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Is Jolly Rancher Hershey's next billion-dollar brand?

Spicy Jolly Ranchers, freeze-dried candies, and gummy ropes—Hershey is feeding Gen Z's appetite for creative candy. CNN's Vanessa Yurkevich goes behind the scenes to find out how the company has transformed a hard candy from the 40's to meet consumer demand.

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Is Jolly Rancher Hershey's next billion-dollar brand?

Spicy Jolly Ranchers, freeze-dried candies, and gummy ropes—Hershey is feeding Gen Z's appetite for creative candy. CNN's Vanessa Yurkevich goes behind the scenes to find out how the company has transformed a hard candy from the 40's to meet consumer demand.

02:17 • Source: CNN
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Why are people going to see 'The Odyssey' at 3 a.m.?

Award-winning director Christopher Nolan's take on the classic Greek myth is so in demand that moviegoers are coming out to see it at all hours. Here's why they said they showed up.

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How the number 19 keeps linking Messi and Yamal

The connection between Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal goes beyond the baby bathing photoshoot, and it has a lot to do with the number 19. CNN’s Don Riddell breaks it down.

01:16 • Source: CNN
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Sam Bankman-Fried really, really wants a pardon

Sam Bankman-Fried has launched a campaign to secure a federal pardon from President Donald Trump. CNN's Jon Sarlin reports on why the Senate just voted unanimously to recommend he stays in jail.

02:28 • Source: CNN
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Shoe company rebrands as AI startup

Allbirds, a former shoe company, is rebranding into Smartbird, an AI firm. CNN’s Clare Duffy spoke with Smartbird President and CEO Nadia Carlsten about the company’s big bet on tech.

01:47 • Source: CNN
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Iceberg lettuce sold at Taco Bell linked to cyclospora outbreak

The Centers for Disease Control has linked more than 1,600 cases of cyclospora across five states to Taco Bell. The focus has turned to the restaurant’s supplier, Taylor Farms. CNN’s Jacqueline Howard reports.

01:12 • Source: CNN
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Zendaya’s 3,000-year-old earrings cause backlash

During the “Odyssey” press tour, social media noticed earrings that Zendaya wore that are said to be 3,000 years old from Iran. The earrings’ jewelers, Barron London, told CNN that they understood why the earrings prompted discussion, saying they welcomed “informed dialogue about provenance, preservation and the appreciation of exceptional craftsmanship.”

01:54 • Source: CNN
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They thought they were rescuing a dog. It was a raccoon

Two paddle boarders rescued a stranded raccoon from floodwaters in Austin, Texas, after initially believing the struggling animal was a dog.

00:24 • Source: CNN