October 20 2021, 08:00
Myanmar's junta has freed hundreds of political prisoners from Yangon's Insein prison, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing local media. It follows the junta's announcement that it would free more than 5,600 people arrested for protesting against military rule since a coup. CNN's Ivan Watson reports.
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October 20 2021, 08:00
China's GDP is growing at the slowest pace in a year as a massive energy crunch, shipping disruptions and a deepening property crisis take their toll on the world's second largest economy.
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October 20 2021, 08:00
Companies and people who want to cancel out the impact of their emissions on the climate often turn to something called carbon offsetting.
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October 20 2021, 08:00
Facebook plans to hire up to 10,000 workers in Europe to build a "metaverse" that will combine virtual and augmented reality technologies in a new online realm.
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October 20 2021, 08:00
A group of students and educators has filed a complaint challenging an Oklahoma law that restricts teaching about race and gender, in what the American Civil Liberties Union calls the first federal lawsuit to challenge such a statewide ban.
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October 20 2021, 08:00
A plane carrying 19 people crashed near the Houston Executive Airport on Tuesday morning, officials said.
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October 20 2021, 08:00
Parents and teachers spoke out at the first school board meeting after a North Texas administrator told teachers if they have books about the Holocaust in their classroom libraries, they also need to include books with "opposing" views of the Holocaust.
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October 20 2021, 08:00
About 4,500 Chicago police officers didn't report their vaccination status by October 15 as mandated by the city, officials said Monday.
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October 20 2021, 08:00
President Joe Biden informed House progressives Tuesday afternoon that the final bill to expand the social safety net is expected to drop tuition-free community college, a major White House priority, according to multiple sources familiar with the mater.
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October 19 2021, 08:00
The number of homicides in Portland has now surpassed its previous annual record of 66, set in 1987 – and there are still more than two months to go in the calendar year.