Tourist who allegedly carved names into Rome’s Colosseum says he didn’t know the ‘antiquity of the monument’ | CNN (www.cnn.com)
The tourist who was filmed apparently carving his name into a wall of Rome’s 2,000-year-old Colosseum late last month has sent a letter of apology to the local prosecutor’s office, his defense lawyer told CNN on Thursday....
TIL Many hotels including Hilton and Marriott collect guests’ used soaps, scrape the hair and stuff off, then melt them down to make new soaps. (www.cnn.com)
Used soap from Hilton Hotels is getting a second life.
Nearly half of the tap water in the US is contaminated with ‘forever chemicals,’ government study finds | CNN (www.cnn.com)
CNN — Almost half of the tap water in the US is contaminated with chemicals known as “forever chemicals,” according to a new study from the US Geological Survey....
Grandmother of teen killed in police stop calls for calm, as France sees sixth night of protest | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Ingenuity helicopter phones home from Mars after 63-day silence | CNN (www.cnn.com)
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CNN speaks to U.N. humanitarian coordinator Lynn Hastings on Israel's raid in the West Bank | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Colorado web designer told Supreme Court a man sought her services for his same-sex wedding. He says he didn't -- and he's straight. (www.cnn.com)
Australian firm sues Twitter for $665,000 for not paying bills (www.cnn.com)
Twitter, also known as X Corp, no longer has a media relations office. Reuters could not immediately reach Twitter’s Australia office.
FAA approves first VTOL flying car (www.cnn.com)
21,000 Wagner mercenaries killed in Ukraine and 'world wants to kill' Putin, Zelensky says | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Twitter Removes Public Access to Tweets (www.cnn.com)
These platforms are really trying to push users away, aren’t they…
US supreme court strikes down affirmative action (www.cnn.com)
Biden's Iran envoy placed on leave after security clearance suspended amid investigation into possible mishandling of classified material, sources say | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
Rob Malley, the US special envoy on Iran, has been placed on leave without pay, which occurred after his security clearance was suspended earlier this year amid an investigation into his handling of classified material, multiple sources told CNN....
Canadian wildfire smoke reaches Europe as Canada reports its worst fire season on record (www.cnn.com)
Power struggle between Prigozhin and Putin (www.cnn.com)
Five Nikola electric trucks catch fire at Phoenix factory, company says 'foul play suspected' (www.cnn.com)
Nikola, a startup company that makes electric and hydrogen-powered semi trucks, said in a tweet Friday morning that several of its trucks had been damaged in a fire at the company’s Phoenix, Arizona headquarters.
Missing Titanic sub crew believed to be dead, tour company says (www.cnn.com)
China cuts rates again as youth unemployment hits new record high (www.cnn.com)
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