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Officials say a person who attended a St. Louis County Council meeting where officials voted to overturn a mask mandate has tested positive for Covid-19 as many attendees pictured here at the St. Louis County Council meeting weren't wearing masks.

Health official describes racist attack after council meeting on masks

August 1, 2021 4:51 AM CNN

St. Louis County public health official Dr. Faisal Khan says he was pushed and called racist slurs after a council meeting about the county’s new mask mandate.

Saturn will glow brightly in the sky next week. Here’s how to see it

July 30, 2021 12:56 PM CNN Newsource

By Megan Marples and Ashley Strickland, CNN See Saturn shine brightly for this once-a-year nighttime spectacle. On August 1 and 2, Saturn will be at opposition, meaning the Earth will be located between the ringed planet and the sun. This is when the outer planet will be at its most luminous, making for a brilliant

Two crewmembers died when a tanker connected to an Israeli billionaire was attacked off the coast of Oman

UK and Romanian crew killed in attack on tanker linked to Israeli billionaire off coast of Oman

July 30, 2021 4:30 PM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta, Jonny Hallam, Barbara Starr and Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN Two crewmembers died when a tanker connected to an Israeli billionaire was attacked off the coast of Oman, the ship’s management firm said Friday. A Briton and a Romanian were killed amid what the company described as a “suspected piracy incident” onboard the

Esther Dingley went missing during a three-day hike in the Pyrenees mountains last November.

Bone confirmed to be remains of missing British hiker Esther Dingley

July 30, 2021 10:50 AM CNN Newsource

By James Briggs, CNN A bone found in the Pyrenees mountains has been identified as belonging to missing British hiker Esther Dingley, the charity representing her family said in a statement Friday. The 37-year-old had been out walking alone near the border between Spain and France and was last seen on November 22. Since Dingley

Nearly 1,000 US elected officials identify as LGBTQ, but equitable representation is still a ways off, report finds

July 30, 2021 10:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Scottie Andrew, CNN There are nearly 1,000 known LGBTQ elected officials in the US, according to a new report — a significant increase from just four years ago, when fewer than 450 elected officials in the US were known to identify as LGBTQ. All but one state — Mississippi — has elected an LGBTQ

Atlanta students in quarantine after 9 students and 5 staffers test positive for Covid-19

July 31, 2021 7:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Natasha Chen, Kevin Conlon, Alta Spells and Erica Henry, CNN More than 100 students at Atlanta’s Drew Charter School are in quarantine after nine students and five staff members tested positive for Covid-19, the head of school said Friday. The school had informed parents in a letter Thursday that two staff members and a

Ethiopian porters unload food aid bound for victims of war after a checkpoint leading to Tigray in Mai Tsebri town

UN says food aid in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region will run out Friday as 400,000 people face famine

July 30, 2021 8:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta, James Briggs and Larry Madowo, CNN The UN World Food Programme said it expected to run out of food in the war-torn Ethiopian region of Tigray on Friday, and that hundreds of thousands of people in the area were on the brink of famine. The agency confirmed that no food trucks have

A mobile Covid-19 vaccine site in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn.

NYC mayor announces $100 incentive for anyone who gets vaccinated at a city-run site

July 30, 2021 7:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Alaa Elassar and Laura Ly, CNN Starting Friday, any New York City resident who gets a first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine at a city-run vaccination site will receive $100. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Wednesday the new Covid-19 incentive as the city experienced a steady increase in Covid-19 cases over the past

People are shown at a shopping mall in Hong Kong watching Siobhan Haughey swim in the 100-meter freestyle Olympics final on Friday. Hong Kong police have arrested a man after he allegedly booed the Chinese national anthem while watching an Olympics award ceremony inside a shopping mall..

Hong Kong police arrest man for booing Chinese national anthem while watching Olympics

July 30, 2021 7:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Eric Cheung, CNN Hong Kong police have arrested a man after he allegedly booed the Chinese national anthem while watching an Olympics award ceremony inside a shopping mall, authorities said on Friday. The 40-year-old man was accused of “insulting” the anthem when watching a live stream of an award ceremony on Monday, which showed

A wildfire is closing in on their home. Hear why they are refusing to leave

July 30, 2021 5:53 AM CNN

CNN’s Camila Bernal reports on brothers who are refusing to evacuate their home near California’s largest wildfire this year, the Dixie Fire, in an effort to fight the blaze.

A high-ranking Nigerian police officer is being investigated by the FBI for allegedly making an arrest at the request of Instagram influencer Ramon Abbas

FBI investigating Nigeria’s ‘super cop’ in Instagram influencer HushPuppi fraud case

July 30, 2021 5:40 AM CNN Newsource

By Stephanie Busari and Nimi Princewill, CNN A high-ranking Nigerian police officer is being investigated by the FBI for allegedly making an arrest at the request of Instagram influencer Ramon Abbas, who has pleaded guilty to money laundering, according to the US Justice Department. Nigerian police spokesman Frank Mba sent a statement to CNN confirming

5 things to know for July 30: Covid-19, immigration, climate, voting rights, Iran

July 30, 2021 5:53 AM CNN Newsource

By AJ Willingham, CNN Amazon’s earnings dipped when Jeff Bezos stepped down as CEO earlier this month. Now it’s up to new CEO Andy Jassy to keep the company’s profits flying high. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You

Tornadoes hit Pennsylvania, hot tempertures hit the south, and heat and flooding impact the West

July 30, 2021 5:53 AM CNN

Active weather today as we monitor the recovery from Pennsylvania tornadoes, Southern heat, and Western flash flooding. CNN Meteorologist Gene Norman has the latest.

Nurse: Some Covid-19 patients think I’m lying about diagnosis

August 3, 2021 2:46 AM CNN

Louisiana is among the states with the worst vaccination rates and is seeing a surge in new coronavirus cases. CNN’s Miguel Marquez visited a hospital in the Bayou State and spoke with patients who explained why they hadn’t received the vaccine.

A medic prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at the Clalit Healthcare Services in Holon

Israel to offer third Covid-19 vaccine dose to people over 60

July 30, 2021 5:13 AM CNN Newsource

By Amir Tal, Jacqueline Howard and Andrew Carey, CNN Israel’s Prime Minister has announced a program to roll out a third dose of the coronavirus vaccine to people over the age of 60, becoming one of the first countries in the world to make such a move. People over 60 will need to show they

Japanese athletes face Chinese nationalists’ wrath after beating China at Olympics

July 30, 2021 5:06 AM CNN

By Nectar Gan, CNN Some of Japan’s victorious Olympic athletes have been subjected to a storm of online abuse from Chinese nationalists following the defeat of their Team China opponents in Tokyo. As of Friday afternoon in Japan, China and the hosts occupied the top two places in the medal table, with a number of

A Palestinian man has died after being shot by Israeli forces in the West Bank

Palestinian man shot dead in violent clashes as 12-year old boy, also killed by Israeli soldiers, is buried

July 30, 2021 4:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Andrew Carey and Kareem Khadder, CNN A Palestinian man has died after being shot by Israeli forces in the West Bank, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, during large clashes that broke out during the funeral of a 12-year old boy who was shot by Israeli soldiers a day earlier. Health ministry officials

Israeli health official: We will need booster doses

July 30, 2021 5:13 AM CNN

Director-general of Israel’s Health Ministry Nachman Ash talks about his country’s fight against Covid as the Delta variant hits.

Japan's Daiki Hashimoto competes in the parallel bars event of the artistic gymnastics men's all-around final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on July 28

Japanese athletes face Chinese nationalists’ wrath after beating China at Olympics

July 30, 2021 5:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Nectar Gan, CNN Some of Japan’s victorious Olympic athletes have been subjected to a storm of online abuse from Chinese nationalists following the defeat of their Team China opponents in Tokyo. As of Friday afternoon in Japan, China and the hosts occupied the top two places in the medal table, with a number of

Tong Ying-Kit arriving in court on July 6

First person charged under Hong Kong’s national security law sentenced to 9 years in prison

July 30, 2021 3:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung and Chermaine Lee, CNN The first person charged and convicted under Hong Kong’s national security law was sentenced to nine years in prison on Friday, setting a likely precedent for how future cases will be tried. Tong Ying-kit, 24, received a six-and-a-half-year prison term for the charge of incitement to secession for