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Blasts rocks northern Chinese city of Tianjin
A series of apparently industrial explosions shook China, chocking the sky with smoke and fire. CNN’s Will Ripley is on the scene, where windows of buildings were blown out.… MORE
Former President Carter: Cancer has spread
Former President Jimmy Carter says that after recent surgery to have a “small mass” removed from his liver, cancer has now spread to other parts of his body.… MORE
Cyclist racing downhill crashes into moving car
A cyclist is recovering after a high-speed crash at the Tour of Utah.… MORE
Tour the ‘doomsday Disneyland’
CNN’s Nick Valencia is given a firsthand look at a new, state-of-the-art training facility for emergency responders.… MORE
Ohio water crisis affects 400,000
400,000 people have been advised not to use their tap water after a toxin was discovered in a water treatment plant.… MORE
Google announces major restructuring, names new CEO
Richard Quest joins CNN Today to speak out the newly announced restructuring planned by technology giant Google.… MORE
Get ready for the Perseid meteor shower!
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James Holmes sentenced to life in prison
A jury announced that James Holmes will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing 12 and wounding 70 at an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater in 2012.… MORE
American football legend Frank Gifford dies
Former NFL star and sportscaster Frank Gifford died of natural causes in his Connecticut home, his family said. He was 84 years old.… MORE
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TEYANA TAYLOR TO HAVE THROAT SURGERY
Teyana Taylor told her fans that she needs to have emergency throat surgery. In her IG Story posted on Wednesday, Taylor said her doctor found a non-cancerous growth on one of her vocal cords. Taylor said she had been dealing with voice problems and some discomfort for a while. She’s glad that doctors caught the…
MEGAN THEE STALLION TO HOST NEW SERIES
Megan Thee Stallion just added a couple more titles to her resume. The Hot Girl Coach is slated to star in a new K-pop competition series for Apple TV+ alongside Psy. It’s called KPopped. The concept is simple — Western artists team up with K-pop stars to reimagine some of their hits. The Western artists…
DIDDY WANTS OUT OF JAIL BEFORE SENTENCING
Attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs are trying to get their client released before his October sentencing. On Tuesday, Diddy’s lawyers petitioned Judge Arun Subramanian to release Combs on a $50 million bond and allow him to live in his Miami mansion. Combs is currently awaiting sentencing in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center. Earlier this month, Combs…
MUSIC CITY ICON GAIL MASONDO PASSES ON
All of us plant seeds. And the thing about those seeds is you never know where they will sprout or how much of a harvest they will manifest. Because Gail Hamilton Masondo was my mother, I know, for certain, that when she moved to Nashville, she had absolutely no idea of the kind mark that…