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Oil surpasses $85 for the first time in seven years
The oil rally hit another milestone Monday, with crude topping $85 a barrel for the first time in seven years.
[ cnn.com ]Tom Brady becomes inaugural member of 600 touchdown club; gifts hat to young cancer surviving fan
Tom Brady became the first player in NFL history to have thrown 600 touchdown passes in his career during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers rout of the Chicago Bears on Sunday.
[ cnn.com ]A Texas man was charged with murder over fatal shooting of a man sitting in a parked car. He told police it was self-defense
A Texas man is facing a first-degree murder charge related to the shooting death of a man sitting in a parked car outside his home earlier this month in a case the victim's family believes could test the limits of the state's so-called stand your ground law.
[ cnn.com ]22-year-old dies from Covid-19 after giving birth, husband blames misinformation
Emily Robison was unvaccinated when she died of Covid-19, after fighting to survive for over a month. Just three weeks before her death, she had given birth to her and her husband, Eric Robison's, first child. CNN affiliate KHBS/KHOG reports on what one nurse did to lend a helping hand to the new father.
[ cnn.com ]Children are expected to be eligible for the vaccine in early November, Dr. Fauci says
The nation's top infectious disease expert says some 28 million children ages 5 to 11 in the United States may be able to receive their Covid-19 vaccine in the first two weeks of November.
[ cnn.com ]Atlanta Braves advance to the World Series for the first time in 22 years
For the first time since 1999, the Atlanta Braves are in the Fall Classic.
[ cnn.com ]Obama implores Virginia Democrats to wake up ahead of governor's race
Former President Barack Obama urged voters to shake off their exhaustion with politics during his first in-person foray onto the campaign trail in 2021, telling voters in Virginia, "we can't afford to be tired."
[ cnn.com ]Russia and China hold first joint patrol in the western Pacific, Russian defense ministry says
Russian and Chinese warships have conducted the first ever joint patrol in the western part of the Pacific Ocean, the Russian defense ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: Why Americans are so obsessed with 'Squid Game'
My first introduction to "Squid Game" -- the fictional Korean drama that is now No.1 on Netflix worldwide -- was through a brief clip on TikTok. The game "Red Light, Green Light" was being played, and I watched as one player was shot dead for moving after a "red light" was announced. The other players in the room then began to scream and run -- only to be slaughtered in a frenzy of bullets.
[ cnn.com ]Biden escapes his White House 'gilded cage' at a faster pace than Trump
President Joe Biden decamped to Wilmington on Friday, escaping the White House he's likened to a "gilded cage" for a weekend at his Delaware home. It's yet another weekend away from Washington as the President has spent a noteworthy portion of his first year in office at one of his two Delaware homes or at Camp David, working remotely.
[ cnn.com ]Mystery of exotic infectious disease traced to aromatherapy room spray
It was a mystery by any definition of the word -- a rare tropical infection that had sickened people in the decidedly non-tropical states of Minnesota and Kansas, as well as Texas. The first patient to get sick, in Kansas in March, died.
[ cnn.com ]You might already be following the Mediterranean diet with these easy food swaps
The Mediterranean diet has been an expert-recommended way of eating since it was first introduced in the 1990s, but it still holds its own with newer, trendier eating plans. And if you're moving into plant-based eating and flexitarian eating, you might be following the Mediterranean diet already without realizing it.
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: Biden has new chance to rein in pandemic at vaccine turning point
Tens of millions of Americans who see vaccines as a passport back to normal life are craving clear, jargon-free advice about boosters for themselves and first-time shots for their kids as another pandemic winter looms.
[ cnn.com ]Former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark expected to testify
The House select committee investigating the US Capitol insurrection is planning for former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark to testify next Friday -- teeing him up to be the first Trump administration official to comply with a subpoena for an interview with the panel, two sources familiar with the committee's inquiry told CNN.
[ cnn.com ]New research reveals mysterious origins of domestic horses
The domestication of horses changed the course of human history, but scientists have tried for years to figure out when and where this crucial event happened. Now, evidence from a new study using DNA analysis suggests horses were first domesticated 4,200 years ago in the steppes of the Black Sea region, part of modern-day Russia, before spreading across Asia and Europe in the centuries that followed.
[ cnn.com ]NASA's Artemis I mission to the moon is delayed
The launch of Artemis I, an uncrewed mission serving as the first step of NASA's ambitious program to return humans to the moon, has been delayed until at least February, according to the agency.
[ cnn.com ]Lyft releases sexual assault data: 4,158 incidents, including 360 rape reports over three year period
Ridehail company Lyft on Thursday released its first ever safety report, disclosing that it received 4,158 reports of sexual assault on its platform in 2017, 2018, and 2019.
[ cnn.com ]A tiny country will become Europe's first to legalize cannabis
Luxembourg is set to become the first European nation to legalize the growing and use of cannabis, the government announced in a statement on Friday.
[ cnn.com ]The NBA is caught once again between free speech and the lucrative Chinese market
Not for the first time, the NBA is in hot water with China.
[ cnn.com ]Barbados elects first president, replacing UK Queen as head of state
Barbados has elected its first-ever president to replace Britain's Queen Elizabeth as head of state, in a decisive step toward shedding the Caribbean island's colonial past.
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