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Ronaldo says he's confident he'll meet career goals

Football legend Cristiano Ronaldo said his passion for the game remains “high” and that he is still motivated to reach his target of 1,000 career goals. The Portuguese forward is less than 50 goals away from the milestone mark. The 40-year-old was named Best Middle East Player at the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai on Sunday.

00:35 • Source: CNN
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Ronaldo says he's confident he'll meet career goals

Football legend Cristiano Ronaldo said his passion for the game remains “high” and that he is still motivated to reach his target of 1,000 career goals. The Portuguese forward is less than 50 goals away from the milestone mark. The 40-year-old was named Best Middle East Player at the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai on Sunday.

00:35 • Source: CNN
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Boy spent 100 hours reading to shelter animals

For the last two years, 11-year-old Nehemiah Turner has spent a couple days a week reading to cats and dogs at an animal shelter where he recently surpassed 100 hours of reading.

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AI has started going rogue. Now what?

On July 11, AI company Hugging Face realized someone—or something—had broken into its servers. Ten days later, OpenAI admitted that its own experimental AI models were responsible. They had broken out of a sandbox, accessed the open internet and attacked Hugging Face and several other companies. CNN contributor Jacob Ward reports on how many AI leaders are now calling on the federal government to help them slow down their own industry.

01:59 • Source: CNN
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This teacher was arrested after clapping at a city meeting

A high school physics teacher was arrested after repeatedly clapping to support opponents of a data center at a city commission meeting in Emporia, Kansas. Law enforcement arrested him and charged him with disorderly conduct and interfering with police after he and others were warned about disruptive behavior at the meeting.

01:31 • Source: CNN
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Why did this traffic cone fly first class?

After flying first class from Glasgow to Boston, the "Boston Cone" received an official welcome. It celebrates the unlikely friendship Scottish World Cup fans formed with the city after bringing a decades-old tradition of putting traffic cones on statues.

00:59 • Source: CNN
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Iconic cafe thriving as Route 66 celebrates 100 years

CNN's Richard Quest sat down for a slice of "ugly pie" with the owner of The MidPoint Cafe on Route 66 to see how her business is doing amid concerns about affordability across the US.

01:38 • Source: CNN
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Renowned mountaineer among 10 missing after avalanche

Legendary mountaineer Nirmal Purja is one of 10 climbers missing after an avalanche on Broad Peak, the world’s 12th highest mountain. Four bodies have been discovered but not yet identified. CNN's Mike Valerio reports.

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Pope Leo XIV meets singer Patti Smith

Pope Leo XIV met the singer, poet and author Patti Smith on Friday at the Vatican. Rev. Antonio Spadaro, a Vatican official who was in the audience with Smith, posted on social media, calling the moment "unforgettable," with "two remarkable figures whose voices speak hope to a divided world." Smith had performed on the first anniversary of the Pope's election to the papacy in May. Smith and the Pope also share a common hometown, Chicago.

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