By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — A rocky outcrop in a remote corner of northern Quebec appears serene in its eerie isolation on the eastern shore of Canada’s Hudson Bay. But over the past two decades, this exposed remnant of ancient ocean floor, known as the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt, has been a heated scientific battleground
Continue Reading By Brenda Goodman, Asuka Koda, Katherine Dillinger, Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — A startling new vision of vaccination in America is becoming clearer — one likely to involve fresh scrutiny of established science and practices, and limits on vaccines that have been studied for decades. The first meeting of new vaccine advisers to the US
Continue Reading CNN, POOL, MAXAR, MAXARTECHNOLOGIES, IRINN TV By Sarah Ferris, Ted Barrett, Morgan Rimmer, Manu Raju, Lauren Fox and David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Emerging from a highly anticipated classified briefing on Thursday, Democratic and Republican senators were not in agreement over exactly how much US strikes on Iran set back that country’s nuclear program. Many
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TODAY: After rain before sunrise, much of the morning is expected to be dry. Added moisture from rain this morning will just add to the steamy factor, but some lingering clouds could set temperatures back this afternoon. Additionally, more showers and storms are expected to develop this afternoon south of I-70. This will have a
Continue Reading By Nathaniel Meyersohn. Video by Maya Blackstone, CNN New York (CNN) — Over the last few years, Starbucks pulled out 30,000 comfortable seats, installed hard wooden stools, blocked electrical outlets and turned stores into takeout counters for customers picking up orders off its mobile app. The changes backfired and customers left for local coffee shops
Continue Reading CNN By Nathaniel Meyersohn. Video by Maya Blackstone, CNN New York (CNN) — Over the last few years, Starbucks pulled out 30,000 comfortable seats, installed hard wooden stools, blocked electrical outlets and turned stores into takeout counters for customers picking up orders off its mobile app. The changes backfired and customers left for local coffee
Continue Reading By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — If you live in the Southeast, you may have seen or heard something unusual on Thursday. A daytime fireball that was possibly dropped by a meteor was clearly visible in the sky — and it created a sonic boom. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up
Continue Reading By Karla Walsh, CNN (CNN) — Whether it’s stems and skins or past-their-prime protein and produce, you’re probably throwing a lot of perfectly good food in the trash. Such waste doesn’t come cheap. The average American throws away $728 worth of food per year, which adds up to nearly $3,000 for a family of four,
Continue Reading By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — Catherine Tondelli was standing underneath the Trevi Fountain, on a summer’s evening in Rome, about to throw three coins into the fountain’s waters. Growing up in the US, Catherine had seen romance movies set in Italy. She’d read books about Rome. She’d heard the city’s famous fountain was impressive.
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Actor Rick Hurst, best known for playing Deputy Cletus Hogg in the hit sitcom “The Dukes of Hazzard,” has died at age 79. His death was confirmed by Ben Jones, his co-star on the show, who posted a message on the Facebook page of the Cooter’s Place museum, which
Continue Reading Por CNN en Español El presidente de EE.UU. necesita que el mundo crea su versión sobre Irán. Anna Wintour deja su cargo como editora en jefe de Vogue. ¿Cómo localizaron a alias “Fito”, el delincuente más buscado de Ecuador? Haz el quiz de las 5 preguntas de la semana. Esto es lo que debes saber
Continue Reading Análisis por Zachary B. Wolf, CNN Tendremos que esperar para ver exactamente qué logró el bombardeo estadounidense sobre las instalaciones nucleares iraníes y en qué medida retrasó las ambiciones nucleares de ese país. La Casa Blanca y el Pentágono han puesto en marcha un esfuerzo conjunto para convencer a los estadounidenses de que la misión
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — A peace agreement brokered by the White House to stem the bloodshed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where a militia allegedly backed by Rwanda occupies vast swaths of land, was signed in Washington D.C. on Friday by officials of the two African nations. But many remain
Continue Reading Por Associated Press Una madre y sus dos hijos pequeños luchan por su liberación de un centro de detención migratorio de Texas en lo que se cree que es la primera demanda con menores que impugna la política de la administración Trump sobre arrestos de inmigrantes en tribunales. La demanda, presentada el martes, argumenta que
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Erling Haaland scored the 300th goal of his career at the FIFA Club World Cup on Thursday, reaching the mark faster than many of his legendary contemporaries. Haaland achieved the milestone in the 52nd minute of Manchester City’s 5-2 thumping over Juventus at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida,
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Abortion rights supporters suffered a major legal defeat Thursday when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Planned Parenthood could not sue South Carolina for blocking Medicaid funding. South Carolina, like Missouri, has a law that blocks Planned Parenthood from Medicaid funding for non-abortion-related procedures. And like South Carolina, the state of Missouri has been sued by
Continue Reading By Hannah Ryan, CNN (CNN) — The first six months of Donald Trump’s second term as president of the United States have been defined by sweeping executive orders and the introduction of legislation that takes aim at some of America’s most marginalized communities. In particular, transgender people living in the US have been a target of
Continue Reading Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — By today’s standards, the front cover of American Vogue’s November 1988 edition seems typical enough. Beside the text “the real cost of looking good,” Israeli model Michaela Bercu gazes past the camera, her windswept hair brushing across the shoulders of a bejeweled $10,000 Christian Lacroix couture jacket. Yet, the cover
Continue Reading By John Liu and Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China on Friday signaled it would approve the export of rare earth minerals to the US, hours after White House officials said the two sides had reached a deal, in what would be a major breakthrough following weeks of negotiations over US access to
Continue Reading By Angus Watson, CNN Sydney, Australia (CNN) — More than a third of the population of Tuvalu has applied to move to Australia, under a landmark visa scheme designed to help people escape rising sea levels. The island nation – roughly halfway between Hawaii and Australia – is home to about 10,000 people, according to
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