Month: June 2022
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CNN Enters the Post-Jeff Zucker Era. Bye-Bye ‘Breaking News’ Banners.
CNN’s ubiquitous “Breaking News” banner is gone, now reserved for instances of truly urgent events. Snarky on-screen captions — “Angry…
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Twilight of the NIMBY
Susan Kirsch is a 78-year-old retired teacher who lives in a small cottage home in Mill Valley, Calif., on a…
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Dozens Killed and Hundreds Burned in Bangladesh Depot Disaster
DHAKA, Bangladesh — At least 39 people were killed and hundreds more suffered burns when a fire at a container…
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‘From Russia With Love’: A Putin Ally Mines Gold and Plays Favorites in Sudan
AL-IBEDIYYA, Sudan — In a scorched, gold-rich area 200 miles north of the Sudanese capital, where fortunes spring from desert-hewn…
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New Zealand’s Biodiversity Crisis Prompts Extreme Measures
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The volunteer clambered down the cliffs, progressing along a series of knots on a thin rope…
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Ukraine Will Play Wales. The Winner Goes to the World Cup.
For months after Russia invaded their country in February, the members of Ukraine’s national soccer team were unable to hold…
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North Korea Launches a Volley of Short-Range Missiles
SEOUL — North Korea launched a barrage of short-range ballistic missiles toward the waters off its east coast on Sunday,…
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New York’s Shesterkin and Tampa’s Vasilevskiy Steal Games and the Show
A new cheer was introduced during the Rangers’ emphatic Game 1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday, when…
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Ukraine aims to restart soccer leagues on its own soil in August.
Even as the war in their country continues, Ukrainian soccer officials are planning to restart the soccer season in August,…
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Fetterman’s Heart Issues Add Wild Card to Key Pennsylvania Senate Race
Just three weeks ago, a varied cross-section of Pennsylvania Democrats put its hopes on the broad shoulders of John Fetterman,…