Syria Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Syria is a Middle Eastern country sharing a border with Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Iraq and Turkey. About Syria (from the CIA…
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Continue ReadingUN expert: Contemporary forms of slavery exist in Sri Lanka
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DETROIT (AP) — Honda is recalling nearly 725,000 SUVs and pickup trucks because the hoods can open while the vehicles are moving. The recall covers…
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DETROIT (AP) — Honda is recalling nearly 725,000 SUVs and pickup trucks because the hoods can open while the vehicles are moving. The recall covers…
Continue Reading‘West Side Story’ reimagines the original in Steven Spielberg’s vibrant showcase for its stars
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Continue ReadingRochester’s one-month mayor is in quarantine for COVID-19
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Continue ReadingFact-checking 4 Biden claims about the economy
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Continue ReadingOver 129K WA kids ages 5–11 receive first COVID vaccine dose
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Continue ReadingSecond World War vet who fought in an elite squadron honoured in Toronto on 100th birthday
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Continue ReadingParkland, Florida student arrested in school shooting threat
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida teenager is accused of making a school shooting threat against Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The…
Continue ReadingKurdish activists enter grounds of chemical weapons watchdog
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dozens of flag-waving demonstrators from a Kurdish organization have broken into the grounds of the global chemical…
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