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Surfers rescue family of six after boat capsizes

A powerful wave flipped a small boat near Santa Cruz’s famed Steamer Lane, throwing two adults and four young children into the water. Surfers nearby quickly paddled over and helped bring the family safely back to shore.

01:00 • Source: CNN
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Surfers rescue family of six after boat capsizes

A powerful wave flipped a small boat near Santa Cruz’s famed Steamer Lane, throwing two adults and four young children into the water. Surfers nearby quickly paddled over and helped bring the family safely back to shore.

01:00 • 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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Idaho victim's father wants Kohberger's trial bid to "backfire"

Steve Goncalves, father of University of Idaho murder victim Kaylee Goncalves, speaks to CNN’s Jim Sciutto after convicted murderer Bryan Kohberger said he wants to withdraw his guilty plea and face trial.

00:42 • 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.

01:22 • Source: CNN
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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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How Japan’s drift culture went global

Born in Japan as an underground subculture, drifting has become a celebrated global motorsport. Now, even Uber started offering riders a spin at a circuit outside of Tokyo.

00:51 • Source: CNN