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[ad_1] Editor’s Note: The past year was filled with uncertainty over politics, the economy and the ongoing pandemic. In the face of big changes, people found themselves longing for a different time. CNN’s series “The Past Is Now” examines how nostalgia manifested in our culture in 2022 — for better …

[ad_1] CNN  —  From a small island in Polynesia to the white-sand beaches of Florida, the planet experienced a dizzying number of climate and extreme weather disasters in 2022. Blistering summer heat broke records in drought-stricken China, threatening lives and food production. In the United States, drought and sea level …

[ad_1] CNN  —  [Breaking news update at 9:47 a.m. ET] At least 25 people have died in Erie County, New York, as a result of a massive winter storm that blasted much of the US, county executive Mark Poloncarz said in a news conference Monday, citing the findings of the …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Around 14,000 customers in Puyallup and Graham, Washington, were impacted Sunday after burglars vandalized three power substations belonging to Tacoma Public Utilities and Puget Sound Energy, police said. No suspects are in custody at this time, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department added in a statement Sunday. The …

[ad_1] CNN  —  A nearly weeklong winter storm blasting much of the US has plunged temperatures to life-threatening lows, brought blizzards and floods, and left more than a quarter million people without power on Christmas Day. Blizzard conditions continue across the Great Lakes, while frigid cold temperatures grip the eastern …

[ad_1] London CNN  —  In a community center in central London, a young child plays in a makeshift area as her caregiver rocks her stroller and chats to a friend. The Oasis Centre in Waterloo sits in a four-story building that has a warm, inviting feeling, with plush chairs and …

[ad_1] CNN  —  A massive winter storm battered the US on Friday with frigid temperatures, high winds and heavy snow, leaving several people dead, knocking out power to over a million customers and wrecking holiday plans from coast to coast. The storm – expected to intensify throughout Friday as it …

[ad_1] Washington CNN  —  The Biden administration has launched an expansive task force to investigate how US and western components, including American-made microelectronics, are ending up in Iranian-made drones Russia is launching by the hundreds into Ukraine, multiple officials familiar with the effort tell CNN.  The US has imposed tough export control …

[ad_1] CNN  —  A Kremlin-linked hacking group known for focusing on Ukraine has stepped up its spying efforts against Ukraine’s NATO allies in recent months – in part by trying to hack a big oil firm in a NATO country in August, according to US cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks. …

[ad_1] Kyiv, Ukraine CNN  —  At least two people were hurt and key infrastructure has been damaged in a Russian drone assault on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, the latest attempt by Moscow to ravage Ukraine’s power supplies. Explosions and air raid sirens were heard around the city early Monday, with …