5 things to know for August 4: Coronavirus, Andrew Cuomo, housing, Afghanistan, India
A car bomb exploded near the home of Afghanistan’s acting defense minister in Kabul and residents in the area responded by chanting in support of…
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5 things to know for August 4: Coronavirus, Andrew Cuomo, housing, Afghanistan, India
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced New York City will require proof of vaccination to enter all restaurants, fitness centers and indoor entertainment…
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Olympic gold medal swimmer Katie Ledecky sits down with CNN’s Coy Wire to discuss the two gold and two silver medals she won for Team USA at the 2020…
Continue ReadingA teacher is suing an Arizona school district for implementing a mask mandate despite governor’s ban
By Andy Rose and Madeline Holcombe, CNN An Arizona judge will hear arguments Wednesday over whether a Phoenix school district can require people to…
Continue ReadingWhat we still don’t know about Beirut’s port explosion
By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN It’s been a year since one of the world’s largest ever non-nuclear explosions ripped through Lebanon’s…
Continue ReadingHezbollah threatened top judge probing Beirut port blast, source says
CNN By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Hezbollah has threatened to “usurp” the Lebanese judge investigating the Beirut port blast in a verbal message…
Continue ReadingCalifornia regulators vote to restrict water access for thousands of farmers amid severe drought
By Ray Sanchez, Alexandra Meeks and Brisa Colón, CNN California water regulators voted Tuesday to restrict water access for thousands of Central…
Continue ReadingFlorida’s Broward County school district reverses its mask mandate after funding threat from the governor
Dr. Uzma Hasan discusses with CNN’s Jim Sciutto how safe it is to send children back to school with the Delta Covid-19 variant this…
Continue ReadingChina’s spiraling Delta variant outbreak hits Wuhan, as country introduces mass travel restrictions
By Nectar Gan, CNN China’s spiraling Delta variant outbreak has reached Wuhan, the original epicenter of the pandemic, prompting citywide…
Continue ReadingAugust 4 Tokyo 2020 Olympics news and results
By Joshua Berlinger, Aditi Sangal and Adam Renton, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All…
Continue ReadingNew report commissioned by NCAA finds a massive gender inequity in college basketball
By Andy Rose, CNN The National Collegiate Athletic Association treats its Division I men’s basketball program better than its women’s…
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Parents push back against state mandate for masks in school; some unenroll their children
Some parents in Central Oregon and elsewhere are threatening to, or actually pulling their children out of public schools until masks are not…
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AdvenChair, a Bend-made, all-terrain wheelchair, helping more C. Oregonians enjoy the outdoors
AdvenChair, an all-terrain wheelchair designed by Bend resident Geoff Babb, aims to help people with mobility restrictions enjoy the…
Continue ReadingCanadian province will lift many restrictions a month before expected after hitting vaccination milestone
By Raja Razek and Christina Maxouris, CNN With now at least 80% of eligible residents in Canada’s Manitoba province having received at least…
Continue ReadingMore than $170,000 raised in 24 hours for Las Vegas woman facing eviction
By Amanda Jackson, CNN Last Monday, Dasha Kelly was facing eviction and didn’t know how she was going to pay her back rent. A day later, thanks…
Continue ReadingMore than $170,000 raised in 24 hours for mother and three kids facing eviction
Dasha Kelly, a mother of three who was facing eviction, talks to CNN’s Erin Burnett about donations and support she received on GoFundMe, including…
Continue ReadingFormer Minneapolis officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights want their federal cases separated from Derek Chauvin
By Omar Jimenez, CNN Three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights filed motions Tuesday to…
Continue ReadingPowerful blast rocks Kabul after Afghan army urges civilians to leave Taliban-controlled areas of major city
A car bomb exploded near the home of Afghanistan’s acting defense minister in Kabul and residents in the area responded by chanting in support of…
Continue ReadingArmy unveils memorial to a Black soldier lynched on military base 80 years ago
Army unveils memorial to a Black soldier lynched on military base 80 years…
Continue ReadingArmy unveils memorial to a Black soldier lynched on military base 80 years ago
By Laura James, CNN Pvt. Felix Hall was barely an adult when he was found hanging from a tree on a segregated Army base in Georgia in 1941. His…
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