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Month: July 2022

Six passengers and two crew members received minor injuries after a flight was diverted to Birmingham due to turbulence

8 people were hospitalized with minor injuries after unexpected turbulence diverted a plane, airline says

By Pete Muntean, Greg Wallace and Jamiel Lynch, CNN Eight people were injured when an American Airlines flight from Tampa, Florida, to Nashville, Tennessee, hit “unexpected turbulence” on Wednesday, according to the airline. The plane, an Embraer 170 operated by American regional carrier Envoy Air, was diverted to Birmingham, Alabama, where it landed safely, American

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An employee of Uniper Energy Storage walks through the above-ground facilities of a natural gas storage facility in Bierwang

Germany bails out its biggest natural gas importer

By Anna Cooban, CNN Business The German government has stepped in to bail out one of its biggest energy companies — the latest casualty of Europe’s natural gas crisis. Gas distributor Uniper will receive up to €15 billion ($15.3 billion) from the government after months of Russian supply cuts and soaring spot market prices have

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A construction worker drinks water in temperatures that have reached well above triple digits in Palm Springs

Dangerously high temperatures will last through the weekend with millions of Americans set to experience triple-digit heat

By Aya Elamroussi, Dakin Andone and Amir Vera, CNN More than 85% of Americans are bracing for temperatures above 90 degrees Fahrenheit through the weekend, with millions in the south-central US expected to experience readings in the triple digits. More than 100 million people are under various heat alerts Thursday in more than two dozen

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Surveillance video shows a 13-year-old running

An unarmed 13-year-old is paralyzed after being shot by Chicago police. His lawyers contend his hands were up

By Omar Jimenez and Bill Kirkos, CNN An investigation is underway after a 13-year-old boy was shot by a Chicago Police Department officer, according to the city’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability. The teen’s lawyers, and witnesses, contend his hands were up when police opened fire. He is now paralyzed from being shot in the

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