By Caitlin Hu, CNN During much-anticipated testimony Tuesday before the Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen repeatedly pointed outside of the country for examples of how the social network could be used to dangerous ends — so much so that lawmakers wondered during the hearing if they should meet to specifically discuss
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Microscopic tardigrades have thrived on Earth for more than 500 million years, and may well outlive humans, but the tiny creatures don’t leave behind many fossils. Hiding in plain sight, the third-ever tardigrade fossil on record has been found suspended within a piece of 16-million-year-old Dominican amber. The find includes a
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN As climate change fuels more extreme weather events, and environmental disasters like last weekend’s oil spill threaten wildlife and human health, more people are banking on clean, carbon-free energy to speed the world’s transition away from fossil fuels and usher in a net-zero future. Ending the planet’s reliance on fossil fuels
Continue Reading By Amanda Jackson, CNN A family on a trip to see the fall foliage in Colorado turned into a rescue mission when they came across an injured man. On Sunday, Matthew Meyers, his wife, Karen, and their two young sons, Cameron and Jaxson, took a day trip from Denver to Guanella Pass, a scenic byway
Continue Reading By Amanda Jackson, CNN A family on a trip to see the fall foliage in Colorado turned into a rescue mission when they came across an injured man. On Sunday, Matthew Meyers, his wife, Karen, and their two young sons, Cameron and Jaxson, took a day trip from Denver to Guanella Pass, a scenic byway
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By David Williams, CNN A Pennsylvania restaurant owner says he’s been overwhelmed by the community support for his family after both his father and son died within about 36 hours of each other from Covid-19. Alan Collins Jr. told CNN that his father, Alan Collins Sr., died on September 28 at a Pittsburgh hospital. His
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN After months of tension between hunters and environmentalists in Wisconsin, the state’s Department of Natural Resources on Monday announced a limit of 130 wolves for a planned hunt in November — a move that has upset both supporters and detractors of the hunt. The move by the state’s DNR was somewhat
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By Sarah Dean Anti-Semitic graffiti has been found at the Auschwitz concentration camp complex, staff from the museum said in a statement on Tuesday, denouncing the incident as “an outrageous attack” on the memorial site. The vandalism, some of which was anti-Semitic, was sprayed in English and German on nine wooden barracks at the Auschwitz-Birkenau
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN On this sizzling exoplanet hundreds of light-years from Earth, droplets of iron rain fall from the sky at night. Now, researchers have also detected sodium and ionized calcium in the planet’s atmosphere, based on observations from the Gemini North Telescope, which is located near the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii.
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN In a metallic gold gown, her dual-toned hair curled into effortless waves, Evan Bialosuknia looked every bit the undisputed queen of her high school homecoming. She’d been nominated to her Orlando school’s homecoming court, with enough votes to get her name on the ballot for homecoming queen. She thought she might
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen and Liz Stark, CNN After a pipeline leak sent as much as 144,000 gallons of oil gushing into the ocean off the coast of California last week, energy experts pointed to another growing problem: America’s offshore oil and gas infrastructure is aging, and becoming increasingly vulnerable to accidents, natural disasters and stronger
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of gay rights advocate and tennis great Martina Navratilova. Personal Birth date: October 18, 1956 Birth place: Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) Birth name: Martina Subertova Father: Miroslav Subert Mother: Jana Navratilova Marriage: Julia Lemigova (December 15, 2014-present) Other Facts Her parents divorced when she
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Personal Birth date: October 28, 1956 Birth place: Aradan, Iran Birth name: Mahmoud Saborjhian Father: Ahmad Saborjhian, a blacksmith. Ahmadinejad’s father changed the family name from Saborjhian to Ahmadinejad after the family moved to Tehran. Mother: Seiyed Khano Marriage:
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By Brynn Gingras, Sonia Moghe and Mark Morales, CNN The president of the New York Police Department’s second-largest union resigned Tuesday night after the FBI searched his home and the union’s headquarters earlier in the day, according to a letter obtained by CNN from multiple sources. The executive board of the Sergeants Benevolent Association asked
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the Islamic New Year. For followers of Islam in the western hemisphere, the next New Year begins on the evening of July 19, 2023. The exact date can vary depending on the method used to determine the start of the new year: using local moon-sighting or using
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of David Cameron, former prime minister of the United Kingdom. Personal Birth date: October 9, 1966 Birth place: London, England Birth name: David William Donald Cameron Father: Ian Cameron, a stockbroker Mother: Mary (Mount) Cameron Marriage: Samantha (Sheffield) Cameron (June 1, 1996-present) Children: Florence Rose Endellion,
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Oscar-nominated actress Winona Ryder. Personal Birth date: October 29, 1971 Birth place: Winona, Minnesota Birth name: Winona Laura Horowitz Father: Michael Horowitz, rare books dealer Mother: Cynthia (Istas) Horowitz Other Facts She has been nominated for an Academy Award two times: Once for “The Age
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of actress Angela Lansbury. Personal Birth date: October 16, 1925 Death date: October 11, 1922 Birth place: London, England Birth name: Angela Brigid Lansbury Father: Edgar Lansbury, businessman Mother: Moyna (McGill; also seen as MacGill) Lansbury, actress Marriages: Peter Shaw (August 12, 1949-January 29, 2003,
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By Jack Guy and Tim Lister, CNN Afghanistan will resume issuing passports to its citizens, its interior ministry announced Tuesday, in a first under the country’s new Taliban government. Ministry spokesman Qari Saeed Khosti said it will provide applicants with documents physically identical to those issued by the previous government, which issued passports under the
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Dennis Kucinich, former Ohio congressman. Personal Birth date: October 8, 1946 Birth place: Cleveland, Ohio Birth name: Dennis John Kucinich Father: Frank Kucinich, a truck driver Mother: Virginia (Norris) Kucinich Marriages: Elizabeth (Harper) Kucinich (2005-present); Sandra Kucinich (1977-1986, divorced); Helen Kucinich (divorced) Children: with
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