HONG KONG (CNN) – A $20-billion bridge connecting Hong Kong and Macau to the mainland Chinese city of Zhuhai is set to finally open this week, marking the completion of the longest sea-crossing bridge… MORE
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Start your Monday smart: Midterm fever, Saudi summit, Banksy auction, World Series
(CNN) – Here’s what you need to know to Start Your Week Smart.(You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. You give us five minutes, and we give you five thi… MORE
Jamal Khashoggi died in fistfight at Istanbul consulate, Saudi Arabia claims
(CNN) – Saudi Arabia has admitted the death of missing Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, claiming he died in a fistfight involving more than a dozen Saudi officials at t… MORE
Astronaut recounts harrowing failed space launch
(CNN) – Two minutes into his first trip to space last Thursday, US astronaut Nick Hague found himself thinking how smoothly the flight was going. “It was everything I expected it to be,” he told NASA… MORE
Daylight Saving Time Fast Facts
(CNN) – Here’s some background information about Daylight Saving Time, a system to reduce electricity usage by extending daylight hours.Sunday, March 11, 2018 – Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.… MORE
This Jurassic flesh-eating fish with piranha-like teeth is the stuff of nightmares
(CNN) – A new fossil discovery looks more like an incredibly well-preserved 150 million-year-old Jurassic crime scene. This species of flesh-eating fish is considered the earliest known to do so. And… MORE
Canada’s legalization of marijuana could hurt farmers in poorer countries
(CNN) – For decades poor farmers in countries like Jamaica and Morocco have risked the wrath of governments and gangsters to grow cannabis as a cash crop.But as Canada becomes the first country in… MORE
Wildlife Photographer of the Year: winners announced
LONDON (CNN) – Deep in the forest of China’s Qinling Mountains, two golden snub-nosed monkeys surveyed their surroundings — and Dutch photographer Marsel van Oosten was there to capture the moment.… MORE
What the new report on climate change expects from you
(CNN) – A stark new report from the global scientific authority on climate change calls on individuals, as well as governments, to take action to avoid disastrous levels of global warming.The repo… MORE
Planet has only until 2030 to stem catastrophic climate change, experts warn
(CNN) – Governments around the world must take “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society” to avoid disastrous levels of global warming, says a stark new report from the… MORE
