By Amy Woodyatt, CNN The European Union will work to phase out caged animal farming across the bloc, after a petition calling for an end to the practice gathered more than a million signatures. The European Commission has outlined plans to propose legislation which would phase out — and ultimately ban — cages for farm
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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN The European Union will work to phase out caged animal farming across the bloc, after a petition calling for an end to the practice gathered more than a million signatures. The European Commission has outlined plans to propose legislation which would phase out — and ultimately ban — cages for farm
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Thursday, the day Medicaid expansion would have taken effect, Missourians plan to rally outside the Governors Mansion at 11 a.m. Missourians in support of expansion plan to share their personal health care stories during the rally. Missouri Jobs with Justice has set up a hotline where Missourians can express their
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe and Ray Sanchez, CNN Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction, the first high-profile celebrity criminal trial of the #MeToo era, was reversed, but his accusers hope the movement will continue to inspire victims to come forward. “It is a discouraging message to sexual assault survivors,” said Patricia Leary Steuer, who accused Cosby of
Continue ReadingBill Cosby has been convicted of aggravated indecent assault. The entertainer’s career spans five decades and includes several iconic shows, but much of his legacy has been damaged.
Continue ReadingBill Cosby has been convicted of aggravated indecent assault. The entertainer’s career spans five decades and includes several iconic shows, but much of his legacy has been damaged.
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN Extreme heat in the Northwest is easing, but only after hundreds of deaths were reported in this latest example of the global climate crisis. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today”
Continue ReadingTropical storm Elsa has formed in the Atlantic on the heels of a deadly heatwave. CNN Meteorologist Chad Myers has the details.
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By Sarah Dean, Amy Cassidy and Mia Alberti, CNN The African Union and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have voiced “concern” after it emerged that Europe’s digital “green pass” does not recognize a vaccine that was donated to many African countries through the COVAX initiative. The European Union Digital Covid Certificate
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As China’s Communist Party marks the 100th anniversary of its founding, “red tourism” — field trips to sites of historical significance to the party — is booming. CNN’s David Culver reports from one such site, Yan’an in Shaanxi Province.
Continue Reading By Steven Jiang and Jessie Yeung, CNN For a decidedly atheist political organization, China’s ruling Communist Party is fond of talking about its origins in religious terms. In party literature and state media, former revolutionary bases are labeled “holy sites,” and the almost obligatory visits to such locations by the rank and file are meant
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As China’s Communist Party marks the 100th anniversary of its founding, “red tourism” — field trips to sites of historical significance to the party — is booming. CNN’s David Culver reports from one such site, Yan’an in Shaanxi Province.
Continue Reading By Steven Jiang and Jessie Yeung, CNN For a decidedly atheist political organization, China’s ruling Communist Party is fond of talking about its origins in religious terms. In party literature and state media, former revolutionary bases are labeled “holy sites,” and the almost obligatory visits to such locations by the rank and file are meant
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN If one of many small moments of Iliana Monteagudo’s last night in her Surfside, Florida, condo had gone differently, she said she believes she would not be alive today. Her credit cards were already in her purse, she checked her balcony door, she couldn’t find the staircase at first: all details
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By Theresa Waldrop, Madeline Holcombe and Steve Almasy, CNN Officials are considering demolishing the rest of the Champlain Towers South as operations continue in sections that crumbled to the ground a week ago, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Thursday evening. Work on the debris was halted for much of the day as engineers
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN At least 17 people were injured in Los Angeles on Wednesday evening after an explosion occurred inside a police bomb squad disposal truck, officials said. “This vessel should have been able to dispose of this material,” Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore said at a news conference. “Something happened in
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With 60 cases in Cole County and 94 cases in the past two days, coronavirus cases in Mid-Missouri are rising quickly. The Columbia/Boone County Public Health Department says the rise in COVID-19 cases in Columbia is concerning however currently, there are no plans in place for a new health order. The Cole County Health Department
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN The World Health Organization declared China officially malaria-free on Wednesday — making it the first country in the Western Pacific region to eliminate the life-threatening disease in more than 30 years. Malaria, a parasitic disease transmitted through the bite of a female mosquito, kills 400,000 people a year worldwide, the majority
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN The World Health Organization declared China officially malaria-free on Wednesday — making it the first country in the Western Pacific region to eliminate the life-threatening disease in more than 30 years. Malaria, a parasitic disease transmitted through the bite of a female mosquito, kills 400,000 people a year worldwide, the majority
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung, CNN A hate speech debate turned heated in New Zealand’s Parliament on Wednesday when Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern suggested the country’s opposition leader was a “Karen.” The insult, popularized last year by an internet meme, broadly refers to an entitled White woman who is unafraid to use her privilege to make unreasonable
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