By Dakin Andone, CNN An Arkansas father of a 1-year-old hospitalized with Covid-19 is telling people to get vaccinated so another parent doesn’t have to face the uncertainty and fear that he’s living with. When Carter Butrum started showing cold-like symptoms last week, his parents got him tested for Covid-19. That test came back negative,
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN If you’ve ever dreamed of what it might be like to live on another world, here’s your chance. Applications are now open to participate as a crew member in NASA’s first one-year simulation of living on Mars. If you succeed, you’ll be one of four people living and working in a
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By David Williams, CNN Entomologists in Washington state are setting up traps and urging people to be on the lookout after a “murder hornet” was spotted attacking a paper wasp nest this week near the US-Canadian border. It’s the first confirmed sighting of a live “murder hornet,” or Asian giant hornet as they’re formally known,
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By Dakin Andone and Leyla Santiago, CNN The week before classes begin, three educators in Broward County, Florida, have died within about 24 hours of each other from Covid-19 related complications, local education officials said. Two teachers and a teaching assistant, all women, died from Covid-19 this week, according to a statement from Broward Teachers
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN The first child tax credit from the IRS seems to have had a big impact on American families. If you got one, you may want to check your account — the second installment is scheduled for today. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN The first child tax credit from the IRS seems to have had a big impact on American families. If you got one, you may want to check your account — the second installment is scheduled for today. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN The first child tax credit from the IRS seems to have had a big impact on American families. If you got one, you may want to check your account — the second installment is scheduled for today. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN The first child tax credit from the IRS seems to have had a big impact on American families. If you got one, you may want to check your account — the second installment is scheduled for today. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN The first child tax credit from the IRS seems to have had a big impact on American families. If you got one, you may want to check your account — the second installment is scheduled for today. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with
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By Aya Elamroussi and Rebekah Riess, CNN People in New Orleans will be required to show either proof of vaccination or a recent negative Covid-19 test to enter certain indoor places starting Monday, according to the city. The new rule will apply to those who want to visit bars, restaurants, breweries, gyms, fitness centers, sports
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi and Rebekah Riess, CNN People in New Orleans will be required to show either proof of vaccination or a recent negative Covid-19 test to enter certain indoor places starting Monday, according to the city. The new rule will apply to those who want to visit bars, restaurants, breweries, gyms, fitness centers, sports
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By Clarissa Ward, Brad Lendon and Rob Picheta, CNN The Taliban have seized Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, and a number of other provincial capitals, as the insurgent group accelerates its rapid advance towards the capital Kabul. Afghan Member of Parliament Gul Ahmad Kamin told CNN on Friday that Kandahar had been taken. The city, which
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By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Desperate, frightened and begging for help, they emerge from the darkness: a group of Yazidi migrants, lost in the forests of eastern Europe. It’s a surreal sight — and one that has been repeated over many recent nights. Having survived persecution by ISIS at home in Iraq, here on the
Continue Reading By Alta Spells, CNN A doctor in Middle Tennessee began his message with a stark and simple warning. “No beds. There are no beds.” Dr. Geoff Lifferth, Chief Medical Officer at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin, Tennessee, detailed the overwhelming impact of the Delta variant on the state’s healthcare facilities in a Facebook post,
Continue Reading By Clarissa Ward and Brad Lendon, CNN The Taliban has taken control of the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, Afghan Member of Parliament Gul Ahmad Kamin told CNN on Friday, as the insurgent group continues its rapid advancement toward the capital Kabul. Kandahar, which lies in the south of the country, has been besieged
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By Nectar Gan, CNN Chinese health authorities have issued new guidelines upping the requirement of mask wearing for the public — including in outdoor areas, as the country grapples with its worst resurgence of Covid-19 in more than a year. The Delta variant outbreak spreading across more than half of China’s provinces has put authorities
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By Clarissa Ward, Brad Lendon and Rob Picheta, CNN The Taliban have seized Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, and a number of other provincial capitals, as the insurgent group accelerates its rapid advance towards the capital Kabul. Afghan Member of Parliament Gul Ahmad Kamin told CNN on Friday that Kandahar had been taken. The city, which
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By Nectar Gan, Jessie Yeung and Steve George, CNN After spending nearly 1,000 days in a Chinese jail cell, Canadian businessman Michael Spavor has finally received his court verdict — yet there is still no clarity on how much longer he will actually remain behind bars. Spavor, an entrepreneur with business ties in North Korea,
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan, Jessie Yeung and Steve George, CNN After spending nearly 1,000 days in a Chinese jail cell, Canadian businessman Michael Spavor has finally received his court verdict — yet there is still no clarity on how much longer he will actually remain behind bars. Spavor, an entrepreneur with business ties in North Korea,
Continue Reading By Clarissa Ward and Brad Lendon, CNN The Taliban has taken control of the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, Afghan Member of Parliament Gul Ahmad Kamin told CNN on Friday, as the insurgent group continues its rapid advancement toward the capital Kabul. Kandahar, which lies in the south of the country, has been besieged
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