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Remnants of streets and roads remain along the edge of the Okun Alfa community.

While countries wrangle over who should pay for the climate crisis, a community on Lagos Island is being swallowed by the sea

By Nimi Princewill, CNN Photographs by Yagazie Emezi for CNN Standing on the sand next to a building hollowed out by the churning sea, Sheriff Elegushi points far out into the Atlantic Ocean to where his ancestral home once stood. “Over there was where we had our tarred road before,” Elegushi said. “We also had

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Britain's COP26 President Alok Sharma (C) and Executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Boris Johnson appeals to delegates to ‘get on and do it’ as COP26 climate talks stall. Here’s where the deal stands

By Angela Dewan, Ivana Kottasová, Ingrid Formanek and Amy Cassidy, CNN UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called on leaders and delegates to just “get on and do it” as the COP26 climate talks appear to have stalled. A draft of a summit agreement was published on Wednesday by the COP26 presidency. It includes language

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A student arrives for the first day of classes at a public school in Miami Lakes

Two Florida school districts that previously defied governor on mask rules relax protocols amid improving Covid-19 conditions

By Chris Boyette and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Two of Florida’s largest school districts are easing their face mask protocols because officials say they’re seeing improved Covid-19 conditions, weeks after tensions peaked between local and state officials regarding the policy. Miami-Dade County Public Schools and the Broward County School Board announced Tuesday their decisions to remove

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A delegation of United States lawmakers arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday sparking immediate condemnation from China

US lawmakers make visit to Taiwan as Beijing conducts ‘combat readiness patrol’ close to island

By Eric Cheung and Helen Regan, CNN A delegation of United States lawmakers arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday sparking immediate condemnation from China, with Beijing describing the trip as an “act of provocation.” The unspecified group landed in Taipei on a Boeing C-40A military plane shortly after 6 p.m. local time, according to flight details

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Manson Family Murders Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at Charles Manson and the 1969 “Manson Family” murders. Personal Birth date: November 12, 1934 Death date: November 19, 2017 Birth place: Cincinnati, Ohio Birth name: Charles Milles Maddox Father: Father’s name unavailable publicly Mother: Kathleen Maddox Marriages: Rosalie Jean (Willis) Manson (1955-divorce date unknown); was also married

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