[ad_1] CNN — Celebrities and musicians are coming together tonight to honor everyday people making the world a better place. CNN’s Anderson Cooper and ABC’s Kelly Ripa will co-host the 16th Annual CNN Heroes All-Star Tribute, premiering live at 8 p.m. ET. They will be joined by more than a …
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[ad_1] CNN — In the new season of the CBC and HBO Max sitcom “Sort Of,” protagonist Sabi Mehboob expresses a desire that’s at once simple and incredibly elusive. “All I want is someone who gets me,” they tell their friend and employer Bessy. “Just, like, someone who gets me …
Read More »Rashid Rover: The UAE has launched the first Arab-built moon rover
[ad_1] CNN — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched on December 11 from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying into space the first ever Arab-built lunar spacecraft. The Rashid Rover was built by Dubai’s Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and …
Read More »Upgrading your phone every few years has a huge environmental impact. Here’s how to make your device last longer.
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Greener newsletter. Our seven-part guide helps you minimize your personal role in the climate crisis and reduce your eco-anxiety. CNN — If you’re looking to replace or upgrade your smartphone in the coming year, take a beat and think it over. …
Read More »Albania’s last ‘restaurant bear’ is finally at a sanctuary
[ad_1] CNN — After over twenty years in captivity, Mark, the last of Albania’s “restaurant bears,” has safely arrived at his new home, an animal sanctuary in Austria, according to the animal rescue group Four Paws International. So-called “restaurant bears” have historically been kept in tiny cages near restaurants or …
Read More »After 25 years of wrongful imprisonment, 2 Georgia men set free after newly uncovered evidence exonerates them of murder charges
[ad_1] CNN — After spending 25 years in prison on murder convictions related to the 1996 shooting death of their friend, two Georgia men were exonerated this week, after new evidence uncovered in a true-crime podcast last year proved their innocence, their lawyers said. Darrell Lee Clark and his co-defendant …
Read More »Kevin de Leon: Video shows LA city councimember involved in a physical altercation months after involvement in racist conversation
[ad_1] Washington CNN — Los Angeles city council member Kevin de León is facing renewed scrutiny after a video surfaced online Friday night of him engaged in a physical altercation with a community activist during a holiday event. A 35-second video of the incident posted to Twitter by two local …
Read More »A trash heap 62 meters high shows the scale of India’s climate challenge
[ad_1] New Delhi CNN — At the Bhalswa landfill in northwest Delhi, a steady flow of jeeps zigzag up the trash heap to dump more garbage on a pile now over 62 meters (203 feet) high. Fires caused by heat and methane gas sporadically break out – the Delhi Fire …
Read More »Bill Cassidy: Senate Republican chokes up as he talks about how mental illness impacted his family
[ad_1] CNN — A Republican senator became emotional as he spoke in deeply personal terms about the importance of mental health care in America. Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, who is slated to take over in January as ranking member of the influential Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP) …
Read More »Brittney Griner release: After release from Russian custody, focus is on providing Brittney Griner and her family additional support, officials say
[ad_1] CNN — After being imprisoned in Russia for nearly 10 months, WNBA star Brittney Griner’s safe return to the US on Friday was marked by a stop at a Texas military medical facility for a routine evaluation, the US State Department said. Griner arrived at Brooke Army Medical Center …
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