Iran Hostage Crisis Fast Facts

Read CNN's Fast Facts about the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, in which 52 US citizens were held captive for 444 days.


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Israel's history suggests the clock is ticking for Netanyahu after Hamas attack failures

In his more than three decades in politics, Benjamin Netanyahu has accrued almost as many nicknames as he has election wins.


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Three generations of women under one roof raised an outgoing, curious boy. They'll never see him graduate from high school

"Hi Grandson, I started grief counseling today, I need to do this to help me with why you are not here, I yearn for you sooooooo much."


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Crisis in Gaza as Israel warns of long war with Hamas

Israel says the next stage of its war with Hamas has begun after expanding its ground operations in Gaza. Meanwhile, the humanitarian crisis in the enclave is deepening. Follow for live updates.


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October 30, 2023


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War in Gaza is 'going to be long,' Israeli leader Netanyahu says as fighting enters new stage

Israel says the next stage of its war with Hamas has begun after expanding its ground operations in Gaza. Follow for live updates.


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7 people dead after more than 160 vehicles crashed along Louisiana's I-55 amid dense fog, officials say

An eighth person has died after a slew of crashes Monday along Interstate 55 in Louisiana's St. John the Baptist Parish that involved at least 168 vehicles, state police said in an update.


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Gunman from Maine shooting rampage found dead

Authorities held a news conference the morning after the Maine shooting rampage suspect, Robert Card, was found dead.


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GM self-driving car subsidiary withheld video of a crash, California DMV says

The California Department of Motor Vehicles Tuesday revoked Cruise's permits to test and operate fully driverless vehicles on the state's roads. The California DMV said, in part, it was because Cruise, which is GM's self-driving vehicle technology subsidiary, withheld video and information about a crash involving a pedestrian.


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October 27, 2023


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Sam Bankman-Fried takes the stand in his fraud trial — but without jurors

Lawyers for 31-year-old former billionaire and FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried started to present their case Thursday in federal court in Manhattan.


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Israel-UN spat intensifies after Secretary General says Hamas attacks 'did not happen in a vacuum'

A furious diplomatic spat between Israel and the United Nations has broken out, with Israeli officials calling for the resignation of Secretary General Antonio Guterres after he said Hamas' October 7 attacks on the country "did not happen in a vacuum."


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Who is Rep. Mike Johnson, the new House speaker?

Rep. Mike Johnson, the new speaker of the House, has been a vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump and was a key congressional figure in the failed efforts to overturn the 2020 election.


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Redistricting fights in these 10 states could determine which party controls the US House

Around the country, politicians are waging high-stakes battles over new congressional lines that could influence which party controls the US House of Representatives after the 2024 election.


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October 25, 2023 - Trump fined for violating gag order in civil fraud trial after taking stand

A judge fined Donald Trump $10,000 for violating his gag order after the former president took the stand in his civil trial to answer questions about his comments outside the courtroom.


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Rep. Mike Johnson voted new House speaker

GOP Rep. Mike Johnson secured the speaker's gavel without losing any Republican votes Wednesday after weeks of party infighting left the House in chaos. Follow here for the latest live news updates.


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Mike Johnson picked as new GOP speaker nominee just hours after Tom Emmer drops bid

The House GOP picked Rep. Mike Johnson as their latest speaker nominee Tuesday evening, though the Louisiana Republican so far lacks the 217 votes needed to win the gavel -- the latest sign that Republicans are still no closer to electing a new speaker three weeks after Kevin McCarthy's historic ouster.


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Israel-Hamas war rages as Gaza deaths mount

Twenty more trucks carrying vital humanitarian aid passed the Rafah crossing from Egypt into Gaza Monday, the UN said, while warning that the situation in the enclave's hospitals remains "dire" and much more help is needed. Follow here for the latest updates.


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China and Philippines accuse each other over collisions in disputed South China Sea

China and the Philippines on Sunday accused each other of causing collisions in a disputed area of the South China Sea, the latest in a string of maritime confrontations between the two countries that have heightened regional tensions.


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Michigan State apologizes for displaying picture of Adolf Hitler on the videoboard before a football game

Michigan State University apologized for displaying a picture of Adolf Hitler on the videoboard during a trivia quiz before the school's football game against in-state rivals the University of Michigan on Saturday.


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Israel-Hamas war rages as US deploys additional missile defenses to Middle East

The Israeli military chief has told commanders that the military will "enter the Gaza Strip" and initiate an operation to take out Hamas, but he did not provide a specific timeframe. Follow for live updates.


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Norma weakens to tropical storm after Mexico landfall, while Tammy bears down on Leeward Islands

Norma weakened to tropical storm strength Saturday after bringing hurricane-force winds, flash flooding and storm surge to Mexico's Pacific coast. Meanwhile, another late-season storm continued to threaten island nations in the Atlantic.


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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni publicly dumps partner over lewd remarks

Italy's "family-first" prime minister Giorgia Meloni has broken up with her TV journalist boyfriend after lewd comments in which he grabbed his genital area as he propositioned a co-host to a "threesome or foursome," led to the suspension of his television show.


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Jordan vows to stay in speaker race as tensions erupt inside GOP meeting

Anger and frustration are boiling over among House Republicans as Rep. Jim Jordan vows to stay in the race for the speaker's gavel despite steep opposition and growing pressure from within the GOP conference to drop out.


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Jim Jordan loses second vote for House speaker amid steep GOP opposition

Republican Rep. Jim Jordan again failed to win the House speaker's gavel in a second vote on Wednesday, faring worse than he did during the first round of voting one day earlier. The loss raises serious questions over whether the Ohio Republican has a viable path forward as he confronts steep opposition and the House remains in a state of paralysis.


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Guinness World Records declares Pepper X as world's new hottest chili pepper

Chili Pepper X has taken the spicy record as the world's hottest, Guinness World Records announced Monday.


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Baidu says its AI is in the same league as GPT-4

Chinese tech giant Baidu is officially taking on GPT-4.


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Oil prices gain as concerns mount over Middle East tensions

Oil prices rose above $91 a barrel on Monday as diplomatic efforts to address the crisis in the Middle East intensified.


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Pete Davidson in poignant 'SNL' opening: 'My heart is with everyone whose lives have been destroyed this week'

"Saturday Night Live" host Pete Davidson addressed "the horrible images and stories from Israel and Gaza" in deeply personal remarks during the opening minutes of the long-running sketch show's new episode.


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You won't just be able to watch the eclipse, you can also feel it

Saturday's ring of fire annular solar eclipse will alter weather conditions on the Earth's surface as it plays out in the sky.


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'I don't really have any other choice': Young Israelis around the world return home after Hamas attacks

When he heard that Hamas militants were attacking a music festival his family was attending, Ben Ovadia said Kaddish, the Jewish prayer for the dead, for his mother.


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In Israel, 'the place where you want your kids to grow up' has suddenly turned into the front line

People from Be'eri sometimes used to say the reason the Israeli kibbutz was so close to the Gaza Strip was because otherwise, it would be too perfect.


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Walgreens Boots Alliance names Tim Wentworth new CEO

Walgreens Boots Alliance said Tuesday that it has named Tim Wentworth its new CEO.


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Israel at war with Hamas after unprecedented attacks

Israel is hammering Gaza with airstrikes, hitting hundreds of targets and reducing neighborhoods to rubble, as new atrocities are uncovered after a devastating attack by Hamas militants. Follow that latest news here.


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Festivalgoers, children, soldiers: What we know about the people captured by Hamas

Hamas fighters are holding as many as 150 people hostage in locations across Gaza following their raids on southern Israel Saturday, Israel's ambassador to the United Nations said Monday.


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October 8, 2023 Israel-Hamas war news

Fighting in Israel is raging a day after Hamas fighters breached the border from Gaza in a surprise attack, killing hundreds of people. Follow for live updates.


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Putin banks on wavering support for Ukraine, amid a race against time

How does the war in Ukraine end? Earlier this year, former President Donald Trump boasted that if he were re-elected, he'd "have that war settled in one day, 24 hours."


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No jackpot winner in Saturday's Powerball drawing, historic prize has now grown to an estimated $1.55 billion

The already historic Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.55 billion after there was no big winner in Saturday night's drawing, leaving the third largest prize in the game's history still up for grabs.


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Colorado supermarket mass shooting suspect deemed competent to stand trial, judge rules

The man suspected of killing ten people in a Boulder, Colorado, grocery store in 2021 has been deemed fit to stand trial, a judge ruled Friday, and he will remain in custody at a state hospital to ensure he takes medication to maintain his competency.


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Putin says 'fragments of hand grenades' found in remains of dead on Wagner boss's crashed plane

Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested Thursday that it was not an "external" attack that crashed the plane carrying Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin in August, but hand grenades within the aircraft.


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Trump endorses Jim Jordan for House speaker

Former President Donald Trump endorsed Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan's bid for speaker of the House Friday.


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'Sushi terrorism' pranks prompt Japanese chain to turn to cartoon conveyor belts

A Japanese sushi chain targeted in a spate of pranks that has sparked concern over hygiene has devised a digital conveyor belt to serve food to customers.


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'Ahsoka' blazes a trail of new possibilities for the 'Star Wars' galaxy

Although it was billed as a "season finale," "Ahsoka's" eighth episode felt like more of a beginning. Read more in our spoiler-filled review.


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At least 10 dead in Zimbabwe gold mine collapse as rescue efforts continue

Rescue teams in Zimbabwe are continuing the search for survivors, three days after a disused gold mine in the country's Chegutu district collapsed, killing at least 10 illegal miners.


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Turkey launches airstrikes against Kurdish militants following deadly Ankara blast

Turkey's military carried out airstrikes targeting Kurdish militants in northern Iraq on Sunday, just hours after the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for a deadly bombing in the capital in the latest attack of its nearly four-decade long insurgency.


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US averts government shutdown

Congress passed a stopgap bill to prevent a government shutdown ahead of a critical midnight deadline when funding for federal agencies was set to run out. Follow here for live news updates.


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