Who are the Taliban and how did they take control of Afghanistan so swiftly?
CNN By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN Just last week, US intelligence analysts had predicted it would likely take several more weeks before…
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Death toll from 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti rises to over 1,200 people
CNN By Etant Dupain, AnneClaire Stapleton and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN The Haitian government declared a state of emergency after a 7.2-magnitude…
Continue ReadingDeath toll from Turkey floods rises to 58
CNN By Gul Tuysuz, CNN Flash floods across Turkey’s Black Sea coast have killed 58 people, officials said Sunday. The country’s Natural…
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Texas Supreme Court sides with governor and temporarily blocks mask mandates
CNN By Rosa Flores, Keith Allen and Alaa Elassar, CNN The Texas Supreme Court sided with Gov. Greg Abbott Sunday in a ruling that temporarily blocks…
Continue ReadingTourism Australia’s new campaign isn’t about travel — it’s about vaccination
CNN By Lilit Marcus, CNN The midst of lockdowns and border closures may not seem like the most logical time to launch a tourism campaign. But Tourism…
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Afghans face a return to the dark age during the digital age
CNN By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for…
Continue Reading Afghan journalists are ‘absolutely petrified’ amid the Taliban takeover
CNN By Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business As Taliban forces seize control in Afghanistan, global news outlets are struggling to stay safe and continue…
Continue ReadingAfghan President Ashraf Ghani flees the country as Taliban forces enter the capital
By Clarissa Ward, Tim Lister, Angela Dewan and Saleem Mehsud, CNN Taliban fighters entered Afghanistan’s Presidential Palace hours after…
Continue ReadingA man died after a party boat capsized on a Texas lake during bad weather
KTRK By Kay Jones and Alaa Elassar, CNN A Texas man is dead and another person was injured after a double-decker party boat capsized in bad weather…
Continue Reading Some kids don’t want to return to in-person schooling
CNN, KEYE, CDC By Faith Karimi, CNN Taliyah Rice returns next week for her final year of high school in suburban Chicago. She’s anxious about…
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VIDEO BLOG: Haiti Earthquake
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday morning, with its epicenter being located 78 miles west of the capitol of Port-Au-Prince. Over…
Continue ReadingTop US general says terror groups could reconstitute in Afghanistan sooner than expected
CNN By Natasha Bertrand, Jennifer Hansler and Melanie Zanona, CNN Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said Sunday in a briefing…
Continue ReadingTop Republican on foreign affairs committee slams Biden over ‘unmitigated disaster’ in Afghanistan
CNN By Devan Cole and Daniella Diaz, CNN The top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee slammed the Biden administration over the rapidly…
Continue ReadingHochul vows ‘zero tolerance’ in her administration once she becomes New York governor
CNN, POOL, WIVB, STATE OF NEW YORK, WABC, 12 NEWS LONG ISLAND, TWITTER, LTGOVHOCHULNY, TWITTER/LtGovHochulNY By Chandelis Duster, CNN New York Lt.…
Continue ReadingMultiracial population grew in almost every county in the US. It doesn’t mean racism is over
CNN By Nicole Chavez, CNN Bárbara Abadía-Rexach spent months appearing in webinars and radio shows talking to Puerto Ricans about why they should…
Continue ReadingThe infrastructure bill is more about maintaining train service than upgrading it
CNN By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Don’t expect any 200 mph trains that rival Europe and Asia’s best, or even cheaper fares.…
Continue ReadingUS completely pulling out of embassy in Afghanistan over the next 72 hours
CNN By Kylie Atwood, CNN The United States is pulling out all US personnel from its embassy in Kabul over the next 72 hours, including top officials,…
Continue ReadingTaliban and Afghan government in talks as the militant group surrounds the capital of Kabul
CNN By Tim Lister, Saleem Mehsud and Angela Dewan, CNN The Afghan government is in talks with the Taliban over the country’s future as the…
Continue ReadingThe US health care system ‘is breaking,’ expert says as Covid-19 hospitalizations for people in their 30s hit new high
CNN By Aya Elamroussi, CNN With primarily unvaccinated Covid-19 patients filling up hospitals and intensive care unit beds, the US health care system…
Continue Reading‘If the Taliban find me, they will kill me and my family,’ says abandoned Afghan interpreter
CNN By Cyril Vanier and Jo Shelley, CNN It’s been years since Haji and his wife have had a good night’s sleep. “All night, my wife…
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