The UN General Assembly is about to start. Here’s what to watch for
By Caitlin Hu, CNN Coronavirus be damned, the world’s diplomats are back. New Yorkers who enjoyed the peace and quiet of the United…
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The UN General Assembly is about to start. Here’s what to watch for
By Caitlin Hu, CNN Coronavirus be damned, the world’s diplomats are back. New Yorkers who enjoyed the peace and quiet of the United…
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RBG’s legacy one year after the liberal icon’s death
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer One year after the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, schools…
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New this week: ‘The Starling,’ Diddy and Billy Bob Thornton
By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include new albums from rapper Diddy and “Star Trek” star William Shatner, as…
Continue Reading The barbecue king: British royals praise Philip’s deft touch
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — When Prince Philip died nearly six months ago at 99, the tributes poured in from far and wide, praising…
Continue Reading Customs officers seize fake championship rings that — if genuine — would have been worth nearly $2.4 million
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN US Customs and Border Protection officers recently seized 86 counterfeit championship rings that would have been worth $2.38…
Continue Reading Nonprofit started by Sean Penn aids Georgia vaccine drive
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A disaster relief organization founded by actor Sean Penn is boosting Georgia’s drive to…
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Toney shines in Brentford’s 2-0 win at Wolves in EPL
WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Ivan Toney scored a penalty and set up a second goal for strike partner Bryan Mbeumo in Brentford’s 2-0 win over…
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Haitians on Texas border undeterred by US plan to expel them
By JUAN A. LOZANO, ERIC GAY and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is nearing a…
Continue Reading Haitians on Texas border undeterred by US plan to expel them
By JUAN A. LOZANO, ERIC GAY and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is nearing a…
Continue Reading Haitians on Texas border undeterred by US plan to expel them
By JUAN A. LOZANO, ERIC GAY and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is nearing a…
Continue Reading Fearful US residents in Afghanistan hiding out from Taliban
By BERNARD CONDON and JULIE WATSON Associated Press Every night in yet another house in Afghanistan’s capital, a U.S. green card-holding couple…
Continue Reading Fearful US residents in Afghanistan hiding out from Taliban
By BERNARD CONDON and JULIE WATSON Associated Press Every night in yet another house in Afghanistan’s capital, a U.S. green card-holding couple…
Continue ReadingCoronavirus variants ‘better at travelling through the air,’ raising transmission risk, study finds
By Brooklyn Neustaeter, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A new…
Continue ReadingAbility of coral reefs to benefit humans has halved since 1950s, study finds
By Anthony Vasquez-Peddie, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) —…
Continue Reading Algeria gives disgraced ex-leader Bouteflika 3-days mourning
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s leader has declared a three-day period of mourning for former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, whose…
Continue Reading Schools get the brunt of latest COVID wave in South Carolina
By MICHELLE LIU and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — In the past few weeks, South Carolina has set records for COVID-19…
Continue Reading‘They didn’t betray us yet,’ says stranded Afghan ally with enduring hope of US rescue
By Antonia Mortensen, Tim Lister and Phil Black, CNN Wakil’s eyes fill with tears. He has no idea whether he and his family will get out of…
Continue Reading‘They didn’t betray us yet,’ says stranded Afghan ally with enduring hope of US rescue
By Antonia Mortensen, Tim Lister and Phil Black, CNN Wakil’s eyes fill with tears. He has no idea whether he and his family will get out of…
Continue Reading China, pandemic, energy top Japan’s leadership race debate
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Four candidates vying to lead Japan’s governing Liberal Democratic Party _ and replacing outgoing…
Continue Reading Advocates fear US weighing climate vs. human rights on China
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press U.S. envoy John Kerry is on a diplomatic quest to stave off the worst scenarios of global warming, but…
Continue Reading Communists, observers report violations in Russian election
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The head of Russia’s Communist Party, the country’s second-largest political party, is…
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Why we’re talking about the debt limit again
By Zachary B. Wolf, CNN Republicans and Democrats in Washington are gearing up for their occasional fight over raising the US debt limit. Also known…
Continue Reading Top doctors say not so fast to Biden’s boosters-for-all plan
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Just a month ago, President Joe Biden and his health advisers announced big plans to soon deliver…
Continue Reading Pope to bishops: Listen to abuse victims for sake of church
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is urging European bishops to listen to survivors of clergy sexual abuse and consider…
Continue Reading After Afghanistan pullout, US seeks NATO basing, intel pacts
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The top U.S. military officer is in Greece meeting with NATO counterparts this weekend,…
Continue Reading France’s Notre Dame cathedral secured at last. Next: rebuild
PARIS (AP) — France’s Notre Dame Cathedral is finally stable and secure enough for artisans to start rebuilding it. It took more than two years…
Continue Reading Attack on gas pipeline in Syria causes brief power outage
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s electricity minister says an attack with explosive devices laid along a natural gas pipeline southeast of…
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High temperatures, wildfire smoke and drought: The politics of climate change in one California congressional district
By Dan Merica, CNN Photographs by Damon Casarez for CNN The changing climate is everywhere Gustavo Carranza looks when he walks through his…
Continue Reading Yemen Houthi rebels execute 9 over senior official’s killing
By AHMED AL-HAJ and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels say they have executed nine people for their alleged…
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How televangelist Tammy Faye Messner became a gay icon
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Tammy Faye Messner (formerly Bakker) was camp incarnate. With her wildly over-the-top makeup and garish animal-print…
Continue Reading Taliban replace ministry for women with ‘virtue’ authorities
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers have set up a ministry for the “propagation of…
Continue Reading‘Hotlanta’ is even more sweltering in these neighborhoods due to a racist 20th-century policy
By Derek Van Dam and Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologists On a warm September afternoon, Mona Scott sat on the front porch while her home baked like an…
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Chile, Fiji and South Africa are ready for travelers to come back
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN There have been mixed fortunes for the world’s island communities this week, as some have restricted entry due to…
Continue Reading New tropical depression forms; Odette well offshore
MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters have announced Saturday night the formation of a new tropical depression in the Atlantic Ocean. The U.S. National…
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Angry and afraid, Afghanistan’s LGBTQ community say they’re being hunted down after Taliban takeover
By Ben Westcott, CNN Growing up as a teenager in Afghanistan, Rabia Balkhi felt lucky. Despite being born in a country with a long history of…
Continue Reading Angry and afraid, Afghanistan’s LGBTQ community say they’re being hunted down after Taliban takeover
By Ben Westcott, CNN Growing up as a teenager in Afghanistan, Rabia Balkhi felt lucky. Despite being born in a country with a long history of…
Continue Reading Angry and afraid, Afghanistan’s LGBTQ community say they’re being hunted down after Taliban takeover
By Ben Westcott, CNN Growing up as a teenager in Afghanistan, Rabia Balkhi felt lucky. Despite being born in a country with a long history of…
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FDA vaccine advisers vote to recommend booster doses of Covid-19 vaccine in people 65 and older and those at high risk
By Maggie Fox, Jamie Gumbrecht and Jacqueline Howard, CNN Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted Friday to recommend emergency…
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FDA vaccine advisers vote to recommend booster doses of Covid-19 vaccine in people 65 and older and those at high risk
By Maggie Fox, Jamie Gumbrecht and Jacqueline Howard, CNN Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted Friday to recommend emergency…
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FDA advisers first rejected Pfizer’s booster application — but then voted to recommend a third shot for certain Americans
By Maggie Fox and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration on Friday voted unanimously to recommend emergency use…
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FDA advisers first rejected Pfizer’s booster application — but then voted to recommend a third shot for certain Americans
By Maggie Fox and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration on Friday voted unanimously to recommend emergency use…
Continue Reading LEADING OFF: Scherzer unbeaten with Dodgers, faces Reds
By The Associated Press Max Scherzer has dominated since being traded to the Dodgers, and tries to extend his streak of success when he pitches…
Continue Reading ‘We’re here to help you.’ What Afghan Americans want refugees fleeing the Taliban to know
By Sahar Akbarzai and Nicole Chavez, CNN Decades after the last major exodus from Afghanistan, refugees find themselves forced to flee their homeland…
Continue Reading In Russian Far East city, discontent smolders amid election
By DANIEL KOZIN Associated Press KHABAROVSK, Russia (AP) — In the city of Khabarovsk in Russia’s Far East. a few demonstrators gather nightly…
Continue Reading Photos show North Korea expanding uranium enrichment plant
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Recent satellite images show North Korea is expanding a uranium enrichment plant at its…
Continue Reading Robert Durst, millionaire who was focus of HBO documentary ‘The Jinx,’ found guilty of first-degree murder
By Cheri Mossburg and Paul Vercammen, CNN A Los Angeles jury found Robert Durst, the notorious subject of the HBO series “The Jinx,”…
Continue Reading Petrino’s late FG lifts Maryland over Illinois 20-17
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Joseph Petrino kicked a 32-yard field goal as time expired to lift Maryland over Illinois 20-17. In a game best described…
Continue Reading Pinch-hitter pitcher Gausman sac fly in 11th, SF tops Braves
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pinch-hitting pitcher Kevin Gausman lofted a full-count, bases-loaded sacrifice fly in…
Continue Reading Pinch-hitter pitcher Gausman sac fly in 11th, SF tops Braves
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pinch-hitting pitcher Kevin Gausman lofted a full-count, bases-loaded sacrifice fly in…
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