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 Mayra Cuevas, CNN A 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti August 14th, causing widespread destruction, killing at least 2,100 people and injuring thousands more. Humanitarian officials worry about how quickly aid can be deployed and how Haitians will be affected as the country is still grappling with the assassination in July of President Jovenel Moise.
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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Last year was Europe’s hottest on record, according to a report published Wednesday by the American Meteorological Society, which also found 2020 to be among the three hottest years globally. The UK Met Office, which contributed to the report, said record had been broken “by a considerable amount.” Average temperatures in
Continue Reading By Rosa Flores, Keith Allen and Alaa Elassar, CNN The Texas Supreme Court sided with Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday in a ruling that temporarily blocks mask mandates recently issued in San Antonio and Dallas, though local officials said they will continue to enforce at least a portion of the mask mandates. The Texas high
Continue Reading By Rosa Flores, Keith Allen and Alaa Elassar, CNN The Texas Supreme Court sided with Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday in a ruling that temporarily blocks mask mandates recently issued in San Antonio and Dallas, though local officials said they will continue to enforce at least a portion of the mask mandates. The Texas high
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By Kay Jones and Alaa Elassar, CNN A Texas man is dead and another person was injured after a double-decker party boat capsized in bad weather Saturday night on a lake north of Houston, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said in a statement. The boat capsized at 8:12 p.m. during a strong thunderstorm on
Continue Reading By Kay Jones and Alaa Elassar, CNN A Texas man is dead and another person was injured after a double-decker party boat capsized in bad weather Saturday night on a lake north of Houston, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said in a statement. The boat capsized at 8:12 p.m. during a strong thunderstorm on
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By Deanna Hackney and Susannah Cullinane, CNN An unknown suspect shot two young girls, killing one and leaving the other “fighting for her life,” as they sat in a parked vehicle on a Chicago street Sunday, according to police. The suspect fired at the 7-year-old and 6-year-old at approximately 2:50 p.m. while they were in
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By Faith Karimi, CNN Taliyah Rice returns next week for her final year of high school in suburban Chicago. She’s anxious about going back to in-person learning, but it has little to do with coronavirus fears or first-day jitters. Taliyah is mostly worried about facing social pressures she hasn’t had to deal with in more
Continue Reading By Faith Karimi, CNN Taliyah Rice returns next week for her final year of high school in suburban Chicago. She’s anxious about going back to in-person learning, but it has little to do with coronavirus fears or first-day jitters. Taliyah is mostly worried about facing social pressures she hasn’t had to deal with in more
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By Alta Spells and Alaa Elassar, CNN Parents and students in a Colorado school district will see more law enforcement officers as tensions flare amid a new mask mandate. The Eagle County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Sunday that more officers will appear at Eagle County School District schools Monday “due to the
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By Sahar Akbarzai and Alaa Elassar, CNN Police are investigating after human remains were found in a large plastic container last week in a New Jersey neighborhood near New York City. Police were called around 10:30 a.m. to Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, Friday to investigate reports of a suspicious container in the street when they
Continue Reading By Gul Tuysuz, CNN Flash floods across Turkey’s Black Sea coast have killed 58 people, officials said Sunday. The country’s Natural Disasters and Emergency Directorate (AFAD) said in a statement that 48 people died in the Kastamonu province, nine people died in Sinop and one person died in Bartin. Eight people are also receiving treatment
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By Kelly Murray, CNN An argument between two people at a bar in San Antonio, Texas, ended in a mass shooting early Sunday, with three people killed and two others gravely wounded, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said. The suspect is still at large, McManus said at a briefing. Police were called around 3:35
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Ashraf Ghani, former president of Afghanistan. Personal Birth date: 1949 Birth place: Logar Province, Afghanistan Birth name: Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai Father: Shah Pesand Mother: Kawkaba Lodin Marriage: Rula (Saade) Ghani Children: Tarek; Mariam Education: American University in Beirut, Lebanon, 1973; Columbia University, masters and Ph.D,
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Taliban, a Sunni Islamist organization operating primarily in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Facts Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada has been the Taliban’s supreme leader since 2016. Reclusive leader Mullah Mohammed Omar led the Taliban from the mid-1990s until his death in 2013. Taliban, in Pashto, is the plural of Talib,
Continue Reading By Etant Dupain, AnneClaire Stapleton and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN The Haitian government declared a state of emergency after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the country Saturday, leaving at least 1,297 people dead and more than 5,700 injured, according to the country’s civil protection agency. Of the 1,297 fatalities, 1,054 are in the South administrative region, 119
Continue Reading By Kelly Murray, CNN Michigan State Police are investigating after a police chase in Galesburg on Saturday night that ended with a suspect dead and a sheriff’s deputy in critical condition. The chase began at a Shell gas station on 35th street when deputies made contact with a suspect who had been pursued earlier by
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By Nicole Chavez, CNN Bárbara AbadÃa-Rexach spent months appearing in webinars and radio shows talking to Puerto Ricans about why they should identify as Black or more than one race on the 2020 Census. “If you are constantly being described as non-White, why would you still choose White?” said AbadÃa-Rexach, a Black Latina and member
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Hassan Nasrallah, secretary-general of Hezbollah, a Lebanese Shiite Muslim militant group. Personal Birth date: August 31, 1960 Birth place: Beirut, Lebanon Father: Abd al-Karim, who worked as a grocer Marriage: Fatima Yassin Children: Muhammad Hadi (died in 1997), Muhammad Jawad, Zeinab, Muhammad Ali and Muhammad
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