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CNN Student News – May 28, 2015 – English Sub

CNN Student News – Jun 05, 2015 – English Sub

US Suspects China Behind Latest Hack

Four million current and former federal employees, from nearly every government agency, might have had their personal information stolen by Chinese hackers, U.S. investigators said, reports CNN. U.S. officials believe this could ...

Civil War Ends

In an event that is generally regarded as marking the end of the Civil War, Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of Confederate forces west of the Mississippi, signs the surrender ...

USA Freedom Act moves forward in Senate, but amendment battle looms

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Tuesday to advance a bill to rein in the National Security Agency's surveillance powers, but a clash over possible amendments to the bill threatened to derail ...

Sep Blatter’s days are gone

FIFA President Sepp Blatter will resign from soccer's governing body amid a widening corruption scandal and promised Tuesday to call for fresh elections to choose a successor. The 79-year-old Blatter was re-elected ...

Nepal School Reopens

Thousands of schools damaged during April's devastating earthquake in Nepal have begun to re-open. More than 25,000 classrooms in some 8,000 schools were destroyed in the 7.8 magnitude quake and its aftershocks, ...

Here We Are

Eliot once said: “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” We hope this issue finds you sitting with writers whose work ...

Google dominates media with $50.5bn of advertising revenues

By Alan Tovey, Industry Editor(The Telegraph)The growing popularity of mobile devices has helped Google increase its dominance of global advertising revenues, with the web search giant’s income from media spending more ...

Can the Sharing Economy Provide Good Jobs?

Startups like Uber, TaskRabbit and Handy are transforming the way consumers access goods and services by matching people who need something—a driver, a housecleaner or a handyman, for example—with providers willing ...

Missouri lawmakers face controversial issues in session’s final week

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. —Missouri's Republican-controlled Legislature already has powered through many GOP priorities as lawmakers approach a Friday deadline to pass bills, and legislative leaders said that means the final days ...

Huckabee on controversial diabetes cure: ‘I don’t have to defend everything that I’ve ever done’

Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee on Sunday aggressively defended his participation in a controversial infomercial that peddled an all-natural cure to “reverse your type 2 diabetes," saying the treatment has been ...

Super Typhoon Noul howls over northeastern tip of Philippines

Super Typhoon Noul clipped the northeastern Philippines on Sunday, prompting thousands of people to seek shelter in evacuation centers. The storm, referred to as Dodong in the Philippines, hit land Sunday afternoon ...

It takes 6.5 years for President Obama to visit all 50 US states

President Richard Nixon did it in less than three years. President George Bush completed it in one term. Obama has now matched their feat by visiting South Dakota, his 50th state. President ...

Today in History

By The Associated Press Today is Sunday, May 10, the 130th day of 2015. There are 235 days left in the year. This is Mother's Day. Today's Highlight in History: On May 10, 1865, ...

Is Media Free ?

According to Reporters Without Borders the media in the United States lost a great deal of freedom between the 2004 and 2006 indices, citing the Judith Miller case and similar cases ...

Here’s what’s happening in Casper today

Here’s what’s happening in Casper today (Casper, Wyo.) – Here’s what’s happening around Casper today: Saturday, May 9th Spring Tea at The Historic Bishop Home a 2:00 pm. Seton House Playhouse Fundraiser from 1:00 am-2:00 ...

Kanye West Bought Kim Kardashian ‘A Couple Thousand’ Roses For Mother’s Day

Even though Kim Kardashian is spending Mother's Day in Brazil, away from husband Kanye West and their 1-year-old daughter, North, the rapper made sure his wife felt appreciated on the special ...