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‘Women’s rights are being trampled’

January 31, 2021 10:14 am CNN Newsource

Editor’s note: The people photographed and interviewed by CNN did so on the condition that they are only identified by their first names to…

Wife of Putin critic Alexey Navalny among thousands detained as police clamp down on rallies

January 31, 2021 8:40 am CNN Newsource

The wife of opposition leader Alexey Navalny was detained Sunday in Moscow, according to the Navalny team, as she joined protesters across the…

‘They were unjust to me,’ says teenager freed after blasphemy sentence quashed in Nigeria

January 31, 2021 8:23 am CNN Newsource

Omar Farouq had an argument last year with a colleague that would change his life. Insults were exchanged in the heat of the moment, he admits, but…

Doorbell cameras are helpful for package theft, but come with privacy risks

January 31, 2021 8:19 am CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story Edmonton, Alberta (CTV News) — Thanks to a rise in package theft, doorbell cameras…

Toys ‘R’ Us has closed all its stores — again

January 31, 2021 8:01 am CNN Newsource

Toys “R” Us is closing its only two stores roughly a year after a highly anticipated relaunch of the storied brand. Tru Kids Inc., which…

An autographed Tom Brady rookie card got auctioned for $555,988

January 31, 2021 7:58 am CNN Newsource

A Tom Brady rookie football card signed by the superstar quarterback has been auctioned on eBay for $555,988. The rare 2000 Playoff Contenders card…

Wife of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny detained as police clamp down on rallies

January 31, 2021 6:44 am CNN Newsource

The wife of opposition leader Alexey Navalny was detained Sunday in Moscow, according to the Navalny team, as she joined protesters across the…

Cicely Tyson Fast Facts

January 31, 2021 5:40 am CNN Newsource

Here’s a look at the life of Emmy Award-winning actress Cicely Tyson. Personal Birth date: December 19, 1924 (some sources say 1933) Death…

John McEnroe Fast Facts

January 31, 2021 5:36 am CNN Newsource

Here is a look at the life of tennis ace and television analyst John McEnroe. Personal Birth date: February 16, 1959 Birth place: Wiesbaden, West…

Michael Bloomberg Fast Facts

January 31, 2021 5:31 am CNN Newsource

Here is a look at the life of Michael Bloomberg, former New York mayor and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Personal Birth…

Carl Icahn Fast Facts

January 31, 2021 5:28 am CNN Newsource

Here’s a look at the life of investor Carl Icahn. Personal Birth date: February 16, 1936 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Carl…

Pakistan Fast Facts

January 31, 2021 5:19 am CNN Newsource

Here’s a look at Pakistan. It borders Iran, Afghanistan and India in Southeast Asia. In 1947, Pakistan gained its independence from Great…

South Sudan Fast Facts

January 31, 2021 5:15 am CNN Newsource

Here’s a look at South Sudan, a landlocked country in east-central Africa. In 2011, South Sudan gained its independence from Sudan. About South…

Trump’s impeachment defense team leaves less than two weeks before trial

January 31, 2021 4:34 am CNN Newsource

Former President Donald Trump’s five impeachment defense attorneys have left a little more than a week before his trial is set to begin,…

Pakistan battles tsunami of Covid-19 patients with few vaccines in sight

January 31, 2021 3:56 am CNN Newsource

Keeping vigil outside the hospital ward in Karachi, Daniyal Ameen watched his father breathing through a ventilator via a live video link from the…

Russian protesters rally in support of opposition leader Alexey Navalny

January 31, 2021 3:09 am CNN Newsource

Police swooped Sunday on supporters of detained opposition leader Alexey Navalny, as demonstrators defied authorities to rally in his name for a…

A Chick-fil-A manager saved a drive-thru Covid-19 vaccination clinic after traffic backed up

January 31, 2021 1:00 am CNN Newsource

When a South Carolina drive-thru coronavirus vaccine clinic got backed up, leaving people waiting for hours, the town mayor decided to call in a…

Deputy health commissioner resigns in the wake of ‘Philly Fighting COVID’ testing and vaccine rift

January 30, 2021 11:42 pm CNN Newsource

Philadelphia’s acting deputy health commissioner has resigned, days after the city’s failed partnership with the organization Philly…

Ikea bought 11,000 acres of forest in Georgia to protect it from development

January 30, 2021 10:02 pm CNN Newsource

An investment group of Swedish retail giant Ikea has acquired forestland in southeast Georgia to protect the land and its diverse ecosystems from…

9 nuns die of Covid-19 after outbreak at Adrian Dominican Sisters campus in Michigan

January 30, 2021 6:47 pm CNN Newsource

Before December 20, there had not been any cases of Covid-19 among the nuns living at the Motherhouse campus of the Adrian Dominican Sisters in…