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By Jeremy Herb, Eric Cheung, Wayne Chang and Rhea Mogul, CNN During a historic trip to Taiwan Wednesday, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said her visit…
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By Laura He and CNN’s Beijing Bureau, CNN Business China has suspended some trade with Taiwan in apparent retribution for a visit by the US…
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Continue Reading The next extreme floods could be even worse, a new study shows. But there’s a way to prevent that
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN While it’s hard to imagine flooding more frightening than what the St. Louis area and Kentucky saw last week, new…
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By Jeremy Herb, Eric Cheung and Wayne Chang, CNN US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said her trip to Taiwan was intended to make it “unequivocally…
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By Nouran Salahieh and Chuck Johnston, CNN Georgians can now claim an “unborn child” as a dependent on their state taxes, the…
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By Pamela Brown, CNN Donald Trump’s White House counsel has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury investigating efforts to overturn the 2020…
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By Samantha Beech, Kiely Westhoff and Paul LeBlanc, CNN An Indiana bill that would ban abortion at all stages of pregnancy with limited exceptions is…
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By Jessica Dean and Ali Zaslav, CNN The Senate voted Tuesday night to pass a long-sought bipartisan legislation to expand health care benefits for…
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By Michelle Watson, CNN A pharmacist in McGregor, Minnesota, refused to fill a woman’s morning-after pill prescription because it violated his…
Continue Reading China to hold live ammunition military drills around Taiwan as Pelosi visits
By Brad Lendon, CNN Within minutes of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landing in Taiwan on Tuesday night, China said it would immediately begin…
Continue Reading Pelosi praises Taiwan as ‘one of the freest societies in the world’ in visit to parliament
By Jeremy Herb and Eric Cheung, CNN US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi praised Taiwan as “one of the freest societies in the world” on…
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By Nectar Gan, Selina Wang, Eric Cheung and Simone McCarthy, CNN US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan Tuesday evening, marking a…
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By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business The parents of a child who was murdered during the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting delivered emotional testimony in a Texas…
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By Jarrod Wardwell and Michelle Watson, CNN The suspect accused of stabbing a 17-year-old boy to death and injuring four others while they were…
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By Tierney Sneed and Zachary Cohen, CNN The Defense Department wiped the phones of top departing DOD and Army officials at the end of the Trump…
Continue Reading US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lands in Taiwan amid threats of Chinese retaliation
By Jeremy Herb and Eric Cheung, CNN US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taipei on Tuesday, marking a significant show of support for Taiwan…
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By Raja Razek and Michelle Krupa, CNN A fundraiser for a charity affiliated with the powerful National Rifle Association won’t be held as…
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By Sara O’Brien, CNN Business Even higher gas prices and soaring inflation aren’t slowing down Uber’s rebound from the worst days…
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When to expect cooler temperatures as sweltering heat hits the US
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist Two rounds of excessive heat will grip a large part of the country this week, impacting people from the Plains to…
Continue Reading US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lands in Taiwan amid threats of Chinese retaliation
By Jeremy Herb, CNN US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taipei on Tuesday, marking a significant show of support for Taiwan despite China’s…
Continue Reading Images show Kabul house where al Qaeda chief was killed by US strike
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By Anna Chernova and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN The examination of the substance contained in vape cartridges that WNBA star Brittney Griner’s…
Continue Reading White House selects FEMA and CDC officials to coordinate monkeypox response
By Arlette Saenz, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday formally named Robert Fenton as the White House’s national monkeypox response coordinator.…
Continue Reading Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan trip sends stocks tumbling
By Laura He, CNN Business Global markets fell on Tuesday as investors feared US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan could severely…
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By Laura He, CNN Business Global markets fell on Tuesday as investors feared US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s expected visit to Taiwan could…
Continue Reading Huge relief as Ukrainian grain shipped out, but the food crisis isn’t going anywhere
By Tara John and Angela Dewan, CNN As the Razoni left the Ukrainian port of Odesa on Monday with the first shipment of grain since the early days of…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 2: Al Qaeda, Taiwan, Extreme weather, Ukraine, Uvalde
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A glimmer of relief is emerging at the checkout aisle: the return of discounts. Major retailers — including Walmart,…
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By Betsy Klein, CNN Congressional Democrats’ climate and health care package is getting a boost from a group of top economists, who wrote in a…
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By Homero De la Fuente and Jacob Lev, CNN Six-time major champion Phil Mickelson and 10 other golfers on the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational…
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By Nouran Salahieh, CNN As a massive wildfire continues to cut a path of destruction through a Northern California forest, residents are left to…
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By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri’s death at the hands of a US drone strike brings an end to his “trail of murder…
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By Eric Cheung, Kylie Atwood, Alex Rogers and Kevin Liptak, CNN US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to visit Taiwan as part of her tour of…
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By Eric Cheung, Kylie Atwood, Alex Rogers and Kevin Liptak, CNN US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to visit Taiwan as part of her tour of…
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A glimmer of relief is emerging at the checkout aisle: the return of discounts. Major retailers — including Walmart,…
Continue Reading White House warns China against escalations over Pelosi’s potential trip to Taiwan
By Donald Judd and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Biden administration officials are warning China not to take escalatory actions amid House Speaker Nancy…
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By Nectar Gan, Selina Wang, Eric Cheung and Simone McCarthy, CNN US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan Tuesday evening, marking a…
Continue Reading Two ultra-rare floods in a single week; a wildfire generating its own weather. Here’s how it’s connected
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By Melissa Alonso, CNN New Orleans rapper Mystikal was arrested over the weekend on several charges including first-degree rape and simple robbery,…
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Continue Reading Major news organizations sue Texas Department of Public Safety for public records on Uvalde shooting
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Continue Reading Jan. 6 rioter who carried gun to US Capitol and threatened Nancy Pelosi gets more than 7 years in prison
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A federal judge on Monday sentenced Guy Reffitt, who brought a gun to the US Capitol during the January 6, 2021, riot and…
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By Sonnet Swire, CNN Comedian Jon Stewart and veterans’ advocates on Monday called on senators to stay overnight when they return to Capitol…
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By Chandelis Duster, CNN An attorney for notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout said Monday he is “confident” the proposed prisoner…
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By Tina Burnside and Paradise Afshar, CNN The body of a man who got off an aircraft mid-flight during an emergency landing Friday near Raleigh, North…
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By Eric Cheung, Kylie Atwood, Alex Rogers and Kevin Liptak, CNN US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to visit Taiwan as part of her tour of…
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Amid growing wildfire concerns, many adventure seekers are breaking the rules to visit Hyperion — the world’s…
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Amid growing wildfire concerns, many adventure seekers are breaking the rules to visit Hyperion — the world’s…
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By Marianne Garvey George Takei and J.J. Abrams paid tribute to the late “Star Trek” actress Nichelle Nichols, who died Saturday at the…
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By Wayne Sterling, Patrick Sung and Ben Church, CNN NBA legend Bill Russell, an 11-time NBA champion with the Boston Celtics and the first Black head…
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By Wayne Sterling, Patrick Sung and Ben Church, CNN NBA legend Bill Russell, an 11-time NBA champion with the Boston Celtics and the first Black head…
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By Artemis Moshtaghian and Justin Gamble, CNN Georgia authorities released body camera footage Friday of an incident from earlier this month where a…
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By Donald Judd and Aaron Pellish, CNN Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough on Sunday pushed back against Senate Republicans blocking passage of…
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By Tami Luhby and Matt Egan, CNN The latest Senate budget reconciliation deal is titled the Inflation Reduction Act, a nod to West Virginia Sen. Joe…
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By Nouran Salahieh, CNN The governors of California and Illinois declared states of emergency to bolster their monkeypox vaccination efforts as the…
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By Holly Yan, Michelle Watson and Paradise Afshar, CNN The searing heat that has baked the Northwest is suspected to have led to at least 14 deaths…
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By Devan Cole, CNN Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia refused to say Sunday whether he thinks President Joe Biden deserves a second term in…
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Amid growing wildfire concerns, many adventure seekers are breaking the rules to visit Hyperion — the world’s…
Continue Reading Ukrainian grain tycoon killed in Mykolaiv shelling as Putin threatens ‘lightning speed’ response to interference
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By Nicole Goodkind and Julia Horowitz, CNN Business If you’re reading this, it means you’ve survived the busiest week of the summer.…
Continue Reading Ballet, busking and bathing: Ukrainians are defying Russia by embracing ‘normal life’
By Ivan Watson, CNN On the banks of the Dnieper River, parents sunbathe on the beach as their children splash in the cool, refreshing water. A girl…
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By Sharif Paget and Christina Maxouris, CNN Remnants of a massive Chinese rocket that was descending uncontrollably back to Earth reentered the…
Continue Reading Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announces mandatory evacuation from Donetsk region
By Mariya Knight, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday called on the remaining residents of the Donetsk region to urgently evacuate…
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By Jason Hanna and Keith Allen, CNN The chase for the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot has ended — with a single ticket sold in the Chicago…
Continue Reading Kentucky flooding death toll rises to 37 as governor says hundreds remain unaccounted for
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Dakin Andone, CNN The death toll in flood-stricken Kentucky has risen to 37, Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday afternoon, as…
Continue Reading Humanoid diving robot explores shipwrecks on the bottom of the ocean
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Continue Reading Alex Jones’ company files for bankruptcy amid Texas trial to award damages to Sandy Hook families
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ primary company filed for bankruptcy protection on Friday, an…
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By Paul P. Murphy and Steve Almasy, CNN The winning numbers for Friday’s Mega Millions drawing for an estimated $1.28 billion were…
Continue Reading Miami-Dade County School Board reverses decision on health, sex education textbooks again
By Carlos Suarez, CNN The Miami-Dade County School Board has reversed course on its July 20 decision to reject new sexual education textbooks that…
Continue Reading Top lawmakers renew call for DHS IG to step aside from investigation into missing texts, citing CNN reporting
By Whitney Wild and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Key House Democrats have issued a new call for the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector…
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By Kaitlan Collins, CNN Jared Kushner details his clashes with Steve Bannon in his new book, describing a “toxic” West Wing presence who…
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By Natasha Bertrand and Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Russian government officials requested that a former colonel from the country’s domestic spy…
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