By Leah Asmelash, CNN Ada Limón, author of six books of poetry, will become the next US poet laureate. Limón assumes the role from Joy Harjo, who served three 1-year terms in the position. She will begin her duties this fall, according to a statement from the Library of Congress. As the 24th poet to
Continue Reading By Kareem El Damanhoury and Tara John, CNN Acclaimed director Jafar Panahi has become the third Iranian filmmaker to be arrested in the country in less than a week. Panahi, 62, who won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2015 for his film “Taxi,” was arrested in Tehran on Monday when
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen, CNN Researchers in a new study have put actual dollar figures on economic harm caused by the countries most responsible for the climate crisis, and the ground-breaking data could serve as a starting point for legal action against the world’s wealthiest nations. The Dartmouth College study found that just five of the
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen, CNN Researchers in a new study have put actual dollar figures on economic harm caused by the countries most responsible for the climate crisis, and the ground-breaking data could serve as a starting point for legal action against the world’s wealthiest nations. The Dartmouth College study found that just five of the
Continue Reading By Iqbal Athas, Rukshana Rizwie, Tara John and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Sri Lanka’s political and economic crisis escalated as protesters stormed the prime minister’s office on Wednesday, demanding the country’s leaders step down after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives without resigning. Rajapaksa had been expected to formally resign Wednesday but instead left the
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN A stellar nursery where stars are born, interactions between galaxies and a unique view of an exoplanet are just some of the new cosmic images were shared Tuesday. After decades of waiting, it’s finally time for the world to see the first images taken by the most powerful space telescope ever
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN A stellar nursery where stars are born, interactions between galaxies and a unique view of an exoplanet are just some of the new cosmic images were shared Tuesday. After decades of waiting, it’s finally time for the world to see the first images taken by the most powerful space telescope ever
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A spot in the Southern California desert could hold the key to powering all of America’s electric cars. It’s called the Salton Sea — but isn’t really a sea at all. The toxic lake is the most abundant source of lithium on the planet, with enough to power all domestic EV car
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A spot in the Southern California desert could hold the key to powering all of America’s electric cars. It’s called the Salton Sea — but isn’t really a sea at all. The toxic lake is the most abundant source of lithium on the planet, with enough to power all domestic EV car
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A spot in the Southern California desert could hold the key to powering all of America’s electric cars. It’s called the Salton Sea — but isn’t really a sea at all. The toxic lake is the most abundant source of lithium on the planet, with enough to power all domestic EV car
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A spot in the Southern California desert could hold the key to powering all of America’s electric cars. It’s called the Salton Sea — but isn’t really a sea at all. The toxic lake is the most abundant source of lithium on the planet, with enough to power all domestic EV car
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A spot in the Southern California desert could hold the key to powering all of America’s electric cars. It’s called the Salton Sea — but isn’t really a sea at all. The toxic lake is the most abundant source of lithium on the planet, with enough to power all domestic EV car
Continue Reading By Rhea Mogul and Jessie Yeung, CNN Family and close friends attended the funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Tuesday, with crowds gathering on the streets of the capital to pay their last respects, four days after the shock of his assassination reverberated across the world. The private funeral was
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Continue Reading By Rachel Fadem and Ashley Strickland, CNN July’s full moon, the buck moon, may illuminate the sky on Wednesday in a particularly big way. The buck moon will appear full from Tuesday morning to early Friday, according to NASA. It will reach its peak on Wednesday at 2:48 p.m. ET, but will not be fully
Continue Reading By Rhea Mogul and Jessie Yeung, CNN Family and close friends attended the funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Tuesday, with crowds gathering on the streets of the capital to pay their last respects, four days after the shock of his assassination reverberated across the world. The private funeral was
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Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung, Emiko Jozuka and Mayumi Maruyama, CNN The Unification Church said Monday it was puzzled by reports of alleged resentment held against the group by the man suspected of assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. “There is a big distance between having resentment toward our association and killing former Prime Minister Abe,”
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