Halloween Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is some spooky background information about Halloween, celebrated annually in the United States on October…
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Daylight Saving Time Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Daylight Saving Time, a system to reduce electricity usage by extending daylight hours. Facts…
Continue ReadingColumbus Day-Indigenous Peoples’ Day Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day. In 2023, both are celebrated on October 9.…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, former president of Iran. Personal Birth date: October 28,…
Continue ReadingIsrael forms emergency government and steps up Gaza offensive as brutality of Hamas attacks laid bare
By Eyad Kourdi, Amir Tal, Abeer Salman, Celine Alkhaldi and Helen Regan, CNN Gaza and Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel has formed an emergency…
Continue ReadingWild beavers return to west London for the first time in 400 years
By Callum Sutherland, CNN London (CNN) — Wild beavers have returned to London’s Ealing district after an absence of 400 years. A family of…
Continue ReadingUnprecedented asteroid sample contains ‘crucial elements,’ NASA says in historic reveal
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A pristine asteroid sample that could serve as a time capsule from the early days of our solar system has…
Continue ReadingProtests over Israel-Hamas war sweep the globe as nations ramp up security
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Demonstrations, rallies and vigils have been staged around the world after Hamas…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the New York City Marathon. November 5, 2023 – Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola sets a course…
Continue ReadingWhat is a kibbutz? A brief history of the communes targeted in the Hamas terror attack
By Joshua Berlinger, CNN (CNN) — The dozen refugees gathered at a spot just south of the deep blue waters of the Sea of Galilee to build their…
Continue ReadingFormer NFL player Sergio Brown taken into custody in the murder of his mother, police say
By Josh Campbell, Eric Levenson and Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — Former NFL player Sergio Brown, who had been missing since his mother’s death…
Continue ReadingGaza’s sole power station stops working as fuel runs out, after Israel orders ‘complete’ blockade
By Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Gaza (CNN) — Gaza’s only power station has stopped working after the fuel needed for generating electricity ran out on…
Continue ReadingA Chilean national wanted in the killing of famed singer-activist Victor Jara is in custody after his US citizenship was revoked
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Chilean national who’s been wanted in that country in the killing of leftist singer-songwriter Victor Jara 50…
Continue ReadingMaps show the extreme population density in Gaza
By Renee Rigdon and Amy O’Kruk, CNN (CNN) — As airstrikes in Gaza have forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes and…
Continue Reading‘We live in different worlds’: Poland’s toxic politics is splitting the country in two, one family at a time
By Rob Picheta, CNN Warsaw, Poland (CNN) — The front door to the Martynowska residence is a point of no return. Every week, as Karolina…
Continue ReadingThis woman held off Hamas by barricading safe room door with a vacuum cleaner and rolling pin
By Tara Subramaniam, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli woman and her daughter survived Hamas’ 12-hour siege of their kibbutz by barricading themselves…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Oct. 11: Israel, House speaker, Hurricane Lidia, George Santos, NASA
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Google wants to do away with passwords and pivot to an alternative sign-in method known as “passkeys.” The…
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CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Google wants to do away with passwords and pivot to an alternative sign-in method known as “passkeys.”…
Continue ReadingWhat is Hamas and why is it attacking Israel now?
CNN By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — The brazen attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas on Israel that began on Saturday will be seen as a…
Continue ReadingHere’s what can happen when you view an eclipse incorrectly — and how to avoid that this weekend
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — On Saturday, an annular solar eclipse will create a scintillating “ring of fire” in the skies across the…
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