The house where two countries were created
By Lilit Marcus, CNN Brno, Czech Republic (CNN) — From the street, it doesn’t look like anything special. Most tourists trying to find this…
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Seven continents, 102,000 miles, 13 months and countless lessons you wouldn’t learn in school
By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — Imagine this: you pull your kids out of school for a year, stash your stuff in storage, rent out your house, put…
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Beyoncé kicks off Cowboy Carter tour with some help from her two daughters
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Beyoncé kicked off her Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin’ Circuit tour in Los Angles on Monday, delivering…
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Husband-and-wife lung slices? Why translating Chinese food names into English is ‘an impossible task’
By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Is xiaolongbao a bao or a dumpling? What exactly are “husband-and-wife lung slices” made of?…
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John Stamos slays drums on Papa Roach’s ‘Last Resort,’ a song he says he’d never heard before
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — John Stamos proved he’s always up for a challenge in a new video for YouTube channel Drumeo, in which he was…
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Jurors in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial may be asked about guns, drugs, sex with multiple partners and hip-hop
By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — The jury pool in the Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial could be asked about their views on sex with multiple…
Continue Reading Rupert Grint is a dad again after welcoming ‘secret’ baby girl with partner Georgia Groome
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Rupert Grint is now a girl-dad-of-two. The “Harry Potter” star announced on Sunday that he and his partner…
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Trial of gang accused of robbing Kim Kardashian at gunpoint opens in Paris
By Saskya Vandoorne and Sérène Nourrisson, CNN Paris (CNN) — Nearly nine years after billionaire reality TV star Kim Kardashian was bound,…
Continue Reading Bill Hader describes ‘shock’ of LA wildfires and the sweet way girlfriend Ali Wong helped him in the aftermath
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Bill Hader was in Malibu filming a Volkswagen commercial with his former “SNL” co-stars Kristen Wiig and…
Continue Reading Child damages Rothko painting in Dutch museum
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A huge painting by Mark Rothko, thought to be worth tens of millions of dollars, has been removed from display…
Continue Reading Cyndi Lauper and more to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — First-time nominees Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker and Bad Company will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of…
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Climber rescued from Mount Fuji twice in one week
By Jack Guy and Junko Ogura, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Japan have rescued the same climber from the slopes of Mount Fuji twice in the space of…
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Hagia Sophia: Secrets of the 1,600-year-old megastructure that has survived the collapse of empires
By Ali Halit Diker, CNN Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) — Whether you’re a believer or not, visiting Hagia Sophia is a spiritual experience. The…
Continue Reading Why the Chrysler Building is an Art Deco icon
By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Though it only had the distinction of being the world’s tallest building for 11 months, the Chrysler Building…
Continue Reading Jiggly Caliente, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” contestant, dead at 44
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Jiggly Caliente, a performer and actress who rose to prominence as a contestant on “RuPaul’s Drag Race,”…
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Kim Kardashian expected to testify about violent 2016 Paris robbery as alleged ‘Grandpa Gang’ faces trial
By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Three of the suspected robbers fled on bicycles and two on foot, carrying between them almost $10 million worth of jewelry, a…
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Ryan Reynolds celebrates Wrexham football club’s historic promotion
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Reynolds and his Wrexham A.F.C. family are celebrating the accomplishment of a major GOOOAAALLL. When…
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George Lucas says there’s a valid reason why Yoda speaks so strangely
By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Yoda is one of the most cherished extraterrestrial characters in movie history, and part of that has to do with the…
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Nearly half of the world’s 100 tallest bridges are in this Chinese province. Now it’s building one to top them all
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: the world’s smallest park, Spain’s greatest food, plus North Americans who…
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‘You’ brought Joe Goldberg’s story to a fitting conclusion. The showrunners explain why he got what he deserved
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — It was only fitting that Joe Goldberg, the twisted central character in Netflix’s soapy psychological…
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