By Jack Guy and Junko Ogura, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Japan have rescued the same climber from the slopes of Mount Fuji twice in the space of a week. The 27-year-old man was first rescued on Tuesday after falling ill, Shizuoka prefectural police told CNN on Monday. He had to be rescued again on
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By Ali Halit Diker, CNN Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) — Whether you’re a believer or not, visiting Hagia Sophia is a spiritual experience. The architectural genius of this place of worship — which was built as a church in 537CE before its conversion into a mosque in 1453 — creates an illusion of vastness. It feels
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By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Though it only had the distinction of being the world’s tallest building for 11 months, the Chrysler Building in midtown Manhattan has remained one of the most recognizable skyscrapers in the world — and a glimmering architectural icon of the Art Deco period, which celebrates its centennial on April
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Jiggly Caliente, a performer and actress who rose to prominence as a contestant on “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” has died, according to a statement from her family. She was 44. The reality TV personality, whose real name was Bianca Castro-Arabejo, died on Sunday and was “surrounded by her loving family
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Three of the suspected robbers fled on bicycles and two on foot, carrying between them almost $10 million worth of jewelry, a $4 million ring among the goods. They had the benefit of the darkness of nighttime Paris, but the street would before sunup be buzzing with activity. Within minutes of
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Reynolds and his Wrexham A.F.C. family are celebrating the accomplishment of a major GOOOAAALLL. When Reynolds and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” star Rob McElhenney took ownership of then-flailing football club Wrexham A.F.C. in 2021, the goal was always to bring the UK football club to the highest
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Yoda is one of the most cherished extraterrestrial characters in movie history, and part of that has to do with the peculiar way in which he speaks. “The greatest teacher, failure is,” “Much to learn, you still have,” and “When 900 years old you reach, look as good you
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By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: the world’s smallest park, Spain’s greatest food, plus North Americans who started new lives in Mexico and Germany. Number ones Taller, higher, larger, bigger: This week we bring you a roundup of new record-breaking projects and endeavors around the world. The world’s tallest bridge
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — It was only fitting that Joe Goldberg, the twisted central character in Netflix’s soapy psychological thriller series “You” starring Penn Badgley, would get what he had coming at the end of the show’s fifth and final season. The 10-episode fifth season, released Thursday on Netflix, concluded Joe’s seven-year journey
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By Marnie Hunter, CNN Florida Keys (CNN) — People wandering down to spend a little time in the Florida Keys often end up staying much, much longer. “Thirty-one years ago, I came here on vacation,” said Eric Johnson, a tour guide on tiny Pigeon Key. Johnson met a guy in Miami on a Thursday who
Continue Reading CNN By Marnie Hunter, CNN Florida Keys (CNN) — People wandering down to spend a little time in the Florida Keys often end up staying much, much longer. “Thirty-one years ago, I came here on vacation,” said Eric Johnson, a tour guide on tiny Pigeon Key. Johnson met a guy in Miami on a Thursday
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Though Andy Warhol famously created art from garbage cans, he may not have expected his works to end up in the trash. But that is exactly where officials at a Dutch town hall think one of his silkscreen prints may have landed, after it was accidentally
Continue Reading By Jack Hannah and Veronica Miracle, CNN (CNN) — Body-worn cameras show chaos and confusion in the moments leading up to the officer involved shooting of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner’s wife, Jillian Shriner. In the heated moments before Shriner was shot on April 8, police officers are seen in the videos behind a tall fence
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KABC By Jack Hannah and Veronica Miracle, CNN (CNN) — Body-worn cameras show chaos and confusion in the moments leading up to the officer involved shooting of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner’s wife, Jillian Shriner. In the heated moments before Shriner was shot on April 8, police officers are seen in the videos behind a tall
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By Nicki Brown and Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Footage of Sean “Diddy” Combs physically assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, will be shown to the jury in his criminal sex trafficking trial, which is scheduled to begin next month. After numerous attempts to exclude the 2016 hotel footage, which was first reported on by CNN,
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By Sara Sidner, CNN (CNN) — Blake Lively was honored at the Time 100 Gala on Thursday, where she alluded to her ongoing legal battle with Justin Baldoni and paid tribute to her mother. “I have so much to say about the last two years of my life, but tonight is not the forum,” the
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By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — When American teenager Kerri Cunningham was dragged by her parents to Europe in the summer of 1993, she was less than impressed. Dragged might sound like dramatic wording, but that’s how 14-year-old Kerri saw it at the time. Kerri reacted to the vacation plans “from the teenage point of
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By Issy Ronald and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Vatican officials are asking visitors not to take selfies with the late Pope Francis as he lies in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica, telling them to put their phones away as they passed by the coffin. Almost 130,000 people have paid their respects to the pontiff,
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By Chris Lau and Kocha Olarn, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — People across Asia flocked to shopping malls and online stores Friday as they scrambled to get their hands on the latest edition of Labubu, a collectible toy that has sparked buying frenzies the world over. Inspired by Nordic folklore, the toothy, fluffy figurines —
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By Kati Chitrakorn, CNN (CNN) — Few fashion designers are synonymous with weddings like Vivienne Westwood, whose revolutionary approach — in fashion as well as in life — was fired by her disdain for corruption and injustice, earning her nicknames such as the “high priestess of punk.” It’s an ethos that may seem at odds
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