By Forrest Brown, CNN Yellowstone? Free. Yosemite? Free. Everglades? Free! Saturday is the start of National Park Week 2022. And in celebration, the National Park Service is offering free entry to all 423 of its sites on April 16. That includes not only those marquee national parks, but all other types of sites the NPS
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By Max Foster and Amir Vera, CNN A spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has confirmed to CNN that the couple visited Queen Elizabeth II on their way to The Hague to attend The Invictus Games, which begin on Saturday. Prince Harry had said in March that he hoped to visit his 95-year-old
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Story by Reuters Russia has asked Brazil for support in the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the G20 group of top economies to help it counter crippling sanctions imposed by the West since it invaded Ukraine, according to a letter seen by Reuters. Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov wrote to Economy Minister Paulo
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By Rosa Flores and Rosalina Nieves, CNN Migrants hand Sister Norma Pimentel little pieces of paper as she walks around the shelter where many of them have been living for months. Some of the handwritten notes have their names and numbers. Others pen the horrors of the unfettered violence they escaped in their home countries
Continue Reading By Rosa Flores and Rosalina Nieves, CNN Migrants hand Sister Norma Pimentel little pieces of paper as she walks around the shelter where many of them have been living for months. Some of the handwritten notes have their names and numbers. Others pen the horrors of the unfettered violence they escaped in their home countries
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By Hannah Ritchie, CNN A man in Western Australia has been charged with more than 400 sexual offenses against children in what police are calling one of the most significant child abuse investigations in the state’s history. The 47-year-old from Perth faces 240 counts of indecent dealing with a child under 13, 98 counts of
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By Ivana Kottasová, Amy Cassidy, Sarah Diab and Lianne Kolirin, CNN Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his finance minister Rishi Sunak were fined by police over lockdown-breaking parties held on UK government premises, a Downing Street spokesperson told CNN on Tuesday. London’s Metropolitan Police said earlier Tuesday they had issued more than 50 fines as
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By Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN For the third week in a row, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not add a single new destination to its highest-risk Level 4 category for travel. In fact, seven destinations in Asia and the Caribbean moved to the CDC’s lowest-risk category for travel during
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By Pete Muntean, CNN JetBlue Airways is slashing as much as one in every 10 flights from its summer schedule despite what it calls heavy demand for travel. JetBlue said it is canceling 8% to 10% of flights starting in May through the summer following a weekend of widespread cancellations it blamed on severe weather
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James Frater, CNN The European Union has blacklisted 21 Russian-certified airlines, including national carrier Aeroflot, over “serious safety concerns.” The move, which prohibits the airlines from entering EU airspace, comes after Russia’s attempt to beat sanctions imposed in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine. Last month, President Vladimir Putin authorized the seizure of US
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has revealed that she was left “very tired and exhausted” following her recent bout of Covid-19. The 95-year-old monarch, who tested positive for coronavirus in February, discussed her experience in a video call with staff at an east London hospital on Wednesday. Speaking with former Covid patient
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By Simone McCarthy Australia will hold its general election on May 21, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Sunday, launching a six-week campaign period, where voter concern over issues like the cost of living and climate change are expected to take center stage. Morrison made the announcement from the capital, Canberra, after he lodged his
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By Camilo Rocha and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN and Reuters The portion of Amazon rainforest impacted by deforestation in the first three months of 2022 was the highest ever recorded, according to a new report by Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE). According to the INPE report, published Friday, 941.34 square kilometers (363 square miles)
Continue ReadingBy Jodi Upchurch, CNN Obama returned to the White House with zingers, a climate activist glued himself to a microphone, and a man found a 7-foot snake coiled up in his couch. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Obama returns with jokes During his first visit back to the White House after leaving
Continue ReadingBy Jodi Upchurch, CNN Obama returned to the White House with zingers, a climate activist glued himself to a microphone, and a man found a 7-foot snake coiled up in his couch. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Obama returns with jokes During his first visit back to the White House after leaving
Continue ReadingBy Jodi Upchurch, CNN Obama returned to the White House with zingers, a climate activist glued himself to a microphone, and a man found a 7-foot snake coiled up in his couch. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Obama returns with jokes During his first visit back to the White House after leaving
Continue ReadingBy Jodi Upchurch, CNN Obama returned to the White House with zingers, a climate activist glued himself to a microphone, and a man found a 7-foot snake coiled up in his couch. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Obama returns with jokes During his first visit back to the White House after leaving
Continue ReadingBy Jodi Upchurch, CNN Obama returned to the White House with zingers, a climate activist glued himself to a microphone, and a man found a 7-foot snake coiled up in his couch. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Obama returns with jokes During his first visit back to the White House after leaving
Continue ReadingBy Jodi Upchurch, CNN Obama returned to the White House with zingers, a climate activist glued himself to a microphone, and a man found a 7-foot snake coiled up in his couch. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Obama returns with jokes During his first visit back to the White House after leaving
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By Alex Hardie and Amy Woodyatt, CNN A man has been jailed for life after pleading guilty to the murder of 28-year-old teacher Sabina Nessa in a killing that sparked renewed outcry about the UK’s epidemic of violence against women and girls. Koci Selamaj will serve at least 36 years in jail, after a major
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