The palm trees that line the roads in this desert city near the Dead Sea have been famous for millennia: "The plain of the Valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees," as written in Deuteronomy in the Old Testament. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/30/middleeast/jericho-west-bank-refugee-camp-intl/index.html
Dozens of AI industry leaders, academics and even some celebrities on Tuesday called for reducing the risk of global annihilation due to artificial intelligence, arguing in a brief statement that the threat of an AI extinction event should be a top global priority. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/30/tech/ai-industry-statement-extinction-risk-warning/index.html
Energy permitting reform, which aims to cut down the time it takes for new projects to get approved, could be one of the few bipartisan measures to emerge from a debt limit deal. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/24/politics/energy-permitting-debt-ceiling-climate/index.html
Chicago White Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks returned to baseball on Monday night after a battle with cancer. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/30/sport/liam-hendriks-return-cancer-white-sox-spt-intl/index.html
China has rejected a United States proposal for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to meet with his Chinese counterpart Li Shangfu at the Shangri-La Dialogue Security Forum in Singapore this week, according to a Pentagon statement. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/29/asia/china-rejects-us-defense-chief-meet-in-singapore-intl-hnk/index.html
Wuhan, the largest city in central China, has publicly demanded that hundreds of local companies repay their debts, in an extremely rare move that highlights the dire financial situation facing many of the country's municipal governments amid economic uncertainty. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/29/economy/china-wuhan-local-debt-crisis-intl-hnk/index.html
Contemporary artworks and comedy are the latest targets of a sweeping attack on cultural freedoms by nationalist groups in China. source https://www.cnn.com/style/article/china-comedians-artists-nationalist-scrutiny-intl-hnk/index.html
It's been a while since Emiliano Grillo has been able to lift a trophy in celebration on the PGA Tour. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/29/golf/emiliano-grillo-win-charles-schwab-challenge-spt-intl/index.html
When you spend every moment of every day with another person -- eating, sleeping, training, competing -- it's hardly surprising that you should develop a formidable partnership, even less so if you share the same DNA. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/29/tennis/bryan-brothers-tennis-french-open-spt-intl/index.html
'Body doubling' is a strategy people with ADHD can use to accomplish more than they would alone. Here's how to do it. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/13/health/adhd-body-doubling-productivity-benefits-wellness/index.html
Wall Street expects the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in June. Not only that, it finally believes the central bank when it says it likely won't cut rates this year. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/28/business/stocks-week-ahead/index.html
Boston Celtics guard Derrick White scored a miraculous putback to beat the buzzer and seal a dramatic 104-103 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/28/sport/boston-celtics-miami-heat-game-6-spt-intl/index.html
Officials in New Jersey are banning the possession of alcohol on a popular beach and boardwalk after city commissioners unanimously passed the "stricter" ordinance. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/28/us/wildwood-nj-alcohol-ban-beach-boardwalk-trnd/index.html
As debt ceiling drama in Washington continues to unfold, the US could reach a day when it can't meet its financial obligations. In the debt limit fight, a missed payment is different than a debt default. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/28/economy/debt-default-vs-missed-payment/index.html
The practice, called sologamy, sometimes involves lavish ceremonies complete with vows, cakes and bridesmaids. Critics call it narcissistic, but those who do it say it's a healthy expression of self-love. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/28/us/sologamy-self-marriage-women-cec/index.html
A government official in India who drained a reservoir to retrieve a phone he dropped while taking a selfie has been suspended from his job. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/28/india/india-reservoir-drained-selfie-photo-intl-hnk/index.html
Celine Dion announced the cancellation of her "Courage World Tour" dates through 2024 and "will likely never tour again," a source close to Dion told CNN Friday." source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/26/entertainment/celine-dion-tour-canceled/index.html
Attacks on Palestinians by Israeli settlers in the West Bank on Friday have left a man in critical condition and drawn international condemnation, including from the US government. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/27/middleeast/settler-attacks-palestinians-west-back-intl/index.html
Turkey's long-term leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan is going up against opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Sunday's run-off presidential election. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/27/middleeast/turkey-election-run-off-vote-explainer/index.html
Eleven-year-old Leah Murphy feels empowered by Halle Bailey's star role as Ariel in the live-action remake of "The Little Mermaid." source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/27/us/little-mermaid-diversity-reaj/index.html
Rishi Sunak should be celebrating after a week of successes. But despite good economic news, the allies of the British prime minister say they've been reminded that his castle is built on sand. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/27/uk/rishi-sunak-conservatives-braverman-analysis-intl-gbr-cmd/index.html
A social media influencer died soon after live-streaming himself drinking several bottles of strong alcohol on China's version of TikTok, state-run media in the country are reporting, in a development likely to renew debate about how to regulate the industry. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/27/asia/chinese-livestreamer-drinking-baijiu-intl-hnk/index.html
National weather services, meteorologists and climate communicators in countries from the US to Australia say they're experiencing an increase in threats and abuse, often around accusations they are overstating, lying about or even controlling the weather. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/27/world/meteorologists-conspiracy-harassment-abuse-climate-intl/index.html
Shein is plotting a major comeback in India, nearly three years after it was booted out of the country. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/26/business/shein-reliance-india-return-intl-hnk/index.html
There are signs that negotiations over raising the nation's debt limit are gaining momentum, but major differences remain and it's unclear how quickly an agreement could come together. Time is running short as the risk of a first-ever default grows. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/26/politics/debt-limit-default-risk/index.html
The son of a local Japanese government official is in police custody after allegedly going on a shooting and stabbing rampage in the central city of Nakano on Thursday, a rare crime in a country with tough gun laws and a low murder rate. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/26/asia/japan-nakano-shooting-stabbing-friday-intl-hnk/index.html
Two teenagers "handed themselves in" hours after a disused building was destroyed in a blaze in Sydney, Australian police said Friday. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/26/asia/australia-teens-hand-themselves-in-sydney-blaze-intl-hnk/index.html
An Indianapolis doctor who publicly revealed she provided abortion services to a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim last year has been reprimanded and fined by Indiana's medical licensing board after it determined the disclosure violated federal and state patient privacy laws. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/26/us/dr-caitlin-bernard-indiana-medical-board-hearing/index.html
House Republicans are insisting on spending cuts before they will agree to raise the nation's debt ceiling past $31 trillion. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/22/politics/debt-ceiling-default-what-matters/index.html
Seven people were arrested on Tuesday in relation to incidents of racist abuse directed at Real Madrid star VinÃcius Jr. this season. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/23/football/four-arrested-for-vinicius-jr-effigy-spt-intl/index.html
Nevada governor Joe Lombardo announced a tentative agreement on Wednesday with the Oakland Athletics and local and state leaders to bring a bill to the state legislature that would pave the way for the A's to play in Las Vegas. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/25/sport/oakland-athletics-las-vegas-nevada-mlb-spt-intl/index.html
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy appears set to send members home after votes on Thursday, signaling that debt negotiations with the White House will continue as the risk of a first-ever default grows. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/25/politics/debt-limit-talks-thursday/index.html
More than two years after the rotting foot of an alleged swindler washed ashore on an Australian beach, a coroner has delivered her findings in a case that has long captivated the country. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/25/australia/australia-melissa-caddick-fraud-coroner-death-intl-hnk/index.html
A new "revolution" could rock Russia if its stuttering war effort in Ukraine continues, the chief of private military group Wagner has said, in a scathing assessment of Moscow's military readiness that could further expose divisions in Russian President Vladimir Putin's military hierarchy. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/24/europe/wagner-prigozhin-russia-manpower-ukraine-intl/index.html
There have been no shortage of surprises for Michael Block since the 46-year-old club pro authored one of sport's great surprise stories at the PGA Championship. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/24/golf/michael-block-michael-jordan-intl-spt/index.html
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he wants the financial charges leveled against the club to be settled "as soon as possible." source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/24/football/pep-guardiola-manchester-city-financial-charges-spt-intl/index.html
German investigators have launched a nationwide raid against members of the Last Generation climate activist group, the Munich State Prosecutor's Office said Wednesday. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/24/europe/german-police-raid-last-generation-climate-activists-intl/index.html
Trade between Russia and China is expected to hit a new record level of $200 billion this year, according to Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin during his trip to China, as Moscow faces growing isolation from the West. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/24/economy/russia-china-trade-new-record-intl-hnk/index.html
"We're never going to give up." Those were the words earlier this month from the parents of Madeleine McCann, who vanished as a toddler without a trace while on vacation in Portugal in 2007. Born May 2003, Madeleine's family marked her 20th birthday this month. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/23/europe/madeleine-mccann-disappearance-timeline-intl-cmd/index.html
Kraft is fixing one of the biggest complaints about its cheese slices: the packaging. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/23/business/kraft-singles-cheese-makeover/index.html
If the current pace of global warming goes unchecked, it will push billions of people outside the "climate niche," the temperatures where humans can flourish, and expose them to dangerously hot conditions, according to a new study published Monday. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/23/asia/global-warming-billions-dangerous-climate-heat-report-intl-hnk/index.html
Museums are increasingly embracing technology, featuring everything from flying metallic penguins, to robotic tins of Spam. source https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/high-tech-museums-future-spc-intl/index.html
The driver of a U-Haul who crashed into a security barrier in Lafayette Square near the White House Monday night was arrested on multiple charges, including threatening to kill or harm a president, vice president or family member, according to US Park Police. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/23/politics/dc-uhaul-crash-charges/index.html
India's has defended its decision to host a Group of 20 (G20) meeting in the Himalayan territory of Jammu and Kashmir, despite criticism from rights groups and expected boycotts from a handful of countries. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/23/india/india-g20-kashmir-china-boycott-intl-hnk/index.html
Mergers and acquisitions are Wall Street's bread and butter. When companies combine, or one company buys another, it creates opportunities for investors and banks to make money by providing advice or finance for the transaction. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/22/investing/premarket-stocks-trading/index.html
The joy of sport is its unpredictability. There are the favorites, the perennial winners, but there is also a place for the underdogs -- the dreamers. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/22/football/bayern-munich-borussia-dortmund-bundesliga/index.html
C. Boyden Gray, the former White House counsel to former President George H.W. Bush and ambassador to the European Union, has died. He was 80. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/22/politics/c-boyden-gray-dies/index.html
How human-biting mosquitoes track us isn't known, but it matters, since they carry diseases such as Zika, dengue, West Nile virus and malaria. Understanding how mosquitoes sniff us out so more effective repellents can be made could save up to half a million lives lost annually. source https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/26/health/mosquito-bites-human-disease-wellness-scn/index.html
After tearing his ACL during the 2020/21 season, Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray turned to his head coach with tears in his eyes and asked if he would be traded, Denver head coach Michael Malone recalled on Saturday after his team defeated the LA Lakers 119-108 and took a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference finals. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/21/sport/jamal-murray-denver-nuggets-la-lakers-spt-intl/index.html
Irish nationalists Sinn Fein followed up last year's historic Northern Ireland Assembly victory by overtaking their unionist rivals by a wide margin in council elections on Saturday to become the biggest party at local level for the first time. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/21/europe/sinn-fein-northern-ireland-local-elections-intl/index.html
When all is said and done, it is looking increasingly likely that this iteration of Manchester City will go down as the greatest team in Premier League history. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/21/football/how-manchester-city-won-the-premier-league-once-again-spt-intl/index.html
Ron DeSantis is going to run for president talking about his record in Florida. Joe Biden is too. Biden advisers believe they can hold up what the GOP governor calls his "Florida blueprint" as a warning to the country about what would happen if DeSantis wins the White House in 2024 source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/21/politics/biden-desantis-florida-blueprint-election-2024/index.html
Chris Pantons is what you'd call a Google Pixel super fan. The Knoxville, Tennessee native loves the software, the camera, the virtual assistant, all of it. He even credits the phone's car crash detection tool with saving his life a few years ago when he was in an accident. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/21/tech/foldable-phones-pixel-fold-cost/index.html
North Carolina Republicans jumped out on a limb this week when they passed a controversial new abortion ban. Democrats are now rushing to saw it off. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/20/politics/abortion-ban-north-carolina-democrats-2024/index.html
The low-slung car shook as I sped down a gravel-strewn rutted trail through the California desert, the sound of its 10-cylinder engine, just behind my head, blasting in my ears. I was driving a $380,000 supercar, the Lamborghini Haracán Sterrato and I couldn't help laughing out loud. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/20/business/lamborghini-huracan-sterrato-review/index.html
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will return to this year's Preakness Stakes after serving a lengthy suspension from the sport. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/20/sport/preakness-stakes-bob-baffert-2023-preview-spt-intl/index.html
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Japan Saturday -- as he uses his arrival in Hiroshima not only to meet Kyiv's backers but to woo leaders from the Global South. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/20/asia/zelensky-modi-meet-g7-japan-hiroshima-intl-hnk/index.html
Approximately 2 billion parking spots cover this country, enough to pave over the entire state of Connecticut. Cities are cracking down. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/20/business/parking-minimums-cars-transportation-urban-planning/index.html
In travel news this week, why this summer could be a record-breaking one for air travel, America's best beaches and Asian-American fusion cuisine -- plus an Austrian village takes an unusual approach to combating unwelcome tourist behavior. source https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/travel-news-hallstatt-austria-selfie-fence/index.html
Smoke from wildfires in Canada is moving into parts of the central US and could linger in the days ahead, health and weather officials warned Thursday. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/19/americas/canada-wildfires-us-smoke-air-quality/index.html
Newly released memos revealing that Air Force leadership repeatedly warned Airman 1st Class Jack Teixeira about inappropriately accessing classified intelligence have left former and current defense personnel baffled at how he retained his security clearance and was able to continue sharing classified information for months. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/19/politics/jack-teixeira-leak-intelligence-unit-warnings/index.html
One person was fatally wounded and another hurt in a shooting at an Ohio automotive manufacturing plant Thursday, the same day two people were injured in a shooting at a Mississippi solar farm. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/19/us/moraine-ohio-dmax-plant-shooting/index.html
At first glance, the idea of a former NFL legend and a former US Women's National Team star wanting to bring "global eyeballs" to an English soccer club might seem an unusual ambition. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/19/football/jj-watt-burnley-kealia-nfl-investor-spt-intl/index.html
There's no denying the echoes to the late Princess Diana's 1997 death in a car crash in Paris. More than 25 years on, her son and his wife were pursued through the streets of New York City this week in what their team called a "near catastrophic" car chase. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/18/world/harry-meghan-new-york-car-chase-intl-cmd-scli/index.html
Volodymyr Zelensky will travel in person to Japan for the Group of Seven (G7) summit, according to an official familiar with the planning, a stark display of confidence and Western solidarity as the Ukraine's wartime leader tries to keep crucial support from allied nations flowing. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/19/asia/zelensky-ukraine-travel-japan-g7-intl-hnk/index.html
The video looks like a gun advertisement -- on steroids. Shot in the style of a music video, with quick edits and a pulsating beat, three athletic looking men test fire a variety of machine guns, rocket launchers, assault rifles and handguns. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/17/sport/ufc-chechnya-ramzan-kadyrov-russia-spt-intl/index.html
Myanmar's junta has imported at least $1 billion in weapons and military-related equipment since its bloody coup, according to a new UN report which said much of the equipment was coming from individuals and businesses in Russia, China and Singapore. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/18/world/un-myanmar-report-military-junta-deadly-arms-sales-russia-china-intl-hnk/index.html
In sport there is nothing more revered than scoring the winning points in the last minute, snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. All of sports' greatest matches have that moment which stick in fans' forever. But not for Kenya rugby's Dennis Ombachi. source https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/28/sport/dennis-ombachi-rugby-sevens-tik-tok-spt-intl/index.html
At least eight people have been killed by heavy flooding and mudslides in the northern Italian region of Emilia Romagna, with more than 13,000 residents being forced to evacuate, according to local authorities. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/17/europe/italy-flooding-three-killed-rain-intl/index.html
A pair of jars found bought for £20 ($25) at a London thrift store sold at for almost 3,000 times that after they were identified as rare 18th-century ceramics. source https://www.cnn.com/style/article/thrift-store-qing-dynasty-jars-gbr-intl-scli/index.html
Opposition parties intent on preventing the military establishment from remaining in power in Thailand have formed a coalition with the hopes of forming a new government that could radically transform the kingdom if they are successful. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/18/asia/thailand-election-move-forward-coalition-agreed-intl-hnk/index.html
British car factories will be forced to close with the loss of thousands of jobs if the government does not renegotiate its Brexit trade deal immediately, automaker Stellantis warned on Wednesday. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/17/business/stellantis-brexit-uk-car-factories/index.html
Chinese envoy Li Hui is expected to wrap up a two-day visit to Ukraine Wednesday -- the first stop on a European tour focused on the war there, as China attempts to fashion itself as a peacemaker in the grinding conflict despite its close ties with Russia. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/17/china/china-special-envoy-ukraine-europe-peace-talks-intl-hnk/index.html
In perhaps the most eagerly anticipated club game of the season, Manchester City and Real Madrid go head-to-head for a place in the Champions League final on Wednesday. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/17/football/champions-league-man-city-real-madrid-semifinal-spt-intl/index.html
Inter Milan will contest the Champions League final next month after Lautaro MartÃnez's second-half goal ended the challenge of fierce city rival AC Milan. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/16/football/inter-ac-milan-champions-league-semifinal-second-leg-spt-intl/index.html
As investigators in Farmington, New Mexico, have yet to pin down what drove an 18-year-old gunman to shoot indiscriminately at residents, homes and cars on Monday, police say the three women he killed were elderly residents -- including a mother and daughter -- who were simply driving through the neighborhood. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/17/us/farmington-new-mexico-shooting-motive-wednesday/index.html
Five defendants have been sentenced to several years in prison for their role in a $123 million heist that captured the world's attention for its brazenness, public broadcaster MDR reported Tuesday. source https://www.cnn.com/style/article/green-vault-heist-sentence-germany-intl/index.html
Rescue groups are bracing for "a large scale loss of life" in Myanmar, one aid agency has warned, after powerful Cyclone Mocha slammed into its west coast, ripping down houses and uprooting trees in one of the strongest storms to ever hit the country. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/16/asia/cyclone-mocha-death-toll-loss-of-life-intl-hnk/index.html
The head of Japan's biggest music agency has apologized over allegations of years-long sexual abuse committed by its founder, the late entertainment mogul Johnny Kitagawa. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/16/media/japan-kitagawa-jpop-agency-sexual-abuse-apology-intl-hnk/index.html
The CHAPEA mission will see four volunteers spend a year in a 3D-printed Mars base in Texas. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/16/world/chapea-nasa-mars-analog-spc-scn-intl/index.html
Conservators at the Guggenheim Museum have uncovered a lapdog hidden beneath the surface of a Pablo Picasso painting. source https://www.cnn.com/style/article/hidden-dog-picasso-scli-intl/index.html
Panicked 911 calls from an Allen, Texas, outlet mall captured moments of chaos and terror as the nation's second-deadliest mass shooting so far this year unfolded, with eight killed and others wounded within minutes. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/16/us/allen-texas-mall-shooting-911-calls/index.html
Exxon Mobil on Monday settled a long-running human rights lawsuit with villagers who claimed soldiers Exxon hired to guard a natural gas facility in Indonesia committed murder and torture. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/16/business/indonesia-exxon-lawsuit-settlement-hnk-intl/index.html
Taiwan's legislature passed a bill Tuesday that granted same-sex couples the right to jointly adopt a child neither of them are related to, clearing one of the final hurdles in achieving full marriage equality. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/16/asia/taiwan-same-sex-adoption-marriage-equality-lgbtq-intl-hnk/index.html
Kevin Sinfield, a legendary figure in the sport of rugby league, carried his friend and former teammate Rob Burrow across the finish line of the Leeds Marathon source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/15/sport/kevin-sinfield-rob-burrow-leeds-marathon-spt-intl/index.html
Homemade salad dressing is so easy to make. It's inexpensive and fresh, and when it comes to flavor combinations, you're only limited by your imagination, not restricted to what you'll find in a bottle. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/15/health/how-to-make-salad-dressing-wellness/index.html
Vice Media filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday to facilitate a sale of the company, according to court documents and a statement from the struggling media group. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/15/media/vice-media-chapter-11-bankruptcy/index.html
A Dutch soccer match between FC Groningen and Ajax was called off on Sunday because fans twice threw fireworks onto the pitch. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/15/football/ajax-groningen-match-suspended-spt-intl/index.html
China's Communist Party had "supreme access" to all data held by TikTok's parent company Bytedance, including on servers in the United States, a former employer who is bringing a wrongful termination lawsuit has alleged. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/15/tech/bytedance-employee-lawsuit-china-data-intl-hnk/index.html
One of the strongest cyclones to ever hit Myanmar has cut communications to coastal areas as aid groups warn that early reports suggest the damage is "extensive." source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/15/asia/cyclone-mocha-aftermath-myanmar-bangladesh-intl-hnk/index.html
Jewels owned by the late billionaire Heidi Horten, whose first husband purchased Jewish businesses sold under duress during the Nazi era, fetched a combined $196 million. source https://www.cnn.com/style/article/heidi-horten-jewelry-auction-record/index.html
Lionel Messi endured a difficult return to Paris Saint-Germain's starting line-up as some of his own team's fans booed the Argentine before and during PSG's convincing victory over Ajaccio at the Parc des Princes. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/14/football/lionel-messi-psg-fans-boo-spt-intl/index.html
The cultural climate and digital landscape influenced the music we listened to in the 2010s. Revisit some of the predominant trends that came to define a mercurial decade, from pop-rap and boy bands to aesthetic sadness and protest anthems. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/14/entertainment/2010s-music-top-hits-cec/index.html
Helen Gym does not want the story of her campaign for mayor of Philadelphia to be told as a referendum on the state of the national progressive movement. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/14/politics/philadelphia-mayor-progressives-helen-gym/index.html
Another explosion hit Russian-occupied Luhansk in eastern Ukraine on Saturday. The city has rarely been targeted during the conflict but was struck twice on Friday. Follow here for live updates. source https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-05-14-23/index.html
Tanya Tilghman blames politicians for many of the ills that have beset San Francisco, especially the worsening drug crisis that drew her son deeper and deeper into addiction. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/14/us/san-francisco-drugs-homeless-sidner-tws/index.html
On the day she was killed, Simone Crawley's grandmother, Ruth E. Whitfield, was buying seeds for her garden -- a labor of love -- where she planted sweet peppers and sweet potatoes. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/14/us/buffalo-tops-anniversary-reaj/index.html
A 16-year-old from Dania Beach, Florida, was arrested on suspicion of making a series of false reports of bomb threats at several schools and the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Friday, authorities said. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/14/us/florida-swatting-schools-airport/index.html
Advantages of being raised by a single mother outweigh expectations and outlast childhood embarrassment. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/14/health/single-mom-parenting-wellness/index.html
When you settle in to sleep, your throat and tongue tend to slump, constricting your airways. For many, that spurs mouth breathing, resulting in diminished sleep quality. Here are some solutions. source https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/20/health/how-to-stop-mouth-breathing-sleep-wellness/index.html
The simple exercise of writing down everything you and your partner are responsible for in running your home, and addressing the imbalance, will make your household more effective and equitable. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/13/health/household-work-fairness-post-it-wellness/index.html
In travel news this week: a restaurant on the edge of space is now booking, a hypersonic startup promises to fly people from Europe to Australia in under five hours and couples' incredible property transformation projects in Italy and Japan. source https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/travel-news-tuscany-castle-japan-guesthouse/index.html
The competing ambitions of former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis collide Saturday in Iowa, the closest the two have come to each other on the road as they move toward a 2024 showdown. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/13/politics/trump-desantis-iowa/index.html
Amid pressing concerns that a surge of migrant crossings would be triggered by the expiration of the US border restriction policy known as Title 42, some southern border communities have reported receiving fewer-than-expected migrant arrivals since the policy has been lifted. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/13/us/title-42-border-immigration-saturday/index.html
Brandon Guffey was at home last July when he heard a gunshot and found his 17-year-old son Gavin bleeding from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He soon learned Gavin had been blackmailed by scammers who tricked him into sending nude photos. Guffey, a South Carolina state lawmaker, has successfully pushed a bill that would criminalize sextortion. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/13/us/brandon-guffey-gavin-sextortion-law-cec/index.html
"People say I'm a funny guy," Finnish rapper Käärijä says, reclining in the sauna truck he had shipped across northern Europe, wearing only some tight leather shorts, a set of spiky green sleeves and an aggressive bowl cut. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/13/uk/eurovision-song-contest-2023-grand-final-cmd-gbr-intl/index.html
Jacqueline Towarnicki got a text as she finished her day shift at a local clinic. She had a new case, a patient covered in bruises who couldn't remember how the injuries got there. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/12/health/sexual-assault-nurse-examiners-kff-health-news-partner/index.html
Italy's government convened crisis talks Thursday to investigate the reasons behind a surge in prices for pasta, one of the country's most beloved and culturally important foods. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/11/business/italian-pasta-price-rises/index.html
Tesla will recall more than 1.1 million cars in China due to potential safety risks, the country's top market regulator said on Friday. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/12/economy/china-tesla-recall-intl-hnk/index.html
Brazilian authorities have launched a federal investigation into soccer match-fixing, the country's Ministry of Justice and Public Security announced in a statement on Wednesday. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/11/football/brazil-soccer-match-fixing-investigation-spt-intl/index.html
China's carbon emissions will likely hit a new record in 2023 on the back of an economic rebound, but a rapid expansion in green energy will enable its emissions to peak soon, a global energy think tank said on Friday. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/12/economy/china-carbon-emissions-record-intl-hnk/index.html
Australia's trade chief has arrived in China to lobby for the removal of curbs from its top trading partner, three years after relations soured when the previous administration in Canberra called for an investigation into the origins of Covid-19. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/12/business/australia-china-trade-minister-visit-intl-hnk/index.html
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urged Congress on Thursday to raise its debt ceiling, warning that a US default would produce an "economic and financial catastrophe" that would trigger a global economic downturn and risk undermining the country's ability to provide global leadership. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/11/economy/yellen-us-debt-ceiling-default-warning-intl-hnk/index.html
As President Joe Biden's approach to migration at the US-Mexico border confronts its most critical test yet when Title 42 expires, his No. 2, Kamala Harris, will face what's likely to be her own perception problem. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/11/politics/migration-title-42-harris/index.html
The rules would apply to the nation's fleet of existing and new power plants that run on coal and natural gas -- two major fossil fuels that are the root cause of the climate crisis. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/11/politics/epa-power-plant-rules-climate/index.html
China has appointed the head of its powerful new financial watchdog, which was created as part of sweeping reforms aimed at reining in the $60 trillion industry. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/11/economy/china-nfra-new-chief-intl-hnk/index.html
With just hours left before Title 42 expires Thursday night, the US is wrapping up a surge of asylum officers, troops and federal agents toward the southern border, anticipating the Trump-era border restriction policy's demise could spur an even heavier migrant influx than the country has already seen in recent weeks. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/11/us/title-42-expires-border-immigration-thursday/index.html
President Joe Biden will take his case for raising the debt ceiling without conditions on the road to Valhalla, New York, Wednesday as he seeks to ramp up the public pressure campaign on lawmakers with the threat of default -- and potential economic catastrophe -- just over three weeks away. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/10/politics/biden-debt-limit-road-pitch/index.html
Inflation has eaten away more than one-third of Social Security benefits' buying power since 2000, a new analysis found. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/10/politics/social-security-benefits-inflation/index.html
Wall Street is betting the Federal Reserve will reverse course and begin slashing interest rates as soon as this summer. Billionaire David Rubenstein is warning that would be a mistake. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/10/economy/david-rubenstein-fed-inflation/index.html
Both Voyager probes have outlived their original missions and are exploring interstellar space more than 45 years after launch. The mission team has made clever decisions to manage the power supply and instruments on each spacecraft to keep them going. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/10/world/nasa-voyager-probes-power-scn/index.html
A sentencing hearing for a US Army sergeant who was convicted of murdering a protester at a Black Lives Matter rally in 2020 is expected to resume Wednesday morning amid promises from Texas' governor to pardon him. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/10/us/daniel-perry-texas-sentencing-wednesday/index.html
A missing 8-year-old boy who had survived for two days in a Michigan state park by eating snow was found sheltering under a log on Monday, state police announced. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/10/us/missing-michigan-boy-rescued-eating-snow-state-park/index.html
Air New Zealand will launch Skynest, a beds-on-board concept for economy class passengers, on select long-haul flights in September 2024. source https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/air-new-zealand-skynest-bunk-beds-price-intl-hnk/index.html
A Polish Mayor died after falling from a fourth-floor window of a hotel in Sardinia, Italy, the Polish Press Agency (PAP) reported on Tuesday. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/09/europe/poland-mayor-death-balcony-sardinia-intl/index.html
The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors 104-101 on Monday night in Game 4 of their best-of-seven NBA playoff series to give them a 3-1 lead. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/09/sport/la-lakers-golden-state-warriors-game-4-spt-intl/index.html
With a swimming pool, spa and even a squash court, the Oryx Hotel inside Doha's airport is almost a destination in its own right. source https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/oryx-hotel-hamad-international-airport-doha/index.html
UFC fighter Tony Ferguson was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after his truck hit other vehicles and rolling over in Hollywood, California, on Sunday morning, the Los Angeles Police Department told CNN. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/09/sport/tony-ferguson-arrested-dui-crash-ufc-spt-intl/index.html
With US officials fearing the expiration of a Trump-era border restriction this week will spur a surge of migrants, the federal government estimates that about 152,000 migrants were waiting in shelters and streets in northern Mexican states bordering the US over the weekend, a source familiar with federal estimates told CNN. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/09/us/title-42-expires-border-immigration-tuesday/index.html
In the days since a gunman wielding an AR-15 style weapon opened fire at a Texas outlet mall -- committing the second-deadliest US mass shooting this year -- witnesses have recounted the scene's horror and bloodshed, which forced several untrained bystanders to become first responders for the eight killed and several others wounded. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/09/us/allen-texas-outlet-mall-shooting-tuesday/index.html
A young security guard who shared laughs with mall employees and an engineer spending a Saturday afternoon shopping with a friend are among the eight people killed when a gunman opened fire at Allen Premium Outlets in Texas. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/08/us/victims-allen-texas-outlet-mall-shooting/index.html
Andy Murray is back in the winner's circle for the first time since 2019 after the Scot beat world No. 17 Tommy Paul 2-6 6-1 6-2 in the final of the ATP Challenger event in Aix-en-Provence. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/08/tennis/andy-murray-beats-tommy-paul-aix-en-provence-spt-intl/index.html
Violence has gripped the northeast Indian state of Manipur, as unrest between ethnic groups saw buildings set ablaze and charred vehicles strewn across roads, leaving at least 58 dead and tens of thousands more homeless. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/08/india/india-manipur-violence-ethnic-explainer-hntl-hnk/index.html
More than 100 wildfires raging across the Alberta region of Canada have forced more than 29,000 people to flee in what officials have called an "unprecedented situation" for the province. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/08/weather/alberta-canada-wildfires-monday/index.html
From pizza and porceddu to tiramisù and tortellini, Italy is a map of mouthwatering, authentic flavors. Here's a route to devouring some of the best cuisine the country has to offer. source https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/classic-italian-dishes/index.html
About 2,100 Afghan refugees remain held in a sprawling compound in the United Arab Emirates more than 18 months after they were evacuated from Afghanistan largely by private groups working with the State Department. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/07/politics/afghan-evacuees-stuck-uae-private-evacuation/index.html
It was just a short trip back to the UK for Prince Harry, who attended the coronation of his father, King Charles III, in London on Saturday. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/06/uk/prince-harry-attends-coronation-ckc-gbr-intl-scli/index.html
Emily Bhatnagar was 16 when she learned her father had Stage 4 thyroid cancer. An avid reader, she hit upon an idea to give books to other children who were facing scary medical issues. Nearly two years later, her grassroots book drive has donated more than 15,000 children's books to nearby hospitals. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/07/us/emily-bhatnagar-book-donations-cec/index.html
Planet Fitness is offering high schoolers free gym access this summer through its High School Summer Pass program, which runs through August. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/07/business/planet-fitness-free-summer-pass-teens-trnd/index.html
First they were seen as cage-fighting meat heads. Then testosterone-fueled trash talkers wearing expensive suits. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/05/business/one-championship-us-singapore-mma-intl-hnk/index.html
Russia has blamed the "Kyiv regime" and several Western nations for the bombing of military blogger Zakhar Prilepin's car on Saturday. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/07/europe/russia-blames-kyiv-blogger-bombing-intl-hnk/index.html
Several anti-monarchy protesters were arrested in central London ahead of the coronation of King Charles III on Saturday, their group has said, as the Metropolitan Police force faces scrutiny for its approach toward demonstrators at the historic event. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/06/uk/king-charles-anti-monarchy-protest-arrests-ckc-gbr-intl/index.html
Russian-installed authorities in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine announced evacuations will start in the area due to "intensified shelling." Follow here for live updates. source https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-05-06-23/index.html
The 149th edition of the Kentucky Derby takes place Saturday with all eyes waiting to see if there's another potential upset on the cards. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/06/sport/kentucky-derby-churchill-downs-horse-racing-spt-intl/index.html
Ukraine says it has for the first time used a US-made Patriot air defense system to intercept a Russian hypersonic missile. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/06/europe/us-patriot-system-ukraine-hypersonic-missile-intl-hnk/index.html
The leaders of Sudan's warring military factions have agreed to start preliminary talks in Jeddah aimed at ending the conflict, according to Saudi Arabia and the United States. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/06/world/sudan-conflict-talks-saudi-arabia-intl-hnk/index.html
Russia has been thwarting US-made mobile rocket systems in Ukraine more frequently in recent months, using electronic jammers to throw off its GPS guided targeting system to cause rockets to miss their targets, multiple people briefed on the matter told CNN. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/05/politics/russia-jamming-himars-rockets-ukraine/index.html
The Eta Aquariids meteor shower is set to peak this weekend. There will also be the May full flower moon on display and a chance to see a penumbral lunar eclipse. Here's how to see all three. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/04/world/may-flower-moon-lunar-eclipse-aquariids-meteor-shower-scn/index.html
On April 29, 1990, 'Nothing Compares 2 U' by Sinead O'Connor topped the charts in the US, the Detroit Pistons had just begun their road to a second successive NBA title and cranes began pulling down the Berlin Wall at the Brandenburg Gate. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/05/football/napoli-serie-a-title-win-2022-23-italy-spt-intl/index.html
Police video obtained by CNN shows Bryan Kohberger -- now charged in the November killings of four University of Idaho students -- talking with an officer during a traffic stop in Washington state a month before the slayings. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/05/us/idaho-killings-kohberger-october-traffic-stop/index.html
Standing in front of the bodies of dozens of what he claims are his fighters killed in Russia's war with Ukraine, the head of the private military company Wagner on Thursday unleashed an expletive-laden challenge to Russia's military leadership, blaming their deaths on a lack of support from Moscow. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/05/europe/wagner-military-group-prigozhin-ammunition-tirade-intl-hnk-ml/index.html
Arthur Webber made history this year. On the rainy evening of March 31, 2023, he captained what he says is the first ever all trans masculine soccer team in Europe in a match. Players stepped out onto the pitch in blue and pink patterned kits -- the same colors that adorn the trans pride flag. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/04/football/trans-soccer-team-spt-intl/index.html
When Iranian evacuees from Sudan were being flown out of Saudi Arabia on Saturday, a top Saudi military official went as far as boarding their plane back home to bid them a warm farewell. "(This is) your country," he said. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/03/middleeast/saudi-diplomacy-iran-sudan-mime-intl/index.html
The United States said Wednesday it would allow Chinese airlines to boost their services to America, handing the carriers a limited win as geopolitical tension continues to bedevil the bilateral relationship. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/04/business/china-airlines-us-flight-increase-intl-hnk/index.html
Ecuador was known as the "isla de paz" -- an island of peace -- in the 1980s, when compared to its neighbors Colombia and Peru, some of the world's biggest producers of cocaine. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/04/americas/ecuador-president-impeachment-intl-latam/index.html
Fang Bin, a retailer turned citizen journalist who documented the early outbreak of Covid-19 in Wuhan, has been released after more than three years detention in China, a family member told CNN. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/04/china/fang-bin-wuhan-covid-19-citizen-journalist-released-intl-hnk/index.html
Heavy rain caused flooding and landslides on Tuesday in western Rwanda killing at least 109 people in the Western and Northern Provinces, according to state media Rwanda Broadcasting Agency (RBA.) source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/03/africa/floods-kill-109-rwanda-intl/index.html
Federal Reserve officials are expected to raise interest rates by a quarter point at the conclusion of their two-day policy meeting Wednesday, despite calls from some lawmakers and economists to tap the brakes to allow the ailing banking sector to rebalance. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/03/business/fed-rate-decision-may/index.html
Go Airlines (India) Ltd owner Wadia Group is completely committed to the airline and had no plans to exit it, the airline's chief executive told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/03/business/india-go-first-airlines-bankruptcy-hnk-intl/index.html
Elaborate trains were a common theme in outfits celebrities wore to honor the late designer Karl Lagerfeld at the 2023 Met Gala in New York City. source https://www.cnn.com/style/article/met-gala-2023-trains-trend/index.html
Authorities have arrested and charged with arson a man federal prosecutors said is responsible for setting fires at two Minneapolis mosques and separately spray-painting the district office door of a Muslim American member of Congress, according to a news release from the US Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/01/us/minneapolis-mosque-fires-arrest/index.html
Expert forager and herbalist Lisa M. Rose offers guidance on identifying, gathering and preparing edible flora that grow wild in most major US cities. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/02/health/urban-foraging-wellness-scn/index.html
US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released an advisory Tuesday addressing the "epidemic of loneliness and isolation" affecting the country and laying out a framework for a "National Strategy to Advance Social Connection." source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/02/health/murthy-loneliness-isolation/index.html
It's one of the world's priciest cities, with the least affordable housing market on the planet and parking spaces that can go for nearly a million dollars each. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/02/business/hong-kong-minimum-wage-cost-of-living-intl-hnk/index.html
New research sheds light on the elusive sand cat, suggesting the species may be more endangered than previously thought. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/02/world/sand-cat-research-c2e-spc-intl-scn/index.html
HSBC announced it had tripled its quarterly profit Tuesday, blowing past expectations as it benefited from high interest rates around the world. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/02/investing/hsbc-q1-earnings-surpass-expectations-intl-hnk/index.html
President Joe Biden is expected to welcome Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to the White House this week as part of continued efforts to strengthen security and economic relations between the US and the Philippines amid regional concerns over an increasingly assertive China. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/01/politics/philippines-president-marcos-biden-defense/index.html
Up to 60% of stroke survivors develop cognitive decline within a year, and one-third progress to dementia within five years, according to a new scientific statement from the American Stroke Association. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/01/health/stroke-cognition-dementia-wellness/index.html
Ukraine's much-anticipated counteroffensive appears imminent -- and the way each side is preparing speaks volumes about their readiness. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/01/europe/ukraine-russia-counteroffensive-analysis-intl-hnk/index.html
For some — the chance to see a banana duct-taped to a wall is to be within touching distance of a sensational moment in recent art history. For others, it's an enticing snack. source https://www.cnn.com/style/article/student-eats-maurizio-cattelan-banana-art-south-korea-intl-hnk/index.html
Most assets of First Republic Bank are being purchased by JPMorgan Chase in a deal announced Monday that was arranged by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the independent government agency that insures deposits for bank customers. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/01/business/first-republic-purchase-hnk-intl/index.html
Opportunity is ripe for Republicans to win back the Senate next year -- if they can land the candidates to pull it off. source https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/30/politics/senate-race-rankings-may-elections/index.html