Analysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s allies in right-wing media have a problem ahead of CNN’s presidential debate: They’ve set the bar too low for President Joe Biden. For years, and particularly over the last few months, MAGA Media has portrayed Biden as a senile, mentally incapacitated elderly man who cannot remember what he had for breakfast, let
Continue ReadingOpinion By Tess Taylor (CNN) — It’s officially summer. The light is creeping in at early hours, and students of all ages are out of school. Perhaps you have a vacation coming up. Perhaps, like me, you’re able to sleep a few minutes more before the start of your kids’ summer camp. Perhaps you’re downshifting from a crazy
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By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Several veteran CNN contributors were asked to rewatch past Biden-Trump debates for clues to what will happen when the opponents meet again on stage this Thursday. They did — and offered these predictions about this week’s showdown. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Euro 2024 has been considered a success for many different reasons, especially for the goal-heavy entertaining games. Another phenomenon over the opening 12 days of the European soccer championship, however, has been fans throwing plastic beer cups onto pitches, or onto other fans. During Monday’s game between Croatia and
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — At 66 years old, Perkins Restaurant and Bakery is due for a touch up. The diner chain, best known for its pies and pancakes, is getting a major makeover that includes a new logo and name, a redesign of its nearly 300 restaurants as well as a
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The Antarctic ice sheet is melting in a new, worrying way that scientific models used to project future sea level rise have not taken into account, suggesting current projections could be significantly underestimating the problem, according to a new study. Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey found that warm ocean water
Continue ReadingBy Juliana Liu and Joyce Jiang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang has warned against a “vicious cycle” of economic decoupling from the West, as Beijing struggles to contain rising global pushback over soaring electric vehicle (EV) exports. Speaking to international executives at the “Summer Davos” forum in the northeastern city of
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — From a blockbuster Second Amendment decision to a more technical case about retaliatory arrests, sharp disagreements have emerged on the Supreme Court over the reasoning of recent rulings – divisions that could signal an especially fiery end to the current term. Even as the court is sometimes finding wider-than-expected
Continue Reading By Himari Semans and Nectar Gan, CNN Tokyo/Hong Kong (CNN) — A Japanese woman and her child were among three people stabbed by a man on Monday in front of a school bus at a bus stop in eastern China, according to Japanese authorities. A Chinese woman school bus attendant was also critically injured in
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El módulo lunar chino Chang’e-6 regresó con éxito a la Tierra este martes, completando su histórica misión de recoger las primeras muestras de la cara oculta de la Luna, en un importante paso adelante para el ambicioso programa espacial del país. “El vehículo de retorno Chang’e-6 aterrizó con precisión en
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Presidential debates crystalize a quadrennial dilemma for a country contemplating a new political direction. But they’re usually defined more by trivial personality quirks, zeitgeist moments and gaffes than high-level ideological argument. Al Gore’s melodramatic sighs, George H.W. Bush’s unwise glance at his watch, a day’s growth on Richard
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Presidential debates crystalize a quadrennial dilemma for a country contemplating a new political direction. But they’re usually defined more by trivial personality quirks, zeitgeist moments and gaffes than high-level ideological argument. Al Gore’s melodramatic sighs, George H.W. Bush’s unwise glance at his watch, a day’s growth on
Continue ReadingOpinion by Sen. Joe Manchin III (CNN) — Last month, I declared my independence from both political parties and vowed to fight for America’s sensible majority. And now I’m taking that fight one step further. Throughout my time in the US Senate, I have always tried to bring everyone to the negotiating table — such
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Tres personas atacadas por un hombre con un “objeto similar a un cuchillo” en China, entre ellas una madre y un hijo japoneses El incidente ocurrió en una parada de autobús de Suzhou, cerca de una escuela japonesa, donde una madre esperaba para recoger a su hijo. Tanto la madre como
Continue ReadingCNN Travel (CNN) — CNN Travel just named America’s Best Towns to Visit in 2024. What underrated spots did we miss? We’ll be looking at small cities and towns all over the United States for our 2025 list. Please share your picks. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2024 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company.
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Since the Supreme Court reversed constitutional abortion rights two years ago, the conservative majority has avoided referring to that decision while dissenting liberals have at times invoked it in rebuke or to warn of other rights that may fall. Ahead of the dramatic final week of
Continue Reading By Lex Harvey and Fred He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Torrential storms that have brought widespread flooding to southeast China are moving inland, prompting the national weather service to issue its most severe rainstorm alert and warnings of further flash floods and mudslides in the coming days. The region has been battered by heavy
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El grupo de fiscales del equipo del fiscal especial Jack Smith hizo una presentación a última hora de la noche de este lunes para contener el esfuerzo del expresidente Donald Trump contra el caso de los documentos clasificados en su contra y sobre cómo los materiales encontrados en cajas durante
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Ronald Brownstein, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump differ on many important issues that will likely provoke intense arguments when they meet for their first debate Thursday, on CNN. Yet more lasting than the substance of any of these confrontations may be the conclusions voters draw from them about
Continue Reading By Gawon Bae and Michael Mitsanas, CNN Seoul (CNN) — South Korea spotted another 350 North Korean balloons “presumed” to be carrying waste on Monday, reigniting a tit-for-tat exchange as tensions on the Korean Peninsula continue to heighten. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said a suspected balloon was seen flying in northern Gyeonggi Province, which borders
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