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The Disruptors
The Disruptors
The space race of the Cold War pitted the world’s two superpowers against one another to explore what lies beyond Earth.
Now anyone with enough money and enterprise can get there. But this race isn’t between countries – it’s between companies.
Trump administration wages battle with Google
Trump administration wages battle with Google
The administration’s new threat to regulate the search engine has both Republicans and Democrats sounding the alarm about free speech protections.
Hajj: 7 things you don’t know about the Muslim Pilgrimage
Hajj: 7 things you don’t know about the Muslim Pilgrimage
Millions of Muslims from all around the world are gathering in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to perform Hajj – the Muslim pilgrimage .It takes place only once a year, in the 12th and final month of the Islamic lunar calendar. Fahima Abdulrahman tells you seven facts about the Hajj.
Putin dances, speaks German at Austrian FM’s wedding
Putin dances, speaks German at Austrian FM’s wedding
When Austria’s foreign minister gets married, you can expect politicians to be there – but maybe not a foreign head of state. However, one of Karin Kneissl’s guests was Vladimir Putin, who arrived with a bouquet of flowers.
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Pentagon chief spokeswoman under investigation
Pentagon chief spokeswoman under investigation
Dana White, one of Secretary James Mattis’ most senior civilian advisers, is being investigated by the Defense Department Office of Inspector General for allegedly retaliating against staff members after she used some of them to conduct her personal errands and business matters, sources say. CNN’s Barbara Starr reports.
Elon Musk startles Wall Street with tweet on possibly taking Tesla private
Elon Musk startles Wall Street with tweet on possibly taking Tesla private
Tesla CEO Elon Musk stunned Wall Street on Tuesday by saying he may be preparing to take his struggling company private. The announcement sent the company’s stock price soaring and led the NASDAQ to stop trading Tesla shares for a short time. Tony Dokoupil reports.
Watch shark jump at scientist on boat
Shark jump! Watch shark jump at scientist on boat
Marine scientist Gregory Skomal talks to CNN’s New Day about his close encounter with a great white shark that was caught on video.
Here’s what troops on US-Mexico border are actually doing
Here’s what troops on US-Mexico border are actually doing
CNN’s Martin Savidge visited the US-Mexico border to learn what hundreds of National Guard troops deployed there are permitted to do.
Lebanese Trailblazers: Recycling mindsets
Lebanese Trailblazers: Recycling mindsets
The world now stands together to fight single-use plastic but in a third-world country this might feel like a lonely cause.
Joslin creates initiatives to convince the community to step away from plastic in a country ridden by a rubbish crisis.
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The largest flock of pink pelicans flew to Kalmykia
The largest flock of pink pelicans flew to Kalmykia
