Rawgabbit and Curglaff made it to Wayne State University’s 2024 Word Warriors list
By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — Just when you thought the thunderplump was going to stop you from making it to the weekly kaffeeklatsch, the gray…
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Start your week smart: Taiwan election, government funding, US strikes Houthis, Buffalo gunman, Denmark’s new king
By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — A large portion of the US is in the grip of an icy blast of winter weather, so anyone heading…
Continue ReadingHigh-profile political figures are the targets in the latest wave of ‘swatting’ incidents. Why the trend is so alarming
By Josh Campbell and Kat Jaeger, CNN (CNN) — The emergency police dispatch went out just before 10 p.m.: Gunfire reported at the Washington,…
Continue ReadingEurope wants to Trump-proof in case of a second term. But that is not an easy task
By Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — Former US President Donald Trump briefly returned as a central character in European politics earlier this week.…
Continue ReadingDenmark’s King Frederik X takes the throne after abdication of Queen
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Radina Gigova and Hafsa Khalil, CNN (CNN) — Denmark’s King Frederik X has taken the throne after the abdication of…
Continue Reading‘Nothing is moving:’ Families’ anger grows in Israel as hostages mark 100 days in Hamas captivity
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — For the families of those seized by Hamas, Sunday marks a grueling milestone. The hostages have been held for…
Continue ReadingAll prison staff held hostage by inmates in Ecuador now free, officials say
By Heather Chen and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — All prison guards and administrative employees held hostage by inmates at correctional facilities…
Continue ReadingWho is Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s new President?
By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — Lai Ching-te, a former doctor from a poor mining family, was propelled into politics by a military crisis in the…
Continue Reading2 children and a woman drowned in the Rio Grande, authorities say, days after Texas blocked the feds amid migrant crisis
By Rosa Flores, CNN (CNN) — Three migrants, a woman and two children, drowned in the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas – very recently the…
Continue ReadingFive-foot Toy Story 3 bear draws the crowds at Costco’s first store in ‘China’s Silicon Valley’
By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — More than four years after Costco’s first store in the country caused a stir, shoppers in the southern…
Continue ReadingAt least 37 dead in Colombia landslides
By Gerardo Lemos, Sahar Akbarzai, Jose Alvarez, Heather Chen and Juan Carlos Paz, CNN (CNN) — Landslides in Colombia’s northwestern area of…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu says Israel will cut Gaza off from Egypt, taking control of Palestinian enclave’s remaining border
By Lauren Izso, Heather Law and Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN (CNN) — The border between Egypt and Gaza “must” be closed, Israeli Prime Minister…
Continue ReadingWho is Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s new President?
CNN By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — Lai Ching-te, a former doctor from a poor mining family, was propelled into politics by a military crisis in the…
Continue ReadingWoman falls nearly 100 feet to her death within a Virginia cave
By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A woman died after she fell nearly 100 feet within a cave in Virginia, authorities said. The woman was…
Continue ReadingDog rescued after falling from 60-foot cliff near Michigan’s Lake Superior shoreline
By Sarah Dewberry and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A family’s visit to one of Michigan’s scenic landmarks almost ended in tragedy when their…
Continue ReadingA conductor invited refugees who’d never played instruments to join his orchestra. It changed his life
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — Ron Davis Álvarez stood on a train platform in Stockholm, stunned by what he saw. The Venezuelan…
Continue ReadingProtesters in Georgia demand punishment for woman accused of defacing Stalin icon
Story by Reuters (CNN) — A large protest was held in Tbilisi on Saturday to demand harsh punishment for a woman accused of defacing a religious…
Continue ReadingPolice identify third victim who died in fiery New Year crash; motive remains unknown
By Artemis Moshtaghian and Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — Police on Friday identified a third victim who died in a fiery car crash outside a music…
Continue ReadingNASA’s plans to return to the moon take a hit
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Humans landed on the moon during NASA’s Apollo program in the late 1960s and 1970s using computers that had far…
Continue ReadingWilliam Scrape-speare, Clearopathra, Lord Cold-emort and other hilarious city snow plow names
By Tricia Escobedo, CNN (CNN) — No More Mr. Ice Guy. Ctrl Salt Delete. Betty WhiteOut. These are some of the creatively named city snow plows…
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