By Gregory Lemos and Alta Spells, CNN As students return for the first day of school in Lancaster County, South Carolina, the district’s leadership has confirmed that a 16-year-old student has died of complications from Covid-19. “We are saddened to learn of the passing of a 16-year-old Andrew Jackson High student from Covid complications,” Lancaster
Continue Reading By Gregory Lemos and Alta Spells, CNN As students return for the first day of school in Lancaster County, South Carolina, the district’s leadership has confirmed that a 16-year-old student has died of complications from Covid-19. “We are saddened to learn of the passing of a 16-year-old Andrew Jackson High student from Covid complications,” Lancaster
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN A rippling detected within the rings around Saturn has helped scientists determine that the giant planet may be “fuzzy” at its core. Previously, researchers believed Saturn’s core was rocky. But data gathered by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, which orbited the ringed planet for 13 years before intentionally plunging into its atmosphere in
Continue Reading By Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails and Ivana Kottasová, CNN As news broke that the Taliban had captured Kabul, some images of uncovered women adorning the walls of beauty salons in the Afghan capital were painted over. The Taliban says it has changed, promising that women living under their rule will have more rights this time
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By Rob Picheta, Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails, Anna Coren and Nic Robertson, CNN Hundreds of people poured onto the tarmac at Kabul’s international airport, desperately seeking a route out of Afghanistan on Monday, after the Taliban’s sudden seizure of power sparked a chaotic Western withdrawal and brought to a crashing end the United States’ two-decade
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By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN Just last week, US intelligence analysts had predicted it would likely take several more weeks before Afghanistan’s civilian government in Kabul fell to Taliban fighters. In reality, it only took a few short days. On Sunday, Taliban militants retook Afghanistan’s capital, almost two decades after they were driven from Kabul by
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By Anita Patrick, CNN It is one of the most anticipated Nollywood films of all time and the trailer for King Of Boys: The Return Of The King was released Monday amid frenzy from fans of the crime and political thriller, who call themselves the KOB Army. The seven-part project is Netflix’s first Original Series from
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Malaysia, a country located in Southeast Asia. Neighboring regions include Thailand, Borneo, Indonesia, Brunei and the South China Sea. About Malaysia (from the CIA World Factbook)Area: 329,847 sq km Population: 33,871,431 (2022 est.) Median age: 29.2 years Capital: Kuala Lumpur Ethnic Groups: Malay and indigenous 62.5%, Chinese 20.6%,
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By Rob Picheta, Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails, Anna Coren and Nic Robertson, CNN Hundreds of people poured onto the tarmac at Kabul’s international airport, desperately seeking a route out of Afghanistan on Monday, after the Taliban’s sudden seizure of power sparked a chaotic Western withdrawal and brought to a crashing end the United States’ two-decade
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By Dakin Andone, CNN As the United States withdraws from Afghanistan, the world has watched as the Taliban has swiftly taken back control of the country, entering Kabul on Sunday as former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country and the United States evacuated its embassy. Now, many US veterans are expressing frustration and disappointment
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, CNN As the United States withdraws from Afghanistan, the world has watched as the Taliban has swiftly taken back control of the country, entering Kabul on Sunday as former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country and the United States evacuated its embassy. Now, many US veterans are expressing frustration and disappointment
Continue Reading By Katie Hunt, CNN The only definitive fossil evidence that points to the existence of Denisovans — an enigmatic group of early humans first identified in 2010 — comes from five bones from the Denisova cave in the foothills of Siberia’s Altai mountains. The fragments are so tiny that they can all fit in the
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN Grace has strengthened into a tropical storm again, threatening the Caribbean with mudslides and flooding. That includes vulnerable Haiti, which just suffered an earthquake and may now face driving rains. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN Some students don’t want to go back to in-person school, and it doesn’t have anything to do with coronavirus. For them, in a virtual classroom, there’s less room for bullying, harassment and toxic social situations. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN Some students don’t want to go back to in-person school, and it doesn’t have anything to do with coronavirus. For them, in a virtual classroom, there’s less room for bullying, harassment and toxic social situations. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN Some students don’t want to go back to in-person school, and it doesn’t have anything to do with coronavirus. For them, in a virtual classroom, there’s less room for bullying, harassment and toxic social situations. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, CNN As the United States withdraws from Afghanistan, the world has watched as the Taliban has swiftly taken back control of the country, entering Kabul on Sunday as former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country and the United States evacuated its embassy. Now, many US veterans are expressing frustration and disappointment
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN Some students don’t want to go back to in-person school, and it doesn’t have anything to do with coronavirus. For them, in a virtual classroom, there’s less room for bullying, harassment and toxic social situations. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.
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By Clarissa Ward, Tim Lister, Angela Dewan and Saleem Mehsud, CNN Taliban fighters entered Afghanistan’s Presidential Palace hours after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country on Sunday, a milestone in the insurgent group’s assumption of control over capital city Kabul. One unit shared pictures of the palace interior — intact, but empty and apparently abandoned
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By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN Just last week, US intelligence analysts had predicted it would likely take several more weeks before Afghanistan’s civilian government in Kabul fell to Taliban fighters. In reality, it only took a few short days. On Sunday, Taliban militants retook Afghanistan’s capital, almost two decades after they were driven from Kabul by
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