CNN — At least one tornado rolled through western Mississippi on Friday night, damaging homes and knocking out power as the threat of storms remain overnight for neighboring Alabama and Tennessee. The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado hit the towns of Silver City as well as Rolling Fork, which …
Read More »China may prefer TikTok to be banned than fall into US hands
Hong Kong CNN — Nearly three years after the Trump administration threatened to ban TikTok if its Chinese owner didn’t sell the company to American investors, the video app is once again facing an existential threat. On Thursday, TikTok CEO Shou Chew appeared before US lawmakers, many of whom want …
Read More »Australian Indigenous voice: Question revealed for nation’s first referendum in 24 years
Brisbane, Australia CNN — Australians have learned the question they’ll be asked later this year in the country’s first referendum in 24 years, a vote deemed so significant that the Prime Minister paused to gather his emotions Thursday as he announced the details. On a date to be set, Australians …
Read More »Ryugu asteroid: RNA compound, vitamin B3 found in samples collected by Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — Organic molecules have been detected in samples collected by Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu. “When researchers analyzed the samples, collected from two different locations on …
Read More »New York, DC prepare for possible Trump indictment in hush money probe
CNN takes a closer look at the legal drama surrounding Donald Trump. Watch “CNN Primetime: Inside the Trump Investigations” Tuesday, March 21 at 9 p.m. ET. CNN — Officials in New York and Washington, DC, are preparing for potential protests as a grand jury empaneled as part of the investigation …
Read More »Asia Pacific markets drop after UBS rescue of Credit Suisse
Hong Kong CNN — Asia Pacific stocks fell on Monday, even as regulators across the region sought to assure investors that their money was safe in the wake of a bailout for Credit Suisse and coordinated efforts by global central banks to boost liquidity in financial markets. In Hong Kong, …
Read More »North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile as its anti-US rhetoric heats up
Tokyo, Japan CNN — North Korea on Sunday launched a suspected ballistic missile, the latest in a string of provocative actions that have been denounced by its neighbors as threatening peace in the region. The missile was launched shortly after 11 a.m. local time, according to Japan’s Ministry of Defense …
Read More »Opinion: Republicans’ end run around Black Mississippians is being copied in other states
Editor’s Note: Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, has been a resident of Jackson, Mississippi, for nearly 30 years. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. Read more opinion at CNN. CNN — Headlines this week trumpeted the infuriating news that the state of Texas was …
Read More »SpiceJet: Two Indian pilots grounded after their cockpit coffee break sparked safety fears
CNN — Indian low-cost airline SpiceJet grounded two of its pilots after they allegedly consumed coffee and pastries inside the cockpit – a snack break that could have gone horribly wrong had one of the hot drinks spilled. A photograph showing an uncovered cup with the airline’s logo placed dangerously …
Read More »Suspect in theft of Dallas Zoo tamarin monkeys is indicted on felony burglary charges
CNN — The man who investigators say is connected to a string of unusual animal habitat tamperings at the Dallas Zoo – including the alleged theft of two tamarin monkeys – was indicted Tuesday on felony burglary charges, court records show. Davion Irvin, 24, was indicted by a grand jury …
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