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Legendary NASCAR driver Kyle Busch dead at 41

Kyle Busch, a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, has died at the age of 41, just hours after his family said he was suffering from a severe illness.

00:54 • Source: CNN
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Legendary NASCAR driver Kyle Busch dead at 41

Kyle Busch, a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, has died at the age of 41, just hours after his family said he was suffering from a severe illness.

00:54 • Source: CNN
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CNN brings you to the Laos cave as rescue efforts are ongoing

CNN's Will Ripley is near the Laos cave where the rescue mission to bring home five villagers trapped inside the cave continues.

01:53 • Source: CNN
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Exclusive: CNN speaks to wife of man trapped in Laos cave

CNN's Will Ripley spoke to Samorn Ian whose husband Kamla Ian is one of five villagers trapped in a cave in Laos. An international rescue effort is underway to free the men.

00:32 • Source: CNN
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Netanyahu says he directed Israeli military to take over 70% of Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he told the country’s military to increase its takeover of Gaza as Hamas accuses Israel of “undermining” the ceasefire agreement. CNN’s Oren Liebermann reports.

01:10 • Source: CNN
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Smithsonian: Trump not shaping 'America 250' exhibit

Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Lonnie Bunch III told CNN that the Trump administration did not direct the 'America 250' museum exhibit.

01:23 • Source: CNN
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New Jersey ICE protests continue after clashes

Protests continue at the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in New Jersey as Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullen threatens to reassign troops to the facility. CNN's Shimon Prokupecz reports.

01:39 • Source: CNN
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Blue Origin rocket explodes during ground test

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket experienced an anomaly during a ground test known as a hotfire Thursday in Cape Canaveral, Florida, the company shared on X. "All personnel are accounted for," according to the X post.

00:42 • Source: CNN
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Spelling Bee champion crowned

14-year-old Shrey Parikh has won the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee, which ended in a tense and record-breaking speed round. Shrey correctly spelled 32 words in 90 seconds to earn victory.

00:49 • Source: CNN