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Defending champion France ends Morocco’s Qatar 2022 dream and reaches fourth World Cup final

CNN  —  Defending champion France ended Morocco’s 2022 World Cup dream on Wednesday thanks to a 2-0 victory at the Al Bayt Stadium. Theo Hernández scored on five minutes with an acrobatic finish, with substitute Randal Kolo Muani tapping home late on as France reached its fourth World Cup final just four years after winning […]

Updated: Dec 14, 2022
FTX founder indicted on eight criminal charges including fraud and conspiracy

New York CNN  —  FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was indicted on eight criminal charges including wire fraud and conspiracy by misusing customer funds, according to an indictment from the US Attorney of the Southern District of New York. The 30-year-old Bankman-Fried was arrested at his home in the Bahamas on Monday and appeared in court […]

Updated: Dec 13, 2022
Peru’s president asks Congress to bring elections forward amid protests

CNN  —  Peru’s new President Dina Boluarte has proposed bringing general elections forward two years to April 2024, during a televised speech delivered early Monday morning, amid ongoing protests throughout the country. “Interpreting the will of the citizens… I have decided to take the initiative to reach an agreement with the Congress of the Republic […]

Updated: Dec 12, 2022
NASA’s Artemis moon mission ends with splashdown

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN  —  The Artemis I mission — a 25½-day uncrewed test flight around the moon meant to pave the way for future astronaut missions — came to a momentous end as NASA’s Orion spacecraft made […]

Updated: Dec 11, 2022
Brittney Griner release: After release from Russian custody, focus is on providing Brittney Griner and her family additional support, officials say

CNN  —  After being imprisoned in Russia for nearly 10 months, WNBA star Brittney Griner’s safe return to the US on Friday was marked by a stop at a Texas military medical facility for a routine evaluation, the US State Department said. Griner arrived at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, early Friday […]

Updated: Dec 10, 2022
Closed-door contempt hearing related to Trump ends with no outcome publicly announced

Washington CNN  —  Contempt proceedings for former President Donald Trump ended after almost 90 minutes behind closed doors on Friday afternoon at a Washington, DC, courthouse. CNN observed prosecutors, including the Justice Department’s counterintelligence chief Jay Bratt, and attorneys for Trump exiting the courthouse just before 3:30 p.m. ET. The two legal teams had gathered […]

Updated: Dec 9, 2022
Pentagon awards multibillion-dollar cloud contract to Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle

Washington CNN  —  The Defense Department has named Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle as the winners of a multibillion-dollar cloud computing contract whose predecessor the Pentagon had to cancel amid Amazon’s allegations that then-President Donald Trump had interfered in the award process. The contracts announced Wednesday evening for the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) call […]

Updated: Dec 8, 2022
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa and Kilauea volcanoes keep spewing lava with no end in sight. Here’s what could happen next

CNN  —  The incessant lava shooting out of Hawaii’s Mauna Loa and Kilauea volcanoes has stirred memories of Kilauea’s devastating 2018 eruption, which swallowed hundreds of homes. But the current eruptions are different. While it’s unclear how far the lava will travel from either volcano, experts say history and context can provide clues. Mauna Loa […]

Updated: Dec 7, 2022
Why colds and flu viruses are more common in winter

Editor’s Note: Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Better newsletter for information and tools designed to improve your well-being. CNN  —  A chill is in the air, and you all know what that means — it’s time for cold and flu season, when it […]

Updated: Dec 6, 2022
Russia launches fresh barrage of missiles towards Ukraine

CNN  —  Russia launched a fresh barrage of missiles toward Ukraine on Monday as it accused Kyiv of striking military airfields deep inside its territory. Dozens of missiles were launched by Russian forces towards Ukraine on Monday, cutting off water and electricity supplies in some areas, and killing at least one person in the Ukrainian […]

Updated: Dec 5, 2022