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An image of the ID.4 compact SUV provided by Volkswagen.
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Charles Riley, CNN Business

Volkswagen now has another electric SUV to take on Tesla

Production has started in Germany on the first electric SUV from the Volkswagen brand, marking the latest push by the world's largest carmaker into cleaner vehicles.
4 years ago
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power headquarters in Los Angeles, California on July 22, 2...
Madeline Holcombe and Topher Gauk-Roger, CNN

Los Angeles mayor shuts off utilities at Hollywood Hills ‘party house’

The city of Los Angeles shut off utility service at a Hollywood Hills home that hosted several large parties, violating public health orders to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
4 years ago
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 31: People wear protective face masks outside the AMC 34th Street 14 movi...
Frank Pallotta, CNN Business

Movie theaters are starting to reopen. Will anyone go?

For the first time in roughly five months, AMC Theatres will pop the popcorn, dim the lights, and start the show. But will anyone buy a ticket?
4 years ago
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Kate Grise, CNN

Trump campaign sues New Jersey over mail-in voting plans

The Donald Trump re-election campaign sued New Jersey Tuesday over the state's decision to use a hybrid voting model for November's election.
4 years ago
The bread-shaped cookies look like miniature slices of French toast topped with icing.
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Meredith Wood, CNN

The next Girl Scouts cookie flavor to grace your mouth: French toast

French toast is no longer just for the breakfast table. Starting in 2021, it can pair just as well with wine as a dessert -- thanks to a new Girl Scouts cookie flavor.
4 years ago
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Theresa Waldrop, CNN

Here’s what happened when students went to school during the 1918 pandemic

This isn't the first time leaders have struggled with deciding whether to keep schools open in a pandemic. During the influenza pandemic in 1918, even though the world was a very different place, the discussion was just as heated.
4 years ago
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Gregory Wallace, CNN

‘Tiger King’ zoo closes after feds suspend its license

The zoo featured in the "Tiger King" documentary announced late Tuesday it is closed to the public after its federal animal exhibition license was suspended.
4 years ago
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Naomi Thomas and Katia Hetter, CNN

Getting your flu shot this year is particularly important, WHO officials say

Getting the flu shot this year is important, experts at the World Health Organization said during a news briefing in Geneva on Tuesday.
4 years ago
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Brian Stelter, CNN Business

First night of 2020 DNC TV ratings down 25% from 2016

Television ratings of the first virtual DNC was down about 25% from the equivalent night in 2016, but Democratic officials said digital tune-in was up.
4 years ago
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Eric Levenson, CNN

UNC Chapel Hill reverses plans for in-person classes after 130 students test positive for Covid-19

In the past week, the Covid-19 positivity rate rose to 13.6% at Campus Health, and 954 students have been tested, UNC Chapel Hill officials said.
4 years ago
"Microsoft Flight Simulator" lets anyone role play as a pilot and fly anywhere in the world, scopin...
Shannon Liao, CNN Business

Microsoft is resurrecting its 38-year-old flight simulator game

After a 14-year hiatus, Microsoft is launching a new version of its "Flight Simulator" video game — now with features like live weather and traffic as well as a massive world map.
4 years ago
Chinese President Xi Jinping makes a toast after delivering his speech at a dinner marking the 70th...
Ben Westcott, CNN

Restaurant chain in China apologizes for weighing diners to determine how much food they should eat

A restaurant chain in southern China has issued a public apology for weighing diners before they entered the premises as part of a national campaign to reduce food waste.
4 years ago
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Alaa Elassar, CNN

Pennsylvania zoo welcomes two critically endangered red pandas

A pair of red pandas, a boy and girl, were born on July 8 and are now five weeks old, a spokesperson with Erie Zoo announced on Facebook.
4 years ago
FILE - In this Nov. 3, 1999 file photo, Robert Trump, left, joins then real estate developer and pr...
Maegan Vazquez, CNN

Robert Trump, the younger brother of President Donald Trump, dead at age 71

Robert Trump, the younger brother of President Donald Trump, died at age 71 on Saturday at a New York hospital, the White House announced.
4 years ago
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Ellie Kaufman

Postal service warns it may not be able to deliver ballots in time

The US Postal Service is warning states that voters risk not getting their ballots back to election offices in time because of lags in mail delivery.
4 years ago
UFOs...
Ryan Browne, CNN

Pentagon to launch task force to investigate UFO sightings

The Pentagon is forming a new task force to investigate UFOs that have been observed by US military aircraft, according to two defense officials.
4 years ago
The Epic Games Inc. Fortnite: Battle Royale video game is seen in the App Store on an Apple Inc. iP...
Brian Fung and Shannon Liao, CNN Business

Fortnite’s maker sues Apple and Google after the game was removed from both app stores

The maker of Fortnite is suing Apple and Google after the tech giants blocked the wildly popular online video game, which boasts hundreds of millions of registered players, from their app stores Thursday.
4 years ago
The FBI is asking the public's help in locating a missing Georgia mom whose son was found wandering...
Laurie Ure, CNN

The FBI is asking for the public’s help after a Georgia mom mysteriously disappeared in Florida

The FBI is asking the public's help in locating a missing Georgia mom whose son was found wandering barefoot in Florida last month.
4 years ago
Police have charged a 25-year-old man with first-degree murder after they say he shot and killed a ...
Raja Razek, CNN

A 25-year-old man has been charged in the shooting death of 5-year-old Cannon Hinnant

Police have charged a 25-year-old man with first-degree murder after they say he shot and killed a 5-year-old boy last week in Wilson, North Carolina.
4 years ago
Officer Erica Urrea spotted a man in a wheelchair who appeared to be stuck on train tracks, accordi...
Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN

An officer saved a man in a wheelchair stuck on train tracks. Her bodycam video shows the rescue

Officer Erica Urrea spotted a man in a wheelchair who appeared to be stuck on train tracks, according to a news release from her department in Lodi, near Sacramento.
4 years ago
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 2: CDC Director Dr. Robert R. Redfield testifies at a Senate Labor, Health an...
Faith Karimi and Steve Almasy, CNN

The CDC issues a dire warning for the fall if coronavirus measures are not followed

A top federal health official is issuing a dire warning: Follow recommended coronavirus measures or risk having the worst fall in US public health history.
4 years ago
Theater chain AMC reopens tomorrow in Utah, with new rules...
Frank Pallotta, CNN Business

AMC is reopening its theaters next week with 15-cent tickets

AMC is finally reopening its theaters, and guests will need to spend just 15 cents to get in.
4 years ago
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By Eric Bradner, CNN

Biden touts Harris as history-making nominee in first appearance together

Joe Biden touted Kamala Harris, senator from California, as a history-making vice presidential nominee in their first appearance together.
4 years ago
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Clare Foran, CNN

GOP candidate who embraced QAnon conspiracy theory wins Georgia runoff, CNN projects

Marjorie Taylor Greene, a GOP candidate with a track record of incendiary rhetoric and ties to the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory, prevailed in a Georgia primary runoff,
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