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An anti-racist author, a documentary filmmaker and a computational virologist are among the 2021 MacArthur Foundation ‘genius grant’ winners

September 28, 2021 7:15 PM CNN Newsource

By Amir Vera, CNN The MacArthur Foundation announced its class of 2021 Tuesday that includes an anti-racist author, a civil rights activist and a computational virologist. Colloquially known as the “genius grant,” MacArthur fellows are awarded a $625,000, no-strings-attached grant paid out over five years. Since 1981, 1,061 people have been named MacArthur Fellows, according

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg delivers a speech during the opening plenary session of the Youth4Climate event on September 28 in Milan.

Greta Thunberg roasts world leaders for being ‘blah, blah, blah’ on climate action

September 29, 2021 3:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Angela Dewan, CNN Swedish activist Greta Thunberg mocked world leaders — including US President Joe Biden and the UK’s Boris Johnson — at a youth climate summit in Milan on Tuesday, saying the last 30 years of climate action had amounted to “blah, blah, blah.” Thunberg imitated the leaders by repeating their commonly used

LeBron James fields questions during the Los Angeles Lakers media day on Tuesday

LeBron James confirms he was vaccinated for Covid-19 months after being initially skeptical

September 28, 2021 5:18 PM CNN Newsource

By Amir Vera and David Close, CNN NBA superstar LeBron James confirmed Tuesday he received the Covid-19 vaccine, months after being initially skeptical of it. “Everyone has their own choice to do what they feel is right for themselves and their family and things of that nature,” James said during the Los Angeles Lakers media

A child who played in the splash pad in Arlington over Labor Day weekend has died of a rare brain-eating amoeba.

Child dies after contracting brain-eating amoeba at a Texas splash pad

September 28, 2021 6:45 PM CNN Newsource

By Amanda Jackson, CNN A child in North Texas died earlier this month after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba at a city splash pad, officials announced on Monday. The child was hospitalized September 5 with primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare and often fatal infection caused by an amoeba called Naegleria fowleri, according to a joint

The coveted Mew cookie is being listed for thousands of dollars on eBay.

Limited edition Pokémon Oreo cookies are being listed for thousands on eBay

September 28, 2021 4:44 PM CNN Newsource

By Leah Asmelash, CNN How much would you pay for an Oreo cookie? For some, the answer could be thousands of dollars — as one hard-to-find Oreo cookie featuring a rare Pokémon is fetching a hefty price tag on eBay. The new Oreo collaboration with Pokemon debuted earlier this month, with cookies featuring various Pokémon

Authorities identified the suspect in the death of Nassau County Deputy Josh Moyers as Patrick McDowell.

After five-day manhunt, authorities catch suspect in killing of Florida deputy

September 28, 2021 4:42 PM CNN Newsource

By Rebekah Riess and Steve Almasy, CNN The suspect in the killing of Deputy Josh Moyers has been apprehended after a five-day manhunt in northeast Florida, the Nassau County sheriff said Tuesday. “We got our man. It’s a great day in Nassau County,” Sheriff Bill Leeper said at a news conference. “He’s in custody and

This illustration shows the Lucy spacecraft passing one of the Trojan asteroids near Jupiter.

NASA’s Lucy mission will observe the earliest ‘fossils’ of the solar system

September 28, 2021 4:37 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The first NASA mission to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroid swarms is getting ready to launch. The Lucy mission has passed all of its prelaunch tests and is set to leave Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at around 5:30 a.m. ET on October 16. The Trojan asteroids, which borrow their name from

Police chief resigns as ‘inexcusable surge of violent crime’ grips Louisiana city

September 28, 2021 1:26 PM CNN Newsource

By Ryan Young, Emma Tucker and Pamela Kirkland, CNN The city is seeing a violent spike in crime, a troubling trend that experts say is largely due to socioeconomic issues exacerbated by the pandemic and one that led the police chief to resign from his position last month. Gun violence incidents in Shreveport have increased

Police chief resigns as ‘inexcusable surge of violent crime’ grips Louisiana city

September 28, 2021 1:26 PM CNN

By Ryan Young, Emma Tucker and Pamela Kirkland, CNN The city is seeing a violent spike in crime, a troubling trend that experts say is largely due to socioeconomic issues exacerbated by the pandemic and one that led the police chief to resign from his position last month. Gun violence incidents in Shreveport have increased

People near and far are delivering flowers to the Laundrie home in Gabby Petito’s memory

September 28, 2021 1:41 PM CNN Newsource

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN While the FBI is adjusting its sails in the search for Gabby Petito‘s fiancé, Brian Laundrie, people across the country are delivering flowers to the Laundrie home in North Port, Florida, in an effort to honor Petito’s life. Those within the community are hand-delivering flowers to the home, but those from

People near and far are delivering flowers to the Laundrie home in Gabby Petito’s memory

September 28, 2021 1:41 PM CNN

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN While the FBI is adjusting its sails in the search for Gabby Petito‘s fiancé, Brian Laundrie, people across the country are delivering flowers to the Laundrie home in North Port, Florida, in an effort to honor Petito’s life. Those within the community are hand-delivering flowers to the home, but those from

Dutch police arrest and release former far-right party member amid reports of possible plan to attack Prime Minister

September 28, 2021 1:10 PM CNN Newsource

By Manveena Suri, CNN Police in the Netherlands have arrested and released a former member of a far-right political party after Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s security detail suspected him of behaving suspiciously, according to the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Hague. Arnoud Van Doorn, who once served as a senior political adviser for populist Freedom

A United Nations peacekeeper has his shoes cleaned with a chlorine solution before leaving an Ebola treatment centre in Mangina

WHO employees took part in Congo sex abuses in Ebola crisis, report says

September 28, 2021 12:58 PM CNN Newsource

Story by Reuters More than 80 aid workers including some employed by the World Health Organization (WHO) were involved in incidents of sexual abuse and exploitation during an Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an independent commission said on Tuesday. The probe was prompted by an investigation last year by the Thomson Reuters

Accused violent felons are eligible for release in Georgia due to backlog

September 29, 2021 10:58 AM CNN

By Ryan Young and Jason Morris, CNN Officials in Georgia will be required to release accused criminals from jail while they’re awaiting indictment because of a backlog of cases that grew during the pandemic, according to the Fulton County District Attorney. Suspects who’ve been charged with crimes in Georgia are entitled to bond if they’re

Accused violent felons are eligible for release in Georgia due to backlog

September 29, 2021 10:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Ryan Young and Jason Morris, CNN Officials in Georgia will be required to release accused criminals from jail while they’re awaiting indictment because of a backlog of cases that grew during the pandemic, according to the Fulton County District Attorney. Suspects who’ve been charged with crimes in Georgia are entitled to bond if they’re

Man who killed 5 in Capital Gazette shooting gets multiple life sentences

September 28, 2021 4:06 PM CNN

By Kiely Westhoff and Jason Hanna, CNN A man who killed five employees of Maryland’s Capital Gazette newspaper in 2018 was sentenced Tuesday to spend the rest of his life in jail, prosecutors say. Jarrod Ramos was sentenced to five life sentences without parole, plus one life sentence, plus 345 years, according to Anne Arundel

Man who killed 5 in Capital Gazette shooting gets multiple life sentences

September 28, 2021 4:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Kiely Westhoff and Jason Hanna, CNN A man who killed five employees of Maryland’s Capital Gazette newspaper in 2018 was sentenced Tuesday to spend the rest of his life in jail, prosecutors say. Jarrod Ramos was sentenced to five life sentences without parole, plus one life sentence, plus 345 years, according to Anne Arundel

Smoke billows from a building as emergency services fight a fire caused by an explosion in central Gothenburg.

Explosion and fire with ‘no natural explanation’ injures 16 in Sweden, as police hunt for clues

September 28, 2021 10:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Ritchie, CNN Sixteen people have been injured — including four critically — after an explosion led to a large fire in an apartment building in the Swedish city of Gothenburg, emergency services told CNN Monday. The blast happened at 4:45 a.m. local time, according to Swedish police who are investigating the cause of

Black women will be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for the first time

September 28, 2021 1:49 PM CNN Newsource

By Scottie Andrew, CNN The National Inventors Hall of Fame lineup is full of familiar faces: Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, the Wright brothers and Eli Whitney, along with many other mostly White men. Joining them in the next class of inductees are two Black women inventors who changed the way we work and see.

Connecticut doctor’s license suspended for providing blank, signed Covid-19 exemption forms, health department says

October 1, 2021 5:36 PM CNN Newsource

By Sahar Akbarzai, CNN A Connecticut doctor’s state physician and surgeon license has been suspended for providing blank, signed exemption forms related to the Covid-19 vaccine, Covid testing, general vaccines and medical opposition to wearing facial masks, the state Department of Public Health said. Connecticut’s Medical Examining Board suspended the license through a unanimous decision