How many in America?
Stacker scoured statistics, tourism boards, national parks service websites, and various datasets to bring examples of just how many of 50 different…
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50 fall flowers that bloom in October
Autumn color is about more than the changing leaves—there are many flowers to enjoy, from native wildflowers to cultivated varieties that have been…
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Abortion laws around the world
Abortion is a controversial topic, with ever-shifting legislation surrounding it. Stacker looked at the state of abortion access in 15 countries…
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Notable new words coined the year you were born
The English language is a living, breathing, expanding phenomenon. Year after year, new words are coined as time, technology, world events, and…
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Court: U. of North Carolina can consider race in admissions
By BRYAN ANDERSON AND JONATHAN DREW Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that North Carolina’s…
Continue Reading UK terror-prevention program questioned after lawmaker slain
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The killing of British lawmaker David Amess is once again fueling concern about a government program…
Continue Reading Malta vows better journalist protections, reforms
By KEVIN SCHEMBRI ORLAND VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — The Maltese government is responding to a critical European human rights evaluation by vowing to…
Continue Reading US expected to authorize mix-and-match COVID booster shots
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are expected to authorize the mixing and matching of COVID-19 booster shots…
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Colegio privado de Miami hace afirmaciones falsas sobre las vacunas de covid-19 mientras ordena a los alumnos que, si se vacunaron, se queden en casa por 30 días
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Un colegio privado de Miami, que previamente pidió a los profesores que no se vacunaran contra el covid-19 o no se…
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IMF sees economic growth with higher inflation for Mideast
By AYA BATRAWY and MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The International Monetary Fund says the Middle East is expected…
Continue Reading UK music streaming faces scrutiny from competition watchdog
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Regulators are stepping up scrutiny of the United Kingdom’s music streaming market to see whether there’s enough…
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Joke hotline creator hopes to bring laughter to community while keeping it clean
By John Le Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — While some march to the beat of a…
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NEC Nijmegen’s stadium closed pending stand collapse probe
NIJMEGEN, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch club NEC Nijmegen’s stadium will remain closed until further notice following the collapse of a small section…
Continue Reading Back to gravity: Russians talk about world’s 1st space movie
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian actor and a film director who spent 12 days in orbit to make the world’s first…
Continue Reading Boone returns on 3-year contract, Yankees demand success
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Manager Aaron Boone has been re-signed by the New York Yankees to a three-year contract with a…
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In Ukraine, Defense Secretary Austin calls on Russia to stop ‘persistent cyberattacks’
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday called on Russia to stop its occupation of Crimea and to halt its…
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Parents, students and teachers outraged after school relaxes mask mandate
By Jenna Rae, News 4 Reporter Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Speechless, scared and…
Continue Reading Grammys release inclusion requirement to ensure diverse show
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Grammys will stick to its word with the public release of the full inclusion…
Continue Reading Grammys release inclusion requirement to ensure diverse show
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Grammys will stick to its word with the public release of the full inclusion…
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University of North Carolina can continue to consider race as a factor in admissions process, judge rules
By Joe Sutton, CNN A federal judge ruled Monday that the University of North Carolina did not discriminate against applicants who were White and…
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3 ways executives hold Black women back at work
Opinion by Denise Hamilton for CNN Business Perspectives Despite promises from across the corporate world to diversify leadership and give people of…
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3 ways executives hold Black women back at work
Opinion by Denise Hamilton for CNN Business Perspectives Despite promises from across the corporate world to diversify leadership and give people of…
Continue Reading Dutch prosecutors place Eritrean on most wanted list
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch authorities have placed an Eritrean on the Netherlands’ most-wanted list as they seek to prosecute him for…
Continue Reading Romania hits record infections, deaths amid vaccination lag
By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania has hit daily records of both coronavirus infections and deaths as the…
Continue Reading Alabama veterans board wants inquiry into chemical exposure
ANNISTON, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s veterans affairs board is pushing for the creation of a program to aid veterans who have health problems that…
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FIFA ‘deeply concerned’ at social media footage of DR Congo Under-20 women’s national team
By Ben Church, CNN Football’s world governing body FIFA says it’s “deeply concerned” at images that have recently emerged on…
Continue Reading FIFA ‘deeply concerned’ at social media footage of DR Congo Under-20 women’s national team
By Ben Church, CNN Football’s world governing body FIFA says it’s “deeply concerned” at images that have recently emerged on…
Continue Reading US home construction declines 1.6% in September
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — U.S. home construction fell 1.6% in September as builders continue to be tripped up by…
Continue Reading Three charged with murder of Alabama teen playing in bedroom
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Police in Alabama say a third person is charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy who was…
Continue Reading Everything on Biden’s schedule points to one reality: It’s time to close the deal
By Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden’s schedule is making it clear: The White House is ready to seal a deal on his legislative agenda.…
Continue Reading Nearly 100 women sworn in as judges in Egypt judicial body
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Nearly 100 women have become the first female judges to join Egypt’s State Council, one of the…
Continue Reading Greece vows to link Egypt’s energy grid to European Union
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has promised to link Egypt to the European Union’s energy market with an undersea cable that would carry electricity…
Continue Reading Greece vows to link Egypt’s energy grid to European Union
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has promised to link Egypt to the European Union’s energy market with an undersea cable that would carry electricity…
Continue Reading Jags cut Josh Lambo after Matt Wright wins kicking job
By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars cut veteran kicker Josh Lambo two days after unheralded Matt…
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NBA commissioner Adam Silver hopes Kyrie Irving decides to get vaccinated against Covid-19
By Ben Church, CNN Ahead of the start of the NBA’s 75th season, the sport’s commissioner Adam Silver told reporter that he hopes Brooklyn…
Continue Reading Spain makes it easier for young migrants to legalize status
MADRID (AP) — Spain is smoothing the path for unaccompanied young migrants to obtain residence and work permits. Around 15,000 people are expected…
Continue Reading Spain makes it easier for young migrants to legalize status
MADRID (AP) — Spain is smoothing the path for unaccompanied young migrants to obtain residence and work permits. Around 15,000 people are expected…
Continue Reading Lawyer who represented George Zimmerman arrested in Florida
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — A central Florida defense attorney who briefly represented George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin case is accused of witness…
Continue Reading Mali asks Islamic High Council to dialogue with al-Qaida
By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s government has asked the country’s Islamic High Council to begin a dialogue with…
Continue Reading UN: 10,000 children killed or maimed during Yemen’s long war
GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations says more than 10,000 children in Yemen have been killed or injured in violence linked to years of war in the…
Continue Reading Villanova tabbed to win Big East by conference coaches
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Villanova has dominated the Big East over the last decade under the guidance of coach Jay…
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New 620-mile railway connects China and Laos
By Lilit Marcus and Shawn Deng, CNN China’s intense railway expansion has marked a new milestone with the official opening of a new track that…
Continue Reading New 620-mile railway connects China and Laos
By Lilit Marcus and Shawn Deng, CNN China’s intense railway expansion has marked a new milestone with the official opening of a new track that…
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Why vaccinated people dying from Covid-19 doesn’t mean the vaccines are ineffective
By Katia Hetter, CNN Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell died on Monday of Covid-19 complications. His family announced that he was fully…
Continue Reading As deaths rise, Russian doctors despair at low vaccine rate
By KOSTYA MANENKOV and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Facing a surge of seriously ill COVID-19 patients, the head of an…
Continue Reading Zillow slams the brakes on home buying as it struggles to manage its backlog of inventory
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Zillow will stop buying homes through Zillow Offers for the rest of the year, as the company’s iBuying program…
Continue Reading What actually happened during GameStop mania?
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business In late January, there was one question on the minds of investors: How did a struggling mall-based video game…
Continue Reading Crowds outside Myanmar’s prisons greet freed detainees
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Crowds have gathered for a second day outside prisons around Myanmar, waiting for at least a glimpse…
Continue Reading In Cuba, divisions over law to allow same-sex marriage
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s socialist government recently published a draft Family Law and asked for public…
Continue Reading Japan’s PM interrupts campaign as N Korea test-fires missile
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s new prime minister has interrupted his first day of election campaigning and returned to…
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