Today’s news in 10 minutes

March 11, 2024

Today on CNN 10, we breakdown President Joe Biden’s third State of the Union speech as he faces reelection in November. Biden spoke on issues relating to the economy, democracy here in the US and overseas, and criticized former President Donald Trump without using his name. Then, we head to London, where a small team of clockmakers have the responsibility of adjusting 2,000 clocks at the Palace of Westminster for when both Daylight Saving Time begins and ends. And before you go, we show you footage of a gray whale spotted in the Atlantic Ocean, an animal that hasn’t been seen in that part of the world in 200 years! All that and more on this episode of CNN 10.

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Today’s news in 10 minutes

March 6, 2024

Today on CNN 10, we explain what’s behind the record-high levels of global pollution from energy, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency. Next, we examine the satellite the Environmental Defense Fund launched to locate and measure methane leaks. Also, why is Cookie Monster popping up in economic news. All that and more on this episode of CNN 10.

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CNN 10 serves a growing audience interested in compact on-demand news broadcasts ideal for explanation seekers on the go or in the classroom. The show’s priority is to identify stories of international significance and then clearly describe why they’re making news, who is affected, and how the events fit into a complex, international society.

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Today’s news in 10 minutes

March 7, 2024

Today on CNN 10, we explain why recent tensions between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea raise concerns about a potential global conflict rising from those disputed waters. Then, an inside look at the ongoing crisis in Haiti. Finally, a report on a Utah town’s ‘tumble-mageddon.’ All that and more on this episode of CNN 10.

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CNN 10 serves a growing audience interested in compact on-demand news broadcasts ideal for explanation seekers on the go or in the classroom. The show’s priority is to identify stories of international significance and then clearly describe why they’re making news, who is affected, and how the events fit into a complex, international society.

Thank you for using CNN 10

Today’s news in 10 minutes

March 8, 2024

Today on CNN 10, we kick off the show by putting the spotlight on two extraordinary women who impacted the world – an unsung hero of the US racial justice movement, and a New Zealand suffragist who helped the country become the first to grant women the right to vote. Next, CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta examines a therapeutic breakthrough at Synchron, where researchers developed a brain chip that can translate neural activity into computer commands. Finally, astronomers are over-the-moon with excitement for this latest discovery, the oldest ever “dead” galaxy has been spotted. All that and more on today’s episode of CNN 10.

WEEKLY NEWS QUIZ

1. Name NASA’s “quiet” supersonic experimental aircraft that may revolutionize air travel.

2. In what country are doctors protesting the government’s plans to increase medical school admissions?

3. What’s the name of the flower that can take years to bloom and smells like rotting flesh?

4. Where did the US recently begin to airdrop emergency humanitarian assistance?

5. Name the sea where Philippine and Chinese ships collided in disputed waters this week.

6. What inundated a Utah town due to a windstorm?

7. The Environmental Defense Fund launched a satellite to locate and image leaks of which greenhouse gas?

8. Cookie Monster got in the news recently discussing which economic trend?

9. How old is our Universe?

10. This civil rights pioneer refused to give a seat to a White passenger 9 months before Rosa Parks.

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CNN 10 serves a growing audience interested in compact on-demand news broadcasts ideal for explanation seekers on the go or in the classroom. The show’s priority is to identify stories of international significance and then clearly describe why they’re making news, who is affected, and how the events fit into a complex, international society.

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Today’s news in 10 minutes

March 4, 2024

Today on CNN 10, we head to South Korea and explain why thousands of doctors are protesting on the government’s plans to increase medical school admissions. Then, we head to the Sierra Nevada Mountains, where blizzard conditions are slamming the region, making travel dangerous. We get the latest on ground in the Texas panhandle, as residents there continue to deal with the largest fire on record in the state of Texas. And before you go, we will profile NASA’s experimental plane, called the X-59, a quiet supersonic aircraft looking to revolutionize the air travel industry. All that and more on this episode of CNN 10.


Click here to access the printable version of today’s CNN 10 transcript.

CNN 10 serves a growing audience interested in compact on-demand news broadcasts ideal for explanation seekers on the go or in the classroom. The show’s priority is to identify stories of international significance and then clearly describe why they’re making news, who is affected, and how the events fit into a complex, international society.

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Today’s news in 10 minutes

March 5, 2024

Today on CNN 10 we break down the meaning of Super Tuesday as voters cast ballots for presidential nominees across the country. Then, CNN’s Paula Hanckocks brings us the latest on Gaza where the US recently dropped emergency humanitarian assistance by air. Next, CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Doctor Sanjay Gupta explains updates to Covid-19 guidelines from the CDC. And finally, catch sight of a rare rainforest flower that blooms like a zombie rising from the dead.

Click here to access the printable version of today’s CNN 10 transcript.

CNN 10 serves a growing audience interested in compact on-demand news broadcasts ideal for explanation seekers on the go or in the classroom. The show’s priority is to identify stories of international significance and then clearly describe why they’re making news, who is affected, and how the events fit into a complex, international society.

Thank you for using CNN 10