Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, peasants. CNN CEO Chris Licht is doing what his new major shareholders want him to do, transition CNN into a cheap money-making machine and turn the ship starward. His letter to the employees, with on-air talent, targeted first: To my CNN colleagues, Our people …
Read More »Leaders of New Zealand and Finland hit back at reporter’s question on age and gender | CNN
As two of the youngest heads of government and among a small percentage of female world leaders, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her Finnish counterpart Sanna Marin have long faced questions about their age and gender. But they were quick to shoot down a journalist who asked about …
Read More »China’s security apparatus swings into action to smother Covid protests | CNN
CNN — China’s vast security apparatus has moved swiftly to smother mass protests that swept the country, with police patrolling streets, checking cell phones and even calling some demonstrators to warn them against a repeat. In major cities on Monday and Tuesday, police flooded the sites of protests that took …
Read More »China’s lockdown protests: What you need to know | CNN
Beijing CNN — China has moved quickly to suppress demonstrations that erupted across the country over the weekend, deploying police forces at key protest sites and tightening online censorship. The protests were sparked by anger over the country’s increasingly costly zero-Covid policy, but as numbers swelled at demonstrations in multiple …
Read More »Elon Musk Can Only Laugh After CNN ‘Fact-Checks’ His Meme Mocking the Network
Elon Musk, who is becoming perhaps the greatest social media user after Donald Trump, mocked CNN with a satirical meme poking fun at the left-wing network’s tendency to hysterics. But the real humor is that it prompted the network to whine about “fake news” and offer a suggestion for the …
Read More »Mexican authorities search for 2 missing Americans in the Gulf of California | CNN
CNN — Mexican authorities are searching for two Americans who went missing after a kayaking trip off the coast of Puerto Peñasco in the Gulf of California, local authorities said late Saturday. It’s unknown exactly when the couple went missing. Yeon-Su Kim is a forestry professor at Northern Arizona University, …
Read More »Belarus Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei dies at 64, officials say | CNN
CNN — The Foreign Minister of Belarus Vladimir Makei has died suddenly at the age of 64, the country’s foreign ministry said Saturday. “Vladimir Makei, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, has suddenly passed away today,” the Foreign Ministry said in its official Facebook account, without providing …
Read More »At least 3 people killed and 11 others injured in Brazil school shootings | CNN
CNN — At least three people were killed and 11 others injured Friday after a gunman opened fire at two schools in the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo, according to local authorities. The attacks took place in the small town of Aracruz, 50 miles north of the state capital, Vitoria. …
Read More »Ford recalls over half a million SUVs after 20 fires break out | CNN Business
CNN — Ford has announced another SUV recall, this time impacting about 520,000 Ford Escape and Bronco Sport compacts in the United States. Potential cracks in the vehicles’ fuel line could cause fires to break out under the hood of some cars, according to Ford and the National Highway Traffic …
Read More »Body of Israeli Druze young man seized by Palestinians in Jenin returned to his family – Israeli military | CNN
CNN — The body of an Israeli Druze young man that was seized by Palestinian gunmen in Jenin has been transferred to his family, the Israeli military said on Thursday, adding that nothing had been given in return. “We didn’t negotiate in any way with the gunmen that had the …
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