House committee approves $547 billion surface transportation package
By Manu Raju and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved a $547 billion surface transportation…
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Biden moves closer to filling critical cyber roles as administration is tested by attacks
By Geneva Sands and Alex Marquardt, CNN Two of the senior officials expected to round out President Joe Biden’s cyber team will face lawmakers…
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CEOs urge world leaders to take bolder climate action
By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business More than 70 CEOs from some of the world’s biggest companies have urged governments to do much more to tackle…
Continue ReadingNew Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab: cost, side effects, timeline and other questions answered
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Patients and their families are starting to inquire about the new Alzheimer’s drug approved this week by the US Food…
Continue Reading‘Jill from Philly’ meets the Queen
By Kate Bennett, CNN Almost five months into her new job, Jill Biden is still revealing what kind of first lady she wants to be, but one thing is…
Continue Reading Consumer prices keep on rising. Where does it end?
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business From lumber and steel to paint and burrito bowls at Chipotle, prices are rising almost everywhere you look.…
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Biden to lay out vax donations, urge world leaders to join
Biden on Thursday will unveil plans for the U.S. to donate 500 million vaccine doses around the globe over the next year, on top of 80 million he has…
Continue ReadingWhat to expect from Joe Biden’s meeting with Boris Johnson
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to welcome President Joe Biden to Cornwall, England, for a bilateral meeting where the pair will discuss…
Continue ReadingModified mosquitoes reduce dengue cases by 77% in Indonesia experiment
By Maggie Fox, CNN An experiment to infect mosquitoes with bacteria that stop them from transmitting viruses appears to have helped reduced the…
Continue ReadingThe world’s ‘coolest’ street revealed by Time Out
Francesca Street, CNN This past year most of us haven’t strayed far from the street where we live, what with Covid-19 lockdowns, stay-at-home…
Continue ReadingSee ‘ring of fire’ eclipse light up the sky
People in the Northern Hemisphere were able to watch as the moon partially blocked out the sun to create a “ring of fire” solar eclipse. CNN’s…
Continue Reading‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse lights up the sky
By Megan Marples, Ashley Strickland and Katie Hunt, CNN A “ring of fire” solar eclipse appeared in the sky Thursday as the moon partially…
Continue ReadingBoris and Biden: A diplomatic odd couple faces pressure to define the US-UK relationship
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN In style and in substance, President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson are two very different men leading two…
Continue ReadingHere’s how Democratic states are pushing people to go back to work
By Tami Luhby, CNN They may not be terminating pandemic unemployment benefits like their GOP peers, but Democratic governors are also prodding…
Continue ReadingBrexit trouble overshadows Biden and Johnson’s first meeting
By Luke McGee, CNN Boris Johnson’s star turn on the world stage has already been undermined by his previous greatest accomplishment: Brexit.…
Continue ReadingHow do you navigate risk in the pandemic? This poker expert tells all
By Lisa Selin Davis, CNN Will it be a royal house or full house or maybe four of a kind? Maria Konnikova is used to thinking about risk tolerance.…
Continue ReadingUn eclipse solar ‘anillo de fuego’ ilumina el cielo este jueves
Ángela Reyes (CNN) — La Luna bloquea parcialmente al Sol este jueves para crear un eclipse solar conocido como «anillo de fuego». Algunas…
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Winds near hurricane force for the Plains
Severe storms with winds that could reach close to hurricane strength are forecast for the northern Plains today. CNN Meteorologist Tyler Mauldin…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 10: White House, Covid-19, Keystone XL, US police, Myanmar
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN A treat for the early birds: You may be able to see a “ring of fire” solar eclipse this morning, depending on where…
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Nearly 2 million Northern Californians are under a water shortage emergency as state grapples with severe drought
By Aya Elamroussi, Sarah Moon and Brisa Colon, CNN Northern California residents, from those living by the Bay to those living on lake houseboats,…
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