(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
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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
Start your Monday smart: Parkland hearing, Florence recovery, AMAs, a royal wedding
(CNN) – They’re voting on a new president in Brazil. Yet another deadly disaster has struck Haiti. And Bansky, the graffiti artist, just pranked the art world — again.Here’s what else you need… MORE
Pelé Fast Facts
(CNN) – Here is a look at the life of Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, a professional Brazilian football (soccer) player.During his World Cup appearances, he scored 12 goals in 14 game… MORE
Nobel Peace Prize 2018
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Operation Enduring Freedom Fast Facts
(CNN) – Here’s a look at Operation Enduring Freedom, which began on October 7, 2001 with allied air strikes on Taliban and al Qaeda targets. The United States linked the September 11, 2001 terrorist… MORE
What Cassini found as it plunged into Saturn a year ago
(CNN) – A year after Cassini ended its 20-year mission to study Saturn, the last data the spacecraft recorded before plunging into the planet’s atmosphere are revealing its long-held secrets. Cass… MORE
Earthquakes Fast Facts
(CNN) – Here’s a look at earthquakes worldwide. The US Geological Survey describes an earthquake as “the ground shaking caused by a sudden slip on a fault. Stresses in the earth’s outer layer push… MORE
