By Frederik Pleitgen, Claudia Otto and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Just a week into the job, new German Chancellor Olaf Scholz finds himself confronting an increasingly radical anti-vaccination movement that, according to police, has plotted to murder elected officials and is actively threatening others. Authorities arrested six suspects and raided several properties in Dresden on Wednesday
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By Yoonjung Seo and Amy Woodyatt, CNN South Korea’s largest dairy company, Seoul Milk, has apologized after releasing a controversial advert which some critics say portray women as cows. “We sincerely apologize to everyone who may have felt uncomfortable due to the milk advertisement video uploaded to the official YouTube channel of Seoul Milk on
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Lunar New Year, which is celebrated in many countries in Asia. It is the longest and most important celebration in the Chinese lunisolar calendar. Facts January 22, 2023 – The year 4721 begins. It marks the first day of the New Year on the Chinese calendar. 2023 is
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, which mark the end of the year and the beginning of the new year. Facts December 31, 2022 and January 1, 2023 – New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day are on a Saturday and Sunday. History The earliest known New
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of former NFL star O.J. Simpson. Personal Birth date: July 9, 1947 Birth place: San Francisco, California Birth name: Orenthal James Simpson Father: Jimmie Lee Simpson, custodian and cook Mother: Eunice Simpson, nurse’s aide Marriages: Nicole (Brown) Simpson (February 2, 1985-1992, divorced); Marguerite (Whitley) Simpson
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Richard Reid, also known as the “shoe bomber” because of his attempt to detonate explosives hidden in his sneakers while on an American Airlines flight. He is serving a life sentence at the US Penitentiary Administrative Maximum facility in Florence, Colorado. Zacarias Moussaoui, convicted September
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Emperor Emeritus Akihito of Japan. Personal Birth date: December 23, 1933 Birth place: Tokyo, Japan Birth name: Tsugunomiya Akihito Father: Emperor Hirohito Mother: Empress Nagako Kuni Marriage: Michiko Shoda (April 10, 1959-present) Children: Nori no miya Sayako Naishinnô, Princess Sayako (aka Princess Nori); Akishino no
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By Ivana Kottasová, CNN The Omicron coronavirus variant is spreading at a rate not seen with previous variants, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned, adding that the tendency to dismiss it as mild is concerning. Speaking during a news conference on Tuesday, Tedros said the variant has been detected in 77 countries.
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By Josh Campbell, Eric Levenson and Stella Chan, CNN Months after he was convicted of murder, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to civil rights charges related to the death of George Floyd. Chauvin also pleaded guilty in a separate federal case in which he was accused of depriving
Continue Reading By Andrew Torgan, CNN Get ready for the Christmas crush! New projections say holiday travel is about to roar back with a vengeance. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily.
Continue Reading By Andrew Torgan, CNN Get ready for the Christmas crush! New projections say holiday travel is about to roar back with a vengeance. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily.
Continue Reading By Andrew Torgan, CNN Get ready for the Christmas crush! New projections say holiday travel is about to roar back with a vengeance. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily.
Continue Reading By Andrew Torgan, CNN Get ready for the Christmas crush! New projections say holiday travel is about to roar back with a vengeance. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily.
Continue Reading By Andrew Torgan, CNN Get ready for the Christmas crush! New projections say holiday travel is about to roar back with a vengeance. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily.
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By Lauren del Valle and Eric Levenson, CNN The case against Ghislaine Maxwell primarily relied on the testimony of four women who said they were sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein when they were under 18 — and that Maxwell facilitated and sometimes participated in that abuse, too. Maxwell, 60, had pleaded not guilty to six
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By Sharif Paget and Travis Caldwell, CNN Shawn Triplett knew there was a desperate need to help the children of Mayfield, Kentucky, after a deadly storm wiped out most of the town. “I’ve been deployed three times, I’ve seen war zones, I’ve seen absolute destruction, and nothing compared to it. I mean, the whole town
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By Steve Almasy and Michelle Watson, CNN O.J. Simpson was granted an early parole discharge last week, according to a statement from the Nevada Department of Public Safety. Simpson had been on parole after being released from prison in 2017 for a Las Vegas kidnapping and armed robbery in 2007. His parole had been scheduled
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A Tesla employee is accused of fatally shooting one of his coworkers outside of the company’s manufacturing plant in Fremont, California, authorities said Tuesday. Anthony Solima, 29, was arrested on a homicide warrant after detectives reviewed surveillance footage and determined he shot his coworker Monday afternoon in a parking lot, Fremont
Continue Reading By Andrew Torgan, CNN Get ready for the Christmas crush! New projections say holiday travel is about to roar back with a vengeance. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily.
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By Arnaud Siad, CNN Germany hasn’t ordered enough vaccines nor stocked enough to keep its vaccination campaign going through the first quarter of the year, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said on Tuesday, amid fears that the country’s fourth wave of the pandemic might continue to spiral out of control. “I have been working for days
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