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By Drew Kann, CNN Scientists are on high alert that the Amazon is careening toward a destructive fire season. Parts of Brazil and its typically lush rainforest are parched by drought and loaded with fire-kindling fuel after a surge of deforestation in 2020. Experts say the region has rarely been drier than it is now,

By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Home prices in the US continued to climb in May, rising at the fastest pace on record and reaching new highs. But those high prices and continued low inventory are squeezing would-be buyers out of the market. The median existing home price in May was $350,300, according to a report

By Amy Sood, CNN A plague of mice in the Australian state of New South Wales has forced a prison to evacuate at least 420 inmates and 200 staff, according to local authorities. The mouse infestation at the Wellington Correctional Centre broke down parts of the prison building’s infrastructure, damaging internal wiring and ceiling panels.

By Helen Regan, CNN The Great Barrier Reef has deteriorated to such an extent it should be listed as a world heritage site “in danger,” a United Nations committee said Tuesday — prompting immediate backlash from the Australian government. UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee recommended the listing, recognizing the climate crisis as the driving factor behind

By Rodrigo Pedroso, CNN At least 140 positive Covid-19 cases have been detected among players, members of delegations and service providers since the beginning of the Copa América tournament in Brazil on June 13, according to the country’s health ministry. Brazil was chosen to host the football tournament earlier this month despite concerns about the

By Hannah Gard and Brandon Miller, CNN The same storm system that brought tornadoes to Chicago late Sunday was prompting thunderstorm watches from Tennessee to Canada across the Northeast on Monday afternoon. Four severe thunderstorm watches were covering more than 30 million people and included major cities such as Nashville; Pittsburgh; Buffalo, New York; and

By Holly Yan, Monica Garrett and Judson Jones, CNN After pummeling communities along the Gulf Coast and inland, the storm known as Claudette strengthened to become a tropical storm again Monday as it deluged coastal North Carolina before moving away. Claudette’s maximum sustained winds intensified early Monday to 40 mph — barely over the threshold

By Zahid Mahmood and CNN staff Prominent Emirati rights activist, Alaa Al-Siddiq, 33, died in a car accident near London on Saturday. The UK-based human rights organization which she chaired, ALQST, announced her death in a statement on Sunday. “With deep sadness, ALQST mourns the death of its Executive Director, icon of the Emirati human

By Mario Medrano, Tatiana Arias and Karol Suarez, CNN Nicaragua’s National Police have detained a fifth presidential candidate, bringing the total number of opposition leaders so far detained to 15 ahead of the November general election. Miguel Mora Barberena, from the Democratic Restoration Party (PRD), was detained on Sunday, accused of committing acts that threaten

A Canadian legislator is calling for an investigation and a community is asking for answers after video showed a Montreal police officer kneeing on the neck of a Black 14-year-old. CNN affiliate CTV Network reports.

By Madeline Holcombe and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN A Canadian legislator is calling for an investigation and a community is asking for answers after video showed a Montreal police officer kneeing on the neck of a Black 14-year-old, according to CNN news partner CBC. Frantz Benjamin, a member of the National Assembly of Quebec, said several

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Many companies are becoming more flexible with when and where their employees can work, but it’s the direct managers and supervisors who really set the tone on remote work for their teams — and not everyone is crazy about it. While some managers are fine with their direct reports working

Opinion by David Dollar, Yiping Huang and Yang Yao for CNN Business Perspectives In 2012, the Chinese government set a long-term goal: build China into a fully developed and prosperous country by 2049, 100 years after the founding of the People’s Republic. Given its success since the beginning of economic reform in 1978, this kind

By Jazmin Goodwin, CNN Business Retiring a millionaire isn’t as farfetched as it may seem. With a bit of saving, investing, and a proper plan, you can be well on your way to hitting $1 million — or more — by the time you reach retirement age. In fact, the number of retirement millionaires have

At least 20 people were injured when a tornado carved a 22-mile path through southern Alabama, officials said. The tornado struck as Tropical Storm Claudette was passing over the area, the National Weather Service said in a storm damage survey.

By Alta Spells, CNN A massive storm and at least one tornado ripped through the Chicago suburbs late Sunday night, injuring at least five people and damaging more than 100 homes. The line of severe storms will continue to track east Monday, with the strongest storms expected in late afternoon and evening from southern Ohio

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Elon Musk said the new 1,020-horsepower Tesla Model S Plaid electric sedan would be able to go from zero to 60 miles an hour in less than 2 seconds. And it can, according to a recent test by MotorTrend, but that’s assuming you’ve followed a strict set of steps which

By Jessie Yeung, CNN New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is set to become the first transgender athlete to compete in the Olympic Games, after she was selected for the national team on Monday. She will compete in the women’s 87-kilogram category, according to a statement released by the New Zealand Olympic Committee that also announced

Claudette continues to dump heavy rain across much of the Southeast. Although a tropical depression now, there is a chance of restrengthening to a tropical storm. CNN meteorologist Karen Maginnis has the latest.

A trial cruise scheduled to sail from Miami puts the cruise industry one step closer to resuming operations out of US ports, more than a year after the pandemic brought cruises to a halt in the United States. CNN’s Leyla Santiago reports.