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President Donald Trump has drawn backlash after appearing to suggest Iran could 'take out' LA or San Diego in a speech he made in Grand Island, Nebraska. The president had been speaking about how the war in Iran was a 'small price to pay' for the safety of the US.

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Chromebooks or iPads have become a core learning tool for many students, some as young as kindergarten. How did tech become so prominent in classrooms, and is it really helping kids learn? The New York Times’ Natasha Singer shares what she's found.

00:00 How tech took over classrooms
03:01 Big Tech’s push into schools
05:55 A device for every student
08:25 Does classroom tech improve learning?
10:14 When education technology works
13:32 Parents and teachers push back
17:46 One school reins in Chromebooks
20:46 Families seek lower-tech schools
24:58 Student data and privacy risks
26:55 What parents should ask schools

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President Donald Trump gave supporters a campaign-style speech in Nebraska in a continued effort to fire up the GOP base ahead of the midterms. CNN's Jeff Zeleny reports.

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The White House is monitoring a suspected Russian pneumonic plague incident that has forced close to 200 people under medical observation. Former White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha raised alarms over the suspicious scale of the response, telling Erin Burnett that "200 people under quarantine... is not what you would expect from a simple lab accident." Pointing to Russia's alleged biological weapons program, Jha warned that "we have to assume that there is something more going on than what we're seeing."

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Students and faculty were among those gathered Monday at the “Justice for Survivors” rally to protest against Cornell University’s handling of the alleged gang rape of Jane Doe in 2024.

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A 28-year-old lab researcher at a Russian institute dedicated to studying plague and dangerous pathogens died of pneumonia of an “unknown” origin. The Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute operates in Siberia, where several other people are quarantined. Rospotrebnadzor, the Russian agency that oversees infectious disease, has downplayed the link between the researcher’s death and her work, but the case has prompted questions about the type of plague that causes pneumonia.

Pneumonic plague is a rare, deadly lung infection caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. Scientists consider pneumonic plague the most dangerous form of the infection. CNN speaks to medical experts on the researchers death and if there should be greater concern.

0:00 What is the pneumonic plague?
1:52 Should we trust what Russia is saying about this?
5:13 Contradictions on information coming from Russia
8:04 Doctor on why the ‘victorian plague’ you may know of isn’t dead

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On Monday, the Cornell Daily Sun reported anonymous activists smashed a glass door and painted messages on the exterior walls of Day Hall.

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During a campaign rally in Nebraska, President Donald Trump asked his close aide Natalie Harp to bring an executive order onstage for him to sign.

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In a rare atmospheric feat, Nolo crosses the threshold from hurricane to typhoon.

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What did “Woke 1” get right? Audie Cornish and Ari Shapiro look back at the origins of the term, and why it still matters today.

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President Trump spoke for the first time after a researcher at Russian plague laboratory died of ‘unknown’ infection, calling it a “big problem.” The White House said they were monitoring the situation.

The researcher, a 28-year-old female laboratory technician at the Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia, in the town of Shelekhov, died after being diagnosed with a pneumonia of “unknown” origin, according to Rospotrebnadzor, the Russian agency that handles infectious disease. Rospotrebnadzor has played down the link between the death of the researcher — named in local media as Darya Shipilova — and her work.

CNN unpacks the latest developments on the researchers death and the Russian response.

0:00 Trump’s comments
0:48 An infectious disease expert on what concerns him
5:28 A Russian dissident reacts to Russia’s response
6:44 A doctor on how lessons from COVID can be applied

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The Supreme Court appeared conflicted Monday about how it will resolve a lawsuit from Boulder, Colorado that is attempting to hold two fossil fuel companies responsible for the impacts of climate change. CNN's Joan Biskupic reports.