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05 Aug/2021

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05 Aug/2021

US intel agencies scour reams of genetic data from Wuhan lab in Covid origins hunt

US intelligence agencies are digging through a treasure trove of genetic data that could be key to uncovering the origins of the coronavirus -- as soon as they can decipher it.

04 Aug/2021

This doctor in Florida is spreading misinformation. CNN confronts him

CNN's Randi Kaye attempts to track down Dr. Joseph Mercola to find out why he continues to spread misinformation about Covid-19 and the vaccine.

05 Aug/2021

Fully vaccinated people who get Covid-19 breakthrough infection can transmit virus, CDC chief says

Fully vaccinated people who get a Covid-19 breakthrough infection can transmit the virus, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Thursday.

05 Aug/2021

MyPillow magnate Mike Lindell's latest election conspiracy theory is his most bizarre yet

Since the presidential election, Christina Jensen says she's been stopped on the street several times by acquaintances who wanted to share troubling news: hackers from Beijing had switched nearly 24,000 votes for Donald Trump in their rural, GOP-leaning Wisconsin county.

05 Aug/2021

The full picture of Trump's attempted coup is only starting to emerge

05 Aug/2021

Unvaccinated man shares heartbreaking video diary from ICU

A Virginia dad is chronicling his story of battling Covid-19 in a series of Facebook videos and says he made a mistake by not getting vaccinated. CNN's Brianna Keilar reports.

05 Aug/2021

Biden's electric vehicle sales goal won't be too hard to reach by 2030

President Joe Biden announced an agreement Thursday that aims to push the US auto industry to sell more electric vehicles. The goals include a "shared aspiration" that 40% to 50% of vehicles sold in the US will be electric, plug-in hybrids or hydrogen-powered.

05 Aug/2021

US sprint great Carl Lewis calls Team USA's 4x100 meter relay fail a 'total embarrassment'

05 Aug/2021

'There is no life for me here': One of the last Guantanamo detainees is a litmus test for Biden

05 Aug/2021

Go inside Simone Biles' 'secret gym' in Tokyo

Simone Biles has publicly thanked the gym an hour outside of Tokyo where she was able to step away from the public eye and train privately to get ready for competing in the Olympics beam event. CNN's Will Ripley gets an exclusive tour inside the facility which helped her to overcome the "twisties" condition which forced her to pull out of the other...

05 Aug/2021

Japanese whiskey worth $5,800 gifted to Pompeo is missing, State filings say

The State Department is looking into the whereabouts of a $5,800 bottle of Japanese whiskey that was gifted to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, according to State Department filings in the federal register.

05 Aug/2021

Bill Gates says time he spent with Jeffrey Epstein 'a huge mistake'

Microsoft founder Bill Gates regrets his gatherings with Jeffrey Epstein, the wealthy financial manager who was accused of child sex trafficking, he told CNN Wednesday.

05 Aug/2021

Lionel Messi is leaving FC Barcelona despite agreeing new contract, club says

Lionel Messi is leaving Barcelona, the Spanish club said on Thursday.

05 Aug/2021

6 people are dead after a sightseeing plane crashes in Alaska

Six people are dead after a sightseeing plane crashed in southeast Alaska on Thursday, according to the US Coast Guard.

05 Aug/2021

Perfectly preserved cave lion cub found frozen in Siberia is 28,000 years old.

Found frozen deep in the Siberian Arctic, the cave lion cub looks like she's asleep and one touch might awaken her.

05 Aug/2021

First openly trans Olympian to medal at Tokyo 2020 says 'the fight isn't close to over'

A gold medal is the ambition, but Quinn has already made history at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games by becoming the first trans and the first non-binary athlete to win a medal.

05 Aug/2021

Olympic gold medalist breaks internet with cardigan

Great Britain's gold medal winning diver, Tom Daley, unveils the cardigan he has been knitting while at the Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo.

05 Aug/2021

Warning as US wildfire rages: 'You are in imminent danger and you MUST leave now'

A newly ignited fire in Northern California has forced thousands of residents to evacuate their homes as the US fights 96 large active fires that have scorched nearly two million acres.

05 Aug/2021

New York state impeachment investigation into Cuomo is 'nearing completion'

A wide-ranging New York state impeachment investigation into various allegations of misconduct against embattled Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo is close to concluding, according to a letter obtained by CNN.

04 Aug/2021

'Justice for India's daughter': Protests erupt over alleged rape and murder

Protests are continuing over the alleged gang rape, murder and forced cremation of a 9-year-old girl in New Delhi, India. CNN's Vedika Sud reports.

05 Aug/2021

Biden extends temporary safe haven to Hong Kong residents in US amid China crackdown

President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a memorandum extending temporary safe haven to certain Hong Kong residents in the US amid ongoing repression and undermining of democracy by China.

05 Aug/2021

US 'not ready to throw in the towel' on Afghan talks even as Taliban violence grows

The Biden administration has continued to back negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban, insisting the latter is still invested in the political process and political success is still possible, even as the international community has accused the Taliban of atrocities that may amount to war crimes.

05 Aug/2021

Extreme fires tear through Greece near historic sites

While Greece is battling blazes across the country, Turkey is fighting devastating fires caused by extreme heat. CNN's Kim Brunhuber reports on the wildfires plaguing parts of southern Europe.

05 Aug/2021

Carnival cruise ship reports Covid cases, brings in mask requirement for all passengers

After a "small number of positive cases" of Covid-19 were detected aboard a Carnival Cruise Line ship, a new fleetwide mask policy requiring all guests to wear masks in some indoor areas was implemented ahead of schedule, the cruise line said.

05 Aug/2021

Nigeria seizes record $54 million in pangolin parts and elephant tusks

Officials in Nigeria - a hub for illegal wildlife trafficking - have seized a record amount of pangolin scales and claws and elephant tusks as the government attempts to combat the trade, the head of customs said on Wednesday.

05 Aug/2021

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro will be investigated over unproven voter fraud claims

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has ruled that President Jair Bolsonaro should be investigated for his unproven claims that the country's electronic voting system is vulnerable to fraud.

04 Aug/2021

Wuhan taking drastic action to stop spread of Delta variant

China's spiraling outbreak of the Delta variant of Covid-19 has hit Wuhan, the original epicenter of the pandemic, prompting citywide coronavirus testing as authorities scramble to contain the city's first reported local infections in more than a year. CNN's David Culver reports from Wuhan, China.

05 Aug/2021

Tesla just got snubbed by Biden's electric vehicle summit

President Joe Biden will be celebrating ambitious electric vehicles goals by automakers at the White House on Thursday. But he'll be doing so without the world's largest maker of EVs: Tesla.

04 Aug/2021

Journalist was at a cafe when Taliban attacked. Hear his story

Journalist Ali Latifi discusses the scene in the capital and largest city of Afghanistan, Kabul, after the blast from the Taliban.

05 Aug/2021

Richard Trumka, head of powerful AFL-CIO union, has died

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, the head of the most powerful labor organization in the country and a close ally of the Biden White House, has died. He was 72.

05 Aug/2021

11 people arrested in hate crime investigation following Euro 2020 final

British police have arrested 11 people across the UK in connection with episodes of racist abuse targeting England football players on social media following the team's Euro 2020 final loss to Italy.

04 Aug/2021

Eerie video shows scene of murder investigation in Ukraine

CNN's Matthew Chance walks through the forested area outside of Kiev where Ukrainian police said the body of Belarusian activist Vitaly Shishov was found with "abrasions" and "peeled skin."

05 Aug/2021

Why summer is spooky season in Japan

High temperatures during the Tokyo Olympics have been making headlines around the world.

05 Aug/2021

Last of Tokyo's geishas cling to a disappearing trade

Wearing tall platform sandals and a long kimono, Ikuko glides across the room as if she were balancing a glass of water on her head. She gazes at a wall of old photos in Tokyo's Akasaka geisha house.

09 Jul/2018

There's a 'lost city' here that's older than Machu Picchu

Tourism to Colombia has grown exponentially in recent years, with thousands more people flocking to the South American destination after decades of it being practically off limits because of a long, drawn-out civil war.

05 Aug/2021

Meet the British couple doing 96 events in 17 days: We have blisters on all of our toes!

Stuart Bates and Charlotte Nichols are competing in the "Spennylympics," a challenge they have set for themselves to raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association, in memory of Bates' brother, Spencer, who they lost to ALS in 2011.

05 Aug/2021

Robinhood brings the meme stock phenomenon full circle

Earlier this year, when GameStop shares exploded out of the blue, all eyes were on Robinhood, the commission-free trading app that was helping millions of amateur investors gain access to financial markets. Coordinating on social media, the app's users showed an uncanny ability to supercharge a wide array of stocks.

05 Aug/2021