New clue to human evolution’s biggest mystery emerges in Philippines
By Katie Hunt, CNN The only definitive fossil evidence that points to the existence of Denisovans — an enigmatic group of early humans first…
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Japan extends, expands coronavirus emergency as cases surge
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government has decided that a coronavirus state of emergency will continue through Sept.…
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Japan extends, expands coronavirus emergency as cases surge
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government has decided that a coronavirus state of emergency will continue through Sept.…
Continue ReadingIndia’s Modi promises to spend over $1 trillion on infrastructure — once again
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has renewed a pledge to spend more than $1 trillion on infrastructure to create…
Continue Reading US veterans are disappointed with how the war in Afghanistan is ending — and fearful for their Afghan allies
By Dakin Andone, CNN As the United States withdraws from Afghanistan, the world has watched as the Taliban has swiftly taken back control of the…
Continue Reading Kimberly Palmer: Lessons in back-to-school shopping for 2021
By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet This year’s back-to-school shopping will include some unwanted lessons in dealing with supply-chain challenges.…
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By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet This year’s back-to-school shopping will include some unwanted lessons in dealing with supply-chain challenges.…
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Connor Fields says he suffered brain shearing and bleeding after BMX crash
By Sana Noor Haq, CNN American BMX rider Connor Fields says he is “progressing nicely” after he suffered brain shearing and bleeding,…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 16: Afghanistan, Covid-19, Haiti, weather, China & Russia
By AJ Willingham, CNN Some students don’t want to go back to in-person school, and it doesn’t have anything to do with coronavirus. For…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 16: Afghanistan, Covid-19, Haiti, weather, China & Russia
By AJ Willingham, CNN Some students don’t want to go back to in-person school, and it doesn’t have anything to do with coronavirus. For…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 16: Afghanistan, Covid-19, Haiti, weather, China & Russia
By AJ Willingham, CNN Some students don’t want to go back to in-person school, and it doesn’t have anything to do with coronavirus. For…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 16: Afghanistan, Covid-19, Haiti, weather, China & Russia
By AJ Willingham, CNN Some students don’t want to go back to in-person school, and it doesn’t have anything to do with coronavirus. For…
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Sex ed conversations you need to have with your tween or teen
By Christine Koh, CNN My mom and I first talked about menstrual cycles last year, at ages 83 and 46, respectively. While sometimes the phrase…
Continue ReadingAfghan President Ashraf Ghani flees the country as Taliban forces enter the capital
By Clarissa Ward, Tim Lister, Angela Dewan and Saleem Mehsud, CNN Taliban fighters entered Afghanistan’s Presidential Palace hours after…
Continue ReadingAfghan President Ashraf Ghani flees the country as Taliban forces enter the capital
By Clarissa Ward, Tim Lister, Angela Dewan and Saleem Mehsud, CNN Taliban fighters entered Afghanistan’s Presidential Palace hours after…
Continue Reading Greece wildfires: Winds fan 2 new blazes outside of Athens
By ELENA BECATOROS and NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — More wildfires have broken out in hard-hit Greece, with two blazes…
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Juez federal ordena al gobierno de Biden reactivar una política fronteriza de la era Trump
olivertapia (CNN) — Un juez federal en Texas ordenó al gobierno de Biden revivir una política fronteriza de la era Trump que requería que…
Continue Reading Spain interior minister: child migrants ‘wanted to go home’
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s interior minister says that unaccompanied child migrants being sent back to Morocco in groups of 15 at a time wanted to go…
Continue Reading Muhammad Ali’s grandson marks professional boxing debut with a victory
By John Sinnott, CNN The continuation of a legacy was how Nico Ali Walsh — the grandson of Muhammad Ali –– described making his…
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The Delta variant is just one of the clouds hanging over China’s economy
By Laura He, CNN Business China’s economic recovery is slowing down — and it’s not just the spread of the Delta variant of Covid-19…
Continue Reading The Delta variant is just one of the clouds hanging over China’s economy
By Laura He, CNN Business China’s economic recovery is slowing down — and it’s not just the spread of the Delta variant of Covid-19…
Continue Reading Israel asks allies for help as wildfires rage near Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has appealed to its international allies for help in fighting wildfires raging outside of Jerusalem. Israeli firefighters…
Continue Reading Flooding death toll in Turkey climbs to 77; dozens missing
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Rescuers have recovered more bodies from the sites of severe flooding that devastated parts of northern Turkey, bringing the…
Continue Reading Por qué las infecciones de covid-19 después de la vacunación no son una señal de fracaso de las vacunas
Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – En las últimas semanas, tanto en Estados Unidos como en el resto de la región, hemos leído y…
Continue Reading A 7-year-old girl was killed in Chicago over a weekend of gun violence
By Deanna Hackney and Susannah Cullinane, CNN An unknown suspect shot two young girls, killing one and leaving the other “fighting for her…
Continue Reading El nieto de Muhammad Ali debuta en el boxeo profesional con una victoria
olivertapia (CNN) — La continuación de un legado. Así fue como Nico Ali Walsh, nieto de Muhammad Ali, describió su debut en el boxeo…
Continue Reading President Widodo says pandemic changed Indonesia’s culture
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s president has pledged to improve COVID-19 testing and treatment in a…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Western states face first federal water cuts
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have declared the first-ever water shortage from a river that serves 40…
Continue Reading President Widodo says pandemic changed Indonesia’s culture
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s president has pledged to improve COVID-19 testing and treatment in a…
Continue Reading Pritchard, Mitchell among standouts at NBA Summer League
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer Payton Pritchard arrived at the NBA Summer League looking to show he deserves major minutes this upcoming season with…
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Pritchard, Mitchell among standouts at NBA Summer League
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer Payton Pritchard arrived at the NBA Summer League looking to show he deserves major minutes this upcoming season with…
Continue Reading Man climbs Phoenix radio tower, starts a 2 1/2 hour standoff
PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say a man who climbed to the top of a Phoenix radio tower came down uninjured after a 2 ½ hour standoff. The name of…
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Cómo ayudar a las víctimas del terremoto de Haití
(CNN) — Un terremoto de magnitud 7,2 sacudió Haití el sábado por la mañana y provocó una destrucción generalizada, según el Servicio…
Continue Reading Air raid sirens sound in Israel after rocket fired from Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) — Air raid sirens have sounded in southern Israel after a rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military said Monday…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Western states face first federal water cuts
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have declared the first-ever water shortage from a river that serves 40…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Western states face first federal water cuts
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have declared the first-ever water shortage from a river that serves 40…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Western states face first federal water cuts
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have declared the first-ever water shortage from a river that serves 40…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Western states face first federal water cuts
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have declared the first-ever water shortage from a river that serves 40…
Continue Reading Haiti braces for Grace, Florida for Fred as storms brew
The Associated Press Tropical Depression Grace is drenching Haiti, dumping up to 15 inches of rain on a quake-damaged landscape as thousands of…
Continue Reading Giants holding off more celebrated NL West rivals
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer The San Francisco Giants haven’t had a winning season since 2016, and they were certainly overshadowed by the…
Continue Reading Giants holding off more celebrated NL West rivals
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer The San Francisco Giants haven’t had a winning season since 2016, and they were certainly overshadowed by the…
Continue Reading Giants holding off more celebrated NL West rivals
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer The San Francisco Giants haven’t had a winning season since 2016, and they were certainly overshadowed by the…
Continue ReadingDeath toll from 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti rises to over 1,200 people
By Etant Dupain, AnneClaire Stapleton and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN The Haitian government declared a state of emergency after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake…
Continue Reading ‘A new day’: Opposition leader elected president in Zambia
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Zambia’s veteran opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has won the southern African…
Continue Reading Gusty winds bring new worries to California fire lines
QUINCY, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling flames in Northern California forests are girding for new bouts of windy weather, and a utility has…
Continue Reading Gusty winds bring new worries to California fire lines
QUINCY, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling flames in Northern California forests are girding for new bouts of windy weather, and a utility has…
Continue Reading Kabul airport plunges into chaos as Taliban patrol capital
By AHMAD SEIR, TAMEEM AKHGAR, KATHY GANNON and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — At least seven people are dead after the…
Continue Reading Australia’s worst day of pandemic sees restrictions tighten
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s most populous state has reported its worst day of the pandemic with 478…
Continue Reading Australia’s worst day of pandemic sees restrictions tighten
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s most populous state has reported its worst day of the pandemic with 478…
Continue ReadingDeath toll from Turkey floods rises to 58
By Gul Tuysuz, CNN Flash floods across Turkey’s Black Sea coast have killed 58 people, officials said Sunday. The country’s Natural…
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