CNN — This is it. The media defamation trial of the century is on the precipice of kicking off in Wilmington, Delaware, in just days. Jury selection in Dominion Voting Systems’ monster $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit took place all of Thursday, with 300 potential jurors being summoned to court. Good …
Read More »US ‘disappointed’ by Chinese court’s decision to uphold death sentence for American citizen | CNN
CNN — The US State Department said Thursday it is “disappointed” by a Chinese court’s decision to uphold the death sentence for American citizen Mark Swidan and called for his immediate release. “Today the People’s Republic of China’s Jiangmen Intermediate Court denied wrongfully detained US national Mark Swidan’s appeal, and …
Read More »Silicon Valley Bank collapse renews calls to address disparities impacting entrepreneurs of color | CNN Business
CNN — When customers at Silicon Valley Bank rushed to withdraw billions of dollars last month, venture capitalist Arlan Hamilton stepped in to help some of the founders of color who panicked about losing access to payroll funds. As a Black woman with nearly 10 years of business experience, Hamilton …
Read More »Biden basks in Ireland’s welcome as he highlights personal and political ties | CNN Politics
Dublin, Ireland CNN — President Joe Biden is spending most of his trip to Ireland this week exploring his family’s roots, from the shoemaker who sailed from Newry in 1849 in search of a better life in America to the brick-seller in Ballina who sold 28,000 bricks to pay for …
Read More »Inside Al-Aqsa, Muslims say they’re losing control of the holy site | CNN
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Jerusalem CNN — On the grounds of the Al-Aqsa complex, one of the most revered places in Islam and Judaism, a delicate …
Read More »‘I was up to my waist down a hippo’s throat.’ He survived, and here’s his advice | CNN
CNN — Paul Templer was living his best life. He was 28 and conducting tours in his native Zimbabwe, with a focus on photographic safaris. He had been away for a few years, including a stint in the British army. But he had returned to Africa’s bush country “and fell …
Read More »Military exercises suggest China is getting ‘ready to launch a war against Taiwan,’ Taiwanese foreign minister tells CNN | CNN Politics
CNN — One day after China simulated “joint precision strikes” on Taiwan during military exercises around the island, Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu condemned Beijing’s actions in an exclusive interview with CNN and warned that “they seem to be trying to get ready to launch a war against Taiwan.” “Look …
Read More »Inside the international sting operation to catch North Korean crypto hackers | CNN Politics
Watch Alex Marquardt’s report on the sting operation on Erin Burnett OutFront on Monday, April 10, at 7 p.m. ET. CNN — A team of South Korean spies and American private investigators quietly gathered at the South Korean intelligence service in January, just days after North Korea fired three ballistic …
Read More »Couple transforms abandoned Japanese home into guesthouse | CNN
Editor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get the latest news in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments. CNN — He’d spent years backpacking around the world, and Japanese traveler Daisuke Kajiyama was finally ready to return home to pursue …
Read More »India’s endangered tiger population is rebounding in triumph for conservationists | CNN
CNN — Tigers once roamed across Asia, their numbers as high as 100,000 at the start of the 20th century, before the species plummeted to the brink of extinction. By 2006, their population in India – home to the majority of the world’s remaining wild tigers – hit a record …
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