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Yom Kippur Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. September 24-25, 2023 – Yom Kippur begins at sundown on September 24 and ends at nightfall on September 25. The Day of Atonement is considered the most important and sacred of Jewish religious holidays. It falls on

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Elon Musk Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur behind Tesla and SpaceX. Personal Birth date: June 28, 1971 Birth place: Pretoria, South Africa Birth name: Elon Reeve Musk Father: Errol Musk, engineer Mother: Maye (Haldeman) Musk, nutritionist and model Marriages: Talulah Riley (2013-2016, divorced for

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Sophia Loren Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of award-winning screen legend Sophia Loren. Personal Birth date: September 20, 1934 Birth place: Rome, Italy (grew up in Pozzuoli, outside of Naples) Birth name: Sofia Villani Scicolone Father: Riccardo Scicolone Mother: Romilda Villani Marriages: Carlo Ponti (April 9, 1966-January 10, 2007, his death;

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More than 5,000 presumed dead in Libya after catastrophic flooding breaks dams and sweeps away homes

By Hamdi Alkhshali, Mostafa Salem and Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN (CNN) — More than 5,000 people are presumed dead and 10,000 missing after heavy rains in northeastern Libya caused two dams to collapse, surging more water into already inundated areas. Tamer Ramadan, head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies delegation

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What we know about the Morocco earthquake

CNN By Amarachi Orie and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Rescuers are searching through rubble and trying to reach isolated communities after a devastating earthquake struck Morocco, killing thousands and leaving more injured or unaccounted for. The quake is the strongest to hit the nation’s center in more than a century, and its epicenter was

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British PM raised ‘strong concerns’ over Chinese interference after parliament employee arrested

By Eve Brennan and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he raised his “very strong concerns” to China’s premier regarding potential Chinese interference in British democracy after a parliament employee was arrested on suspicion of spying for China. Speaking to journalists at the G20 summit in New Delhi on Sunday,

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