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New evidence refutes Pentagon account of attack as US withdrew from Afghanistan

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New video evidence uncovered by CNN significantly undermines two Pentagon investigations, the latest of which was...
New video evidence uncovered by CNN significantly undermines two Pentagon investigations, the latest of which was released last week, into an ISIS-K suicide attack outside Kabul airport, during the American troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021. The incident was a gruesome coda to America’s longest war, l...
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China sees foreign threats everywhere as powerful spy agency takes center stage

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Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter which explores what you need to...
Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter which explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. In a slick video marking the National Security Education Day, China’s top spy agency has a stern message for Chinese people: foreign spies are everywhere. As omin...
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It's not your age that's slowing your metabolism, new research says

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Editor’s Note: Dana Santas, known as the “Mobility Maker,” is a certified strength and conditioning specialist...
Editor’s Note: Dana Santas, known as the “Mobility Maker,” is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and mind-body coach in professional sports, and is the author of the book “Practical Solutions for Back Pain Relief.” If you’re middle-aged and have been slowly but steadily putting on weight for years, you...

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House passes bill that could ban TikTok in US amid high-stakes foreign aid vote

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A potential US ban against TikTok took a major step toward becoming reality on Saturday as...
A potential US ban against TikTok took a major step toward becoming reality on Saturday as House lawmakers approved a hot-button bill targeting the app as part of a wide-ranging aid package for Israel and Ukraine. The bipartisan vote of 360-58 marks the latest defeat for TikTok in Washington, as the embattled social...
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Volkswagen workers vote overwhelmingly to join the UAW

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Hourly workers at Volkswagen’s plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee overwhelming voted to join the United Auto Workers...
Hourly workers at Volkswagen’s plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee overwhelming voted to join the United Auto Workers late Friday, a major breakthrough in the union’s effort to organize workers at plants nationwide. Shortly after 11 pm ET on Friday the National Labor Relations Board, the federal body that oversees such ...
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Apple deletes WhatsApp, Threads from China app store on orders from Beijing

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Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter which explores what you need to...
Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter which explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Apple has removed WhatsApp and Threads from its app store in China, following an order from the country’s internet watchdog which cited national security concerns...
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Tesla discloses it spent $200k advertising on X

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Here’s one advertiser that social media platform X doesn’t have to worry about losing because it’s...
Here’s one advertiser that social media platform X doesn’t have to worry about losing because it’s turned off by Elon Musk’s comments: Tesla. The car company that famously shuns spending money on advertising spent $200,000 advertising on X through February of this year, it disclosed in an SEC filing this week. It’s ...
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Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy file for union vote at Disneyland

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Anaheim, California CNN — Disneyland employees who perform as many of the theme park’s beloved characters...
Anaheim, California CNN — Disneyland employees who perform as many of the theme park’s beloved characters have filed to have a vote on whether to join the Actors’ Equity Association, which represents live performers all over the country, from actors on Broadway to strippers in Los Angeles. The group had announced a ...
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Why mango sticky rice is one of Thailand's most beloved summer dishes

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Editor’s Note: This CNN Travel series is, or was, sponsored by the country it highlights. CNN...
Editor’s Note: This CNN Travel series is, or was, sponsored by the country it highlights. CNN retains full editorial control over subject matter, reporting and frequency of the articles and videos within the sponsorship, in compliance with our policy. There are said to be more than 200 types of mangoes grown in Thai...
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Student debt is haunting Americans from graduation to retirement

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Going to college is supposed to be the path to a more prosperous life. But the...
Going to college is supposed to be the path to a more prosperous life. But the cost of getting a degree has become a financial albatross, weighing down borrowers from the day they graduate to the day they retire — if retirement is even possible. Student loan debt is a burden that nearly 3 out of 4 American borrowers...
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Boeing's problems has cost United $200M in Q1 2024

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United Airlines was pushed into the red by Boeing and its ongoing quality issues, the airline...
United Airlines was pushed into the red by Boeing and its ongoing quality issues, the airline said Tuesday. The company took a $200 million hit in the first quarter after the Boeing 737 Max 9 was grounded following the door plug incident aboard an Alaska Airlines flight. United did not say whether or not it expects ...
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Ocean heat driving global coral bleaching event, possibly the worst on record

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Coral reefs around the world are experiencing a mass bleaching event as the climate crisis drives...
Coral reefs around the world are experiencing a mass bleaching event as the climate crisis drives record-breaking ocean heat, two scientific bodies announced Monday — with some experts warning this could become the worst bleaching period in recorded history. More than 54% of the world’s coral reef areas have experie...
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1,800-year-old Roman statue discovered in parking lot

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A Roman statue dating back almost 2,000 years has been discovered by construction workers building a...
A Roman statue dating back almost 2,000 years has been discovered by construction workers building a parking lot in the United Kingdom. Digger driver Greg Crawley uncovered the marble head of a Roman lady at 16th century country estate Burghley House in Peterborough, England, last year while undertaking renovation w...
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China is giving Russia significant support to expand weapons manufacturing

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China is helping Russia ramp up its defense industrial base at such a large scale that...
China is helping Russia ramp up its defense industrial base at such a large scale that Moscow is now undertaking its most ambitious expansion in military manufacturing since the Soviet era as it continues its war against Ukraine, according to senior Biden administration officials. The support China is providing incl...
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One man's artistic wonderland, created in rental, gets protected status

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A rental property secretly transformed by the eccentric artist who lived there for three decades has...
A rental property secretly transformed by the eccentric artist who lived there for three decades has been officially protected by the British government, five years after his death. Shortly after Ron Gittins died in September 2019 at age 79, his family visited the apartment where he had lived since the mid-1980s in ...
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Russian hackers steal US Government emails with Microsoft, officials confirm

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Russian state-backed hackers have stolen email correspondence between US government agencies and Microsoft via a breach...
Russian state-backed hackers have stolen email correspondence between US government agencies and Microsoft via a breach of the software giant’s systems, US officials confirmed on Thursday. Microsoft has notified “several” US federal agencies that the hackers may have stolen emails that Microsoft sent to those agenci...
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Boeing discloses it underreported $546,000 worth of executive private jet trips

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Embattled airplane maker Boeing disclosed it lavished an additional $546,000 on the cost of personal air...
Embattled airplane maker Boeing disclosed it lavished an additional $546,000 on the cost of personal air travel in recent years for four top executives, including CEO Dave Calhoun, who announced last month that he will leave the company by the end of the year. The increased spending estimate, disclosed in a recent c...
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Bernie Sanders: It's time for a 4-day work week

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Whistleblower claims Boeing's 787 Dreamliner is flawed. The FAA is investigating

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Federal authorities say they’re investigating Boeing after a whistleblower repeatedly raised concerns with two widebody jet...
Federal authorities say they’re investigating Boeing after a whistleblower repeatedly raised concerns with two widebody jet models, and claimed the company retaliated against him. Whistleblower Sam Salehpour, a Boeing engineer, alleges that Boeing took shortcuts when manufacturing its 777 and 787 Dreamliner jets, an...
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Toxic 'forever' chemicals found in excessive levels in global groundwater: study

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Potentially toxic chemicals called PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are found in surface and groundwaters around...
Potentially toxic chemicals called PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are found in surface and groundwaters around the world at levels much higher than many international regulators allow, a new study found. Called “forever chemicals” because they fail to break down fully in the environment, PFAS h...
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US lawmakers unveil a plan to give all Americans a right to online privacy

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Two leading US lawmakers have reached a bipartisan deal that could, for the first time, grant...
Two leading US lawmakers have reached a bipartisan deal that could, for the first time, grant all Americans a basic right to digital privacy and create a national law regulating how companies can collect, share and use Americans’ online data. If it succeeds, the proposal could establish the US equivalent of the Euro...
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Solo traveler drove from London to Lagos in a tiny car

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On January 24, content creator Pelumi Nubi, who grew up in London, set off on a...
On January 24, content creator Pelumi Nubi, who grew up in London, set off on a solo drive from the UK capital to Lagos, Nigeria in her beloved purple Peugeot 107. Over two months and a terrifying car crash later, the 29-year-old received a hero’s reception as she arrived in the West African country’s largest city o...
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Tesla settles with family who said Autopilot caused his fatal crash

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Tesla has settled a high-profile case that was set to put the electric car company and...
Tesla has settled a high-profile case that was set to put the electric car company and its controversial automated-driving system on trial starting Monday. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. Jury selection was set to begin Monday in a wrongful death suit filed by the family of a former Apple engineer who di...
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Elon Musk announces Tesla will unveil a 'robotaxi' on August 8

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Elon Musk has long had an affinity for self-driving vehicles, claiming they will be one of...
Elon Musk has long had an affinity for self-driving vehicles, claiming they will be one of Tesla’s most important products. Despite big promises, years have gone by without cars that can, so far, drive on their own. But Musk, on a Friday afternoon, when companies tend to bury news, announced on X that Tesla would u...
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