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Gang releases some women and children from group of 50 kidnapped in Haiti | CNN
The gang threatened to execute all hostages if police kill any gang members in their push to secure the area.
Trump administration faces pushback after looking to privatize land on Yosemite National Park | CNN Politics
A plan being considered by the Trump administration to allow a developer to use a portion of Yosemite National Park land is facing strong opposition from elected officials and conservationists, reflecting broader concerns about privatizing some of the country’s most cherished landmarks.
Iceland rejects EU membership plan in referendum held under the shadow of Trump’s Greenland threats | CNN
Icelanders have voted to stay out of the European Union, broadcaster RUV reported on Sunday, rejecting a government push to reopen membership talks and siding with those who said Iceland’s fishing waters were too important to risk.
A power struggle in Iran could decide when Trump’s war ends | CNN
Iran’s internal power struggle could decide when Trump’s war ends
Live updates: Rescuers search for missing workers as death toll rises from devastating China-Nepal floods | CNN
Survivors have returned to find little left of their communities as the death toll rises from last week’s catastrophic flooding at the China-Nepal border. Follow live updates.
NASA’s newest space telescope launches to spot ‘the weird, the rare and the unusual’ | CNN
NASA’s new observatory, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, has lifted off to solve the universe’s enduring mysteries.