July 20, 2019
7-Eleven pledges $7,111 to college fund of 7/11 baby
Rachel Langford’s phone has been ringing nonstop since 7-11, when she gave birth to a girl at 7:11 pm, weighing 7 pounds and 11 ounces.
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July 20, 2019
A heat wave in Chicago 24 years ago left more than 700 dead. The mayor says they've learned lessons since then
A Chicago heat wave in 1995 took the lives of hundreds of people. And now the city is facing another.
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July 20, 2019
UK vows 'serious consequences' if Iran doesn't release British-flagged oil tanker
Britain warned Friday there would be “serious consequences” if Iran did not release a UK-flagged oil tanker it seized in the Strait of Hormuz Friday, the latest confrontation in the increasingly tense standoff in the important shipping route.
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July 20, 2019
When President Nixon called the moon
After Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s successful 1969 moon landing, President Richard Nixon placed a very long-distance phone call to the astronauts. For more, watch CNN Films’ “Apollo 11” on Saturday, July 20 at 9 and 11 p.m. ET.
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July 20, 2019
Mystery surrounds top Tour de France rider's withdrawal during race
Rohan Dennis’ unexplained withdrawal from the Tour de France midway through the 12th stage has left the cycling world perplexed, with his team director saying he is “confused and disappointed” by the Australian’s decision.
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July 20, 2019
An American visited her boyfriend in Canada. They were both found dead on a remote highway
A young American woman and her Australian boyfriend had set out to explore British Columbia when they were found dead on a remote Canadian highway.
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July 20, 2019
Clock's ticking on a crucial nuclear treaty. An arms race may be next
This week, senior American officials traveled to Switzerland to deliver President Donald Trump’s “vision for a new direction in nuclear arms control.”
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July 20, 2019
What's so special about the Mona Lisa?
Every day, thousands of people from around the world crowd into a stark, beige room at Paris’s Louvre Museum to view its single mounted artwork, Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa.”
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July 20, 2019
Top NRA official departs amid turmoil
Another top National Rifle Association official has left as the organization faces legal troubles, allegations of financial misconduct and other high-profile staff departures.
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July 19, 2019
Fake legs are being left at memorial for man killed by shark
Authorities want to know why three fake legs have been left at different times at a memorial to a man who died after he was bitten by a shark off the Massachusetts coast.
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