Hanukkah Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is some background information about the Jewish holiday Hanukkah. In 2023, Hanukkah will start on December 7 at sunset…
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Omicron coronavirus variant partly evades Pfizer vaccine’s protection, study shows
By Maggie Fox, CNN The Omicron coronavirus variant partly escapes the protection offered by the Pfizer vaccine, but people who have been previously…
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Pfizer says COVID booster offers protection against omicron
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer says a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine appears to offer important protection against the new…
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Pfizer says COVID booster offers protection against omicron
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer says a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine appears to offer important protection against the new…
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Muere el máximo responsable militar de la India en un accidente de helicóptero militar
Juan Pablo Elverdin Nueva Delhi (CNN) — La Fuerza Aérea de la India confirmó este jueves la muerte del jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa,…
Continue Reading Edmunds: 5 must-have features on new cars
MILES BRANMAN Edmunds (AP) — One of the perks of buying a new vehicle is that it offers features that promise a safer and more convenient driving…
Continue Reading Edmunds: 5 must-have features on new cars
MILES BRANMAN Edmunds (AP) — One of the perks of buying a new vehicle is that it offers features that promise a safer and more convenient driving…
Continue Reading WHO: Weekly COVID cases dip in Europe after weeks of gains
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s European region has recorded a slight drop in both COVID-19 cases and deaths last week after facing…
Continue Reading WHO: Weekly COVID cases dip in Europe after weeks of gains
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s European region has recorded a slight drop in both COVID-19 cases and deaths last week after facing…
Continue Reading Pfizer / BioNTech dice que dos dosis de la vacuna pueden no brindar protección suficiente contra la variante ómicron, pero tres dosis pueden neutralizarla
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los estudios de laboratorio preliminares muestran que dos dosis de la vacuna Pfizer / BioNTech pueden no…
Continue Reading Father of former NFL player who died in police custody says his son may have had a manic episode
By Kay Jones, Nick Valencia and Travis Caldwell, CNN Former NFL player Glenn Foster Jr. may have been going through a manic episode in the days…
Continue Reading ‘Amazing feeling.’ 1st Somali mayor in US shares her vision
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Deqa Dhalac is the first Somali immigrant to become the mayor of a U.S. city. The…
Continue Reading Protection against Omicron coronavirus variant improves with three vaccine doses, Pfizer says
By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Preliminary lab studies show two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine may not provide sufficient protection against the…
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Instagram offers ‘drug pipeline’ to kids, tech advocacy group claims
By Donie O’Sullivan and Clare Duffy, CNN Business Instagram says it prohibits drug sales, but accounts advertising the sale of Xanax, ecstasy,…
Continue Reading Parents of the social media generation are not OK
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Video by John General, Janelle Gonzalez & Sofia Barrett, CNN Business Last September, just a few weeks…
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Novak Djokovic on Australian Open entry list but Serena Williams will miss tournament due to medical reasons
By George Ramsay, CNN Novak Djokovic has been named on the entry list for next month’s Australian Open, while Serena Williams has withdrawn on…
Continue Reading Thai court affirms tycoon’s prison sentence for poaching
By BUSABA SIVASOMBOON Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Supreme Court has affirmed a three-year, two-month prison sentence for a top…
Continue Reading Thai court affirms tycoon’s prison sentence for poaching
By BUSABA SIVASOMBOON Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Supreme Court has affirmed a three-year, two-month prison sentence for a top…
Continue Reading US journalist freed in Lebanon after call by rights groups
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The lawyer of a freelance American journalist who was detained in Beirut last month says she has…
Continue Reading Avoid going overboard and over budget on kids’ holiday gifts
By AMANDA BARROSO of NerdWallet It’s easy to go overboard on gifts for your kids for the holidays, but the result could be a drained bank account…
Continue Reading Avoid going overboard and over budget on kids’ holiday gifts
By AMANDA BARROSO of NerdWallet It’s easy to go overboard on gifts for your kids for the holidays, but the result could be a drained bank account…
Continue Reading El mundo entero no está preparado para la próxima pandemia, encuentra un estudio
olivertapia (CNN) — El mundo entero sigue sin estar preparado para la próxima pandemia y la mayorÃa de los paÃses no están preparados…
Continue Reading Here’s what people Googled in 2021
By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business If 2020 was defined by a spike in people frantically Googling for everything related to the coronavirus, this year saw…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Dec. 8: Congress, Germany, Jan. 6, Pandemic, Same-sex marriage
By AJ Willingham, CNN One unexpected victim of the climate crisis? Golf courses, which experts say are in danger of turning into muddy swamps as…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Dec. 8: Congress, Germany, Jan. 6, Pandemic, Same-sex marriage
By AJ Willingham, CNN One unexpected victim of the climate crisis? Golf courses, which experts say are in danger of turning into muddy swamps as…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Dec. 8: Congress, Germany, Jan. 6, Pandemic, Same-sex marriage
By AJ Willingham, CNN One unexpected victim of the climate crisis? Golf courses, which experts say are in danger of turning into muddy swamps as…
Continue Reading LeBron James leads Lakers to comfortable 117-102 victory over Celtics
By Jack Bantock, CNN The Los Angeles Lakers saved their best performance of the season for their historic rivals, as an offensive clinic saw off the…
Continue Reading Norway caps indoor gatherings to ward off coronavirus
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Norwegian government is introducing a 10-person limit for gatherings at private homes to counter an uptick in…
Continue ReadingThe inside story of InterContinental Hotels’ quest to export 1960s American glamor to the world
Francesca Street, CNN Every time InterContinental Hotel interior designer Neal Prince stepped off a Pan Am aircraft in a new destination, he’d…
Continue Reading Turkey calls for Israeli ‘sensitivity’ toward Palestinians
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he is open to improved relations with Israel but the country must first display…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Dec. 8: Congress, Germany, Jan. 6, Pandemic, Same-sex marriage
By AJ Willingham, CNN One unexpected victim of the climate crisis? Golf courses, which experts say are in danger of turning into muddy swamps as…
Continue Reading Mercedes F1 team and firm end deal opposed by fire survivors
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Building materials maker Kingspan says it has agreed with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One…
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Gas prices will tumble below $3 a gallon soon, government forecasts
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Prices at the pump have finally started to creep lower, and that trend should significantly accelerate in the coming…
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Mercedes F1 team and firm end deal opposed by fire survivors
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Building materials maker Kingspan says it has agreed with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One…
Continue ReadingOlaf Scholz appointed as Germany’s new chancellor, replacing Angela Merkel after 16 years
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Olaf Scholz has been sworn in as Germany’s new Chancellor on Wednesday, bringing to an end Angela Merkel’s four…
Continue Reading Scholz replaces Merkel as German chancellor, opening new era
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Olaf Scholz has become Germany’s ninth post-World War II chancellor, opening a new era for the…
Continue Reading Japanese billionaire soars into space
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Yusaku Maezawa, a Japanese billionaire, soared into outer space aboard a Russian-built Soyuz capsule and rocket…
Continue Reading First space station tourist in ten years docks at ISS
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Yusaku Maezawa, a Japanese billionaire, arrived at the International Space Station this morning after soaring into…
Continue Reading Encuentran el helicóptero accidentado que estaba desaparecido en Perú: no hubo sobrevivientes
olivertapia (CNN en Español) — Las autoridades peruanas encontraron este miércoles al helicóptero militar que habÃa sido reportado como…
Continue Reading ‘Un momento surrealista’: los empleados despedidos comparten cómo fue el despido masivo en Zoom
olivertapia Nueva York (CNN Business) — Christian Chapman, un exasegurador de Better.com, pensó que estaba ingresando a otro de los foros en…
Continue ReadingKim Kardashian praises ex Kanye West for introducing her to fashion
Amy Woodyatt, CNN Kim Kardashian has undergone a style evolution, and it is in part down to her ex, Kanye West, she says. “I am honestly so…
Continue ReadingWhy millions of German residents can’t vote
By Salma Abdelaziz, CNN Illustrations by Alberto Mier, CNN Produced by Monica Sarkar, CNN Editor’s note: This story is part of CNN’s…
Continue ReadingWhy millions of German residents can’t vote
By Salma Abdelaziz, CNN Illustrations by Alberto Mier, CNN Produced by Monica Sarkar, CNN Editor’s note: This story is part of CNN’s…
Continue Reading Museum to fix ‘ripples’ in Rembrandt’s ‘Night Watch’
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands’ national museum is planning to restretch Rembrandt van Rijn’s…
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CHP: One dead after car accident on Highway 129
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION) One person is dead after a car accident that happened on 74 Riverside on Highway 129 in Santa Cruz County, according…
Continue Reading End of an era: Germany’s Merkel bows out after 16 years
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Angela Merkel is credited with raising Germany’s profile and influence and working to hold a…
Continue Reading End of an era: Germany’s Merkel bows out after 16 years
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Angela Merkel is credited with raising Germany’s profile and influence and working to hold a…
Continue Reading With vaccine resistance high, Poland faces surge of deaths
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland and several other countries in Central and Eastern Europe are facing the emergence of…
Continue Reading Scholz’s team: Key players in Germany’s new government
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Olaf Scholz has taken over as Germany’s new chancellor at the head of a three-party coalition…
Continue Reading Indonesian militant given life sentence in 2005 attack
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court has sentenced an Islamic militant who eluded capture for 16 years…
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