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Dancing, drums and rituals: with zeal and joy, India celebrates Hindu festival Ganesh Chaturthi

Story by Lex Harvey, photo curation by Noemi Cassanelli, CNN (CNN) — Huge crowds of devotees gathered across India this month to celebrate the Hindu festival Ganesh Chaturthi, marking the birth of the deity Ganesha, the elephant-headed, round-bellied god of prosperity and wisdom. The 10-day festivities saw worshipers hoist elaborately painted clay idols of Ganesha towards

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Lebanese troops secure a Beirut street following the explosions on September 17.

How did pagers explode in Lebanon and why was Hezbollah using them? Here’s what we know

CNN By Tara John, Tamara Qiblawi, Oren Liebermann, Avery Schmitz and Yong Xiong, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of pagers carried by Hezbollah members in Lebanon blew up nearly simultaneously on Tuesday in an unprecedented attack that surpasses a series of covert assassinations and cyber-attacks in the region over recent years in its scope and execution. The Iran-backed

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Griner ejected after scuffle with Jackson before Mercury rally in second half to beat Sparks 85-81

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brittney Griner scored 14 points before being ejected after a scuffle, Natasha Cloud had 13 points and 12 assists, and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Los Angeles Sparks 85-81 on Tuesday night. Griner and Sparks standout rookie Rickea Jackson were thrown out after exchanging shoves while in rebounding position following a

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Search for critical missing adult

Banning Police Department announced a critical missing adult search was underway Tuesday night. Officers were looking for Jose Guichard, 70, who was described as 5’8” and 165 pounds. He had white hair and blue eyes. He was believed to be driving a KIA Soul, which was seen in a photo released by Banning Police Department. Members

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Sri Lanka’s plantation workers live on the margins. But politicians still want their votes

Associated Press SPRING VALLEY, Sri Lanka (AP) — Whoever Sri Lanka’s next president is, Muthuthevarkittan Manohari isn’t expecting much to change in her daily struggle to feed the four children and elderly mother with whom she lives in a dilapidated room in a tea plantation. Both leading candidates in Saturday’s presidential election are promising to

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Accusations of dishonesty fly in debate between Washington gubernatorial hopefuls

Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state’s longtime top prosecutor and a former sheriff known for his work hunting down a notorious serial killer have traded accusations of lying to voters during their gubernatorial debate. Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson accused his opponent of having a history of saying one thing in public and “something

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‘Fake heiress’ Anna Sorokin debuts on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ — with a sparkly ankle monitor

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Convicted con artist Anna Sorokin has hit the dancefloor on “Dancing With the Stars” with a featherweight — and very sparkly — ankle monitor. The so-called ‘fake heiress,’ who was convicted of swindling banks, hotels and friends in 2019 after falsely building a reputation as a wealthy German heiress

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‘Fake heiress’ Anna Sorokin debuts on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ — with a sparkly ankle monitor

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Convicted con artist Anna Sorokin has hit the dancefloor on “Dancing With the Stars” with a featherweight — and very sparkly — ankle monitor. The so-called ‘fake heiress,’ who was convicted of swindling banks, hotels and friends in 2019 after falsely building a reputation as a wealthy German heiress

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