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Indonesia's Semeru Volcano erupts

An ash cloud blasted more than a mile into the sky and miles down the volcano's slopes on Wednesday. Officials raised the volcano to its highest alert level, evacuated nearby residents and warned people to stay a few miles away from the volcano's crater over fears of additional eruptions.

00:14 • Source: CNN
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Indonesia's Semeru Volcano erupts

An ash cloud blasted more than a mile into the sky and miles down the volcano's slopes on Wednesday. Officials raised the volcano to its highest alert level, evacuated nearby residents and warned people to stay a few miles away from the volcano's crater over fears of additional eruptions.

00:14 • Source: CNN
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Annual ‘beehive’ fireworks festival wards off bad luck in Taiwan

Taiwan hosts the Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival annually. Thousands of fireworks fly into crowds of attendees, who hope the sparks will cast off bad luck at the start of the new lunar year.

00:42 • Source: CNN
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Jack Schlossberg on sister Tatiana’s death

CNN's Dana Bash sits down with Jack Schlossberg, grandson of former President John F. Kennedy and candidate in New York’s 12th Congressional district, to discuss the recent death of his sister Tatiana Schlossberg. "She’s still with me, she’s out there campaigning with me,” Schlossberg told CNN. Watch the full story on CNN.com/allaccess.

01:55 • Source: CNN
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North Korea unveils first-ever seen Kim Jong Un sculpture

A first-ever seen sculpture of Kim Jong Un and an exhibition dedicated to the North Korean leader illustrate how Kim’s personality cult is growing. CNN’s Will Ripley has more.

00:56 • Source: CNN
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Hot air balloon passengers rescued 920 feet above ground

An east Texas fire department rescued two people who became trapped after their hot air balloon got stuck in a cell phone tower that was over 900 feet above the ground.

00:29 • Source: CNN
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Wrong direction costs half marathoners big money

Three athletes were in the lead in the USA Track and Field women's half marathon championship in Atlanta when an official lead vehicle veered them off course. CNN's Don Riddell reports on how the organization's jury ultimately ruled, despite the course not being "adequately marked at the point of misdirection."

01:05 • Source: CNN
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Total lunar eclipse creates blood moon

A rare blood moon lit up the sky as the Earth moved directly between the sun and the moon. It’s the last total lunar eclipse until 2028.

00:33 • Source: CNN
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United Airlines flight emergency lands in LA

United Flight 2127 to Newark returned to LAX after a fire alarm, leading the pilots to shut down one of two engines. The plane stopped on a taxiway, and passengers evacuated across the tarmac. No one was injured.

00:34 • Source: CNN