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World first IVF rhino pregnancy could save northern white rhinos from extinction, scientists say

January 25, 2024 7:13 AM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Gretener, CNN (CNN) — A world first in rhinoceros reproductive health could save northern white rhinos from extinction, scientists said Wednesday. The team at the BioRescue project successfully impregnated a southern white rhino via in vitro fertilization (IVF), according to a press release, creating a possible path for restoring the northern white rhino species. Northern white rhinos are critically endangered and

The 737 Max grounding will cost Alaska Airlines $150 million

January 25, 2024 7:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — The grounding of the 737 Max 9 after a January 5 incident that blew a hole in the side of an Alaska Airlines plane earlier this month will cost the airline about $150 million, Alaska announced Thursday. The loss is significant to an airline the size of

Russian woman sentenced to 27 years over explosion that killed ultranationalist military blogger

January 25, 2024 7:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — A Russian court has sentenced Daria Trepova to 27 years in prison for the murder of pro-Kremlin blogger Vladlen Tatarsky, who was killed in an explosion at a St. Petersburg cafe last year. Before his death, Tatarsky was one of Russia’s most outspoken and ultranationalist military bloggers, known for

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks during the weekly Republican Caucus lunch news conference Tuesday at the US Capitol building in Washington

Opinion: Do Republicans really want to solve the border crisis?

January 25, 2024 7:05 AM CNN

CNN Opinion by John Avlon, CNN (CNN) — Do House Republicans really want to solve the border crisis? Not if they bow to Donald Trump’s latest demands. This seems cynical even by current Bizarro world standards. Because if you constantly tell people that America is suffering an “invasion” that will require mass deportations on day one, you’d

Thousands in India flock to a recruitment center for jobs in Israel despite the Israel-Hamas war

January 25, 2024 7:04 AM Associated Press

By RAJESH KUMAR SINGH and BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Thousands of Indians have flocked to a recruitment center in India for jobs as construction workers in Israel, willing to take the risk of going to a country embroiled in a devastating war with Hamas militants in Gaza. Jobs are hard to

Gangs, gunmen and cartels running amok. As terror grips the streets of Ecuador, even the armed forces live in fear

January 25, 2024 7:00 AM CNN Newsource

By David Culver, Abel Alvarado and Carlos Martinelli, CNN Guayaquil, Ecuador (CNN) — Camille Gamarra and Diego Gallardo sat in their living room and watched as armed gunmen stormed a local television news studio, taking anchors and staff hostage during the live broadcast. People watching it play out were left stunned, and word quickly spread

Belarus arrests families of political prisoners in fresh crackdown

January 25, 2024 6:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Christian Edwards, Catherine Nicholls and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Belarus has conducted mass raids, interrogations and arrests of dozens of friends and relatives of political prisoners, a Belarusian human rights group said, in the regime’s latest crackdown on dissent. At least 159 people were persecuted across the country on Tuesday in a “massive

Biden returns to a deteriorating Wisconsin bridge for an election-year pitch on policy achievements

January 25, 2024 6:52 AM Associated Press

By SEUNG MIN KIM and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — President Joe Biden has returned to a deteriorating Midwestern bridge to argue that his administration is keeping its pledge to fix the critical link between the port cities in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Biden visited the John A. Blatnik Bridge at the tip

Crypto fans got what they wanted. So why is bitcoin falling?

January 25, 2024 6:46 AM CNN Newsource

Analysis by Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. Major cryptocurrencies were on a tear at the end

Haley waves to the audience as she speaks at a New Hampshire primary night rally

Biden has a bridge to reelection – but has to rebuild it first

January 25, 2024 6:45 AM CNN

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s voters get all the attention. But it’s Joe Biden’s who may decide the general election. A historic rematch for the White House between the ex-president and the current president — which few Americans seem to relish — is coming into view given Trump’s early dominance

Lawyer for indicted founder of Haitian orphanage says a previous grand jury didn’t charge him

January 25, 2024 6:42 AM Associated Press

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A lawyer for the American founder of a Haitian orphanage who has been charged with sexual abuse revealed that his client was investigated but not charged by a grand jury about a decade ago. The revelation came in a court document filed Thursday by the attorney for

At the age of 43, Indian tennis star Rohan Bopanna is making history – with a little help from Iyengar yoga

January 25, 2024 6:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Rohan Bopanna is set to become the world’s oldest No.1 tennis player in history at the age of 43 – with a little help from Iyengar yoga. Bopanna, who says he has no cartilage in his knees – “it’s completely worn out” – and doubles partner Matthew Ebden defeated

Pakistan must invest in climate resilience to survive, says prime ministerial hopeful Bhutto-Zardari

January 25, 2024 6:34 AM Associated Press

By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press NURPUR NOON, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani prime ministerial hopeful says the country must invest in climate resilience for its survival. Unprecedented downpours in 2022 washed away homes and schools while also displacing hundreds of thousands of people. Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari revealed Wednesday he had been ready to quit the government

Barcelona crashes out of the Copa del Rey in extra time, La Liga leader Girona also knocked out

January 25, 2024 6:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Barcelona suffered its second disappointing cup defeat in as many weeks on Wednesday, falling to a 4-2 quarterfinal away loss against Athletic Bilbao in extra time. With the game locked at 2-2 after 90 minutes, goals from the sibling duo of Iñaki and Nico Williams gave Bilbao the win

Six nuns and two other people kidnapped in Haiti have been released, archbishop says

January 25, 2024 6:28 AM Associated Press

The archbishop of Port-au-Prince says six nuns kidnapped in Haiti last week along with two other people have been released. Archbishop Max Leroy Mésidor told The Associated Press on Thursday that the group was released late Wednesday and that everyone is in good condition. He declined to say whether a ransom was paid or to

Sedalia man accused of killing a baby set to head to court Thursday

January 25, 2024 6:24 AM Gabrielle Teiner

BENTON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man who is accused of killing his own child in 2022 will face a judge Thursday to see if prosecutors can get his bond removed. Danial Fitzgerald, 24, is charged with second-degree murder and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. He was arrested back in Feb. of 2023,

Judge proposes former Spain soccer boss Luis Rubiales should stand trial for unwanted kiss

January 25, 2024 6:23 AM CNN Newsource

By Al Goodman, CNN (CNN) — A judge has proposed that Spain’s former soccer boss, Luis Rubiales, should stand trial for giving an unwanted kiss to star forward Jennifer Hermoso after the national team’s 2023 Women’s World Cup victory, the National Court press office in Madrid said in statement Thursday. In a five-page ruling, viewed

Man who killed 3 in English city of Nottingham sentenced to high-security hospital, likely for life

January 25, 2024 6:19 AM Associated Press

By PAN PYLAS and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A 32-year-old man who fatally stabbed two college students and a man months from retirement in the British city of Nottingham has been told he would “most probably” spend the rest of his life in a high-security medical facility. The judge told Valdo Calocane

Melanie, singer-songwriter of ‘Brand New Key’ and other ’70s hits, dies at 76

January 25, 2024 6:17 AM Associated Press

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer Melanie, the singer-songwriter who rose through the New York folk scene, performed at Woodstock and had a series of 1970s hits including the enduring cultural phenomenon “Brand New Key,” has died. Her publicist Billy James told The Associated Press that Melanie died Tuesday. She was 76 and lived in

Lanny Smoot, Disney inventor behind live-action lightsaber, to be inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame

January 25, 2024 6:15 AM CNN Newsource

By Rikki Klaus, CNN (CNN) — Lanny Smoot has been an inventor for as long as he can remember. He told CNN one of his fondest childhood memories was the day his dad brought home a light, batteries, a bell and wire. “I probably was five or six years old, and he got the light to light up, the bell to ring – and

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