Hajj Pilgrimage Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Hajj, an annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. On average, more than two million Muslims a year…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Hajj, an annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. On average, more than two million Muslims a year…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of award-winning screen legend Sophia Loren. Personal Birth date: September 20, 1934 Birth…
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By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer United Airlines says more than half its workers who weren’t vaccinated last month have gotten the shots…
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of John Brennan, former director of the CIA. Personal Birth date: September 22, 1955 Birth place:…
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SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Police and public health officials in North Macedonia say at least 10 people have died and many others injured by a…
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer The Toronto International Film Festival is uniquely reliant on crowds, which has made its 2021 edition particularly…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A prominent conservative defense attorney whose disappearance from court stalled a slew of U.S. Capitol riot cases says he has…
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Four migrant defense groups in Mexico say they have sought court injunctions to block what they call “massive” deportations…
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By DÉBORA ÁLVARES and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The Brazilian Supreme Court’s Chief Justice Luiz Fux has issued a…
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Former Puerto Rican boxer Juan Manuel López has been charged in a domestic violence case and released under…
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By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A lawsuit filed six years ago that alleged the Chicago Police Department’s stop-and-frisk policy…
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RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a Suffolk County employee secretly installed dozens of machines in his workplace in a cryptocurrency scheme…
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By Kay Jones, Steve Almasy and Rebekah Riess, CNN Three people have been arrested in South Florida and accused of identity theft of victims of the…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Darren Soto of Florida says that he recently tested positive for COVID-19 and believes he has only mild symptoms…
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By MARCOS ALEMÁN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Salvadorans trying to pay for a cup of coffee or receive money sent from…
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By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press BERLIN HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) — One week has gone by since the 20-year war in Afghanistan came to an end. But the harsh…
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MIAMI (AP) — A swath of the Florida Panhandle was under a tropical storm warning after Tropical Storm Mindy made landfall Wednesday night.…
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Bob Odenkirk is back shooting “Better Call Saul,” six weeks after a heart attack. Odenkirk tweeted a photo of himself…
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By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has removed 18 people appointed to U.S. military academy boards by…
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Television viewers are ready for some football. Three college games from the opening weekend of the…
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By Anna Chernova, CNN A veteran Russian politician has complained that two opponents running against him in St. Petersburg have adopted his name and…
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The mu variant of the coronavirus was first identified in Colombia in January and has since caused isolated outbreaks in South America, Europe and…
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By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press While the Sept. 11 attacks united much of America in grief and anger, conspiracy theories about what happened that…
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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Foes of the new Texas law that bans most abortions have been looking…
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By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress’ two top Democrats seem like they’re leaving the door open to ultimately reducing…
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Lawyers for a former Minneapolis City Council member are objecting to new language for a ballot measure on the future of…
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By WILSON RING Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Gov. Phil Scott says he’s “incredibly disappointed” by the allegations…
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By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Two years after a cargo ship overturned along the Georgia seacoast, the heavy lifting to remove…
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LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has won a vote in Parliament for a big tax hike designed to pay for short-term health…
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former CBS News President Susan Zirinsky has formed a new studio to make documentaries and other…
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By JULIET LINDERMAN and CLAIRE GALOFARO Associated Press HOUMA, La. (AP) — As one of the most powerful hurricanes in the nation’s history…
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By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas appeals court has reversed a lower court judge’s order that Little Rock…
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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former Republican officeholders and election experts say that the GOP-ordered investigation…
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By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s medical examiner’s office is continuing the difficult task of…
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma attorney general’s office has asked the state’s Court of Criminal Appeals to push back execution dates for…
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By JULIET LINDERMAN and CLAIRE GALOFARO Associated Press HOUMA, La. (AP) — As one of the most powerful hurricanes in the nation’s history…
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By IRENE YAGÜE and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Protests in Spain to denounce a rise in hate crimes against LGBTQ people have gone…
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CAIRO (AP) — A United Nations panel says at least 18,000 Yemeni civilians have been killed or wounded by airstrikes since the country’s war…
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to review a case that centers on whether Native American families should receive…
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By LYNN ELBER and MARK KENNEDY Associated Press Feeling lucky, Mr. Mandalorian? How about you, Duke of Hastings? The Emmys tend to field an eclectic…
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By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. economic activity “downshifted” in July and August due to rising concerns about…
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By JILL LAWLESS LONDON (AP) — British writer Susanna Clarke has won the prestigious Women’s Prize for Fiction for her mind-tweaking fantasy novel…
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By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas chapter of the NAACP and a group of students have filed a federal civil rights…
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LONDON (AP) — A man from northwestern England was spared jail time after he pleaded guilty to posting racist abuse on social media after three…
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By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top independent TV channel Dozhd says police in Moscow have detained three journalists…
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BY GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer David Paine and Jay Winuk — who successfully lobbied the federal government to officially rename the day…
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By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s education secretary says he had made a “genuine mistake” for mixing up two Black…
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By KEVIN McGILL and MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press HOUMA, La. (AP) — Officials have raised Hurricane Ida’s death toll in Louisiana to 26.…
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By HILARY FOX AP Entertainment Writer LONDON (AP) — After six years, “Lucifer” stars Tom Ellis and Lauren German are kissing goodbye to their…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN When Chandler “Chad” Keller was a child, he dreamed of being an astronaut. From the time he was six years old,…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN When Chandler “Chad” Keller was a child, he dreamed of being an astronaut. From the time he was six years old,…
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By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge has ruled the state cannot enforce its ban on mask mandates in…
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By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The terror group al-Qaida under Osama bin Laden grew into a generational threat…
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By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy says the sailor killed in the suicide bomber attack during the evacuation mission…
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By ARNO PEDRAM and NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The November 2015 Paris attacks trial is taking place in the Palais de…
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By JAMES LAPORTA Associated Press A U.S. Marine, a curious Afghan boy, an unfathomable…
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By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization is calling on rich countries with large supplies of…
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By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Colorado city has apologized and agreed to pay $3 million to a 73-year-old woman with dementia…
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The film business is inherently full of starts and stops, but few have experienced the phrase “hurry…
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By Mallory Simon, CNN A Florida judge ruled against Gov. Ron Desantis on Wednesday and allowed schools in the state to mandate face-masks while the…
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — That sound of a revving motor you hear is the sound of The Band Camino. The pop-rock trio…
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By Sam Romano, CNN The need for a literate world is more important than ever. In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, the meaning of literacy…
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Francesca Street, CNN Twenty years ago, Nick Marson and Diane Kirschke were strangers on board Continental Airlines flight 5 traveling from London…
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By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet says it will launch a new task force…
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By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new federal report say solar energy has the potential to power up to 40% of the nation’s…
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Olaf has formed off Mexico’s Pacific coast and forecasters say it could bring rains to the Los Cabos resort…
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By MATTHEW PERRONE and DEE-ANN DURBIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The summer that was supposed to mark America’s independence from…
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By LAURIE KELLMAN and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Pressure is building around Israel’s prison system after fires…
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BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s government has apologized for World War II legislation that stripped the country’s Jews of their human…
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By BOUBACAR DIALLO and KRISTA LARSON Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea’s new military rulers have released dozens of political…
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By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s move to crisis standards of care this week is allowing some hospitals to ration…
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MIAMI (AP) — Prosecutors say three people have been arrested on charges involving the theft of the identities of some of the victims of June’s…
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ISTANBUL (AP) — East Mediterranean rivals Turkey and Egypt say they have agreed to further talks aimed at stabilizing relations after the end of a…
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — In a story published September 8, 2021, about the opening day of the fraud trial of fallen Silicon Valley tech star…
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By MARTIN CRUTSINGER and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning Congress that she will run out of…
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By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Researchers have completed a comprehensive online map of the world’s coral reefs by using more…
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court has affirmed the conviction of one of ex-New York Gov. Andrew…
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By JOSÉ ANTONIO RIVERA Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Residents of Acapulco are cleaning up broken glass and chunks of plaster as they…
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By Christina Maxouris, CNN As the US watched Hurricane Ida barrel its way toward Louisiana’s coast last month, state officials had already…
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN To avoid the worst consequences of climate change — worsening extreme weather, irreversible ecosystem shifts, loss of life…
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Navy narrative of a fatal helicopter crash off Southern California last week says the aircraft experienced side-to-side…
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By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dallas Cowboys kick off the NFL season Thursday…
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By JILL COLVIN and MEAD GRUVER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has chosen a favored candidate in his bid to unseat…
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By DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer Climate scientists from University College London say strict limits on fossil fuels taken from the ground are…
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By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The former prosecutor charged with misconduct for her handling of the Ahmaud Arbery case has…
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN To avoid the worst consequences of climate change — worsening extreme weather, irreversible ecosystem shifts, loss of life…
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By PETER SMITH Associated Press A ceremonial lighting on Sept. 10 will be a milestone in the reconstruction of the only house of worship to be…
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LONDON (AP) — A British financial regulator, raising concern about the lack of rules for online promotion of cryptocurrencies, has called out…
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By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A resort in the famed tourist mecca of Waikiki will be the first in Hawaii to require…
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By PETER SMITH Associated Press A ceremonial lighting on Sept. 10 will be a milestone in the reconstruction of the only house of worship to be…
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By MUHAMMAD FAROOQ and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The last member of Afghanistan’s Jewish community has left the…
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By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers once again posted a record number of job opening in July — a sign that the…
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By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court has indefinitely suspended the law license of prominent…
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By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The justices are putting the “court” back in Supreme Court. The high court announced…
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By Keith Allen, Rebekah Riess and Jason Hanna, CNN Louisiana’s health department on Tuesday revoked the licenses of seven nursing homes that…
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By Keith Allen, Rebekah Riess and Jason Hanna, CNN Louisiana’s health department on Tuesday revoked the licenses of seven nursing homes that…
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By Sarah Dean and Ingrid Formanek, CNN Hundreds of people protested in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar Tuesday, against what they say are…
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By Masoud Popalzai, Laura Smith-Spark and Tim Lister, CNN Taliban fighters used whips and sticks against a group of women protesting in Kabul on…
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama attorney general’s office is trying to revive its lawsuit over the removal of a Confederate monument from…
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BOSTON (AP) — The wife of the late Robert F. Kennedy says assassin Sirhan Sirhan should not be released from prison. The statement from 93-year-old…
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