By Amanda Jackson, CNN A tourist in Las Vegas hit the jackpot on a slot machine last month, but he was never informed due to a malfunction in the machine, according to gaming officials. Now after an exhaustive search, the Nevada Gaming Control Board says they have identified the winner of the nearly $230,000 prize.
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Hannah Ryan, CNN and Arnaud Siad, CNN Most passports tend to be relatively uniform in design. They’re often burgundy, black, or blue in color and they might encompass a small version of the symbol of a nation. But that won’t be the case for Belgians come February 7 — the country will now issue passports
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Watching a movie in theaters these days can feel like a feat of endurance. Many of the biggest, buzziest films of the past year have tested audiences’ attention spans — and bladders — with running times approaching three hours. There was “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” which ran for 2 hours and
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Jacopo Prisco, CNN Tucked away down a back street in one of London’s surviving artist quarters, Jock McFadyen’s studio is just off the popular London Fields park in the city’s East End. The space faces railway arches and a car repair shop, but the flow of industrial units is interrupted just a few steps down
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By Maureen O’Hare, CNN Could brighter days be ahead? Travel and tourism are expected to return to almost pre-pandemic levels this year, and a top health official says Europe could be about to enter “a long period of tranquility.” Here’s the latest news from CNN Travel this week. Tourism is bouncing back Omicron is still
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Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Traveling around the world while staying in other people’s homes for free might sound too good to be true. But a semi-retired couple from Norfolk, England have managed to do just that. Jonathan and Julie Ashworth, who are both in their 50s, sold their home back in 2017 and now spend their
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Here is news sure to inspire elation among some: “Euphoria” is coming back for a third season. HBO — which, like CNN, is owned by WarnerMedia — announced the renewal of its Zendaya-led hit on Friday. The show’s sophomore season is currently airing, with its finale set to air on February
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By Sara Spary, CNN A New Zealand family got an unexpected bird’s eye view of a trail they had just hiked in Fiordland National Park, South Island, after a mischievous parrot stole their GoPro and took flight. The Verheul family, from Dunedin in the southeast of the country, had just finished exploring part of the
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By Chloe Melas, CNN A Nicaragua-born designer living in Miami is the winner of the latest season of “Project Runway.” Shantall Lacayo was named the winner of the 19th season of the hit series on Thursday. The Nicaragua native had already starred on the Latin American version of “Project Runway” and made it to the
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By Stella Chan, CNN A $60 million wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in the concert stabbing death of rapper Drakeo the Ruler at a Los Angeles music festival late last year. Darrell Caldwell, known by his stage name Drakeo the Ruler, 28, was stabbed to death backstage minutes before he was set to perform
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN In a rare public rebuke,Kim Kardashian has pushed back on estranged husband Kanye West’s posting about their daughter North being on TikTok. On Friday the rap mogul, who now goes by “Ye,” posted a screen grab on his verified Instagram account of their eight-year-old on TikTok. “Since this is my
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Singer Fantasia Taylor and actress Danielle Brooks are set to star in Warner Bros.’ big-screen adaptation of the award-winning musical “The Color Purple.” News that Taylor and Brooks will play leads Celie and Sofia, respectively, was announced Thursday during ABC’s “Soul of a Nation: Screen Queens Rising” special. Warner Bros., like
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN It sounds like things really are done when it comes to Carrie Bradshaw and Samantha Jones. The women who portray those “Sex and the City” characters, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall, have had a well-documented tense relationship. And despite fans’ desires, Cattrall has been clear about no longer wanting
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Nick Cannon has apologized for “any extra pain or confusion” he may have caused with his recent announcement that he’s expecting his eighth child. On Monday’s episode of his daytime talk show Cannon announced that he and model Bre Tiesi are expecting a baby boy together. Cannon has publicly mourned
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN And just like that, another chapter of “Sex and the City” is over. Simply put, this HBO Max revival — which was minus one Samantha and added a lot of new faces — has divided a fandom. (HBO Max, like CNN, is owned by WarnerMedia.) “And Just Like That…” was never
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Candace Cameron Bure and Bob Saget were like father and daughter to the end. Bure told “Today” that she had been scheduled to get together with Saget prior to his death in January at the age of 65. The pair, who starred as father and daughter on “Full House” and
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Jacqui Palumbo and Christiane Amanpour, CNN | Henry Hullah, CNN As the Beijing Winter Olympics gets underway, artist Ai Weiwei is once again criticizing China’s ruling Communist Party — and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which he said is “ignoring” the safety of the country’s athletes by prioritizing business and “standing next to the authoritarians.”
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN Along the West Coast of the United States, 1,377 miles of railroad tracks run from Seattle to Los Angeles — a route often named as one of the most beautiful train journeys in America. The route, called the Coast Starlight, takes 35 hours in total to wind through Washington state, cross
Continue Reading Jacqui Palumbo and Christiane Amanpour, CNN | Henry Hullah, CNN As the Beijing Winter Olympics gets underway, artist Ai Weiwei is once again criticizing China’s ruling Communist Party — and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which he said is “ignoring” the safety of the country’s athletes by prioritizing business and “standing next to the authoritarians.”
Continue Reading Jacqui Palumbo and Christiane Amanpour, CNN | Henry Hullah, CNN As the Beijing Winter Olympics gets underway, artist Ai Weiwei is once again criticizing China’s ruling Communist Party — and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which he said is “ignoring” the safety of the country’s athletes by prioritizing business and “standing next to the authoritarians.”
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