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Amy Woodyatt, CNN The skeleton of a 66-million-year-old giant Triceratops fossil could soon belong to a lucky dinosaur enthusiast — that is, if they have an estimated 1.2 million euros ($1.4 million) to spare. The specimen, dubbed Big John, has a skull 2.62 meters (8 feet 7 inches) long and 2 meters (6 feet 7
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Eva Rothenberg, CNN When “Locked Down” premiered in January, it provoked eye rolls from critics. Telling the story of a couple whose imminent separation is put on hold by a stay-at-home order, it was among the first movies to be entirely written and filmed during the Covid-19 pandemic. As its title suggests, the story addressed
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By Rebecca Soffer, CNN “We’re driving to Canada.” That was the first thing I said last month after reading that the Canadian government would open its border to nonessential travel for fully vaccinated US citizens and permanent residents on August 9, without requiring quarantine. “That sounds complicated,” my husband replied. He had a point: We
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By Faith Karimi, CNN A piece of New Orleans’ jazz history is now a pile of rubble. When Hurricane Ida hit the city Sunday, the storm knocked out power, flattened homes and turned streets into rivers. It also destroyed an old brick building downtown on South Rampart Street, just a few blocks from the French
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By Jeevan Ravindran and Barbara Wojazer, CNN Authorities in the French capital of Paris are forcing drivers to slow down, setting a speed limit on almost all the city’s roads, in a bid to reduce pollution and improve road safety. But will it work? There are questions over whether the rule — which limits drivers
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By Jeevan Ravindran and Barbara Wojazer, CNN Authorities in the French capital of Paris are forcing drivers to slow down, setting a speed limit on almost all the city’s roads, in a bid to reduce pollution and improve road safety. But will it work? There are questions over whether the rule — which limits drivers
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By Amanda Jackson and Michelle Krupa, CNN As Hurricane Ida barreled through LaPlace, Louisiana, on Sunday, a museum founder hunkered down in a 1790s plantation house to save irreplaceable historic artifacts. John McCusker, founder of the 1811 Kid Ory Historic House, along with Charlotte Jones, operations and programming manager of the museum, stayed at the
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By Amanda Jackson and Michelle Krupa, CNN As Hurricane Ida barreled through LaPlace, Louisiana, on Sunday, a museum founder hunkered down in a 1790s plantation house to save irreplaceable historic artifacts. John McCusker, founder of the 1811 Kid Ory Historic House, along with Charlotte Jones, operations and programming manager of the museum, stayed at the
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By Melissa Gray, CNN Organizers of the annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee have canceled this year’s event, citing flooding from heavy rains. It’s the second year in a row that the festival has been called off. Last year’s event was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. “We are absolutely heartbroken to announce
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By Melissa Gray, CNN Organizers of the annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee have canceled this year’s event, citing flooding from heavy rains. It’s the second year in a row that the festival has been called off. Last year’s event was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. “We are absolutely heartbroken to announce
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Jack Guy, CNN Drake has revealed the artwork for his upcoming album “Certified Lover Boy,” designed by British artist Damien Hirst. The cover, which features 12 “pregnant woman” emojis of various skin tones wearing different color tops, was posted on Drake’s Instagram accounts on Monday. “CERTIFIED LOVER BOY SEPTEMBER 3,” reads the caption on a
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Jonathan Hawkins, CNN The Puglia region envelops the “heel” of the boot-shaped Italian peninsula. Laden with olive groves, surrounded by clear, sparkling water and speckled with charming, historic towns and villages, its rustic appeal has made it an increasingly popular destination for tourists. The region’s list of must-see attractions includes the UNESCO World Heritage sites
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By Sugam Pokharel, Aya Elamroussi and James Frater, CNN The European Union recommended on Monday that Americans should be banned from nonessential travel to its member states after a rise in Covid-19 cases in the United States. Countries within the 27-nation bloc, which includes France, Italy and Germany, have been advised to reinstate coronavirus-related restrictions
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By Sugam Pokharel, Aya Elamroussi and James Frater, CNN The European Union recommended on Monday that Americans should be banned from nonessential travel to its member states after a rise in Covid-19 cases in the United States. Countries within the 27-nation bloc, which includes France, Italy and Germany, have been advised to reinstate coronavirus-related restrictions
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Silvia Marchetti, CNN Ciao ciao, Alitalia. Italy’s storied flag carrier has announced it will no longer issue tickets, triggering a countdown of just a few weeks until its familiar red and green livery vanishes from our skies for good. The nationally owned airline is to be replaced in October by ITA, a smaller company with
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Silvia Marchetti, CNN Ciao ciao, Alitalia. Italy’s storied flag carrier has announced it will no longer issue tickets, triggering a countdown of just a few weeks until its familiar red and green livery vanishes from our skies for good. The nationally owned airline is to be replaced in October by ITA, a smaller company with
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By Miquel Ros, CNN At a time when transportation infrastructure projects seem to be taking center stage in US public debate, a Boston-based start-up backed by some of Silicon Valley’s most prominent investors wants to turn the sea lanes along the country’s east and west coasts into high-speed transit corridors. LA to San Diego in
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Dimitris Sideridis, CNN On the northeastern edge of the vast Qatari desert, rocky and beige flatlands give way to a large stretch of rich vegetation and snaking waterways. Along the tidal estuary, pencil-like roots poke out of the muddy ground to provide oxygen to the dense shrubs as countless crabs zip in and out of
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By Andy Rose, CNN A Connecticut woman who walked directly on thermal features at Yellowstone National Park in July was sentenced to seven days in jail, prosecutors said. Madeline S. Casey, 26, pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor offense, according to a statement from the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Wyoming. “Although a criminal
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