CNN — Coolio, the ’90s rapper who lit up the music charts with hits like “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” has died, his friend and manager Jarez Posey, told CNN. He was 59. Posey said Coolio died Wednesday afternoon. Details
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Hilaree Nelson’s body found after US ski mountaineer dies during Nepal expedition | CNN
CNN — The body of Hilaree Nelson was found Wednesday and taken to a forensic laboratory in Kathmandu for an autopsy after the renowned US ski mountaineer died during an expedition in Nepal, according to Sachindra Kumar Yadav, an official
Death toll in Bangladesh boat tragedy rises to 61 | CNN
The death toll from the sinking of an overcrowded ferry carrying Hindu devotees in northern Bangladesh climbed to 61 on Tuesday, with many passengers still missing two days after the disaster. Onlookers and relatives of the missing gathered along the
Ebola infections grow in Uganda as death toll rises to 23 | CNN
CNN — Ebola infections have risen across districts in Uganda, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed and suspected deaths to 23, health authorities in the east African country said Monday. Uganda declared an Ebola outbreak last Tuesday after a case
Iran restricts internet as Mahsa Amini protest deaths mount and UN calls for investigation | CNN
CNN — Iranian authorities say they will restrict internet access in the country until calm is restored to the streets, as protests over the death of a young woman in the custody of the morality police rock the Islamic Republic.
The royal court’s mourning period is not over yet. But the monarchy rolls on. | CNN
A version of this story appeared in the September 23 edition of CNN’s Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on Britain’s royal family. Sign up here. London CNN — The United Kingdom may be re-emerging from
Iran’s President abandons CNN interview after Amanpour declines head scarf demand | CNN
CNN — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi withdrew from a long-planned interview with CNN’s chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, after she declined a last-minute demand to wear a head scarf.
Ruinous Hurricane Fiona reaches Category 4 as it moves north, leaving disaster-stricken areas on slow road to recovery | CNN
CNN — With Category 4 Hurricane Fiona poised to sideswipe Bermuda later this week, people in the storm’s deadly wake still faced days without basic utilities late Wednesday – including much of Puerto Rico, where most were left without power
Is the Covid-19 pandemic really ‘over’? | CNN
This is the weekly edition of CNN’s coronavirus newsletter. Look out for your roundup every Wednesday. If you haven’t subscribed yet, sign up here. CNN — US President Joe Biden said he believes the Covid-19 pandemic is “over,” even as
Iranian police say death of Mahsa Amini ‘unfortunate’ as protestors take to the streets | CNN
CNN — Iranian police called the death of Mahsa Amini an “unfortunate incident” and denied that she was harmed physically in custody, semi-official news agency Fars News said on Monday. Amini, 22, who was stopped and detained by Iran’s morality
