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Frank Pallotta, CNN Business

Disney+ was the future. Now it’s Disney’s present

Last year, Disney's then-CEO Bob Iger called Disney+, the company's nascent streaming service, "a bet on the future of this business."
4 years ago
Anguilla has launched a program allowing remote workers to spend  three months to a year on the isl...
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN

Log on in paradise: The exotic destinations inviting remote workers

Working from home has become the new normal for many of us due to the Covid-19 pandemic. While some have struggled to adapt to this new working mode, others have come to the welcome realization that their job requirements can be completed from anywhere and are beginning to explore their options.
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WATCH: Man survives a crushing 8,000-pound boulder on hiking trail

A pastor, hiking with his daughter on the Arizona Trail, survived being crushed by a huge boulder. They were on a fundraiser, which he says will go on.
4 years ago
Amazon-subsidiary Ring is recalling hundreds of thousands of video doorbells after receiving report...
Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business

Ring recalls 350,000 smart doorbells after some of them caught fire

Amazon-subsidiary Ring is recalling hundreds of thousands of video doorbells after receiving reports of them catching fire.
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Kelsie Smith, CNN

A 21-year-old man has made history as the first person with Down syndrome to complete an Ironman triathlon

Special Olympics athlete Chris Nikic crossed the finish line on Saturday to become the first person with Down syndrome to complete an Ironman triathlon.
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Devan Cole and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN

Romney calls for nation to ‘get behind’ Biden, says he has seen “no evidence of voter fraud”

On Sunday, Sen. Mitt Romney said he's seen no evidence of voter fraud in the 2020 Presidential election, and that implying such could be "destructive."
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Alaa Elassar, CNN

Texas boy wins first place in national mullet championship

Jaxson Crossland is good at a lot of things, like boxing, fishing and riding his dirt bike. But this 8-year-old also rocks a serious mullet.
4 years ago
To date, Wheels of Change workers have removed 180 tons of trash from San Diego's streets. (Wheels ...
Martha Shade, CNN

How a TED Talk and a used van turned this teen into a fighter for the homeless

The non-profit, which he launched at age 16, offers employment to those in need, helps keep the city clean and works to end homelessness.
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Kendi (left) was pregnant for 16 months before giving birth to a male calf, the park announced on O...
Alaa Elassar, CNN

An endangered white rhino was born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park

A white rhinoceros was born at Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park, an important milestone for the near-threatened species.
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Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologist

Eta re-strengthens into a tropical storm

Tropical Storm Eta continues to bring torrential rainfall and damaging winds to Caribbean islands Saturday.
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Natalie Gallón and Jason Hanna, CNN

Man arrested in connection with family massacre in Mexico

A man has been arrested in connection with last year's massacre of nine American-Mexican citizens who were members of a polygamist group on a remote dirt road in northwestern Mexico.
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Delia Gallagher, CNN

Vatican says Pope’s comments on same-sex civil unions were taken out of context

The Vatican has sought to clarify Pope Francis' comments in support of same-sex civil unions, saying they were taken out of context and do not signal a change in doctrine.
4 years ago
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Sandee LaMotte, CNN

Cases of COVID-19 in children on rise, with highest 1-week spike yet

Rising case counts of COVID-19 in children during the last week of October is cause for concern says the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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Alaa Elassar, CNN

US Marshals find 27 missing children in Virginia

Originally Published: 01 NOV 20 14:51 ET Updated: 01 NOV 20 16:14 ET (CNN) — A rescue operation in Virginia resulted in the recovery of 27 missing children, according to the US Department of Justice. Deputy US Marshals led the five-day effort dubbed “Operation Find Our Children.” They collaborated with the agency’s Fugitive Task Force, […]
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Madeline Holcombe and Tyler Mauldin, CNN

Tropical Storm Eta forms in the Caribbean and ties for most named storms in a season

Originally Published: 01 NOV 20 05:46 ET Updated: 01 NOV 20 06:54 ET     (CNN) — Tropical Depression 29 in the Caribbean has been upgraded to Tropical Storm Eta. Eta is the 28th named storm of the active 2020 hurricane season and ties the record for the number of named storms in a single season set […]
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By Isil Sariyuce and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN

Death toll from Aegean Sea quake rises to 60, as rescuers hunt for survivors

The powerful earthquake that hit the Aegean Sea on Friday has killed 58 people in Turkey, the country's disaster agency said Sunday. Two people also died on the Greek island of Samos, Greek authorities said.
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Barbara Wojazer, Zamira Rahim and Tara John, CNN

France ‘will not give into terrorism’ says Macron, after three stabbed to death in church attack

French President Emmanuel Macron has said that France "will not give into terrorism," after three people were killed in a knife attack on a church in Nice.
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Frank Pallotta and Brian Lowry, CNN Business

‘The Mandalorian,’ Disney’s biggest blockbuster of 2020, returns with a new mission

"The Mandalorian" premiered almost a year ago, serving as the biggest enticement to subscribe to Disney's startup streaming service. The launch exceeded any reasonable expectations, but with Disney facing a much-altered media galaxy, there's even more pressure on the live-action "Star Wars" series to deliver a big bounty to the studio.
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With Halloween just around the corner, NASA has released its latest Galaxy of Horrors posters. Pres...
Ashley Strickland, CNN

New NASA posters share galactic horrors for Halloween

- Although our universe is full of wonders, it's equally riddled with horrors. Colorful posters styled like vintage horror movie adverts highlight some of these cosmic frights in the latest release from NASA's Exoplanet Exploration Office at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
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Frank Pallotta, CNN Business

Netflix is raising prices for its standard and premium plans

Netflix's prices are going up. The streaming media company is raising the prices on its standard and premium plans for US customers.
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Adam Levy, Ethan Cohen and Liz Stark, CNN

Republicans are narrowing the early voting gap in these states

In four key states -- Florida, North Carolina, Nevada and Iowa -- Republicans are beginning to narrow the Democratic advantage in pre-Election Day voting.
4 years ago
The St. Louis Red Cross Motor Corps was on duty with mask-wearing women holding stretchers at the b...
Kristen Rogers, CNN

What we can learn from 1918’s deadly second wave

The 1918 pandemic transpired in three waves, from the spring of 1918 to the winter of 1919, here's what we've learned over the last century about how to end that.
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The 5-inch segment of fossilized jaw, which was discovered in Antarctica in the 1980s, dates from 4...
Jessie Yeung, CNN

Antarctic fossil could have been the biggest flying bird ever, study finds

Fossils found in the 1980s have been identified as part one of the biggest flying bird ever found.
4 years ago
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Simret Aklilu, CNN

Krispy Kreme is offering free doughnuts and ‘I Voted’ stickers on Election Day

Krispy Kreme will give visitors the iconic "I Voted" sticker, as well as a free doughnut, in honor of Election Day on November 3.
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