Meet the man that rescues dogs from fighting rings (www.cnn.com)
Japan Airlines jet bursts into flames after collision with earthquake relief plane at Tokyo Haneda airport (www.cnn.com)
A Japan Airlines plane carrying hundreds of passengers burst into flames on landing at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday after it was in collision with another aircraft involved in earthquake relief efforts....
NYE clip of Anderson Cooper covering John Mayer at a 'cat bar' in Japan (www.cnn.com)
I thought it was cute enough that if y’all hadn’t seen it, you might enjoy it.
Scientists successfully replicate historic nuclear fusion breakthrough three times (www.cnn.com)
You go to this link and give me one good reason why civilization isn't long past its peak. (www.cnn.com)
A blind mole that swims through sand has been rediscovered after nearly 100 years (www.cnn.com)
Unions are the strongest in decades. Nearly a million Americans got double-digit raises as a result (www.cnn.com)
Nearly 900,000 Americans sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner this week will have unions – and the double-digit pay increases they won – to thank....
Iceland is bracing for a potential volcanic eruption. What is likely to happen and what are the risks? (www.cnn.com)
Hedgehog’s spine, anteater’s snout: Long-lost mammal rediscovered in Indonesia (www.cnn.com)
Scientists have rediscovered a long-lost species of mammal described as having the spines of a hedgehog, the snout of an anteater and the feet of a mole, in Indonesia’s Cyclops Mountains more than 60 years after it was last recorded....
‘Children were carrying other injured children.’ Witness describes aftermath of Israeli strike on Gaza refugee camp | CNN (www.cnn.com)
CW: Occupied Palestine
Abandoned golf courses are being reclaimed by nature (www.cnn.com)
Golf courses, despite occupying large green spaces, are not necessarily good for the environment. Land is often cleared to make way for a fairway and maintaining the pristine turf often requires a lot of water, regular mowing and the spraying of fertilizers and pesticides – none of which is good for biodiversity....
First on CNN: US Navy warship near Yemen intercepts multiple missiles, US officials say (www.cnn.com)
Delta passenger's dog who went missing at Atlanta airport found safe after 3 weeks (www.cnn.com)
Kit Kat’s coolest flavors aren’t sold in the US. Here’s why (www.cnn.com)
If you stroll through the real or virtual aisles of a Japanese store, you might find Kit Kats in flavors like salt lemon, caramel pudding, whole grain biscuit, melon, and milk tea. Good luck finding those at Target or Walmart in the US....
Chinese people are living two years longer thanks to 'war on pollution' (www.cnn.com)
Giant kites could pull ships across the ocean – and slash their carbon emissions (www.cnn.com)
The era of cheap streaming is officially over (www.cnn.com)
Supreme Court blocks $6 billion opioid settlement that would have given the Sackler family immunity | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
Ok, still a ways to go before celebration, but we’re trending in the right direction. So, I’m choosing optimism.