By Aya Elamroussi and Joe Sutton, CNN Parts of Oregon and Washington state will be under an excessive heat watch this weekend as scorching, possibly record-breaking heat settles into the region. The excessive heat watch will go into effect Friday afternoon and continue through at least Monday, the National Weather Service said Tuesday. Portions of
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Gard and Monica Garrett, CNN It’s what the Southwest has been hoping for: rain. But the chance of showers and thunderstorms over the next few days will not provide the parched region the relief it’s looking for, and it could actually make the wildfire situation worse. Fire weather watches are in place for
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By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Many companies are becoming more flexible with when and where their employees can work, but it’s the direct managers and supervisors who really set the tone on remote work for their teams — and not everyone is crazy about it. While some managers are fine with their direct reports working
Continue ReadingBy Nic Robertson, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Richard Roth, CNN Fifty of Afghanistan’s 370 districts have fallen to Taliban militants since May, according to the UN’s special envoy on Afghanistan Deborah Lyons, as the United States continues its military withdrawal from the country. “The Taliban recent advances are even more significant and are as a result
Continue ReadingBy Drew Kann, CNN Scientists are on high alert that the Amazon is careening toward a destructive fire season. Parts of Brazil and its typically lush rainforest are parched by drought and loaded with fire-kindling fuel after a surge of deforestation in 2020. Experts say the region has rarely been drier than it is now,
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Business Home prices in the US continued to climb in May, rising at the fastest pace on record and reaching new highs. But those high prices and continued low inventory are squeezing would-be buyers out of the market. The median existing home price in May was $350,300, according to a report
Continue ReadingBy Amy Sood, CNN A plague of mice in the Australian state of New South Wales has forced a prison to evacuate at least 420 inmates and 200 staff, according to local authorities. The mouse infestation at the Wellington Correctional Centre broke down parts of the prison building’s infrastructure, damaging internal wiring and ceiling panels.
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, CNN The Great Barrier Reef has deteriorated to such an extent it should be listed as a world heritage site “in danger,” a United Nations committee said Tuesday — prompting immediate backlash from the Australian government. UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee recommended the listing, recognizing the climate crisis as the driving factor behind
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By Rodrigo Pedroso, CNN At least 140 positive Covid-19 cases have been detected among players, members of delegations and service providers since the beginning of the Copa América tournament in Brazil on June 13, according to the country’s health ministry. Brazil was chosen to host the football tournament earlier this month despite concerns about the
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By Hannah Gard and Brandon Miller, CNN The same storm system that brought tornadoes to Chicago late Sunday was prompting thunderstorm watches from Tennessee to Canada across the Northeast on Monday afternoon. Six severe thunderstorm watches were covering more than 45 million people and included major cities such as Philadelphia; Nashville; Pittsburgh; Buffalo, New York;
Continue ReadingA Canadian legislator is calling for an investigation and a community is asking for answers after video showed a Montreal police officer kneeing on the neck of a Black 14-year-old. CNN affiliate CTV Network reports.
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