India’s stray dogs are being locked out by a US ban on adoptions
By Anagha Subhash Nair, CNN When Jill Trail first met Pihu, a frail 6-week old puppy, in India she knew she needed her care. Living on the streets,…
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‘Do it for the people you care about’: Florida woman urges people to get vaccinated after losing her dad and brother to Covid-19Â the same week
Health officials stress the importance of Covid-19 vaccinations as the Delta variant surges across the…
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Thompson-Herah finishes 200m heat conservatively in third
Defending Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica, who successfully repeated gold in the Tokyo Olympic 100m, placed third in her 200m heat…
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Ta Lou bests Miller-Uibo in first heat of women’s 200m
Ivorian Marie-Josee Ta Lou, fourth in the Tokyo Olympic women’s 100m final, won her first-round 200m heat in 22.30 over defending Olympic 400m…
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar and Andy Rose, CNN An orca that became stranded on a rocky beach in Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, Thursday morning was freed with…
Continue Reading 91 wildfires are now burning across the US, with Oregon’s Bootleg Fire growing to over 400,000 acres
By Amir Vera and Deanna Hackney, CNN Seven new large fires were reported Sunday, bringing the total number of wildfires raging in the United States…
Continue Reading 91 wildfires are now burning across the US, with Oregon’s Bootleg Fire growing to over 400,000 acres
Worsening drought conditions are fueling devastating wildfires across the West with little relief in sight. Darryl Forges…
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Gabby Thomas takes second in 200m heat, advances to semis
American Gabby Thomas, the No. 2 all-time women’s 200m sprinter, took second in the fastest heat of the event’s first round behind Namibia’s…
Continue ReadingUyghurs in Xinjiang are being given long prison sentences. Their families say they have done nothing wrong
By Rebecca Wright, Ivan Watson and Ben Westcott, CNN Newlyweds Mehray Mezensof and Mirzat Taher were two days from leaving Xinjiang to start a new…
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Olympic Volleyball Day 10: Turkey tops ROC, both move on
In a match between the only Pool A women’s volleyball squads other than Brazil with legitimate hopes of claiming gold at the Tokyo Olympics, Serbia…
Continue ReadingDemocrats increase pressure on party leadership to act on eviction moratorium as White House shifts focus to federal aid
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) tells CNN’s Jake Tapper the House should reconvene to help extend the recently-expired nationwide eviction…
Continue ReadingDemocrats increase pressure on party leadership to act on eviction moratorium as White House shifts focus to federal aid
By Devan Cole and Kevin Liptak, CNN Congressional Democrats are increasing pressure on their party’s leadership to act on the now-expired…
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Canada thrashes Spain in straight sets to advance
Canada’s Pavan and Humana-Paredes were never really challenged by Spain in their Round of 16 match. The pair won in straight sets 21-13, 21-13. The…
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Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon clocks fastest time of 1500m prelims
Defending Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon of Kenya, the fourth-fastest women’s 1500m runner of all time, won heat three of the event’s prelims in…
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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce dominates 200m prelim, advances
Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the Tokyo Olympic 100m silver medalist, commanded her first-round women’s 200m heat to win in 22.22, advancing to…
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Billy Mills: From unknown to 1964 Olympic gold medalist
Billy Mills is a Native America, a U.S. Marine, and an Olympic gold medalist. Mills is now able to look back on his performance in the 1964 Tokyo…
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USA’s A-Team carries same mentality in Round of 16 vs. Cuba
April Ross and Alix Klineman showed no signs of slowing down over Cuba. The duo said their mindset wasn’t changing now that they’ve reached the knock…
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Reunited: Skinner shares silver medal win with family
After winning a silver medal on the vault, MyKayla Skinner is surpised by a call from her family and thanks them for their love and…
Continue Reading¿Con qué frecuencia debes lavar las sábanas? Más a menudo de lo que piensas
Alejandra Ramos Barreda Nota del editor: Las opiniones expresadas en este artÃculo son únicamente de los escritores. CNN presenta el trabajo de The…
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Cuba’s Lidy called for costly interference play vs. USA
In what was definitely the turning point of the USA’s vs. Cuba’s Round of 16 match, Lidy was called for interference against Klineman. The U.S. then…
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