quitting after critiques of her handling of…
Continue ReadingScientists discover ‘staggering’ features in massive Milky Way star explosion
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of years ago, a star in our galaxy violently exploded and created a glowing supernova remnant…
Continue ReadingUN General Assembly votes to demand immediate ceasefire in Gaza
By Caitlin Hu, CNN United Nations (CNN) — The United Nations General Assembly has voted to demand an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in war-torn…
Continue ReadingMajor cyberattack on Ukrainian mobile operator disrupts banking services and air raid sirens
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — A major cyberattack on Ukraine’s largest mobile operator on Tuesday disrupted a regional air raid warning…
Continue ReadingCelebrate Taylor Swift through her favorite charitable causes
By CNN Impact Your World (CNN) — After a whirlwind record-breaking year that included making Grammy history, the super-sized spotlight on…
Continue ReadingDictionary.com’s word of the year is a common one. But it doesn’t mean what you think
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — “Hallucinate” is Dictionary.com’s word of the year — and no, you’re not imagining things. The online…
Continue ReadingYSL RICO trial delayed until January 2024 after defendant was stabbed at Atlanta jail
By Alta Spells, CNN (CNN) — A Georgia judge on Tuesday recessed the racketeering trial against alleged members of Young Slime Life, or YSL –…
Continue ReadingFar-right Polish lawmaker uses fire extinguisher on Hanukkah candles in parliament
Story by Reuters Warsaw (Reuters) — A far-right Polish lawmaker used a fire extinguisher to put out Hanukkah candles in the country’s…
Continue ReadingNew climate summit draft calls for transition away from fossil fuels, but still has ‘loopholes’
By Angela Dewan and Ella Nilsen, CNN Dubai (CNN) — A new draft of the centerpiece agreement at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai makes an…
Continue ReadingScientists uncover a surprising phenomenon in the Himalayas that might be slowing the effects of climate change
By Allison Chinchar, CNN (CNN) — Glaciers in the Himalayas are melting rapidly, but a new report showed an astonishing phenomenon in the…
Continue ReadingAfter 20 years in prison, a wrongfully convicted man is freed. Here’s what he plans to do next
CNN, WCCO By Cheri Mossburg, Brad Parks, Rachel Webb and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Marvin Haynes has spent most of his life behind bars for a…
Continue ReadingBloody diarrhea, jaundice, hepatitis: Thousands fall ill in war-ravaged Gaza amid spike in infectious diseases
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Bloody diarrhea, jaundice, acute hepatitis and respiratory infections. These are just some of the diseases…
Continue ReadingPakistani armed forces suffer deadliest attack this year
By Sophia Saifi and Saleem Mehsud, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Twenty-three Pakistani soldiers were killed Tuesday when a six-man suicide…
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