‘In the Heights’ — Lin-Manuel Miranda’s compendium
Written by Staff Writer at CNN Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ongoing video project, T … BOMB!, is a compendium of clips — some real, some made-up — conceived as part of his recent production, “In the…
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Louis XIV goes Arabic in historic and rather delicate Louvre excavation
After centuries of being shut inside some of Paris’ most prestigious museums, dozens of relics from King Abdulaziz’s Saadiyat Palace have been acquired by the most sought-after collection in the city, the Musée du…
CBS & The World In Pictures Part IV – July 2, 1984
CBS ' Face the Nation—the oldest Sunday news magazine show on television—continues to showcase the latest (and arguably most inaccurate) version of the recent subway shooting that left one man dead and another in…
DARPA hypersonic bombers fly high above southern US
By Josh Lederman In a historic test, three US government-funded rockets launched at spaceport in southern Louisiana in a joint demonstration of hypersonic systems, catapulting them to an altitude of around 11km. Read the…
How China rescued Taiwan with airline project
Written by By Staff Writer What do you do when you’re strapped into an airplane seat with the world’s most perilous journey in front of you? Stare up at the sky and contemplate moving…
China’s Xi Jinping says the Communist Party is not making decisions for ASEAN
Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Southeast Asian leaders that China will not be seeking to dominate the region and will not accept anyone else making decisions for them. “Be clear, I don’t want…
There Goes Our Electric Vehicle Development — Again
Photo A joint venture between Ford and Rivian on Monday said it would no longer develop electric vehicles together because “the future of the industry and its technology rapidly evolved beyond the plans they…
Toronto man arrested for alleged sexual assault at North York church
A Toronto man has been arrested and charged with sexual assault and forcible confinement in connection with incidents at a North York church dating back to 2013. Matthew James Liguori, 33, was arrested in…
NOAA predicts a near-normal hurricane season with three major hurricanes
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has published its forecast for the upcoming hurricane season, which begins June 1 and ends Nov. 30. The agency predicts 13 to 20 named storms, seven to 10…
Mugabe’s Zimbabwe dropped like a stone: In the African power game, the winner takes all
As first reported by the University of Minnesota’s David Schonbrunn in the Atlantic, the struggle by longtime ruling parties in some countries, including Rwanda and Guinea, to hang on to power has triggered coups…