By Rob Picheta and Jack Guy, CNN A tense and fleeting evacuation from Ukraine’s northeastern city of Sumy took place on Tuesday after Russian airstrikes killed 21 people, including two children, the night before, Ukrainian authorities said. Ukrainian officials confirmed that an evacuation corridor allowing residents out of the city opened on Tuesday morning, following
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By Rob Picheta and Jack Guy, CNN The Ukrainian defense ministry has claimed that a Russian general was killed in battle near Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv. The short statement on Monday offered no proof of the death of Maj. Gen. Vitaly Gerasimov, and gave no details of when he was killed. Russian state media said
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta and Jack Guy, CNN The Ukrainian defense ministry has claimed that a Russian general was killed in battle near Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv. The short statement on Monday offered no proof of the death of Maj. Gen. Vitaly Gerasimov, and gave no details of when he was killed. Russian state media said
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From CNN’s Beijing bureau President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China is willing to “work actively” with the international community to mediate the war in Ukraine, but did not offer details and reiterated his opposition to Western sanctions against Russia. During a virtual call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron, Xi
Continue Reading From CNN’s Beijing bureau President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China is willing to “work actively” with the international community to mediate the war in Ukraine, but did not offer details and reiterated his opposition to Western sanctions against Russia. During a virtual call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron, Xi
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN The oldest ancestor of modern octopuses lived 328 million years ago and had 10 arms, according to a new study. Researchers have named the previously unknown species Syllipsimopodi bideni after US President Joe Biden. The creature’s discovery pushes back the time frame when vampyropods, the group to which cephalopods like octopuses
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By Alisha Ebrahimji and Cheri Mossburg, CNN San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin is partnering with legislators on a proposal to ban victim DNA from being entered in searchable databases that could eventually identify them as criminal suspects in unrelated, future cases. The proposal comes with an endorsement from San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott,
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By Gregory Lemos and Dakin Andone, CNN Minneapolis educators began striking Tuesday after failing to reach a deal with Minneapolis Public Schools, canceling classes indefinitely for more than 30,000 students. The Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT) and Education Support Professionals (ESP) are seeking “a living wage” for ESPs, “lowering class sizes, and for safe and
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By Megan Marples, CNN The itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout … and all across the East Coast. Except in this case, the spider in question is not so little, according to Benjamin Frick, coauthor of a study of the Jorō spider species published in the journal Physiological Entomology. Jorō spiders, or Trichonephila clavata, can
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By Dakin Andone, CNN A California woman’s abduction claim, which federal prosecutors allege was false, cost the public hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to statements from authorities and court documents. Sherri Papini vanished in November 2016, launching a massive search, only for the Northern California mother of two to turn up three weeks later,
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Upset about gas prices? Trust me, you’re not alone. The price for a gallon of regular gasoline soared to a new record high of $4.14 yesterday, breaking the previous record of $4.11 set in 2008. Experts say the rapid spike in prices is squeezing many household budgets — and won’t be
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Upset about gas prices? Trust me, you’re not alone. The price for a gallon of regular gasoline soared to a new record high of $4.14 yesterday, breaking the previous record of $4.11 set in 2008. Experts say the rapid spike in prices is squeezing many household budgets — and won’t be
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By Brad Lendon, CNN China is closely watching the events in Ukraine to evaluate its own strategy towards Taiwan, the island’s foreign minister has warned. “When we watch the events in Ukraine evolving … we are also watching very carefully what China may do to Taiwan,” Joseph Wu said during a press conference Monday. Some
Continue Reading By Pooja Salhotra and Mirna Alsharif, CNN A man in New York has been charged with a felony after allegedly slashing a stranger across the face with a razor blade on the subway, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said. The 40-year-old suspect allegedly attacked a 41-year-old man while onboard the J train near the Essex
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By Lauren del Valle and Eric Levenson, CNN A juror who voted to convict Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking testified under oath on Tuesday that he made an “inadvertent mistake” when he filled out his jury questionnaire form, an admission that could upend her conviction. The juror, who was granted immunity to testify, indicated in
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By Eric Levenson, Kara Devlin and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Six teenagers were arrested and charged with murder following a drive-by shooting outside a high school in Des Moines, Iowa, that left one teenager dead and two others in the hospital, police said Tuesday. The shooting took place Monday on the grounds of East High School,
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By Travis Caldwell and Holly Yan, CNN The arrest of two-time US Olympic basketball gold medalist Brittney Griner has left supporters anxious about her well-being and fearful that she might become a political pawn. Russian authorities said Griner had cannabis oil in her luggage and accused her of smuggling significant amounts of a narcotic substance
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By Sebastian Shukla, Alex Marquardt and Christian Streib, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine — “Excuse me for disturbing you, I’m calling regarding my brother.” “Do you have any information about my husband?” “Hello hotline, is this the place that you can find out if a person is alive?” These are excerpts from audio recordings made to a
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By Amir Vera and Caroll Alvarado, CNN More than 500 students participated in a massive walkout Monday at Winter Park High School in Orange County, Florida, in protest of the “Don’t Say Gay” bill currently being considered by the state Senate, according to walkout organizer and high school student Will Larkins. The Parental Rights in
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By Kristin Fisher and Jackie Wattles, CNN An extraordinary war of words is transpiring between the head of Russia’s space agency and one of NASA’s most famous former astronauts as the US-Russian partnership at the International Space Station hits its lowest point since its inception. Scott Kelly, who famously spent a year in space aboard
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