Biden to meet with Zelensky during NATO summit (www.cnn.com)
Law enforcement seeks help to identify barns in BTK serial killer cold case investigations (www.cnn.com)
A law enforcement team in northeast Oklahoma believes the prolific serial killer known as “BTK” may be responsible for several additional unsolved missing person and homicide cases. Now they’re hoping the public can help them identify barns and silos in Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri that the self-proclaimed BTK killer...
Kit Kat’s coolest flavors aren’t sold in the US. Here’s why (www.cnn.com)
If you stroll through the real or virtual aisles of a Japanese store, you might find Kit Kats in flavors like salt lemon, caramel pudding, whole grain biscuit, melon, and milk tea. Good luck finding those at Target or Walmart in the US....
Developing countries owe China at least $1.1 trillion – and the debts are due (www.cnn.com)
Hong Kong CNN — Developing countries owe Chinese lenders at least $1.1 trillion dollars, according to a new data analysis published Monday, which says more than half of the thousands of loans China has doled out over two decades are due as many borrowers struggle financially.
Hamas' social media following has skyrocketed since its attack. America is powerless to stop it (www.cnn.com)
The military conducted testing in their neighborhood during the Cold War. Now, these former residents are demanding answers - and restitution (www.cnn.com)
In the 1950s and 1960s, the Army sprayed chemicals around the Pruitt-Igoe housing development as part of secret Cold War-era testing. Chester Deanes, left, and Ben Phillips lived in the development and say the chemicals, which the Army maintains were nontoxic, have made people sick.
Iran bans weightlifter for life for shaking Israeli athlete’s hand (www.cnn.com)
Extreme heat in US kills nearly 2 dozen cattle, forces evacuations from a nursing home and shuts down an ice cream parlor (www.cnn.com)
Nearly two dozen cattle died in Nebraska, more than 100 Missouri nursing home residents were evacuated and an ice cream shop in Iowa was forced to close as record-shattering heat engulfs more than 20 states.
CDC recommends updated Covid-19 vaccines for everyone 6 months and older (www.cnn.com)
Clinical studies of the vaccines showed that all significantly boosted antibodies against currently circulating coronavirus variants.
Maui's emergency management chief resigns, citing health reasons, a week after start of deadly wildfires | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Heaviest rain in a decade kills 11 in Beijing as raging torrents wash away roads and cars (www.cnn.com)
Deadly downpours have triggered landslides and floods that swept away cars and destroyed roads in Beijing, as the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri unleashed the heaviest deluge in a decade over parts of northern China.
BP buys $100 million worth of Tesla chargers (www.cnn.com)
BP buys $100 million worth of Tesla chargers::Oil and gas company BP has agreed to purchase $100 million worth of electric vehicles from Tesla. This marks the first time Tesla has ever sold chargers to another company, according to an announcement from BP.
4 astronauts splash down off coast of Florida, ending 6-month mission (www.cnn.com)
Four astronauts have returned home from a six-month stay on the International Space Station, making a splashdown landing aboard their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule off the coast of Florida on Monday....
China restricts exports of graphite as it escalates a global tech war (www.cnn.com)
China has unveiled plans to restrict exports of graphite — a mineral crucial to the manufacture of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) — on national security grounds, the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs said Friday....
Names and faces of Harvard students linked to an anti-Israel statement were plastered on mobile billboards and online sites (www.cnn.com)
A billboard truck drove near Harvard’s campus Wednesday displaying the names and photos of Harvard students whose organizations signed a statement blaming solely Israel for the deadly attacks by Hamas....
China #MeToo journalist and labor activist expected to appear in secret trial as crackdown deepens (www.cnn.com)
Two Chinese activists held without trial for the past two years are expected to appear before a judge in a closed doors hearing on Friday as the ruling Communist Party ramps up its effort to dismantle what remains of the country’s civil society....
Harvard University inaugurates Claudine Gay as school’s first Black president (www.cnn.com)
In a historic first, Harvard University inaugurated new president Claudine Gay on Friday, the first Black person and second woman to lead the university....
Senate leaders reach deal on short-term spending bill in push to avert shutdown (www.cnn.com)
With just days to go before the government runs out of money, the Senate has unveiled a bipartisan stopgap bill in a bid to avert a shutdown – but there’s no guarantee that it will be able to pass in the House....
Rapper arrested on a murder charge after allegedly writing a song and making a music video about the crime (www.cnn.com)
A Nevada rapper was arrested on a murder charge after Las Vegas police said he “confessed to the murder in his (song) lyrics.”...
North Korea fires suspected long-range ballistic missile, South says (www.cnn.com)
Army Corps of Engineers to barge 36 million gallons of freshwater a day as saltwater intrusion threatens New Orleans-area drinking water (www.cnn.com)
The US Army Corps of Engineers is planning to barge 36 million gallons of freshwater daily into the lower Mississippi River near New Orleans as saltwater intrusion from the Gulf of Mexico continues to threaten drinking water supply, officials said Friday....
'How am I in this war?': New Musk biography offers fresh details about the billionaire's Ukraine dilemma (www.cnn.com)
Elon Musk secretly ordered his engineers to turn off his company’s Starlink satellite communications network near the Crimean coast last year to disrupt a Ukrainian sneak attack on the Russian naval fleet, according to an excerpt adapted from Walter Isaacson’s new biography of the eccentric billionaire titled “Elon...
Trader Joe’s crackers recalled because they might contain metal (www.cnn.com)
Trader Joe’s is recalling a type of cracker because the crackers might contain metal, marking the second significant recall the budget grocer has made in recent weeks because of foreign objects in their food.
Education Department will use ‘secret shoppers’ to detect student loan servicer errors (www.cnn.com)
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Palestinian American family mourns 42 relatives killed in a single day in Gaza | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Thousands of miles away from the brutality of war in Gaza, Tareq Hamoud and his wife Manal are in disbelief over the loss of three generations of their family.
