CNN By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business A few weeks ago, Klondike appalled the internet when it said that the Choco Taco would be discontinued. This week, it reversed course, saying the beloved ice cream treat may be coming back — eventually. “We’ve heard our fans, and we’re hoping to bring this favorite treat back to
Continue Reading By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business A few weeks ago, Klondike appalled the internet when it said that the Choco Taco would be discontinued. This week, it reversed course, saying the beloved ice cream treat may be coming back — eventually. “We’ve heard our fans, and we’re hoping to bring this favorite treat back to ice
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By Angela Dewan, CNN The starting point of England’s famous River Thames has dried up and moved downstream, following weeks of little rainfall and a heat wave in July that smashed the UK’s all-time temperature record. The Thames usually begins in the English market town of Cirencester, part of the green and hilly Cotswolds countryside,
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CNN’s Daniela Gonzalez-Roman Ten miners have been trapped in a flooded coal mine in northern Mexico for over 24 hours, as rescuers battle to reach them. The incident was reported Wednesday afternoon, when the miners encountered an abandoned tunnel with water that flooded the mine, authorities said. Rescuers managed to extract five people from the
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Pete Muntean and Nicky Robertson, CNN American Airlines says it is cutting 2% of flights from its schedule in September and October. American calls the cuts “proactive adjustments” in order to “size our airline for the resources we have available and to build additional buffer into the remainder of our summer schedule.” At its hub
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Some of the meat at Cracker Barrel might be fake, but the beef that it’s causing is very real. On Monday, the chain posted on Facebook about a plant-based sausage made by Impossible Foods that’ Cracker Barrel had added to breakfast menus earlier this summer. The post sparked strong reactions
Continue ReadingBy Rafy Rivera, Melissa Alonso and Ray Sanchez, CNN Former Puerto Rico governor Wanda Vázquez was arrested Thursday in San Juan on bribery charges connected to the financing of her 2020 campaign, the US Justice Department says. Vázquez is the first former governor to face federal charges. And the political scandal is the latest to
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By Tara Subramaniam, CNN Parts of the Great Barrier Reef have recorded their highest amount of coral cover since the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) began monitoring 36 years ago, according to a report published Thursday. An AIMS survey of 87 reefs found that between August 2021 and May 2022, average hard coral cover
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By Rodrigo Pedroso and Jack Guy, CNN Government documents show that the head of Brazil’s environmental agency overrode previous expert recommendations from his own organization, when he approved the construction of a controversial highway through the Amazon rainforest last week. Last week, Eduardo Bim, president of environmental agency IBAMA, authorized Brazil’s federal government to begin
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By Daniela Gonzalez-Roman, Claudia Rebaza and Jose Armijo, CNN Peruvian Prime Minister Anibal Torres Vasquez has abruptly resigned, becoming the fourth premier to leave the job in the past year. Torres announced his resignation in a letter to President Pedro Castillo on Wednesday, attributing his decision to “personal reasons” and wishing his “friend” Castillo success.
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By Forrest Brown, CNN National parks have been called “America’s best idea,” and on Thursday, they could end up being America’s best bargain. August 4 marks another free entry day to all National Park Service sites that usually charge an entrance fee. This free day is in celebration of The Great American Outdoors Act. It
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Fall doesn’t start for seven more weeks, but it has already begun for Oreo. Oreo’s “Pumpkin Spice Sandwich Cookies” are hitting store shelves on August 15, marking their return following a five-year hiatus. The limited-edition flavor features two golden Oreo cookies with a “festive pumpkin spice flavored cream” sandwiched in
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By Reuters and Lilit Marcus, CNN Hundreds of Indonesian tourism workers were on strike on Tuesday over a hefty hike in ticket prices to see the country’s famous Komodo dragons, a move the government insists is to preserve the habitat of one of the world’s largest lizards. The fee to access two of the main
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By Sana Noor Haq, CNN The UK government’s Home Office has admitted for the first time to forcibly deporting Chinese sailors who served in the nation’s merchant Navy during World War II, in the latest stain on the country’s migration department. A 22-page Home Office investigation into the deportations shared with CNN describes how some
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CNN Rob North and Livvy Doherty, CNN In the latest moves aimed at curbing air travel chaos, Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport has extended its summer passenger cap and British Airways has suspended short-haul ticket sales from London’s Heathrow Airport. Schiphol Airport announced Tuesday it will be continuing its passenger cap through September and October. The maximum
Continue Reading Rob North and Livvy Doherty, CNN In the latest moves aimed at curbing air travel chaos, Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport has extended its summer passenger cap and British Airways has suspended short-haul ticket sales from London’s Heathrow Airport. Schiphol Airport announced Tuesday it will be continuing its passenger cap through September and October. The maximum number
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Basically everyone else is doing it, so you’d think it would be tempting for Tito’s Handmade Vodka to enter the canned cocktail craze. Instead, they’re doing the complete opposite. The vodka brand is selling a completely empty can that encourages customers to make canned cocktails however they like them, preferably
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Basically everyone else is doing it, so you’d think it would be tempting for Tito’s Handmade Vodka to enter the canned cocktail craze. Instead, they’re doing the complete opposite. The vodka brand is selling a completely empty can that encourages customers to make canned cocktails however they
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By Kiarinna Parisi, David von Blohn, Karol Suarez, and Ana Cucalon, CNN Police in Guatemala City arrested prominent journalist José Rubén Zamora Marroquín on Friday, drawing criticism by human rights and press freedom advocacy groups. Authorities say that Zamora, who is the director of the newspaper El Periódico, is suspected of involvement in a money
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By Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday added three destinations to its “high” risk category for travel, including an Eastern European country known for its mountains, thick forests and folklore culture. Romania is the most notable travel destination to receive a Level 3, “Covid-19 high”
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