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- Everyone who traveled for Thanksgiving and gathered indoors with people outside of their household should quarantine, expert says
- Oregon says mink farm has a Covid-19 outbreak
An Oregon mink farm has reported an outbreak of coronavirus among mink and farmworkers.
- Deadly Covid-19 outbreak hits rural community
When Covid-19 cases began climbing in the fall within Norton County, Kansas, the administrator of a local nursing home used the facility's Facebook page to send residents reminders.
- Why Oxford's Covid-19 vaccine could do more for the world than other shots
In the days since Oxford University and AstraZeneca unveiled the results of the partnership's Phase 3 Covid-19 vaccine trials, a growing number of questions have emerged.
- Biden Covid-19 adviser: Here's who may get vaccine first
Dr. Celine Gounder tells CNN's Boris Sanchez which groups the Biden coronavirus advisory board is considering to be among the first to receive a Covid-19 vaccine when it becomes available.
- FAA supports first 'mass air shipment' of vaccine
The Federal Aviation Administration says it has supported "the first mass air shipment" of a Covid-19 vaccine.
- More than two dozen cases traced to California gym
More than two dozen people have tested positive for Covid-19 after participating in youth basketball tournaments this month at a gym in Northern California, county health officials said.
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court dismisses another Republican election case
• Analysis: Defeats pile up as GOP worries over Trump's Georgia comments
• RNC chair faces skeptical Republicans
- Iran suffers more humiliation with killing of nuclear chief. But no one in the world's most febrile region wants war
• Iran's supreme leader vows revenge
- John Travolta posts emotional message thanking fans for support after wife's death
- New species of gelatinous animal discovered
Scientists have discovered a new species of ctenophore, or comb jelly, near Puerto Rico.
- Report: White House budget office moves to reclassify key roles under executive order
Following an executive order President Donald Trump signed last month, the Office of Management and Budget is moving to reclassify 88% of its workforce into a new job classification that would give the federal government more flexibility to fire these employees without going through a lengthy appeals process, The Washington Post reported Friday.
- Former Zappos CEO dies at 46
Tony Hsieh, the former CEO of Zappos, died peacefully and surrounded by family on Friday, according to a statement emailed to CNN by Megan Fazio, a spokesperson for DTP Companies, a Las Vegas-based enterprise for which Hsieh served as the visionary.
- Protests take place across France against proposed security law
Demonstrations took place across France on Saturday against the proposed global security law and its signature measure to restrict the filming of police officers. They came as calls to withdraw it were exacerbated by cases of police violence this week.
- Second person dies after mall shooting
A second young man has died after a shooting in a Sacramento mall, police said Saturday.
- ICU nurse: Reach out to the frontline workers in your life
Alison Johnson, a registered nurse and director of the critical care unit at Johnson City Medical Center in Tennessee, explains the impact a pandemic makes on hospitals. She tells CNN's Boris Sanchez the mental health toll is as real as coronavirus. If you or someone you know needs help, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK.
- Opinion: Biden's Cabinet picks send a clear message
With each cabinet pick, President-elect Joe Biden has conveyed the same message -- government experience will matter in this administration. Thus far, Biden has put forward an impressive team of advisers with resumes that offer a stark contrast to what we have seen in the past four years.
- NASCAR crew member and wife die in crash
A NASCAR pit crew member and his new wife were killed in a car accident in the Florida Keys while celebrating their honeymoon.
- Video of 4 police officers beating Black man emerges
Several French police officers were suspended Thursday after a video emerged of them beating a Black man in Paris.
- Man receives racist letter over Black Santa decoration -- and neighbors have his back
Chris Kennedy's Christmas display features a seven-foot Black Santa that stands tall in his yard along with a Christmas tree and a large shining sign that reads "Joy."
- Black Friday looks very different this year
Black Friday shopping isn't the same this year with the ongoing pandemic and recession. Traditional brick-and-mortar stores saw a 52% drop in Black Friday traffic compared to last year, according to a report from Sensormatic Solutions.
- Trixie the whale shark dies at the Georgia Aquarium
- The QAnon conspiracy is fake. The harm it's doing to child welfare groups is real
Child welfare organizations for months have felt the full weight of the coronavirus pandemic, navigating concerns about unreported abuse and ensuring their resources are available to at-risk children.
- On Thanksgiving Day, Trump tweeted against Section 230
- Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi and Jon Stewart to fellow New Jerseyans: 'Wear a friggin' mask!'
- A fight broke out between lawmakers. Pig guts were thrown
Lawmakers in Taiwan threw pig intestines and punches at each other as a brawl broke out in parliament over a proposal to ease restrictions on pork imports from the United States.
- Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr.: What to know
Mike Tyson, once considered "the baddest man on the planet," is returning to the boxing ring Saturday for a highly anticipated bout.
- See Utah's highway wildlife overpass in action
Footage released by Utah Division of Wildlife Resources shows moose, bears, deer and other wild animals traveling across the bridge sooner than expected.
- Opinion: Ruling raises worry on same-sex marriage
On Thanksgiving eve, barely a month after her confirmation, Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett delivered on President Donald Trump's promise to evangelical Christians to tilt the Constitution's scales in favor of religion.
- How Italy accidentally invented the perfect Covid-era hotel
Medieval architects, deserted towns and remote countryside -- what sounds like the ingredients for a horror movie could actually be the recipe for the perfect Covid-era hotel.
- Europe's ski resorts are facing the 'season from hell'
Skiers and snowboarders across Europe are experiencing a roller coaster ride as doubts build over when the mountains might open for sport this winter.
- US air travel sets a pandemic-era record
The number of travelers passing through airport security checkpoints in the United States reached its highest level since mid-March on Wednesday despite urging from federal health officials for Americans to spend Thanksgiving at home.
- CNN asks travelers why they are taking risk amid surge. Hear their responses
CNN's Pete Muntean talks to passengers about the risks they are willing to take to join their families for Thanksgiving.
- What it's like to visit Paris post-lockdown
A garden pail filled with disposable hand wipes and huge bottles of hand sanitizer can be found atop every table at Paris bistro Chez L'Ami Jean.
- Qantas boss says passengers will need to be vaccinated for international flights
Australia's national carrier Qantas will require future international travelers to prove they have been vaccinated against Covid-19 before flying.
- All the Black Friday sales you can still shop today
- The best items to order during Amazon's Black Friday sale
- 17 top Black Friday deals to shop today
- The best of Wayfair's Black Friday sales
- Apple Black Friday sales you don't want to miss
- Eager explorers have already hiked into the desert and found the Utah monolith
If aliens had really been behind that mysterious monolith found in the Utah desert, they probably would've made it more difficult to find.
- Vanderbilt's Sarah Fuller made history today
Vanderbilt University's Sarah Fuller made college football history Saturday when she became the first woman to play in the Power 5 Conference with a kickoff against the University of Missouri.
- US Air Force conducts successful supersonic nuclear test
A US Air Force F-35 jet conducted a successful test drop of a mock nuclear bomb while traveling at greater than the speed of sound.
- Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively donate $500,000 to support homeless youth in Canada
One of Hollywood's most famous couples donated $500,000 to help young people struggling with homelessness in Canada.
- Refinancing your home is about to get more expensive. This is why
If there's one part of the economy that is doing well, it's the mortgage industry. Record low mortgage rates are driving so many people to refinance that the housing market is on track to see $2 trillion in refinances in 2020, second only to 2003, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
- Some restaurants hate delivery apps like Grubhub and Uber Eats. So they're seeking out alternatives
If you visit Motorino Pizza's website, you'll be greeted with a plea: Don't order through Seamless.
- How Cholula plans to get more Americans hooked on its hot sauce
For the $800 million it's spending to buy it, Cholula's new owner needs it to punch above its weight.
- Small Business Saturday is here: Our favorite sales
It's been ten years since the first Small Business Saturday was celebrated here in the US, but in 2020, it's an event that's taking on outsized importance. Traditionally held on the Saturday between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday is your chance to bring your holiday shopping dollars to independent local retailers, who need those dollars this year more than ever.
- 45 Nordstrom deals you don't want to miss today
- The best AirPods sales to shop today
- Black Friday deals under $50 to can snag right now
- Walmart's best Black Friday deals of 2020
- The top tech deals worth shopping on Black Friday
- The best deals to shop at Sephora's Black Friday sale
- Save on a new laptop with these Black Friday deals
- These are the best mattress sales for Black Friday 2020
- The best fashion and beauty deals to shop this Black Friday
- Save up to $60 at Amazon with targeted American Express cards
- The best Black Friday sales at JCPenney
- Supreme Court's scientifically illiterate decision will cost lives
Last month, I wrote that Amy Coney Barrett would help to usher in a new post-truth jurisprudence on the Supreme Court. While I had cited her anti-science statements on climate change, her arrival on the court has created a new 5-4 majority against public-health science at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
- What tree rings can tell us about the spectacular death of stars
The death of a star is one of the most spectacular events in the universe. After millions and often billions of years, the star's fuel supply runs out. Without its nuclear fire to sustain it, the star collapses in on itself, compressing and heating the remaining gas until the pressure becomes so high that the remnants of the star are blown out into the cosmos in a spectacular explosion called a supernova. The explosion is so powerful that modern telescopes can see it half a universe away.
- How Dems can win back Cuban-American vote
On the Sunday afternoon before the presidential election, I was driving through a typically quiet South Miami suburb with my mother when a Trump caravan bulldozed past us.
- A Trump memoir? Thanks, but let's not
The arrival of Barack Obama's memoir (part of a $65 million book deal with Michelle Obama) and President Donald Trump's looming unemployment have stirred understandable speculation about a potential Trump memoir. These books have long been a way for former presidents to share their experiences, explain their thinking, and shape their legacies.
- Why we know it's about to get better in America
Is it morning in America yet? Not quite. But there's change in the air, and millions of Americans must surely be experiencing the unmistakable feeling that even if the worst is not over, it soon will be.
- Trump 2024: It could happen
Will he, or won't he?
- Biden picks up votes in Milwaukee County after Trump-requested recount
President-elect Joe Biden saw a small net gain in votes as Milwaukee County, Wisconsin's largest, certified its presidential general election results Friday after a recount requested by the Trump campaign.
- McConnell suspends in-person lunches for GOP senators
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is suspending in-person lunches for GOP senators, according to his press secretary Doug Andres, ahead of the Senate's return next week.
- Democrats deride 'dark' money, but a new analysis shows it helped boost Joe Biden
Democrats have denounced anonymous money in politics for years, but 2020 brought a tidal wave of it into the election to benefit their party.
- Trump administration removes experts from Defense Policy Board
Several high profile members of the Defense Policy Board were removed on Wednesday by the Trump administration, in yet another purge of longstanding foreign policy experts and national security establishment figures in the final days of the Trump era, according to three defense officials.
Health
- Most Americans probably won't be able to get a Covid-19 vaccine until mid-2021, CDC director says
A wedding in Maine is linked to 176 Covid-19 cases and the deaths of seven people who didn't attend the celebration, demonstrating just how easily and quickly the virus can spread at social gatherings, public health experts say.
- Tracking Covid-19 cases in the US
- Trump knew testing Covid-19 vaccines would take months, Woodward book shows
President Donald Trump knew back in the spring that it would probably take a year to develop a coronavirus vaccine, according to interviews with journalist Bob Woodward.
- What you need to know about coronavirus today
More than half a million children in the United States have been diagnosed with Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital Association.
- ICUs are nearing capacity in this French city. And it's only September
Dealing with the first wave was like a sprint, the second will be more like a marathon.
- Crowded parties and coronavirus concerns keep high schoolers from returning to the classroom
Overcrowded parties have forced several high schools to go back to online learning in hopes of staving off Covid-19 outbreaks.
- NIH 'very concerned' about serious side effect in AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine trial
The Food and Drug Administration is weighing whether to follow British regulators in resuming a coronavirus vaccine trial that was halted when a participant suffered spinal cord damage, even as the National Institutes of Health has launched an investigation of the case.
- CDC study finds coronavirus rarely kills children, but minorities at higher risk
Children and teens from minority groups are disproportionately hit by coronavirus, just as older adults are, according to the findings of a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- A 9-year-old who's been battling coronavirus for 6 months says the illness is a big deal
Eli Lipman, 9, and his father have been battling the impact of Covid-19 since March, and he said life as a "long hauler" isn't easy.
- How to help siblings get along better
Sibling rivalry is often taken as an unexamined fact of family life -- as much a part of parenting as potty training or bedtime stories.
- Here's why a vaccine will not stop the Covid-19 pandemic right away
Dr. Umair Shah remembers the last mass vaccination campaign the US waged.
- Unpopular teens could be at higher risk of heart conditions later in life, study suggests
Many of us hope to escape who we were in high school -- particularly if you were last in line to be picked in gym class -- but a growing body of research suggests that how popular you are in adolescence has a link with psychological and physical health decades later.
- These immunocompromised college students felt isolated when the fall semester began. So they did something about it
At first, Cameron Lynch thought she would need prepared questions for the group to discuss in their first Zoom call.
- Italian airport gets world's first five-star anti-Covid award
Travelers eager to fly again may want to consider Italy as their next destination.
- Depression and anxiety during and after pregnancy may harm childhood development, study finds
A mother's depression and anxiety from conception through the first year of the baby's life is associated with negative developmental outcomes through adolescence, according to a study published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.
- How to sleep better — kids and grown-ups alike
Like many moms, Sofia Axelrod found the lack of sleep really hard after giving birth. But unlike many moms, she refused to accept that the exhaustion was inevitable.
- We're in a She-cession
- Americans need to 'hunker down' this fall and winter as Covid-19 pandemic will likely worsen, Fauci says
Nearly 30 US states are reporting downward trends in Covid-19 cases, but the pandemic will likely worsen again, according to the country's leading infectious disease expert.
- Sex gets complicated during the pandemic
When the pandemic hit, couples found themselves worrying about getting sick, losing income, teaching their children at home while working full time (or worrying full time about sending them to school).
- Craving sugar during a pandemic? Here's how to tame your sweet tooth
Cakes, cookies, pie.
- Poor sleep linked to weight gain in 2-year smartphone sleep tracking study
Not sleeping enough or getting a bad night's sleep over and over makes it hard to control your appetite. And that sets you up for all sorts of health problems, including obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure and Type 2 diabetes.
- What is an EUA, and what does it have to do with how quickly we get a coronavirus vaccine?
With talk of the possible availability of a vaccine candidate heating up, you might have heard the term Emergency Use Authorization -- or EUA -- all over the news lately. But what is it exactly, and how does it apply to vaccines?
- Some college towns grapple with Covid-19 after students return for fall semester
While many colleges and universities are offering classes online, that hasn't necessarily stopped students from gathering. And now some college towns are grappling with outbreaks of Covid-19 as the start of the fall semester complicates local responses to the pandemic.
- AstraZeneca's Oxford vaccine trial to resume, the university says
The AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine trial, halted last week after an unexplained illness in one of the volunteers, will resume, the University of Oxford announced Saturday.
- Covid-19 school closings linked to increase in depression and suicide, study finds
Primary school students in China experienced more depressive symptoms and made more suicide attempts after schools closed for the pandemic, a new study found.
- One of the leading coronavirus vaccine trials is currently paused. Prominent vaccine researchers tell CNN that's unusual
Vaccine clinical trials are notoriously difficult to conduct.
- My lifelong Muppets obsession helped me explain the pandemic to my preschooler
Growing up with "Sesame Street" in the early 1980s, I found pieces of myself in Cookie Monster's sweet tooth, Big Bird's gentleness and in Grover, who was outgoing and always willing to help others, even though he made a lot of hilarious mistakes.
- How to reboot your workout routine: Let's set the foundation
After time off from exercising, it's understandable if you're having a hard time getting motivated. You may even feel a bit bad, but I'm here to say it's important to go easy on yourself.
- Wildfire smoke and your health: Do you need to worry?
Wildfires have broken out across the United States on an unprecedented scale, with 77 large complexes of fires engulfing 3 million acres in a matter of weeks.
- Fauci says normal life may not be back until the end of 2021
Dr. Anthony Fauci said it could be the end of 2021 before life gets back to how it was before Covid-19.
Entertainment
- Giving thanks for Baby Yoda this pandemic year
Yes, 2020 has been a gigantic dumpster fire on a multitude of levels. But a spirit a gratitude may help pull us through. We're thankful for Baby Yoda, Verzuz battles and so many other pop culture offerings this pandemic year.
- Move over, Rudolph: Streaming adds to the flood of holiday specials
Far from the holiday specials of the past -- which dutifully arrived on the major networks each year, from Frosty and Rudolph to Charlie Brown and the Grinch -- much of this year's barrage of Christmas specials will stream into the season.
- Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively donate $500,000 to support homeless youth in Canada
One of Hollywood's most famous couples donated $500,000 to help young people struggling with homelessness in Canada.
- Courteney Cox recreates Monica's infamous turkey dance from 'Friends'
Monica's turkey dance is one of the greatest "Friends" moments. It's also when Chandler first tells her "I love you."
- 'The Mandalorian' brings a major fan favorite into the 'Star Wars' live-action universe
The worst-kept secret in the "Star Wars" universe brought a huge fan favorite to "The Mandalorian" -- moving the show further into the orbit of the animated series "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" and "Star Wars Rebels," while adding details about the merchandising bonanza alternately known until now as "Baby Yoda" and "The Child."
- 'The Masked Singer' reveals the legend behind Broccoli
The latest celebrity to be revealed on "The Masked Singer" is Paul Anka, who was hiding under a big head of Broccoli.
- Mariah Carey has officially kicked off the Christmas season
Thanksgiving may be over, but it's beginning to feel a whole lot like Christmas -- thanks to Mariah Carey.
- 'The Flight Attendant' serves up a fun trip thanks to Kaley Cuoco
"The Flight Attendant" feels like the TV equivalent of summer beach reading, in mostly good ways. Kaley Cuoco stars as the globetrotting party gal of the title, who has the unfortunate experience of waking up next to a dead guy. What happens thereafter plays like a Hitchock-ian thriller, punctuated by the comedy of a protagonist who greets each new development by nearly hyperventilating.
- The best of Netflix's charmingly bad holiday romcoms
Coronavirus, lockdowns, economic woes and a dramatic political divide have all made 2020 pretty unbearable. So, let's thank Netflix for a few winter romcoms to take our minds off real life.
- 'Black Beauty' reimagines the classic horse story
"Black Beauty" gives the original Victorian novel a significant makeover, a contemporary remake that relocates the story to the American West. The movie delivers a more pointed animal-rights message, but while its equine star fares well enough, the two-footed characters never really get out of the starting gate.
- Revisiting the 'Friends' Thanksgiving episodes may sweeten the holiday
"Friends" always made Thanksgiving better. This year, we need to revisit the show's Thanksgiving specials more than ever.
- Matthew Perry is engaged to 'the greatest woman on the face of the planet'
Matthew Perry is engaged to his girlfriend, Molly Hurwitz, the "Friends" star revealed in comments published Thursday.
- Taylor Swift reveals boyfriend Joe Alwyn is mystery 'folklore' co-writer
Taylor Swift has revealed that her British actor boyfriend, Joe Alwyn, is the mystery co-writer credited on her latest album "Folklore" under the pseudonym "William Bowery."
- Drake sides with The Weeknd, says Grammys 'may no longer matter'
Add Drake to the list of people who don't sound happy that The Weeknd was shut out of this year's Grammy nominations.
- 'Hillbilly Elegy' turns J.D. Vance's memoir into a dreary movie
"Hillbilly Elegy," J.D. Vance's 2016 memoir, won praise for its insight into the forgotten folk whose poverty and hopelessness prompted them to embrace Donald Trump as a political force. That sociology aspect is mostly lost in Netflix's dreary movie adaptation, which focuses on one family trapped in a circular pattern of dysfunction, and how the son escaped it.
- Fantasia Barrino is expecting her first child with husband Kendall Taylor
Fantasia Barrino is pregnant.
- Mads Mikkelsen replaces Johnny Depp for third 'Fantastic Beasts' movie
Mads Mikkelsen will replace Johnny Depp as the villainous dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald in the third "Fantastic Beasts" movie, Warner Bros. Pictures has announced in a statement.
- Amanda Kloots talks about first Thanksgiving without Nick Cordero
Thanksgiving is sure to be difficult for anyone who has lost someone to Covid-19, and Amanda Kloots understands that well.
- The Weeknd accuses Grammys of being 'corrupt'
The Weeknd sounds as shocked as everyone else that he didn't receive any Grammy nominations this year.
- BTS earns first Grammy nomination
K-pop group BTS, arguably the biggest boy band in the world, earned their first ever Grammy Award nomination on Tuesday for their hit song 'Dynamite.'
- Dave Chappelle says Netflix removed 'Chappelle's Show' from service at his request
"Chappelle's Show" is no longer on Netflix, and Dave Chappelle is happy about it.
- See who is nominated for a Grammy Award
Nominations for the 63rd annual Grammy Awards were announced Tuesday, with Beyoncé leading among the nominees with nine.
- School is back in session as 'Saved By the Bell' heads back to Bayside
The stars of "Saved by the Bell" are going back to school in a new version of the teen series coming to Peacock, and Elizabeth Berkley Lauren isn't mincing her words on how she feels about it.
- 'Lego Star Wars Holiday Special' takes a nostalgic tour of 'Star Wars' history
The 1978 "Star Wars Holiday Special" has become the stuff of legend for how notoriously, epically bad it was, which provides some indication that "The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special" -- with that title alone -- knows precisely what it's doing. The resulting animated hour delivers a clever romp through "Star Wars" history, smartly snapped together and wrapped in a bright, colorful bow.
- 'Between the World and Me' turns Ta-Nehisi Coates' book into a powerful special
Haunting and poetic, "Between the World and Me" translates Ta-Nehisi Coates' book and the subsequent stage presentation into an HBO special that loses none of its power, a feat made all the more remarkable by its production amid the coronavirus outbreak. Weaving in news footage with stars reading Coates' words, this version of the writer's reflections to his 15-year-old son will likely be played and replayed for years to come.
- 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' showcases riveting performances by Chadwick Boseman and Viola Davis
Chadwick Boseman's tragic death will draw understandable attention to "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," which represents his final role. Yet that focus shouldn't overshadow the riveting performances that elevate this small-scale Netflix movie, adapted from the August Wilson play with its somewhat claustrophobic stage origins very much intact.
- 'Mank' slides into Hollywood history through the troubled writer of 'Citizen Kane'
"Mank" has the makings of an Oscar contender, and not just because of Hollywood's traditional love for movies about itself. With Gary Oldman as the alcoholic, self-destructive writer of "Citizen Kane," director David Fincher has made a near-great movie about what's in the argument as the greatest of all time.
- 'Ammonite' derives its shine from Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan
"Ammonite" joins a long list of forbidden love stories, yielding a movie presented in washed-out tones, which shines principally thanks to Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan. The result is a slow-moving, somewhat predictable but finally effective period romance that primarily serves as an old-fashioned testament to star power.
- 'Grey's Anatomy' powered his ambitions. Now, this doctor is helping the show tackle coronavirus
Naser Alazari was a 24-year-old unemployed physician living in Syria, having been displaced from his home country of Iraq by war, when the words of Meredith Grey first hit his ears and touched his heart.
- See what's streaming in November
See some of what's streaming on Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+ and more in November.
Travel
- Smaller long-haul planes are the future of flying -- but also its past
For nearly half of the entire history of commercial aviation, long-haul flights have conjured up images of large, wide-bodied aircraft, with two aisles, up to 10 seats in every row, spacious overhead bins and, more recently, shiny on-demand tablet-style entertainment systems.
- Germany urges EU nations to shut ski slopes over Christmas to keep coronavirus in check
As the crucial Christmas holiday season approaches, European relations could turn frosty over the issue of skiing.
- A short history of American food (whatever that is)
Your Thanksgiving table may be smaller this year, but if it's still full of squashes, corn pudding, turkey and cranberry sauce, thank Native Americans -- those foods are indigenous. But that apple pie is international -- apples are from Kazakhstan and the pie part is from England.
- The $550 million megayacht concept that looks like a shark
Just weeks after unveiling an upcoming yacht concept that resembles a swan, Lazzarini Design Studio are pushing the boundaries even further with a brand new design that's shaped like a shark.
- A Hollywood dialect coach explains why accents go wrong
How does an Irishman screw up an Irish accent, like in the movie "Wild Mountain Thyme"? Dialect coach Jack Wallace says it's easier than you might think.
- World's most expensive cities to live in during Covid
It's the ultimate dream for many -- move to a big city and make a glam new life.
- Riding the world's tallest outdoor elevator
The 326-meter-tall glass Bailong Elevator is found in one of China's national parks that many believe inspired the scenery of the hit-movie "Avatar."
- EVA Air launches speed dating 'flight to nowhere'
It might be less spiritual than the Buddhist mantra-chanting flight in Thailand, but EVA Air's latest "flight to nowhere" idea could be just as magical -- by helping people find love in the sky.
- CNN asks passengers why they are choosing to fly amid surge
CNN's Pete Muntean talks to passengers about the risks they are willing to take to join their families for Thanksgiving.
- What the 737 MAX's return to the sky will mean for passengers
Would you fly on the Boeing 737 MAX? That question is going to become all too real for passengers in the near future when the aircraft that's been grounded for some 600 days returns to service.
- Due to Covid-19, Mardi Gras parades are canceled in New Orleans next year
Mardi Gras parades will not be permitted next year at New Orleans' annual festival, but city officials are saying the holiday is definitely not canceled.
- How a secretive hippie hideaway in Thailand transformed into a world-renowned beach retreat
Michael Doyle started making regular trips to Koh Phangan in the Gulf of Thailand in the mid-1980s, enjoying laid-back life in rustic beach bungalows around the island between stints as a psychiatric nurse in Australia.
- Australian airline Qantas celebrates its 100th anniversary
Australian airline Qantas is celebrating its 100th anniversary on November 16, a rare piece of upbeat news for an aviation industry hobbled by the coronavirus pandemic.
- How a Covid-19 vaccine could change travel for good
It was the good news that gave the world hope.
- Alaska Airlines flight hits bear on runway during landing
In an unusual collision, an airplane hit and killed a brown bear while landing at the Yakutat Airport in Alaska on Saturday.
- Scale model of futuristic plane makes successful maiden flight
Researchers in the Netherlands say they have conducted a successful maiden flight of a scale model of the Flying-V, a plane that could one day carry passengers in its wings.
- I quarantined in Beijing, Tokyo and Hong Kong. Here's what I learned
Of the past 148 days, I've spent nearly one-third of them in quarantine. I started in Beijing and have journeyed to Hong Kong and now Tokyo.
- Norway pioneered electric ferries. Now it's making them self-driving
With medieval origins and a quaint, colorful port, the low-rise Norwegian city of Trondheim doesn't look very futuristic. But the former Viking capital is making waves with a pioneering transport initiative: a zero-emissions, self-driving electric ferry.
- The future Rockefeller Christmas tree was cut down, and it's on its way to Manhattan
The Christmas tree that will light up Rockefeller Center this holiday met its end -- in the spirit of the season, of course.
- What's next for no-touch air travel?
How many times do you touch the cabin around you in an airplane when you fly? How about the airport? How many times do the people working there touch your belongings?
- This Swedish car carrier will be the world's largest wind-powered vessel
Shipbuilders Wallenius Marine have designed a transatlantic car carrier that cuts carbon emissions by 90%, compared to standard car carriers.
- New Zealand's Chatham Islands might be the only place in the world experiencing overtourism right now
The coronavirus pandemic has decimated the travel industry, as hotels, restaurants and airlines in destinations around the world find themselves going broke or dramatically cutting back costs as they try to survive.
- The latest 'Everest' is a mountain you've probably never heard of
It's not the world's highest mountain, nor is it the hardest one to climb, presumably.
- Maldives resort offers $30K 'all-you-can-stay' package
Move over, all-you-can-eat buffet: the all-you-can-stay resort package has entered the party.
- Europe's ski resorts are facing the 'season from hell'
Skiers and snowboarders across Europe are experiencing a roller coaster ride as doubts build over when the mountains might open for sport this winter.
- Site of Hong Kong's former Kai Tak Airport set for major transformation
The site of the old Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport -- famous for its notoriously challenging runway in the middle of the busy city center -- is set to welcome a new sky-high landmark.
- Lufthansa trials lie-flat economy seat concept
Passengers traveling on one Lufthansa route this month can buy a row of economy seats and stretch out across them, replicating the experience of a lie-flat business class bed.
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- Smaller long-haul planes are the future of flying -- but also its past
On the outside, Boeing 707s are more similar to what we're flying on today -- and will fly on tomorrow -- than you might think.
- This year's incredible British Ecological Society photography competition winners
Images of a jumping spider, an elusive gecko and battling birds are among a selection of amazing photos to have been picked in this year's British Ecological Society photography competition.
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