[ad_1] CNN — A large, dark plume of smoke was seen billowing near Evin prison in northern Tehran in multiple videos on social media Saturday night. An Iranian security official said “thugs” set fire to the warehouse of prison clothing, which led to a fire in the prison, Iranian state media IRNA reported. Tehran’s Evin Prison is a notoriously brutal facility where the regime incarcerates political dissidents. “Now the …
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[ad_1] A version of this story appeared in Pop Life Chronicles, CNN’s weekly entertainment newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — When fall is in full swing, it’s all about sports at my house. Like clockwork, my husband invariably takes control of the …
Read More »Halloween movies to get you into the spooky spirit
[ad_1] CNN — Halloween entertainment is serving major nostalgia this year, with some of our favorite spooky classics being remade, or better yet, getting a sequel. Check out these holiday classics that will certainly leave you a little frightened. The Sanderson Sisters are back! “Hocus Pocus 2” brings back Bette …
Read More »‘The Watcher’ is Netflix’s latest true story tale meant to get you watching
[ad_1] CNN — Netflix has found its sweet spot with freaking us all out. “The Watcher” is no exception. Here’s what you need to know about the new limited series that is streaming now: Netflix describes it as “the Brannock family moves into what was supposed to be their suburban …
Read More »China zero-Covid: Anger at the policy is rising, but Beijing refuses to change course
[ad_1] CNN — A young woman stands on her balcony, crying out in desperation after her building was ordered into lockdown. Fighting back tears, she shouts abuse at the hazmat-suited workers below in a video that has recently gone viral on social media platform Weibo and which appears to encapsulate …
Read More »Amazon Labor Union faces next showdown in upstate New York
[ad_1] CNN Business — In April, a grassroots worker group made history by gaining enough votes to form the first US union at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, New York, in what was widely viewed as a “David vs. Goliath” battle. The next month, that same group, the Amazon …
Read More »Adnan Syed: Baltimore prosecutors drop all charges against ‘Serial’ podcast subject
[ad_1] CNN — Baltimore prosecutors on Tuesday dropped all charges against Adnan Syed, the man who spent over two decades behind bars for the 1999 killing of his ex-girlfriend and whose murder case was featured in the landmark podcast “Serial.” The charges were dropped at a virtual hearing Tuesday morning, …
Read More »Kanye West’s Twitter account locked for anti-Semitic tweet
[ad_1] CNN — Twitter locked rapper Kanye West’s Twitter account over an anti-Semitic tweet posted on the account on Saturday. In the since-removed tweet, West said he was “going death con 3 [sic] On JEWISH PEOPLE,” and also that, “You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball …
Read More »Dumpy, the TikTok-famous giant frog, is fake — well, kinda
[ad_1] CNN — A video of a massive, banana-guzzling frog, easily the size of its owner’s head, garnered over 20 million views on TikTok. But it was all thanks to movie magic, according to its creator. The video inspired shock and amazement. Posted to TikTok on Thursday, the clip shows …
Read More »Kanye West’s Instagram account restricted, returns to Twitter
[ad_1] CNN — After being suspended by Meta on Friday, Kanye West posted on Twitter for the first time in nearly two years – a move celebrated by Elon Musk, who is in the process of buying the social media network. West, who has legally changed his name to Ye, …
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