German Chancellor Olaf Scholz joins TikTok but promises not to dance
By Inke Kappeler, CNN (CNN) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has created a TikTok account—and he promises he will not dance on it. “I…
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5 things to know for April 8: Eclipse, Gaza, Ukraine, Congress, Boeing
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Huge swaths of North America today will suddenly darken and the clouds will eerily vanish — a cue for…
Continue ReadingChechnya bans all music deemed too fast or too slow
By Jack Guy and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in the Russian Republic of Chechnya have announced a ban on music that they consider too…
Continue ReadingGender-affirming surgery threatens ‘unique dignity’ of a person, Vatican says
By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — The Vatican has issued a strong warning against “gender theory” and said that any “sex-change…
Continue ReadingTotal solar eclipse: Where and when it was most visible
By Ashley Strickland, Jackie Wattles and Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — The total solar eclipse that swept across Mexico, the United States and Canada…
Continue ReadingEl Salvador offers 5,000 passports to skilled foreign workers
By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — El Salvador is offering 5,000 “free passports” to highly skilled workers from abroad, President Nayib Bukele…
Continue ReadingRussian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear reactor damaged following drone attack
By Mia Alberti, Josh Pennington and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine was damaged Sunday in…
Continue ReadingIsraeli military says it has withdrawn its forces from Khan Younis after months of fighting
CNN By Vasco Cotovio, Benjamin Brown and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military said it has withdrawn its ground forces from Khan Younis…
Continue Reading5 things to know for April 8: Eclipse, Gaza, Ukraine, Congress, Boeing
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Huge swaths of North America today will suddenly darken and the clouds will eerily vanish — a cue for…
Continue Reading2024 solar eclipse: A guide on where and how to watch it
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Sky-gazers across North America are in for a treat on April 8 when a total solar eclipse will pass…
Continue ReadingIsraeli military says it has withdrawn its forces from Khan Younis after months of fighting
CNN By Vasco Cotovio and Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military said it has withdrawn its ground forces from Khan Younis in southern…
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A ticket sold in Oregon has won the nearly $1.33 billion Powerball jackpot
By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — A Powerball ticket sold in Oregon has won the nearly $1.33 billion jackpot – the fourth-largest jackpot in the…
Continue ReadingAdvocates for Missouri death row inmate Brian Dorsey plead for clemency with days to go before his execution
By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Missouri this week plans to execute death row inmate Brian Dorsey for the 2006 murders of his cousin and her…
Continue ReadingTens of thousands of live salmon fell off a truck in NE Oregon – and into a creek
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — When a truck carrying over 100,000 salmon crashed and overturned in Oregon, it might have spelled disaster for the…
Continue ReadingIsraeli military says it has withdrawn its forces from Khan Younis after months of fighting
By Vasco Cotovio, Benjamin Brown and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military said it has withdrawn its ground forces from Khan Younis in…
Continue ReadingEcuador faces outrage after storming Mexican embassy to arrest former VP
By Sophie Tanno and Richard Roth, CNN (CNN) — Ecuador is facing outrage after storming the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest former Ecuadorian…
Continue ReadingStart your week smart: Israel, Trump fundraiser, Biden ballot issue, Detergent pods recall, Powerball winner
By Andrew Torgan, CNN (CNN) — Welcome to 5 things Sunday: solar eclipse edition. As excitement surrounding this week’s celestial event…
Continue ReadingJapan’s Kishida warns world at ‘historic turning point’ as he touts US alliance ahead of Biden summit
By Hanako Montgomery, Junko Ogura and Simone McCarthy, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Spiraling geopolitical tensions have pushed the world to a “historic…
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CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Huge swaths of North America today will suddenly darken and the clouds will eerily vanish — a cue for…
Continue ReadingAn elderly Palestinian woman fled her home in northern Gaza. Now she is fighting to keep her grandchildren alive
By Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Abeer Salman and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — The courtyard of Um Ihab’s family home in Jabalya, northern Gaza, once…
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