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The map of our DNA is finally complete. Here's what that means for humanity.

Scientists are finally done mapping the human genome, more than two decades after the first draft was completed, researchers announced Thursday. About 8% of genetic material had been impossible to decipher with previous technology.

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Auction of Dorsey tweet NFT--listed at $48M--closes at high of $280

Cryptocurrency entrpreneur Sina Estavi bought the NFT of Dorsey's tweet last year for $2.9 million

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A more contagious subvariant of Omicron is sweeping across America, but it is less severe

"Stealth Omicron"'s limited scope doesn't spell the end of COVID, though.

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How To Make A Family Trip With Kids Feel More Like A Vacation

Traveling with little ones can be stressful. Parents share their tips to make it less hectic and more enjoyable.

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Starbucks chief talks of possible benefits for nonunionized employees.

Experts said the comments raised questions about whether the company was seeking to discriminate against unionized employees.

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Birds That Build Nests With Domes May Be Doomed

A nest with a roof may provide some birds with more protection. But bird species that build simpler nests may be more adaptable to changing conditions.

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What images of Russian trucks say about its military's struggles in Ukraine

Experts say photographs of Russian trucks in Ukraine show tell-tale signs of Moscow's logistical struggles and suggest its efforts are being undermined by a reliance on conscripts and widespread corruption.

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Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $54.20 a share.

Twitter has extraordinary potential. I will unlock it, the Tesla chief executive said in a regulatory filing.

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Flooding kills at least 259 in South Africa

The death toll is expected to rise as search and rescue operations continue in South Africa's Durban area. The president blamed climate change for the flooding.

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Russian oligarch's $600 million superyacht swiped after authorities bust 'offshore concealment' effort

Alisher Usmanov is down one very expensive item.

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Our food system isn't ready for the climate crisis

The worlds farms produce only a handful of varieties of bananas, avocados, coffee and other foods leaving them vulnerable to the climate breakdown

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Research: Why Breathing Is So Effective at Reducing Stress

Studies found it outperformed other techniques over both the short and long term.

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8 Tips for Breaking Through a Creative Block

Overcoming a creative block can seem impossible at times, but with the right strategies, you can unlock more of your potential.

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A Classic New England Rally Is Revived, Minus the Mud

For four years in the 1950s, the Great American Mountain Rally tested drivers and their cars, on steep slopes and through snow and mud.

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U.K. Plans to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda for Processing

Britain says it will fly many refugees thousands of miles to the central African country for processing and resettlement, a significant hardening of migration policy.

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Opinion | This Passover America Needs a Redemption Narrative

The Exodus is a dangerous story of liberation. Lets learn from it.

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David BenDavid Opens Up About Sprayground's Chocolate Bag Collaboration With Hershey's

Sprayground partnered with Hersheys, launching a chocolatey collaboration for its stylishly designed backpacks, accessories and apparel. The Hersheys Shark Bite backpack satisfies both the sweet tooth and the fashion connoisseur, and dropped today.

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U.K. clears 6th COVID shot despite canceling deal for doses

The U.K. is the first country to authorize Valneva's vaccine, which is also under review by the European Medicines Agency.

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What Brittney Griner's detention in Russia tells us about basketball's gender pay gap

"The reality is, she's over there because of a gender issue pay inequity," the head of the WNBA's players union said this week about the basketball star who's been detained in Russia since February.

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Yellen Calls on China to Push Russia to End Ukraine War.

The Treasury secretary told the Atlantic Council that the U.S. would press ahead with sanctions.

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Starbucks workers win streak of union elections, with no sign of slowing

Once seen as among the most generous of employers, Starbucks is now grappling with disillusionment among its workers. Since December, 20 stores have unionized with more filing for elections every day.

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After 2020, a candidate conceding an election is no longer a sure thing

Before former President Donald Trump's baseless assault on the U.S. voting system, candidate concessions were taken for granted. No more.

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How the late jazz great Chick Corea is being remembered -- in concert

Chick Corea loved to collaborate. His former bandmates are honoring his memory with two star-studded concerts.

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Why the Biden administration is giving new, heavier weapons to Ukraine | CNN Politics

For the first time since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the US is providing Kyiv with the types of high-power capabilities some Biden administration officials viewed as too much of an escalation risk a few short weeks ago.

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Covid-19 booster raises antibody levels against Omicron for children ages 5 through 11, Pfizer and BioNTech say

A third shot of the children's dose of Pfizer/BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine raised Omicron-fighting antibodies by 36 times in kids 5 through 11 years of age, the companies said in a news release Thursday. The companies plan to request emergency use authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration for a booster dose for this age group.

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High hopes but tempered expectations as CDC launches review of agency's structure and systems

As a sweeping review of the nation's premier public health agency commences this week, interviews by CNN with more than a dozen people close to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveal an agency in need of serious changes to make it more nimble and ready to respond to the next pandemic.

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The gender binary was always a story. Now we can tell ourselves a new one

There have always been people who identify as neither woman nor man. "Gender X" gives them visibility,butit's also a reminder that language is never neutral.

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'I had to do something to gain his respect': January 6 defendant testifies he believed Trump sent him to attack on US Capitol

Alleged rioter Dustin Thompson took the stand in his trial on Wednesday and told a Washington, DC, jury that he believed he had received "presidential orders" to go to the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.

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Incarcerated people forced to wait for trials as San Francisco backlog balloons

Nearly a quarter of those awaiting trial are held beyond deadlines amid pandemic, at cost to their wellbeing

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Trump Brags About Relationship To Putin As Fox News Shows Body Bags In Ukraine

"I knew Putin very well. Almost as well as I know you, Sean," the former president told Sean Hannity.

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Sri Lankan protesters mark new year near president's office

Protesters are occupying the entrance and surroundings of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's office, holding him responsible for the country' economic crisis.

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Police search for motive in Brooklyn subway suspect's videos

An erratic work history, arrests for low-level crimes, stored ammo and hours of rambling, bigoted, profanity-laced videos posted online so far aren't providing answers to the shootings.

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COVID remains a public health emergency for now, says WHO and Biden administration

The WHO and the Biden administration extended the public health emergency for COVID-19, saying the virus is still considered a serious health threat.

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Sellers who ship through Amazon will see a new 5% fuel and inflation surcharge

The new fee doesn't apply to sellers who use third party delivery services or ship orders themselves. Inflation in the U.S. stands at a 40-year high.

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Tropical storm Megi: Philippines death toll rises to 123 as landslides bury villages

Focus now on retrieving bodies, says mayor, after strongest storm to hit archipelago this year devastates communities

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Palestinian lawyer and teen killed as Israel raids West Bank amid escalating violence

Israeli troops open fire as crowd pelts them with rocks and incendiary devices in Nablus after clashes near vandalised Jewish sacred site

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Boris Johnson says tens of thousands could be sent to Rwanda under relocation plan for asylum seekers UK politics live

Opposition parties denounce plan as shameful and evil; home secretary Priti Patel in Kigali today to unveil more details

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Pakistan's Zaraye, a B2B supplies platform, raises $2.1M from Tiger Global and Zayn

Obtaining raw materials is a major pain point for Pakistans manufacturers, who need to have multiple phone calls with suppliers while waiting for rates, say the founders of Zayare. The startup, which runs a platform that connects manufacturers directly with suppliers, announced today it has raised

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Tokyo-based Luup to more than double shared e-scooters, e-bikes

Shared micromobility company Luup has raised $8 million (1 billion yen) in debt and asset financing to meet the growing demands of Japans micromobility market, which according to a recent report, is projected to reach $11.6 billion in 2030, up from $39.4 million in 2020. Luup will use the

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Gopuff Does Deliveries in 30 Minutes or Less. It's Also Buying Time for Itself.

The $15 billion rapid-delivery start-up decided to do business differently from rivals like Instacart. A changing environment is testing its model.

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Supply Chain Hurdles Will Outlast Pandemic, White House Says

The administrations economic advisers see climate change and other factors complicating global trade patterns for years to come.

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North Carolina Drops Mark Meadows From Voter Roll Amid Fraud Inquiry

The state is investigating whether Mr. Meadows cast a legal vote in 2020, after reports questioned if he lived at the address listed on his voter registration.

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Severe Storms Sweep the South, Killing at Least 1

A person in Arkansas was killed after a tree fell on a mobile home, the authorities said, after thunderstorms caused damage across several states.

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Opinion | How Michelle Yeoh Took Jackie Chan's Role

The star of Everything Everywhere All at Once talks about how the film flips the script on tradition.

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Opinion | What 'Severance' Gets Right About Infantilizing Office Perks

Its going to take more than a happy hour or a company-branded coffee mug to persuade employees to return to in-person work.

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Expanding Drought Leaves Western U.S. Scrambling For Water

One of North Americas longest rivers, the Rio Grande is another example of a waterway in the western U.S. thats tapped out.

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Out-Of-Control Car Slams Into Truck In One Of The Wildest Wrecks You'll Ever See

The truck burst into flames and nearly sailed right off an overpass.

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China's economy pays a price as lockdowns restrict nearly a third of its population.

The countrys zero-tolerance policy for coronavirus cases has analysts downgrading China economic growth forecasts.

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Starbucks is weighing better benefits for nonunion workers

Just days into his new tenure, Howard Schultz has already been waging a more aggressive campaign against the union than previous CEO Kevin Johnson.

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Biden administration extends transportation mask mandate for 15 more days

The U.S. has repeatedly extended the mask mandate during the pandemic.

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Bitcoin could hit $100,000 within a year, crypto firm's CEO predicts

There are still some headwinds for the crypto market as the global regulatory environment remains fragmented and the digital currency still remains volatile.

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Cuba Gooding Jr. pleads guilty to forcible touch

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. entered a plea of guilty on Wednesday to a misdemeanor charge of forcibly touching a woman at a New York City nightclub in 2018.

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Inside the 30-hour search for the Brooklyn subway shooting suspect

A key, a neon construction jacket, a gun.

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Why Putin may be aiming to declare victory over Ukraine on May 9

And why that's probably a mistake.

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Putin critic says he begged friend and fellow Kremlin critic not to go to Moscow

CNN's Erin Burnett talks to longtime Putin critic Bill Browder about his friend and fellow Putin critic, Vladimir Kara-Murza, being detained in Moscow as fears mount for his safety.

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How CEOs can turn ESG into a competitive edge--and a calling

It's a time of collective awakening for businesses and their leaders.

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A rising Democratic star told his origin story. But did he allow a narrative to take hold that didn't match the facts? | CNN Politics

Wes Moore, a leading Democratic candidate for governor of Maryland, first became famous for his 2010 bestselling memoir, "The Other Wes Moore," an inspirational story of two boys with the same name and ties to the rough streets of Baltimore.

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2 dead in New Mexico wildfire that forced evacuations and damaged homes

Two people have died in the McBride Fire raging in New Mexico that has scorched more than 5,000 acres in the Sierra Blanco mountain range, police said.

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South Africa braces for more heavy rain after floods kill hundreds

President describes catastrophe of enormous proportions as more than 300 people die in Durban area

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Case of Iranian-born woman abducted by fake officers baffles Canadian police

Three months after Elnaz Hajtamiri was taken, investigators have not determined a motive and have not received ransom demands

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Curiosity rover comes up against dangerous 'scaly' terrain on Mars

The Curiosity rover is changing its exploration plans after stumbling on a field of razor-sharp rocks while trying to reach an area of interest. But there's a silver lining to the rover's new journey.

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Frantic moment caught on camera as Iowa news crew escapes tornado

An Iowa meteorologist chasing a storm cuts his live shot short as a tornado touches down nearby.

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Shoppers are turning their backs on Bed Bath & Beyond

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Microsoft and other tech firms take aim at prolific cybercrime gang

Technology firms including Microsoft have tried to disrupt a cybercriminal group whose malicious software has been used in ransomware attacks and other hacks around the world, the companies said Wednesday.

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Opinion: A mass shooting on a train killed her husband and injured her son. New York's subway shooting brings back painful memories and a call for action

In an interview with CNN Opinion, former Rep. Carolyn McCarthy of New York explains that Tuesday's shooting on a Brooklyn subway train was a painful reminder of the Long Island Rail Road shooting that claimed her husband's life and severely injured her son in 1993.

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Despite Russian Warnings, Finland and Sweden Draw Closer to NATO

The invasion of Ukraine has heightened security fears, pushing even formally nonaligned countries toward the Western alliance.

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A Crisis for Mothers

The war in Ukraine has led to familiar, but heightened, problems for women.

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David Cronenberg and Claire Denis Will Compete at Cannes Film Festival

Organizers announced a lineup of nearly 50 movies for the events 2022 edition, including 18 in the running for the top honor, the Palme dOr.

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More Than 120 Dead After Tropical Storm Hits the Philippines

The first such storm of the year caused widespread flooding and landslides in the central part of the country.

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Why Is This Night Different? (See QR Code.)

Some shun phones at the Seder table. But, these days, some also welcome them.

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Late Night Teases Rudy Giuliani About Seized Devices

Prosecutors recovered 18 devices during their current investigation into Trumps former lawyer. Eighteen devices? Man, thats a lot of porn, Stephen Colbert said.

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UN: Ukraine War Threatens To Devastate Many Poor Nations

The UN report said these poorer countries were already struggling to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and a lack of access to adequate funding.

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California Wants To Triple Sale Of Electric Cars By 2026

The program is one part of Californias efforts to drastically reduce carbon emissions.

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Goldman Sachs picks its top chip stocks to play a new supply chain trend including one it says has upside of over 60%

As the global semiconductor supply chain gets more local, Goldman names the stocks that could benefit.

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Leaked documents show notorious ransomware group has an HR department, performance reviews and an 'employee of the month'

The notorious ransomware group Conti operates much like a regular tech company, say cybersecurity specialists who analyzed the group's leaked documents.

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Ukraine war could mark the most dangerous moment since the Cuban missile crisis, says 'Sapiens' author