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Month: October 2021

Everything is still getting more expensive

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business You’ve already noticed prices going up at the supermarket and the drugstore. Unfortunately, more sticker shock could be around the corner. What’s happening: Companies that make consumer goods are announcing price increases left and right. Faced with persistent higher costs, they don’t expect the situation to moderate any time soon.

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As the trial for Ahmaud Arbery’s killing starts, activists from across the country are showing up to support him and his family

By Angela Barajas, CNN “I love my people! I love my Black people!” said Marcus Arbery, Sr. this week as he neared the steps of the Glynn County Superior Court in Brunswick, Georgia, during jury selection proceedings in the trial against the three men charged in the killing of his 25-year-old son Ahmaud Arbery in

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Trump pick’s messy personal life worries Senate Republicans desperate to hold on to Pennsylvania seat

By Michael Warren and Sara Murray, CNN Sean Parnell may have the backing of former President Donald Trump, but the Pennsylvania Republican also has significant personal baggage that is raising concerns about the GOP’s ability to hold one of the most competitive Senate seats in the country next year. A rival Republican candidate has revealed

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Kobe Bryant’s wife learned about the basketball legend’s death from social media posts, testimony shows

By Andy Rose, CNN Vanessa Bryant, the widow of Kobe Bryant, said she learned about the basketball star’s death when social media notifications began showing up on her phone — hours before she got the official confirmation from the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department. “I was holding onto my phone, because obviously I was trying to

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Hundreds of Mayan artifacts discovered along train construction route in Mexico

By Radina Gigova, CNN Archaeologists say they have discovered hundreds of Mayan artifacts, including ceramic vessels and burial sites, along the route of a train construction project in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Researchers have so far discovered nearly 2,500 pre-Hispanic structures, 80 burial sites and thousands of vessels and fragments along the route of the “Maya Train,” Mexico’s National

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With Brian Laundrie dead, here’s where else authorities could look for answers on what happened to Gabby Petito

By Christina Maxouris, CNN Brian Laundrie, who authorities had said could help fill in at least some of the blanks about what Gabby Petito’s final days looked like, has been confirmed dead. Laundrie’s remains were found Wednesday in the Florida reserve authorities had been combing through for more than a month. Over the summer, the

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Mammoths and other extinct Ice Age giants clung on longer than previously thought, DNA analysis suggests

By Katie Hunt, CNN Mammoths and other giant creatures of the Ice Age such as woolly rhinos survived longer than scientists thought, coexisting with humans for tens of thousands of years before they vanished for good. That’s according to the results of an ambitious 10-year research project that analyzed DNA from hundreds of soil samples

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Interior design trends from the 1920s to today

Interior design trends from the 1920s to today

Better, a home ownership platform with a free mortgage calculator, researched notable interior design trends from every decade over the past 100 years. This information was gathered from the Museum of Modern Art, Architectural Digest, and Journal of Engineering and Architecture. Photos and stories behind these trends were also compiled to explain how American homes have transformed over the years.

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Netflix launches a ‘Palestinian Stories’ collection featuring award-winning films

By Alaa Elassar, CNN Netflix has released a film collection dedicated to sharing Palestinian stories in a move a Palestinian filmmaker is calling “bold.” The streaming service launched the “Palestinian Stories” collection, featuring 32 award-winning films created by Palestinians or about Palestinian stories, on October 14, the company said in a press release. Ameen Nayfeh,

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