By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN A 39-year-old man allegedly used a rope made from bed sheets to shimmy down from a fourth floor hotel room and flee Australian quarantine, police said. The man arrived in Western Australia from Brisbane on Monday afternoon, but didn’t meet the exemption requirements needed to enter the state, which currently has
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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Former US President Bill Clinton declined offers of tea with Queen Elizabeth and dinner at the British Prime Minister’s official country house because he wanted to “be a tourist,” go shopping and eat Indian food during his first official visit to the UK with Tony Blair as leader in 1997, according
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By Amanda Jackson, CNN A ranger at Yosemite National Park is pleading to visitors to drive slow and stay alert after another bear was killed by a car. The warning to visitors was shared on the park’s website and Facebook account last week along with a heartbreaking photo showing a mama bear standing over the
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Scottie Andrew, CNN “Patria o muerte” — “homeland or death.” It’s a phrase often emblazoned on Cuban pesos, one that was frequently invoked by former longtime leader Fidel Castro during the dawn of the country’s Communist revolution. Now, the familiar saying has been repurposed for the protest anthem “Patria y Vida,” or “homeland and life,”
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN Broadway is finally coming back, after going dark last year to prevent the spread of Covid-19. More than a year into a global pandemic and amid an international social justice movement, Broadway, it seems, is changing. Seven new plays — which do not include musicals — joining this fall’s lineup are
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Dating shows keep getting weirder, but the basic formula remains remarkably faithful to the early days of television. So on the heels of Netflix’s “Love is Blind” (which returns next week) and in advance of HBO Max’s “FBoy Island” comes “Sexy Beasts,” which weds the hidden-face conceit of “The Masked
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN “Bachelorette” Katie Thurston is one week away from hometown dates and says she’s excited about the guys who she has found a “connection” with. “I’m actually really excited going into this week with this core group of guys who I have connections with and hopes for,” Thurston told hosts Tayshia Adams
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By Jack Guy, CNN A “slip of the tongue” by an air traffic controller at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport saw two planes come within 300 feet of crashing into each other last July, according to a report released Tuesday. The incident on July 20, 2020, involved a United Airlines Boeing 787 arriving from Newark,
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN The jokes ranged from speculation over photoshop to “What happens when you order a small Ice T.” Actor and rapper Ice T’s 5-year-old daughter Chanel looks like his twin in a picture of her and her mother, Ice T’s wife Coco Austin, and social media cannot deal. The photo shows
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN When Justin Bieber posted a photo of him and his wife captioned “Mom and Dad” his followers were like “baby, baby, baby, oh.” But wait a minute before you start picking baby names. His wife, Hailey Bieber, was not having it and was quick to shut down any pregnancy speculation.
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Remember when Kanye West rapped “My presence is a present,” on his 2010 single “Monster?” Well the gift looks like it may be back. West’s team announced Monday that he will present a listening event for his expected new album, “Donda,” at 8 p.m. Thursday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
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Francesca Street, CNN It’s been a strange year for the aviation industry, with many airlines grounding aircraft for significant chunks of 2020. But as air travel returns in some regions, AirlineRatings.com has released its annual round-up of the world’s best carriers, ready to help fliers decide which airline to choose for their return to the
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By Amanda Jackson and Camille Furst, CNN A large colorful fish washed ashore on the Oregon coast last week in what aquarium officials called a rare occurrence. The 100-pound (45 kilogram) opah fish, also known as a moonfish, was discovered on Sunset Beach in Seaside, a city in the northwest side of the state. The
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By Paula Newton, CNN Canada notched a significant milestone this weekend, fully vaccinating about 50% of its population and surpassing the US vaccination rate for Covid-19. According to Health Canada, nearly 70% of Canadians have received at least one dose of the vaccine, putting the country very close to the 75% threshold that public health
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By Megan Thomas, CNN Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett will share the stage at New York’s Radio City Music Hall for two nights next month in what’s being billed as their final performances together. “One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga” will open on August 3, to coincide with Bennett’s 95th
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By Paula Newton, CNN The long wait will soon be over for foreigners who have been banned from entering Canada for nearly 16 months. Beginning August 9, fully vaccinated citizens and permanent residents of the United States currently residing in the US will be permitted to enter Canada. Non-essential travel into Canada has been banned
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Chelsea Handler hates the status quo. So, if she’s got to get out and move the needle herself, she will. That’s why she’s developed new material for a new standup tour, “Vaccinated and Horny,” a title that is very on brand for Handler, but, she says, also holds a deeper message.
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Is Aquaman changing up his look for his upcoming sequel? Actor Jason Momoa, who brings the character to life on the big screen, teased his heroic dye job on Instagram on Sunday. “This is the last day of the brown. I’m gonna be a blonde — supposedly have more fun,” he
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Halsey is a mom. The singer announced on her Instagram on Monday that she and her boyfriend, Alev Aydin, have welcomed their first child together. “Gratitude. For the more ‘rare’ and euphoric birth. Powered by love,” Halsey captioned a series of photos from the birth. She did not reveal the baby’s
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Matt Damon appeared on “CBS Sunday Morning” to promote the new film “Stillwater”, and shared how his family keeps him humble.
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