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Month: May 2024

Italian teenager nicknamed ‘God’s influencer’ set to become Catholic Church’s first millennial saint

By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Carlo Acutis, an Italian teenager and computer prodigy who earned the nickname “God’s influencer,” is set to become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint. Pope Francis has recognized a second miracle attributed to Acutis, a gamer and computer programmer who died from leukemia in 2006 at age 15. During

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Democrats in tight races support border bill despite past opposition to stricter asylum rules and border wall money

By Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — Democrats were roundly united against former President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. But as the situation at the border has worsened under President Joe Biden, many Democrats have come to embrace some of the very policies they once opposed. That was on display Thursday in the Senate, when a number

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Russia smashes train tracks in a battered Ukrainian border region where children are being evacuated

By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Officials say a nighttime Russian attack has destroyed train tracks and rolling stock in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region. Ukrainian authorities are organizing the evacuation of children from the area being pummeled by the Kremlin’s forces in a powerful new offensive. Authorities say they have evacuated more

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Gobierno de México toma acciones ante reporte de muertes de monos aulladores en Tabasco y Chiapas

Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — La Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales de México informó este jueves a través de un comunicado que investiga las posibles razones de las muertes de primates en Tabasco y Chiapas. La secretaría añadió que está trabajando con sus organismos, autoridades locales, instituciones académicas y la sociedad civil a

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US lawmakers call for DOJ, IOC investigations into allegations of Chinese doping before Olympics

By Amy Woodyatt and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — An alleged doping case involving 23 Chinese swimmers took a diplomatic twist on Wednesday after US lawmakers called on the US Department of Justice and the International Olympic Committee to launch inquiries into the controversy. The Chinese swimmers tested positive for trimetazidine, a banned performance-enhancing substance,

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Kenyan mountaineer dead and Nepali sherpa missing after trying to summit Everest without supplemental oxygen

By Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — An experienced Kenyan mountaineer died Wednesday and rescuers are still searching for the Nepali sherpa who was with him, after the team attempted to summit Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, according to the Nepali government and his employer. The body of 40-year-old Joshua Cheruiyot Kirui was found about 20

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WADA to launch independent review into its handling of case involving Chinese swimming

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has commissioned an independent review into its handling of a case involving 23 Chinese swimmers after the organization said that it had been the subject of “damaging and baseless allegations.” The development comes after WADA was criticized by members of the anti-doping community, sparking

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