Fareed compares the pandemic to the 2008 global crisis
CNN’s Fareed Zakaria gives his take on why the global coordination between governments following the 2008 financial crisis yields important lessons for fighting Covid-19.
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Picturesque German town now choked with mud and debris
The streets of Altenahr, Germany, or what remains of them, are buried under mud, with cars wedged between collapsed buildings and piles of debris. CNN’s Atika Shubert reports even the dead were not spared after a devastating flood struck the village.
Continue ReadingToobin: This is what’s maddening about the DACA fight
A federal judge in Texas ruled that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the Obama-era program shielding certain undocumented immigrants from deportation, is illegal and blocked new applicants. CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin and Abby Phillip share what this ruling means both legally and politically for the US.
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Eric Garner’s family commemorates his death as judge allows litigation against police and city officials
By Madeline Holcombe, Artemis Moshtaghian and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN Eric Garner’s family gathered at an event Saturday to commemorate the anniversary of his death on the heels of a judge’s decision to allow the family to question the NYPD and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration in connection with Garner’s death. “Seven years
Continue ReadingArizona police identify the suspect in a deadly shooting rampage across 3 locations in the Tucson area
By Joe Sutton and Deanna Hackney, CNN Police have identified in the suspect in a deadly shooting rampage that left three crime scenes in the Tucson area Sunday, including a burning house where a charred body was found. Leslie Scarlett, 35 was identified as the suspect by Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus during a Monday
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Investigation into the Surfside condo building collapse won’t begin while the site remains a crime scene, expert says
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The Surfside community in Florida is anxious to learn what caused the condo building collapse that has killed at least 97 people, but a structural engineer said the investigation will not reach full force until search crews have finished their work. The site is currently under the control of the Miami-Dade
Continue Reading‘Law & Order: SVU’ guest actor indicted for murder of a man in ‘brazen afternoon shooting,’ Queens DA says
By Christina Bowllan and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Isaiah Stokes, an actor who appeared in one episode of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” has been indicted on a second-degree murder charge, the Queens County, New York, District Attorney’s Office said Friday. Stokes, 41, is accused of firing a gun into a parked car in Jamaica,
Continue Reading80 large fires have consumed more than 1 million acres across western parts of the US
By Amir Vera, Camille Furst and Keith Allen, CNN There are currently 80 large wildfires raging in 13 states across the US, burning more than 1 million acres, mostly in western states, according to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC). Montana has reported the most large wildfires with 18, and Idaho is close behind with
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US tennis star to miss Olympics after positive Covid-19 test
American tennis hopeful Cori “Coco” Gauff will miss the Tokyo Olympics after announcing on Twitter she tested positive for coronavirus. CNN’s Andy Scholes reports.
Continue ReadingAstronauts on International Space Station are growing chile peppers in a first for NASA
By Rachel Trent, CNN Astronauts on the International Space Station are trying to spice up their diets. The astronauts are growing red and green chile peppers in space for what will be “one of the longest and most challenging plant experiments attempted aboard the orbital lab,” NASA said. Hatch chile pepper seeds arrived at the
Continue Reading Cori ‘Coco’ Gauff will miss the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for Covid-19
By Amir Vera and Kevin Dotson, CNN American tennis hopeful Cori “Coco” Gauff will miss the Tokyo Olympics after announcing on Twitter Sunday she tested positive for Covid-19. The 17-year-old is currently the 25th ranked woman in the world. “It has always been a dream of mine to represent the USA at the Olympics, and
Continue ReadingPTA official who resigned after ‘let them die’ comment says not aimed at critical race theory protesters
By Sara Sidner and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN A leader in the Virginia Parent Teacher Association who resigned after saying “let them die” during a speech attended by counter-protesters opposed to critical race theory being taught in schools says her comments were not aimed at them. Michelle Leete, the Virginia PTA Vice President of Training, was
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CNN editor at the Nationals game with his famiy describes the scene
CNN editor at large Chris Cillizza was at the Washington Nationals game with his wife and children when a shooting outside the ballpark sent players and fans scrambling.
Continue Reading Shooting near Nationals Park puts renewed focus on another weekend of gun violence in US
By Eric Levenson, CNN A series of shootings over the weekend in Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, and other American cities underscored the ongoing rise in shootings and gun violence in the US this year. The shooting near Nationals Park in DC was the most prominent of the incidents, as the audible gunshots sent fans and
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Researchers identify 14 living descendants of Leonardo da Vinci’s family
By Rachel Trent, CNN Decades-long research into Leonardo da Vinci‘s purported remains has revealed how many people currently alive can claim to be descendants of the family of the Renaissance genius and Mona Lisa painter: It’s 14. The conclusion, published in the journal Human Evolution this month, comes from a new genealogical tree going through
Continue ReadingJeff Bezos Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos. Personal Birth date: January 12, 1964 Birth place: Albuquerque, New Mexico Birth name: Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen Father: Ted Jorgensen Mother: Jackie (Gise) Bezos Marriage: MacKenzie (Tuttle) Bezos (1993-2019, divorced) Children: A daughter adopted from China, and three sons Education: Princeton University,
Continue ReadingEmpire State Building Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Empire State Building. Facts Located on Fifth Avenue between 33rd and 34th streets in Manhattan. It is 103 stories tall (1,250 feet to top floor, excluding height of antennae, which is 204 feet). Took only one year and 45 days to build, or more than seven million
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Dozens of Black cultural sites will be preserved for years to come, thanks to a $3 million grant
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN The stories and legacies of Black Americans can be found throughout the US, each site and landmark helping illustrate a more complete picture of the nation we live in. History lives on in the communities where formerly enslaved people settled after the end of the Civil War, and the safe havens
Continue Reading3 dead, 2 taken to hospital in suspected carbon monoxide exposure during Michigan music festival, police say
By Sahar Akbarzai and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Three men were found dead inside a travel trailer Saturday at a country music festival in southern Michigan in what police believe is a case of carbon monoxide exposure, officials said. Two other men inside the trailer were taken to a hospital after first responders found them unresponsive
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Suspected candle thief in Florida injures dozens of people with bear spray during his escape, police say
By Andy Rose, CNN A man in Doral, Florida, escaped from a mall store with stolen goods on Saturday by spraying everyone in his way with bear repellent, according to police. At least 30 people required treatment for their injuries, Doral Police spokesman Rey Valdes told CNN. About 15 of the mace victims were employees
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