How Dubrovnik survived disease, war and tourists
By Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, CNN Lord Byron called it the Pearl of the Adriatic when he passed through on his Grand Tour in the early 19th…
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How Dubrovnik survived disease, war and tourists
By Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, CNN Lord Byron called it the Pearl of the Adriatic when he passed through on his Grand Tour in the early 19th…
Continue ReadingThe Taliban are sitting on $1 trillion worth of minerals the world desperately needs
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The swift fall of Afghanistan to Taliban fighters has triggered a humanitarian crisis, with thousands trying to flee…
Continue ReadingHong Kong allows Nicole Kidman to skip quarantine, reportedly to film for Amazon
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Hong Kong has some of the toughest Covid-19 quarantine rules on the planet, capturing everyone from journalists to…
Continue ReadingParents pull kids from schools as district bucks CDC guidance and board member spreads misinformation
By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN It’s the third week of school in Cobb County, Georgia, and many parents are livid with the district’s lax…
Continue ReadingTaliban crush opposition across Afghanistan, as chaos builds at airport
By Rob Picheta, Saleem Mehsud and Tim Lister, CNN The Taliban have moved swiftly to crush early opposition to their rule across Afghanistan, clashing…
Continue Reading‘We’re going to do both’: White House argues it can offer booster shots to Americans while sharing vaccines globally
By Kate Sullivan and Jason Hoffman, CNN White House officials on Wednesday insisted the US could begin offering Covid-19 booster shots to fully…
Continue Reading‘Haiti is reeling:’ Earthquake survivors overwhelm hospitals in disaster-hit nation
By Matt Rivers, Etant Dupain and Jack Guy, CNN Hospitals in Haiti are completely overwhelmed by survivors of Saturday’s 7.2-magnitude…
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Far fewer Americans owed federal income tax in 2020 because of the pandemic
By Tami Luhby, CNN Nearly 107 million US households — about 61% — owed no federal income tax in 2020, a huge spike from pre-pandemic…
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Rates of Covid-19 hospitalizations for children and adults under 50 reach their highest levels yet, CDC data shows
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The pace of Covid-19 hospitalizations is surging across the US, with the rates for children and adults under 50 hitting…
Continue ReadingLivid parents take their kids out of class in response to a school board member’s Covid misinformation
By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN It’s the third week of school in Cobb County, Georgia, and many parents are livid with what they perceive to be…
Continue ReadingParents pull kids from schools as district bucks CDC guidance and board member spreads misinformation
By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN It’s the third week of school in Cobb County, Georgia, and many parents are livid with what they perceive to be…
Continue Reading5 things to know for August 19: Afghanistan, coronavirus, extreme weather, Facebook, Russia
By AJ Willingham, CNN The red-hot housing market that has created so much stress and competition for homebuyers could be cooling off soon, if some…
Continue Reading5 things to know for August 19: Afghanistan, coronavirus, extreme weather, Facebook, Russia
By AJ Willingham, CNN The red-hot housing market that has created so much stress and competition for homebuyers could be cooling off soon, if some…
Continue Reading5 things to know for August 19: Afghanistan, coronavirus, extreme weather, Facebook, Russia
By AJ Willingham, CNN The red-hot housing market that has created so much stress and competition for homebuyers could be cooling off soon, if some…
Continue ReadingA Texas school superintendent speaks out after parents accosted 2 teachers over masks
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A school superintendent in Texas is speaking out after a teacher was physically assaulted and another harassed in incidents…
Continue ReadingTaliban crush opposition across Afghanistan, as chaos builds at airport
By Rob Picheta, Saleem Mehsud and Tim Lister, CNN The Taliban have moved swiftly to crush early opposition to their rule across Afghanistan, clashing…
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Air Quality (as of 12AM)GOOD to MODERATE for all reporting stations in the viewing area. WEATHER STORYSmoke has settled into the region behind a…
Continue ReadingBiden requiring nursing homes to get staff vaccinated
President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that all people who work in nursing homes have to be vaccinated, or risk losing federal funding.…
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California to require proof of vaccination or negative test for events with more than 1,000 attendees
The California Department of Public of Health says attendees at large events will soon be required to show proof of vaccination or a negative…
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Popular Monterey destinations could introduce cannabis dispensaries
Monterey is considering permitting cannabis dispensaries in some of the most popular tourist destinations in the city, but some businesses are not…
Continue ReadingThe latest on Afghanistan as the Taliban take charge
By Kara Fox, Aditi Sangal, Jessie Yeung, Steve George, Meg Wagner, Melissa Macaya and Melissa Mahtani, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021…
Continue ReadingShe’s constantly calling her four young children who are hiding in a Kabul apartment
By Christina Maxouris, CNN Suneeta hasn’t been able to sleep in days. Instead, she’s been constantly calling and texting her four…
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Central Coast counties prepared to undertake third COVID dose effort
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) Local health leaders say they are prepared for another mass vaccination rollout on the Central…
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Funcionarios de salud locales reaccionan ante el anuncio de la tercera dosis
COSTA CENTRAL, Calif. (KMUV) Funcionarios de salud en el Condado de Monterey reportaron que la mayoría de personas hospitalizadas no han sido…
Continue ReadingBlack New Yorkers may have the lowest vaccination rates, but community groups refuse to give up
By Athena Jones, Aaron Cooper and Keely Aouga, CNN Months after the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine, Miriam Vega is still in a battle to persuade…
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Evacuations underway for new wildfire burning in Lake County
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office has issued evacuation orders and warnings for several zones in the Clearlake area due to a new fire that…
Continue ReadingDemocrats ramp up oversight over Biden’s Afghan withdrawal
By Jeremy Herb, Lauren Fox, Ryan Nobles and Alex Rogers, CNN Congressional Democrats are preparing a series of hearings on the US withdrawal from…
Continue ReadingFacebook takes action against ‘disinformation dozen’ after White House pressure
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Facebook on Wednesday announced that it had taken action against the so-called “disinformation dozen,” one…
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Restaurant owners sue New York City over vaccine mandate
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business A group of restaurant owners and five small businesses are suing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and the…
Continue ReadingUS cannot ensure safe passage to Kabul airport, embassy says
By Jennifer Hansler, Ellie Kaufman, Nicole Gaouette, Oren Liebermann and Kylie Atwood, CNN As reports of harassment and beatings at Taliban…
Continue ReadingScarlett Johansson and Colin Jost welcome baby boy
By Chloe Melas, CNN It’s a boy for Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost. Jost announced the news on his Instagram Wednesdasy. “Ok ok we had…
Continue ReadingHarris heads to Southeast Asia in search of a foreign policy win amid Afghanistan crisis
By Jasmine Wright and Arlette Saenz, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris faces a steep challenge next week when she travels to Singapore and Vietnam, as…
Continue ReadingDisney Parks’ new ‘Genie’ app helps you skip lines. But you’ll have to pay
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Millions of guests visit Disney theme parks each year, and most of them probably loathe waiting 90 minutes to ride…
Continue ReadingAfter Kabul’s fall, Pen Farthing says he’s not leaving until his team and their animals are safely out of Afghanistan
By Gabriel Kinder, CNN The Taliban’s takeover of Kabul means that Nowzad — the non-profit that has spent nearly 15 years reuniting stray…
Continue ReadingFormer Afghan President Ashraf Ghani emerges in the UAE
By Mostafa Salem, Tara John, Tim Lister and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Afghanistan’s former President, Ashraf Ghani, is in the United Arab Emirates,…
Continue ReadingWhy the Fed is about to stop the party on Wall Street (and what it means for you)
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business It’s basically official at this point: The Federal Reserve will soon wind down its pandemic-era stimulus…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 vaccine booster shots to be offered to Americans beginning September 20, health officials say
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN US health officials and medical experts announced in a joint statement on Wednesday that booster doses of Covid-19 vaccine…
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Bonny Doon neighborhood voice concern about violent sex offender possibly moving in.
BONNY DOON, Calif. (KION) The State of California is trying to place a violent sex offender in a small Bonny Doon neighborhood and locals say they…
Continue ReadingTaliban keep low key presence on streets of Kabul
By Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Little by little, life appears to be creeping back to normal in Kabul, even though no one…
Continue Reading Biden administration tries to prevent $450 million from flowing to Taliban
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The Biden administration is moving to prevent the Taliban from accessing about $450 million in funds due to arrive next…
Continue ReadingJohnson & Johnson booster shot prompts large increase in immune response, company says
By Maggie Fox, CNN Booster doses of Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot coronavirus vaccine generated a big spike in antibodies, the frontline…
Continue Reading‘Haiti is reeling:’ Earthquake survivors overwhelm hospitals in disaster-hit nation
By Matt Rivers, Etant Dupain and Jack Guy, CNN Hospitals in Haiti are completely overwhelmed by survivors of Saturday’s 7.2-magnitude…
Continue ReadingWatching Hazy Conditions
Air Quality (as of 8 AM)GOOD to MODERATE WEATHER STORYA fall-like trough of low pressure digging down the west coast will continue to cool the region…
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Monterey considers zoning cannabis dispensaries in three different parts of the city
Monterey City Council discussed the possibility of having a cannabis retail location in the city for over 2 hours on Tuesday…
Continue ReadingA timeline of the case against R. Kelly
By Lisa Respers France, CNN A federal trial for singer R. Kelly, who has pleaded not guilty to racketeering and sex trafficking charges that could…
Continue ReadingFor the Afghans who make it through Taliban checkpoints, Kabul airport is a gateway to a new world
By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN A baby desperately held aloft to US Marines on top of a besieged gate. Shots fired in the air. A crush of Afghan people…
Continue ReadingBiden administration proposes overhaul of asylum system to speed up claim approval
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration has proposed a federal regulation that would overhaul the asylum system in an attempt to settle…
Continue Reading‘Frozen in time’: Lobbyists, lawmakers and mayors plead with the White House to ease Covid travel restrictions
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Lobbyists, lawmakers and border mayors are imploring the Biden administration to ease restrictions on nonessential travel…
Continue ReadingT-Mobile says data breach affects more than 40 million people
By Brian Fung, CNN Business Tens of millions of current, former or prospective T-Mobile customers’ personal information has been leaked to…
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