Extreme policies, average statistics raise questions around Florida’s Covid-19 data
Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, policy decisions in Florida have been among the most extreme — often among the first, the only or the few.…
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Gaetz showed nude photos of women he said he’d slept with to lawmakers, sources tell CNN
Rep. Matt Gaetz, the Florida Republican being investigated by the Justice Department over sex trafficking allegations, made a name for himself when…
Continue ReadingRepublican congresswomen call out ‘hurtful’ comments made about Chinese immigrants by Texas GOP candidate they endorsed
A Texas Republican congressional candidate was called out by two GOP congresswomen who have endorsed her Thursday for “unacceptable and…
Continue ReadingPhilippines says illegal structures found on reefs near where Chinese boats gathered
The Philippines said Thursday it has discovered illegally built structures on features in the Union Banks, a series of reefs in the South China Sea…
Continue ReadingWhite House meeting with Japan and South Korea to focus on North Korea policy
National security adviser Jake Sullivan’s meeting with top officials from Japan and South Korea on Friday will focus primarily on North Korea…
Continue ReadingAt least 20 mass shootings have taken place in the two weeks since the metro Atlanta spa attacks left 8 dead
Two weeks have passed since the three Atlanta-area spa shootings claimed the lives of eight people, and in that time at least 20 other mass shootings…
Continue ReadingJustice Department investigating Matt Gaetz as part of broader trafficking probe into another Florida politician
The Justice Department is investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz over allegations involving sex trafficking and prostitution, including involving a minor,…
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The first Korean American first lady in the US: We will not stand silent any more
Forty one years. That’s how long I have lived in the United States since emigrating from South Korea to pursue the American dream. Twenty…
Continue ReadingJ&J says Covid-19 vaccine still on track despite manufacturing snafu
Johnson & Johnson said Thursday it still expects to meet its commitments for the promised delivery of an additional 24 million doses of its…
Continue ReadingInside Biden’s new ‘Jobs Cabinet:’ An extensive effort to notch infrastructure win
President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that he would be assigning five Cabinet secretaries to serve as his messengers in working with Congress and…
Continue ReadingDon Farmer, one of CNN’s original anchors, has died
Don Farmer, one of CNN’s original anchors and a mainstay of both national and local TV news, died Wednesday. He was 82. Farmer and his wife of…
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Derek Chauvin defended restraining George Floyd in phone call with supervisor
Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin spoke to his supervisor in a phone call shortly after kneeling on George Floyd for over 9 minutes…
Continue ReadingGun background checks soar to record in March following mass shootings and gun-control bills
The FBI conducted more background checks for firearms purchases in March — a month in which several prominent mass…
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Ontario shuts down for at least a month as ICU admissions jump
Ontario announced a province-wide “emergency brake” shutdown beginning this weekend as Canada’s most populous province struggles to…
Continue ReadingLegendary UNC men’s basketball coach Roy Williams retires after 33 seasons
One of college basketball’s all-time coaching greats is calling it a career. Roy Williams, who led North Carolina to three national…
Continue ReadingUS Capitol Police watchdog issues scathing report on January 6 failures
The United States Capitol Police’s Inspector General has issued a scathing preliminary report about the department’s…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times owner says paper will announce its next top editor ‘soon’
The Los Angeles Times is getting closer to finding its next top editor and the newspaper’s owner said he has met with most of the candidates in…
Continue ReadingCompass CEO plans to double down on tech investment following IPO
Riding the tailwinds of months of red hot housing and IPO markets, real estate firm Compass made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday.…
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Derek Chauvin told supervisor that George Floyd was ‘going crazy’ and witnesses were hostile
Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin spoke to his supervisor in a phone call shortly after kneeling on George Floyd for over 9…
Continue ReadingHow the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine works
At the headquarters of biotechnology company Novavax, scientists are developing what they hope could soon be another Covid-19 vaccine for the United…
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Paramedics who treated George Floyd say he appeared dead when they arrived
Two Hennepin County paramedics who treated George Floyd last May said Floyd was unresponsive, not breathing and had no pulse when they arrived on the…
Continue ReadingThe S&P 500 shoots above 4,000 points for the first time ever
The S&P 500 has topped 4,000 points for the first time ever as investors kick off the second quarter with optimism about the coronavirus…
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Top Michigan Democrat calls on Senate to pass elections bill as a counter to state Republican efforts to restrict voting
A top Michigan Democrat on Thursday called on the US Senate to pass the sweeping federal elections bill advanced last month by House Democrats to…
Continue ReadingMajor League Baseball is back with a 162-game schedule and actual humans in the stands
After an abbreviated 2020 season that is now a blur, Major League Baseball returns Thursday with all 30 teams in action before actual human…
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Why the news media can’t stop talking about Biden’s dogs
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. President…
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Border patrol video shows young children being dropped over 14-foot border fence into the US
Border Patrol agents rescued two young Ecuadorian sisters after alleged human smugglers dropped them over a 14-foot-tall border fence in…
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SpaceX Mars rocket prototype explodes during test flight
An experimental SpaceX rocket exploded at the end of a high-altitude test flight Tuesday, but heavy fog at the site left even SpaceX at least…
Continue ReadingGeorge Floyd’s girlfriend says in Derek Chauvin trial they struggled with opioid addiction
George Floyd’s girlfriend testified in Derek Chauvin’s criminal trial Thursday that he was a kind, caring, athletic man who struggled…
Continue ReadingMeet Rusty. He has spent half of his dog life in an animal shelter
A dog in Waco, Texas, has done a lot of living in his two short years on Earth. The latest twist? An adoption that lasted less than 24 hours. Rusty…
Continue ReadingViolations at ICE facility in 2020 threatened the health and safety of detainees, watchdog report says
Detainees at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Arizona filed hundreds of grievances about mistreatment, including…
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Got a money question? There’s a TikTok for that
Tori Dunlap joined TikTok in March 2020 for the same reason that most people do: To watch quick-fire videos of people dancing, lip-synching and…
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Ongoing trial shows Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine remains highly effective after six months
The ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial of Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine confirms its protection remains high for at least six…
Continue ReadingOPEC and allies to boost production after US calls Saudi Arabia
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allied producers have agreed to gradually increase their output over the next three months.…
Continue ReadingSee the ‘Worm’ supermoon glow in the sky this weekend
See the “Worm” supermoon glow in the March sky this Sunday. The moon will be fullest at 2:48 p.m. ET on Sunday afternoon, according to…
Continue ReadingHow Major League Baseball is tracking Covid-19 variants
To play during the pandemic, Major League Baseball has stepped up to the plate. The league is using coronavirus tests in a new way that allows them…
Continue ReadingCharlottesville can remove the Confederate statues at the center of a 2017 White nationalist rally, Virginia court rules
Two Confederate statues that sparked fiery protests and the fatal White nationalist rally in 2017 may soon come down in Charlottesville, Virginia.…
Continue ReadingThis is how the human heart adapts to space
When astronaut Scott Kelly spent nearly a year in space, his heart shrank despite the fact that he worked out six days a week over his 340-day stay,…
Continue ReadingHarris to move into Naval Observatory residence next week after renovations delay
Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff will move into the vice president’s official residence next week after their move…
Continue ReadingIngenuity Mars helicopter to take flight and 5 other top space and science stories this week
Coming soon: Watch out for the upcoming launch of Wonder Theory, the first-ever CNN space and science newsletter. Subscribe here and be among the…
Continue ReadingMission to clean up space junk with magnets set for launch
It’s invisible in the night sky, but above us there is a cloud of more than 9,000 tons of space junk — equivalent to the weight of 720…
Continue ReadingThere is little research to back reports of northern lights sounds. So what are people hearing?
In the dead calm of a winter’s night on a remote Canadian stretch of the Alaska Highway — without another soul in sight — the sound…
Continue ReadingThe witnesses in Derek Chauvin’s trial describe their guilt and sadness after George Floyd’s death
The 19-year-old cashier who suspected George Floyd had handed him a counterfeit $20 bill said Wednesday he still feels guilt for Floyd’s death…
Continue ReadingAstronauts relocated a spacecraft outside the International Space Station
The astronauts on the International Space Station have already conducted five spacewalks so far this year — and now they have relocated a…
Continue ReadingIngenuity Mars helicopter prepares for the first flight on another planet
Humanity’s first Wright Brothers moment on another planet will happen in April. The Ingenuity Mars helicopter will attempt the first powered…
Continue ReadingBritish contractor presumed dead in Mozambique terror attack, family says
A British contractor missing since Islamist militants first attacked the town of Palma in northern Mozambique just over a week ago is presumed to…
Continue ReadingLatinx activists in an Illinois town oppose renaming Thomas Jefferson Middle School after the Obamas
Residents of one Chicago suburb are divided over how to rechristen a school named for a founding father who enslaved hundreds of Black people. A…
Continue ReadingGeorgia House threatens Delta tax break after CEO slammed new voting restrictions
Georgia’s Republican-controlled House on Wednesday voted to revoke a major tax break for Delta Air Lines as punishment for its CEO’s…
Continue ReadingCoca-Cola CEO wants Congress to act after Georgia’s voting law
Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey is escalating his criticism against recently passed voting laws in Georgia, saying he wants to be “crystal clear…
Continue ReadingLooking to 2024, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem gets caught in GOP culture war over transgender athletes
A major fault-line within the Republican coalition over transgender student athletes has opened up, and one potential White House hopeful, South…
Continue ReadingVenice finally bans cruise ships from its lagoon
For those on a Mediterranean cruise, it’s one of the most memorable sights: the city of Venice unpeeling beneath the boat, the centuries-old…
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