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Gary Woodland isn’t just playing for himself anymore. His newfound purpose in life is way bigger than that | CNN
If there’s a more uplifting comeback story anywhere in the sports world right now than Gary Woodland, it’s hard to imagine.
After King Harald V’s death, what comes next for Norway’s scandal-prone royals? | CNN
The death of a monarch can boost national unity, and support for the crown. Norway’s new King Haakon VIII will be hoping that sentiment rings true following the death of his father, King Harald.
In Puerto Rico, even when it doesn’t rain, it pours | CNN
The scramble to find water is a daily survival routine for residents in Puerto Rico due to widespread service interruptions and extreme drought.
Autopsy shows Tennessee National Guard fatally shot 20-year-old armed man in the back | CNN
Tennessee National Guard members assigned to a federal anti-crime task force in Memphis fatally shot an armed 20-year-old man in the back in July, an autopsy report obtained by The Associated Press shows, contradicting police accounts that the man was facing the troops when they fired.
Why living downstream from a glacier has become a deadly liability | CNN
Living in the shadow of the world’s ice-capped mountains has always carried risks, but the devastating flood wave on the Nepal-China border this week is an alarm for the millions who live near these peaks
Trump to mark the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 at the Pentagon, forgoing a visit to ground zero | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump, a native New Yorker, will forego a visit to ground zero for the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks to instead mark the occasion with remarks at the Pentagon, two people briefed on the plans tell CNN.